Converting a certain Xp bar

Prideaux · #1 04-30-2007, 11:26 AM

I have found this Persona screen that really like
http://www.eq2interface.com/download...onaWindow.html

but what i really really love is the way the XP bars are... i have been searching for ages to find an xp bar that really gives me what im after... and here buried in this Persona is exactly what i like.

I know nothing about modding at all but would love to see these Xp offered separately ... is this even possible? if so is there anyone who can make the magic happen?

Seagoat · #2 04-30-2007, 11:49 AM

I author an XP bar mod that is almost exactly what you're after...
http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=4461

Is there anything else particular to those bars on the Persona window that you want, like the classes and guild name? It'd be easy for me to make a version that includes them.

Prideaux · #3 04-30-2007, 09:00 PM

i like yours but the thing that make the one thats part of this mod 'better' for me is the words down the left side, followed by numbers.
the colours used and the way there is a space between xp bars and the guild bar

i ahvent installed yours but will do next time i restart... so will give it a try

Seagoat · #4 04-30-2007, 11:32 PM

If the one you're trying now doesn't do it for you, I made this one. Just copy and paste this code into your custom UI folder's eq2ui_mainhud_experience.xml file, replacing all of the code in it:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Seagoat's Experience Bars with Percentages and Text Labels [v.20070430] -->
<Page BackgroundColor="#00FF00" eq2usescomwndcontrols="true" Location="100,150" Name="Experience" PackLocation="fixed,fixed" 

ScrollExtent="450,85" Size="450,85" UserMovable="true" UserResizable="true">
<OpacityEffector Name="FadeIn" SetOnEffect="true" Speed="4.000" TargetOpacity="1.000"/>
<OpacityEffector InitialOpacity="1.000" Name="FadeOut" SetOnEffect="true" Speed="4.000"/>
<Page AbsorbsInput="false" Name="AdventureXP" PackLocation="nfn,nfn" PackLocationProp="0000/0001,0000/0001" PackSize="a,f" 

PackSizeProp="0000/0001,0002/0003" ScrollExtent="450,25" Size="450,25" UserScrollable="false">
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.SubClass" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" LocalText="Shadow 

Knight" Location="3,4" Margin="0,0,2,0" Name="SubClass" ScrollExtent="128,19" 

ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="128,19" TextAlignment="Right" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" 

TextColor="#FBF1D9">Shadow Knight</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.ExperienceCurrent" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" 

LocalText="99.9%" LocalTooltip="Adventure Experience" Location="404,4" Margin="0,0,2,0" MaxLines="1" Name="XPPercent" 

ScrollExtent="43,19" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="43,19" TextAlignment="Right" 

TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9" Tooltip="Adventure Experience" TruncateElipsis="false">99.9%</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.CombatExperienceDisabled" DynamicDataFilter="0001" 

Font="/TextStyles.Large.LargeStyle" LocalText="Combat Experience Disabled" Location="165,4" Name="CombatExperienceDisabled" 

ScrollExtent="220,20" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStyles.Outline1" Size="220,20" TextAlignment="Center" 

TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#EAC267" TruncateElipsis="false" UserMovable="true" UserResizable="true" 

Visible="false">Combat Experience Disabled</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.EffectiveLevel" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" LocalText="70" 

Location="130,4" Margin="5,0,0,0" MaxLines="1" Name="Level" ScrollExtent="29,19" 

ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="29,19" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9" 

TruncateElipsis="false">70</Text>
<ImageStyle Filter="true" Name="UpArrow">
<ImageFrame Name="image" Source="images/widgets02.dds" SourceRect="168,3,185,15"/>
</ImageStyle>
<ImageStyle Filter="true" Name="DownArrow">
<ImageFrame Name="image" Source="images/widgets02.dds" SourceRect="144,3,163,15"/>
</ImageStyle>
<SliderbarStyle Name="UpperSliderbarStyle" Slider="DownArrow"/>
<SliderbarStyle Name="LowerSliderbarStyle" Slider="UpArrow"/>
<Sliderbar Algorithm="Linear" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.VitalityUpperMarker" Enabled="false" FloatLeftValue="3.000" 

FloatRightValue="1.000" FloatValue="1.000" Location="150,3" Name="UpperMarker" PackLocation="left,center" 

PackLocationProp="0150/0001,-009/0001" ScrollExtent="249,13" Size="249,13" Style="UpperSliderbarStyle" textalignment="Right" 

UpperLimit="1000" Value="1000" Visible="false"/>
<Sliderbar Algorithm="Linear" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.VitalityLowerMarker" Enabled="false" FloatLeftValue="3.000" 

