Installing ProfitUI Community Edition
 

Since this is a whole new spin of ProfitUI, the new utility will install the UI into a new folder called ProfitUI_CE. It will not delete your old ProfitUI folder. I have deliberately made that a separate step.

Once you have downloaded the new utility, I suggest the following:
* If you have customized any files that are not included in the regular build, copy those off to a safe place. The release notes list what's included and what's not.
* Remove ProfitUI. I have written a small script to do this or you can do it manually. If you want to use the script, download Nuke_Profit.BAT and run it from your EQ2 folder.
* Drop a copy of the new ProfitUI CE utility into the UI folder for the EQ2 installation you want to update. If you have a Test or Beta installation, each of those will need its own copy of the utility in its UI folder.
* Run the utility to install ProfitUI Community Edition (and EQ2MAP if you use that.) Again, if you have Test or Beta setups, run the utility from the corresponding UI folders.
* Restore your personal customizations. Don't forget to mark those files in the manifest so the utility will ignore them.

You're now good to go.

Update 2016-05-09: New version of ProfitUI CE Utility. Release notes:
ProfitUI Community Edition Utility v1.0.0.1

* Closing the utility while minimized no longer results in the window being permanently hidden
* The "classic" ProfitUI color theme is applied to the UI automatically during first-time setup
* Color themes and custom skins are now applied exclusively from the Themes page of the utility
* Added profit.dds to list of files that can be customized when creating a custom UI skin
* Corrected a visual bug with a textbox on the Settings page

Should I have a shortcut for this on my desktop?
Will it run when the launcher is started?

I guess I am just confused as to how to get back to it without having to come back here and repulling the zip file.

It looks...normal. Even my personal window looks the way I am accustomed to.

YAY!

So the shortcut to the updater question still remains.

How do I change the themes? Or at least see what they are (storms & fossil)? I have used blue for years too. Oh wait, that is in the updater, which I am not sure how to find again. :p

I am also testing the Performance module by Aesop. That bit works ok, I did choose to skip the one file that it changed.

So overall? Happy! It works! (other than the part I am very close to nagging about)

Thank you!!

The updater is a free-standing program that can run from just about anywhere. Since it does not need to be installed in the conventional sense, it does not create start menu items or desktop shortcuts. Once you unZIP the program, just put it some place that's convenient for you. You can make shortcuts to it the usual way.

The themes are options in the updater.

Glad you like it. I am *so* happy to be able to do this.

-= Therendil =-

Thank you!

Just pulled it from the zip file again and dropped it on the desktop.

:)

There you go. Glad it worked out for you.

You mentioned "the Performance module by Aesop." I'm not familiar with that. What file does it modify?

-= Therendil =-

http://www.eq2interface.com/download...nceCenter.html

It modifies the socials window by adding a button (Performances) that moves the Socials and Notes tabs into another window along with a third tab for his performances UI.

The Emotes and Macro tabs stay on the front window.

Thanks for the info on that. I also happened to pick up on it by clicking on a link in one of Aesop's posts.

-= Therendil =-

Certificates?
 

Therendil, can you shed some light on what the utility is trying to do here?

This is behavior flagged by Comodo for approval.

This is the .NET platform accessing the system certificates allowing you to safely run the app. If you run CIS in full paranoid HIPS mode you're going to get messages like this. The utility does not read or modify the registry.


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Thanks, I had a feeling it was .net, but wanted to verify.

I have edited the first message in this thread to add an important clarification: The new utility needs to be run from the UI folder of the EQ2 installation you want to update. That means separate copies for Test or Beta servers, in the respective UI folders.

-= Therendil =-

Thank You
 

Thank you all for your hard work! It is VERRY appreciated :)

Screen Resolution Saved Profiles
 

Was looking for the premade layouts for different resolutions.

Hm. They should be there. There was some discussion about including them, but I thought we came down on the side of making them part of the default setup. Darq, am I remembering correctly?

-= Therendil =-

The user should type /load_uisettings and make a choice from the list. There are 9 ProfitUI profiles, and yes they are downloaded by default.


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Shows you how long it has been since I've had to do that....

-= Therendil =-

Hi,

In the profit persona window, there is stat "bleed through" on the construct page. What I mean is, if you click on stats I, stats II, Merc Stats, and Pet stats and then click on construct, you can see the stats of that page behind the image of the construct.

If anyone can fix this, can you please tell me what you did and where? I am trying to make my own persona window, and I am quite far, but I have bleed through of things myself and do not understand what to do to make this stop.

Thanks!

edit: I actually fixed my problem kinda, but I would like to know how you guys in profit do it, if someone doesn't mind telling me. :)

Update Problem
 

I'm having an issue where each time I run the Utility it always tells me that I have new versions of the following:

eq2ui_mainhud_breath.xml
Folder: TrueType (tm) fonts

I do the update, it says they downloaded. But yet the next time I run the Utility again and check for updates it tells me there are still new versions and wants to update / download them again.

Any ideas on what is happening here?

I am seeing this also.

I'll have to check that. The file in question was one we used as a test for something in the utility. I recall Darq mentioning recently that the file didn't seem to synch correctly and told me what to do about it. I need to go check my notes on that so I can fix it.

