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Unread 07-25-2007, 09:42 AM
Mareid Mareid is offline
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Default This is a great idea whose time has come!

This is really a great mod, and the best part is the installer that lets you get a complete UI without having to download bits and pieces (which is what I've been doing as I've figured out what I really want)

I played WoW for a long time and when a couple of the major sites provided the ability to do a comprehensive update, it was a huge benefit. There were two methods, one was simply all the updates on a particular website...each user's favorites were used to flag that an update was needed by comparing the date of download in the user's local machine with the date of the update on the web. It wasn't perfect because the dates could be misleading but generally it worked. The user was shown a list of all his/her addins locally with the ones needing update shown in a color. The user simply pressed a button, the installer went to the web and bingo, the updates were downloaded. You could force any individual addon to download, or refresh the whole list. You could also check the website through the installer to see if there were new ones you wanted to add. Normally you were shown only the ones you had installed.

The other method was similar except the version numbers were controlled (it was a more integrated set of addons) so the updating was more accurate. The user was presented with a list of all his/her addons with checkboxes if they were to be updated (no information as to whether updated was needed), and a second frame in the window with a list of ALL compatible addins.

That kind of thing is probably more than you want to tackle, and I'm happy to download the UI mods I prefer (if I decide I have to have different ones from the ones you choose).

Here are the ones I have tried and like a bit better. If you're still working out the ones you want to include you might look at these...

The shogun target ring, it's really beautiful! Http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=4583

There is a very nice mod you might want to add...it puts the HO vertically or horizontally instead of in a circle...http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=3678.

I tried the tradeskill window that is included, but I was unable to move it from its default position. I made sure the window was unlocked so I don't think it's something I am doing wrong but that's definitely always a possibility. There is also a 'workbench' window with a maroon and a black bar, and a little arrow up top. I don't understand what this is for, can you explain? Or let me know the underlying UI mod so I can figure it out myself.

I prefer this tradeskill addon http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=4438 because it is small (maybe not quite as small as the one included in your compliation) but it also shows the power and health bars right in the tradeskill window, so you only have to look in one place. It also has a 'recipes' button to return to the workbench default recipes, and allows repeat of a recipe by simply pressing the 'enter' key. I have arthritis so keyboard entry is better for me than mousing. I also prefer the key-oriented looting mod http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=4218

You also might want to consider http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=4202 which presents all 4 exp bars at one time (or as many or few as you prefer). I do realize I'm trying to impose my ideas of what are the best mods on your ideas, but as I said up top, I don't really mind downloading them separately if you don't agree. And again thanks for a great compliation.
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