FloatRightValue="1.000" FloatValue="1.000" Location="151,13" Name="LowerMarker" PackLocation="left,center" 

PackLocationProp="0151/0001,0001/0001" ScrollExtent="247,10" Size="247,10" Style="LowerSliderbarStyle" textalignment="Right" 

UpperLimit="100" Value="100" Visible="false"/>
<Image DynamicData="/GameData.Self.Vitality" GetsInput="true" Location="390,8" Name="OverflowMarker" Rotation="0.750" 

ScrollExtent="17,12" Size="17,12" SourceRect="144,3,163,15" SourceResource="images/widgets02.dds"/>
<Image AbsorbsInput="false" Location="156,7" Name="BubbleDividers" ScrollExtent="237,15" Size="237,15" 

SourceRect="3,493,240,508" SourceResource="/images/mugshots_female.dds"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#4BB3FE" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.ExperienceBubble" Location="157,14" 

Name="ExpToNextBubble" Progress="0.500" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#D39614" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.ExperienceCurrent" Location="157,9" 

Name="ExpCurrent" Progress="0.500" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#C53A4B" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.ExperienceDebtCurrent" Location="157,9" 

Name="ExpDebtCurrent" Progress="0.650" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar AbsorbsInput="false" BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#455072" Location="157,9" Name="ExpBkg" Progress="1.000" 

ScrollExtent="234,11" Size="234,11" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
</Page>
<Page AbsorbsInput="false" Location="0,-2" Name="WC_Titlebar" PackLocation="nfn,fpf" PackLocationProp="0000/0001,0000/0085" 

PackSize="a,f" PackSizeProp="0000/0001,0002/0003" ScrollExtent="450,87" Size="450,87">
<Page AbsorbsInput="false" Location="0,22" Name="TradeskillXP" PackLocation="fixed,fixed" PackSize="a,f" 

PackSizeProp="0000/0001,0002/0003" ScrollExtent="450,25" Size="450,25" UserScrollable="false">
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TradeskillSubClass" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" 

LocalText="Woodworker" Location="3,4" Margin="0,0,2,0" Name="LevelClass" ScrollExtent="128,19" 

ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="128,19" TextAlignment="Right" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" 

TextColor="#FBF1D9">Woodworker</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TradeskillExperienceCurrent" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" 

LocalText="99.9%" LocalTooltip="Tradeskill Experience" Location="404,4" Margin="0,0,2,0" MaxLines="1" Name="TSPercent" 

ScrollExtent="43,19" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="43,19" TextAlignment="Right" 

TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9" Tooltip="Tradeskill Experience" TruncateElipsis="false">99.9%</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TradeskillLevel" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" LocalText="70" 

Location="130,4" Margin="5,0,0,0" Name="Level" ScrollExtent="29,19" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" 

Size="29,19" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9" TruncateElipsis="false">70</Text>
<ImageStyle Filter="true" Name="UpArrow">
<ImageFrame Name="image" Source="images/widgets02.dds" SourceRect="168,3,185,15"/>
</ImageStyle>
<ImageStyle Filter="true" Name="DownArrow">
<ImageFrame Name="image" Source="images/widgets02.dds" SourceRect="232,3,251,15"/>
</ImageStyle>
<SliderbarStyle Name="UpperSliderbarStyle" Slider="DownArrow"/>
<SliderbarStyle Name="LowerSliderbarStyle" Slider="UpArrow"/>
<Sliderbar Algorithm="Linear" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TSVitalityUpperMarker" Enabled="false" FloatLeftValue="3.000" 

FloatRightValue="1.000" FloatValue="1.000" Location="150,3" Name="UpperMarker" PackLocation="left,center" 

PackLocationProp="0150/0001,-009/0001" ScrollExtent="249,13" Size="249,13" Style="UpperSliderbarStyle" textalignment="Right" 

UpperLimit="1000" Value="1000" Visible="false"/>
<Sliderbar Algorithm="Linear" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TSVitalityLowerMarker" Enabled="false" FloatLeftValue="3.000" 

FloatRightValue="1.000" FloatValue="1.000" Location="151,13" Name="LowerMarker" PackLocation="left,center" 

PackLocationProp="0151/0001,0001/0001" ScrollExtent="247,10" Size="247,10" Style="LowerSliderbarStyle" textalignment="Right" 

UpperLimit="100" Value="100" Visible="false"/>
<Image DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TSVitality" GetsInput="true" Location="390,8" Name="OverflowMarker" Rotation="0.750" 