-= Therendil =-

Install Profit CE and get EQ2 Default UI
 

I just tried installing and reinstalling the new Profit CE (thanks so much for doing this!) but in game I can only get the EQ2 default UI. I'm running Windows 7 64 bit. Any suggestions? :confused:

Run the Updater and click Files to the right. Make sure it lists the correct install location and also click the link Make this UI the default.

The top two lines of your eq2.ini should say:
cl_ui_skinname ProfitUI_CE
cl_ui_subdir UI/

Experience Vials
 

First of all, THANK YOU!!!!! VERY MUCH!!!!! I just uninstalled Profit and tried the default ui to see the exp vial stats and I HATED IT. :-( So, I've reinstalled the updated Profit and am already happy again. :nana: LOL Just one question...are you planning on updating the exp window to include the new exp vials info?

Venus

That fix has been done. I tested the new XP window last night. That fix will be at the updater shortly if it isn't already.

-= Therendil =-

Any update on this?

Where can I find resolve?
 

I installed the new bottom bar from the other thread, that didnt seem to work. I then installed your updater (Thank you by the way) but Im still not finding resolve either on the bottom bar or in my stats window.

I have checked my ini file, it points to profitui_ce
The files in it appear to be up to date

What am I missing?

The bottom bar fix was one of the first fixes posted. I know I checked it and I did see Resolve on the settings window. Please note that the fix applied to both the bottom bar file and the bottom bar settings file. Both files got pushed to the new updater.

I just logged in and checked again. Resolve appears in the third column, in between Noxious and Divider 7. It replaces the obsolete Item Score.

I'm not sure why you are seeing the old settings. Your eq2.ini is pointing to the right place. Is this the first time you're using ProfitUI, or did you update an existing installation? The two bottom bar files should show modified dates of 4-30-2016 or later.

-= Therendil =-

thank you
 

thanks for this!

First time for me trying this CE today (I have been running the original version up until now).:nana:

regards
JD

Glad you like it. It is very satisfying to see how many people use ProfitUI and also to know that we can keep it going for the future.

-= Therendil =-

Can't Run Profit CE
 

I downloaded Both Zip files,
File Type: zip Nuke_Profit.zip (422 Bytes, 897 views)
File Type: zip ProfitUI CE Utility.zip (130.4 KB, 1117 views)

Ran the Nuke file from eq2 folder

Next I put the Profit CE Exe. in my EQ2 Folder & ran.

I got a screen that said the folder existed, what do I do now??

If the folder already exists, you should get the utility and not the setup window shown in your screenshot. Try deleting \ProfitUI_CE from your \UI folder and run the setup again. You do not need to run the nuke_profit file again.

Can't Run Profit CE
 

Ok so I removed anything that's said "Profit" from my EQ2 folder, placed on portable hard drive and removed that from PC!

Now thee should be NO "EXISTING" folder!

Again I tried running the CE exe from my EQ2 folder.... same results!

Ran Nuk again and retried, still same result.

wouldn't it have been easier to have just made this an update

Anyway I am at a lost, replacing old Profit so I can play

I re-created your \Users\S.O.E structure and attempted to install ProfitUI_CE into it. Without running as administrator it was a fairly miserable experience and I had to use Task Manager to close the unresponsive app. I realize folks want to be able to name things whatever they want on their own computers. But in your case having a user named S.O.E, which in actuality is probably just a new folder added to the \Users area, is a bit over the line.

Moving your game folder into \Users\Public\S.O.E\EverQuest II would make things much easier all around. Or you could adjust the read/write permissions on your S.O.E user-folder. Or you could run the utility as an administrator. Either way, the utility can't accommodate non-standard, and likely insecure, scenarios such as this one.


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:nana::D:nana::D:nana:
IT WORKS ! ! !

Thanks for the Help, don't remember HOW I got the tree messed up, prolly while coping folders between PC's.

THANKS AGAIN YOUR GREAT ! !
:nana::D:nana::D:nana:

Did the XP bar get replaced with the Default one? New computer I just downloaded the CE edition on and it doesn't have the digital display. Just curious if I need to copy from my other computers that have it, or I've done something wrong lol.

If you are seeing the default gold XP window then you need to re-download Experience using the utility. Otherwise the XP bar may be hiding down along the bottom edge of the game window where the default bar was previously. Press F10 and stretch/move it up to make it visible.

If this is literally a brand new installation then the XP window will be in the upper left-hand corner of the game window and all you will see is a blue titlebar. Right-click the bar and minimize/maximize a couple of times to make the window appear correctly.


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Its weird. I had this laptop working just fine. I replaced the Harddrive with an SSD and redownloaded game and then profit CE. It takes me to regular log in page, not the editor, and then I /load_uisettings and choose profit and it still had DEfault look. Log out and back in still the same. Its like it says I'm using profit, but really I'm not and I'm at a lose lol.. to the point where I'm thinking of just copying everything from my other laptop that it works on to a harddrive and moving it over lol.. any thoughts?

/load_uisettings loads window locations and sizes, while /loadui chooses between default and custom interfaces. Type /loadui and choose "ProfitUI Community Edition" from the list. I'd rather see you get this installation working instead of copying from another computer.

I'm guessing I must have done something wrong then? I am having the same problem as the previous poster, I use the profit ui 1680x1050 but it still looks like the default UI.

I tried your suggestion and did the /loadui, but there is nothing in the custom ui list to load.

Not quite sure what I did wrong, fresh install of eq2 and ProfitUI_CE is in the UI sub folder.

Any help appreciated!