This idea has been round my head for a long time and since Verant never fixed the old UI to fill in higher resolutions, I'm going to do it.
If you were to put my UI and old EQ side by side, the one I'm working on will have a largher viewport. The resolution is higher (1024x768) , the old UI graphics will appear smaller (they are not resized).
Here is a sshot to compare viewport sizes:
This is the viewport :
/viewport 120 0 784 608
Personally I couldnt play in original UI viewport, I was in group tonight for a few hours and really comfortable with the viewport above.
Features :
- clear, uncluttered view
- inventory slots 1-8 always on
- actions window always on
- pet window always on (not shown in pure melee version)
- spell gems placed llike in the original UI
- inventory like the original UI, with player stats on the left column while inventory is on
- selector buttons that works : friends, options, help, inventory (click the class anim)
Work in progress, 27 Oct 2002 Screenshot
See actual resolution here (1024x768)
(jpeg compressed, ~105kb)
SCREENSHOT
Work in progress, 28 Oct 2002 : EFFECTS WINDOW
Here you can see the buff window in game, after I asked some fellas in the Nexus to throw me all the crappy buffs they could spare
See actual resolution here (1024x768)
(jpeg compressed, ~80kb)
SCREENSHOT
Top left of the viewport, the class animation (not shown here) appears when inventory is open
[b]Right side of the viewport
Inventory open :
To close the inventory you will click in the 'stats' box area (i.e. 'Done' button )
26-oct-2002: Containers
Any ideas, suggestions welcome.
Release date should be within next month.