ScrollExtent="17,12" Size="17,12" SourceRect="232,3,251,15" SourceResource="images/widgets02.dds"/>
<Image AbsorbsInput="false" Location="156,7" Name="BubbleDividers" ScrollExtent="237,15" Size="237,15" 

SourceRect="3,493,240,508" SourceResource="/images/mugshots_female.dds"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#4BB3FE" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TradeskillExperienceBubble" 

Location="157,14" Name="ExpToNextBubble" Progress="0.500" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" 

Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#C666FF" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TradeskillExperienceCurrent" 

Location="157,9" Name="ExpCurrent" Progress="0.500" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" 

Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#C53A4B" DynamicData="/GameData.Self.TSExperienceDebtCurrent" Location="157,9" 

Name="ExpDebtCurrent" Progress="0.650" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar AbsorbsInput="false" BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#455072" Location="157,9" Name="ExpBkg" Progress="1.000" 

ScrollExtent="234,11" Size="234,11" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
</Page>
</Page>
<Page AbsorbsInput="false" Location="0,-2" Name="WC_Frame" PackLocation="nfn,fpf" PackLocationProp="0000/0001,0000/0085" 

PackSize="a,f" PackSizeProp="0000/0001,0002/0003" ScrollExtent="450,87" Size="450,87">
<Page AbsorbsInput="false" Location="0,42" Name="AchievementXP" PackLocation="fixed,fixed" PackSize="a,f" 

PackSizeProp="0000/0001,0002/0003" ScrollExtent="450,25" Size="450,25" UserScrollable="false">
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" LocalText="Achievements" Location="3,4" Margin="0,0,2,0" 

Name="Achievements" ScrollExtent="128,19" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="128,19" 

TextAlignment="Right" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9">Achievements</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Achievement.ExperienceCurrent" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" 

LocalText="99.9%" LocalTooltip="Achievement Experience" Location="404,4" Margin="0,0,2,0" MaxLines="1" Name="APPercent" 

ScrollExtent="43,19" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="43,19" TextAlignment="Right" 

TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9" Tooltip="Achievement Experience" TruncateElipsis="false">99.9%</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Achievement.Points" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" LocalText="100" 

Location="130,4" Margin="5,0,0,0" Name="Points" ScrollExtent="29,19" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" 

Size="29,19" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9" TruncateElipsis="false">100</Text>
<Image AbsorbsInput="false" Location="156,7" Name="BubbleDividers" ScrollExtent="237,15" Size="237,15" 

SourceRect="3,493,240,508" SourceResource="/images/mugshots_female.dds"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#4BB3FE" DynamicData="/GameData.Achievement.ExperienceBubble" Location="157,14" 

Name="ExpToNextBubble" Progress="0.500" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#14A400" DynamicData="/GameData.Achievement.ExperienceCurrent" Location="157,9" 

Name="ExpCurrent" Progress="0.500" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar AbsorbsInput="false" BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#455072" Location="157,9" Name="ExpBkg" Progress="1.000" 

ScrollExtent="234,11" Size="234,11" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
</Page>
</Page>
<Page AbsorbsInput="false" Location="0,-2" Name="WC_Backdrop" PackLocation="nfn,fpf" PackLocationProp="0000/0001,0000/0085" 

PackSize="a,f" PackSizeProp="0000/0001,0002/0003" ScrollExtent="450,87" Size="450,87">
<Page AbsorbsInput="false" Location="0,62" Name="GuildXP" PackLocation="nfn,nfn" PackLocationProp="0000/0001,0062/0001" 

PackSize="a,f" PackSizeProp="0000/0001,0002/0003" ScrollExtent="450,25" Size="450,25">
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Guild.Name" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" LocalText="Best Guild 

Ever" Location="3,4" Margin="0,0,2,0" Name="GuildNameText" ScrollExtent="128,19" 

ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="128,19" TextAlignment="Right" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" 

TextColor="#FBF1D9">Best Guild Ever</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Guild.ExperienceFull" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" 

LocalText="99.9%" LocalTooltip="Guild Status" Location="404,4" Margin="0,0,2,0" MaxLines="1" Name="GSPercent" 

ScrollExtent="43,19" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" Size="43,19" TextAlignment="Right" 

TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9" Tooltip="Guild Status" TruncateElipsis="false">99.9%</Text>
<Text AbsorbsInput="false" DynamicData="/GameData.Guild.Level" Font="/TextStyles.Normal.NormalStyle" LocalText="60" 

Location="130,4" Margin="5,0,0,0" Name="Level" ScrollExtent="29,19" ShadowStyle="/ShadowStylesNew.OutlineDrop.style" 

