Client completely ignores custom UI and only loads default

htmlartist · #1 01-25-2008, 04:05 PM

Just as a preface to my plea, I know the first thing anyone will say is that I must have some file in the wrong place, but I have been using custom UIs for years and know where everything goes. I have verified numerous times that everything is in the right place. I wish my problem were that simple

I have run out of ideas, so i'm hoping someone here can help me figure out what to do.

Long story short, my UI was working perfectly until I formatted my computer and reinstalled EQ2. I backed up my UI folder, eq2.ini file, uisettings, etc and copied everything back over into the right place after having reinstalled EQ2.

When I logged into EQ2 afterwards for the first time, it worked perfectly. My old UI showed up fine and all my old settings were restored. However, once I logged out and back in everything was reset. UI, resolution, texture settings, etc. For the life of me, I cannot figure out what is causing this. I assumed that one of my files was somehow corrupted in the backup process, so I deleted all of my ini files and ProfitUI folder and installed a fresh version. The only problem is, EQ2 still doesn't want to load it. When I login everything is still default. When I try to use the /loadui command, Profit does not even show up in the list. It is like it is not even seeing the ProfitUI folder inside of my UI directory, even though my EQ2.ini file is telling the client to use it.

Out of frustration, I completely deleted the UI folder and all of the .ini files inside of EverQuestII and run a complete scan so that the patcher would revert all of my files to a fresh install. I then downloaded another copy of ProfitUI and followed the installation instructions, but I am STILL experiencing the same problem.

Zyther · #2 01-25-2008, 05:52 PM

Could you attach your EQ2.ini file so we could look at it please? Bare with me I am just going through the checklist here of possible problems. Also did you use the Auto-Update version of Profit or the other? Thanks and hang in there..

htmlartist · #3 01-25-2008, 05:55 PM

Sure, but it is the eq2.ini that is included with Profit.

Quote:

cl_ui_skinname ProfitUI
cl_ui_subdir UI/

# Below you find some additional options that cannot be set via the ingame menu.
# Just add or remove a "#" in front of the setting which you want to activate/deactivate

# Enable Anti-Aliasing support (enable here, then set via your graphics card driver)
#r_aa_blit 1

# Allow the possibility to have chat channels in more than one tab/window
#chat_allowduplicatechannels 1

#To force EQ2 to listen to your custom cl_screenwidth and cl_screenheight parameters
cl_validate_resolution false

htmlartist · #4 01-25-2008, 05:58 PM

I was using the .zip file, but I will go ahead and try the auto updater now just for kicks.

htmlartist · #5 01-25-2008, 06:05 PM

Okay, I tried the auto updater as well and no luck. It still gives me the default UI when I login.

**lordebon** · #6 01-25-2008, 08:27 PM

have you edited *any* of the UI files? Sounds like the game is failing to parse the UI and falling back to the default UI.

htmlartist · #7 01-25-2008, 09:12 PM

Nope, they are whatever comes included with Profit 4.4

Thanks for trying to help, guys. Hopefully we can figure this out.

I tried to find any files where the UI settings might be cached, but so far no luck. Do you know of any? I have no clue why a fresh copy of the UI wouldn't load if everything were in the right location. I even tried deleting the Cache directory, but I'm not even sure if that is related.