Modification for the hotbar needed

Zakassis · #1 01-22-2008, 05:13 PM

Since SOE's tech support isn't helping, and since they're being too busy suggesting other "solutions" that are based on improving quality rather than the actual problem, I'll take a shot at asking here.

2 days ago, I found out that something with my hotbar is causing my FPS to drop drastically, which is most likely the "faded" icons on it, since my videocard doesn't support vertex shading or hardware lighting/transforming.

I was wondering if it was all possible to make a modification to the hotbar so that when a skill can't be used, rather than making it dim slightly, it turns red, equivalent to the "out of range" effect. Also, rather than making a skill icon fade out completely and "refill" while it is on cooldown, if a small duration timer can be added somewhere on the icon and remove the fading from the icon.

Not exactly sure how much this would help my framerate, but I hope it's worth a try.

**gm9** · #2 01-22-2008, 06:22 PM

All you can do is turn off the shading in options (Alt-O).

Zakassis · #3 01-22-2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gm9

All you can do is turn off the shading in options (Alt-O).

Under which section would I find that in? I don't ever recall seeing it.

All I see in options is tinting for the spell icons, and those don't seem to have any effect on my framerate.

**gm9** · #4 01-23-2008, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Zakassis

All I see in options is tinting for the spell icons, and those don't seem to have any effect on my framerate.

That's what I meant, and I'm not saying this has any effect on framerate, that was your idea (unless I misunderstood, but there are no other options anyway).

Zakassis · #5 01-23-2008, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gm9

That's what I meant, and I'm not saying this has any effect on framerate, that was your idea (unless I misunderstood, but there are no other options anyway).

Actually, the hotbar icons still fade when they are on cooldown or are currently in use. This is still part of what is unsolved.

SOE forwarded my question to "tier 2 tech support" last night, and they still have yet to respond to it.

**gm9** · #6 01-23-2008, 01:18 PM

Let us know what they end up telling you, might be interesting!