Size="29,19" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" TextColor="#FBF1D9" TruncateElipsis="false">60</Text>
<Image AbsorbsInput="false" Location="156,7" Name="BubbleDividers" ScrollExtent="237,15" Size="237,15" 

SourceRect="3,493,240,508" SourceResource="/images/mugshots_female.dds"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#4BB3FE" DynamicData="/GameData.Guild.ExperienceBubble" Location="157,14" 

Name="ExpToNextBubble" Progress="0.500" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#C53A4B" DynamicData="/GameData.Guild.ExperienceFull" Location="157,9" 

Name="ExpCurrent" Progress="0.500" ScrollExtent="234,5" Size="234,5" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
<Progressbar AbsorbsInput="false" BackgroundColor="#000000" Color="#455072" Location="157,9" Name="ExpBkg" Progress="1.000" 

ScrollExtent="234,11" Size="234,11" Style="/progressbarlist.progress_default"/>
</Page>
</Page>
</Page>

Attached are screenshots of how it looks in the UI Builder (with serif fonts) and how it looks in-game (with sans-serif fonts).

Prideaux · #5 05-01-2007, 12:50 AM

okay you so are amazing!

absolutely perfect *beams*
you have made this gnome every so happy
love it so much!

Seagoat · #6 05-01-2007, 11:52 AM

Hehe, I'm glad you like it.

Zarius- · #7 05-01-2007, 12:28 PM

Thanks Seagoat. The on you just made for Prideaux is perfect! I'll definately be using this one from now on.

Regards,

Zar.

Seagoat · #8 05-01-2007, 03:42 PM

Wow, maybe I should think about releasing this as a supported mod! LOL

Glad you two will find it useful.

Zarius- · #9 05-02-2007, 10:16 AM

I know this isn't the help forum, but since you made this Seagoat I thought I'd see if you had any suggestions.

I'm not using a full custom UI, I'm just trying to use the XP bar you made here.

I created the .xml file named as stated and saved the code to it. I created a UI directory called MyUI and put the single file in there. (I'm assuming if a component isn't listed it reads the default, so shouldn't it load just this one component from the directory I created.)

I even tried adding the eq2.ini file rather than using loadui as stated in the site and it still didn't seem to load the xp bar you made. I still see the default bar.

I used the code on this site, so my eq2.ini is as follows:
cl_ui_skinname MyUIi
cl_ui_subdir UI/ (or should this be the path UI/MyUI) ?

Is there something I'm missing here? Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

Zarius.

Seagoat · #10 05-02-2007, 10:26 AM

Hmm... Let's say your custom UI folder is named "MyUI" (instead of "MyUIi," like you have below; I'm guessing that's a typo).

Your eq2ui_mainhud_experience.xml file should be located in this folder:

Code:

/EverQuest II/UI/MyUI

Your eq2.ini file should be located in the /EverQuest II folder, and its contents should look like this:

Code:

cl_ui_skinname MyUI
cl_ui_subdir UI/

If all these things are in the correct places, and there are no typos in your directory or file names, then you should be seeing the custom XP bars in-game.

(Remember that the default XP bar window size is much smaller than my mod...you will need to unlock and resize the window to make sure everything is visible.)

Hope this helps.

Zarius- · #11 05-02-2007, 11:02 AM

Doh, I bet it's the window size then. I'll try that and see.

Thanks for the help.

Regards,

Zarius.

Zarius- · #12 05-02-2007, 11:59 AM

Fixed. It wasn't the window size, it was my editor. I was using Notepad++ and for some reason it wasn't working correctly, (which is odd because I've used it many times to modify xml files) I assume it was saving additional characters or something. Using the Vista default xml editor seems to have worked.

Thanks for the help, and for the great XP bar Seagoat.

Regards,

Zar.

Seagoat · #13 05-02-2007, 02:07 PM

No problem! Glad you got it working.

**gm9** · #14 05-02-2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zarius-

Fixed. It wasn't the window size, it was my editor. I was using Notepad++ and for some reason it wasn't working correctly, (which is odd because I've used it many times to modify xml files) I assume it was saving additional characters or something. Using the Vista default xml editor seems to have worked.

Can you be more specific regarding what it did wrong? I have just started using Notepad++ (have always been using WindowsXP notepad but it does not work with extended characters and I needed them for my latest release). Would like to know whether I should drop it again.

Othesus · #15 05-02-2007, 10:51 PM

Hmm, I've never had a problem with Notepad++. The xml plugin with the syntax check and "pretty print" works really well for me. I don't think I could edit xml without some kind of collapsing/folding feature. I've never had to use any foreign characters but it should handle UTF-8 fine.