UI Installation?
 

I have recently returned to EQ, and have been trying to install a new UI. I download the file and extract it to the UI folder, but nothing happens, and loadskin does not bring anything up other than default

You have to create a subfolder for it in the UIfiles folder and put the file there and then do /loadskin foldername

its in a subfolder and I tried issuing the "/loadskin UI2" command. brought up default

Yeah, I am having the same problem. Loading UIskin just brings up default.

bump for assistance! I am also using the steam run version of the game.


I also am missing maps (they arent showing up) even though i have all of them downloaded

Im having the exact same probem, returned after being away for a few years and literally only loads default even though it says the "new ui" is selected. Any luck people??

There are a couple of reasons this could be happening. First, if you are using Windows 7 or Vista, there is some kind of wierd permission thing going on. Make sure when you run EQ, you right click and say 'Run as Administrator' (ideally, login with an account that has administrator privileges). I have 7, but I installed EQ to Program Files instead of Program Files x86, and my login is administrator, so I haven't had any issues. I would also poke around the EQ boards for advice on fixing this issue.

The second issue may simply be that the UI you selected is broke. There is a very recent patch which essentially broke all UIs (well, not all, but any UI that has a custom Animations file). To check to see if you have a UI error which caused it to revert back to default, look in your root EQ folder for a file called UIErrors.txt. Look in the bottom of that file, and see if you see a mention of an error, for example, text that says "Referenced but not Declared". If you find an error, then that is why your UI is not loading.

If you post the error, along with what UI you are attempting load, folks around here may be willing to attempt to fix it for you.

cheers for the advice mate

I've checked the error log and it says this of anyone has any info for it?

UIErrorLog created at Thu May 19 11:48:44 2011
[Thu May 19 11:48:45 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_SoF_Page in window credits

[Thu May 19 11:48:45 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_SoF in window credits

[Thu May 19 11:48:45 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_SoD_Page in window credits

[Thu May 19 11:48:45 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_SoD in window credits

[Thu May 19 11:48:45 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_Und_Page in window credits

[Thu May 19 11:48:45 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_Und in window credits

[Thu May 19 11:48:45 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_HoT_Page in window credits

[Thu May 19 11:48:45 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_HoT in window credits


Sorry if its long, but thought i would see if anyone else has the same problem as me!

Cheers

Same in mine. I am useing 7, and am running as admin. UIErrorLog created at Fri Jun 03 05:28:14 2011
[Fri Jun 03 05:28:16 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_SoF_Page in window credits

[Fri Jun 03 05:28:16 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_SoF in window credits

[Fri Jun 03 05:28:16 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_SoD_Page in window credits

[Fri Jun 03 05:28:16 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_SoD in window credits

[Fri Jun 03 05:28:16 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_Und_Page in window credits

[Fri Jun 03 05:28:16 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_Und in window credits

[Fri Jun 03 05:28:16 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_HoT_Page in window credits

[Fri Jun 03 05:28:16 2011] Error: Could not find child Credits_HoT in window credits

only will use default UI I have copied the entire default UI to my custom one, and then the custom one to the folder afterward. I was forced to do this after while useing one of the UIs all the icons disapeared from the game. it seems they changed the file that displays them, and it seems that as they patch they keep trying to break UIs because I have gone through 4 new UIs in the last 5 patches with the last one breaking them entirely.
Can't get any UI to work now. Even ones made post-patch.

The best way to install a new ui is to copy the entire default folder and rename it then unzip the new ui files into a different folder then make sure you copy and paste the actual files and not folders into this copy of the default. Everyone says well you don't need to do that now but , I have found this is the best way . Hope this helps. Eq is supposed to take anything you are missing and load it from the default folder but I don't believe it always works.

And you usually dont get animation errors using seperate pieces just complete uis in the most part. This is why I never touch those )

Don't ever do what he is suggesting. EQ will pull any missing files directly from the default folder as they are needed. By doing as suggested above when a file changes that your UI modder doesn't have your UI isn't going to work until you manually copy said files over to your UI folder from default.

Basically something that is completely redundant.

Mak makes some great UI pieces, but I have to agree with Savok. You should have only the files that are changed in your custom UI folder.

Well its easy to tell what has been changed by sorting the files by date modified and then just updating them in the folder /shrug I never have problems with my ui breaking.

here is a step by step

1.) go to your EQ UI folder C:\Program Files\Everquest\uifiles

2.) Create a folder for your new UI (do not put spaces or any other chars that are not alpha numerical) MyUI

3.) Copy your mod UI Files to that folder C:\Program Files\Everquest\uifiles\MyUI

4.) Start eq and go in to options and load your UI

if you get errors like ryokoryu and lawford , its Sony that left out stuff nothing you can change even the default gives this error
the original thread http://www.eqinterface.com/forums/p...ead.php?t=20581