Modders, start your engines... (UI sample on Pre-order CD!)

[Deathbane27]

Time to start practicing!

If you've got the character creation CD, it includes several moddable UI elements.

(EQ2 installation folder)\DemoCreateIU\demo\

Here's a little sample I whipped up:



All I did was change colors and increase the size of the Accept button.

The XML format is VERY different from EQ1's setup... random sample:

<TextboxStyle CaratColor="#FFFFC0" CaratWidth="2" Cursor="/Cursor.Text" Name="InputStyle" NormalTextStyle="/Fonts.FontArial14" SelectedTextStyle="InputStyle" SelectionColor="#222266" TextColor="#AAAAFF" TextPadding="3,2,3,0"/>
<Text Color="#D0B97B" Font="/Fonts.FontZapf24" LocalText="Options" Location="58,14" Name="LabelTitle" ScrollExtent="647,26" Size="647,26" TextAlignment="Center" TextAlignmentVertical="Center" Visible="false">Options</Text>
<Scrollbar ArrowPressSound="sounds/button" Control="ReplyList" ExtendedTooltip="Scrolls the listing of replies." HideIfUnnecessary="true" LocalTooltip="Scrollbar" Location="723,40" Name="ScrollbarPage" ScrollExtent="20,568" Size="20,568" Style="/ScrollStyles.default_vscroll" Tooltip="Scrollbar"/>
<Text Color="#D0B97B" Font="/Fonts.FontZapf15" LocalText="Configuration" Location="108,616" Name="LabelCurrentConfig" ScrollExtent="148,26" Size="148,26" TextAlignment="Right" TextAlignmentVertical="Center">Configuration</Text>
<Dropdownbox DataSource="FloorplanSource" Location="259,622" Name="DropdownboxConfig" RowTemplate="/Templates.dropdowntemplate" ScrollExtent="138,20" Size="138,20" Style="/dropdownlist.dropdown_default"/>

Looks more like HTML, which is good. No more having an individual tag for EVERY setting...

Anyway, we have a lot to learn. Go forth and MOD!

[Kudane]

Originally Posted by Deathbane27

Go forth and MOD!

ROFL... can i use that?

[Sir Taleisin The Seer]

yes the new code is very different from EQ1, but it allows for alot more modding... dare I say "good job SOE"? I can only hope this IS how the EQ2 UI code will work.

[Kudane]

Originally Posted by Sir Taleisin The Seer

yes the new code is very different from EQ1, but it allows for alot more modding... dare I say "good job SOE"? I can only hope this IS how the EQ2 UI code will work.

I can say with 99.9% assurance YES

[Findarato]

I am very impressed at how this looks. I did some digging around and it really does seem like the UI will be easier to mod.

I sure hope I see a vert mod for it soon after launch, I just loved vert.

Hi all.

I'm back to working on SIDL Fiddle for EQ2. I'm redesigning the program pretty much from the ground up to fix a number of problems (and there were a lot).

I haven't received the starter kit yet, so if anyone has any info you can share on the new XML structure please let me know.

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