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Is there a way to change the font color from white to black on the patcher window?
Specificaly I need to change the font color of the "Checking for updated files, please wait..." message.

Chakarum

There is a way to do this, but only by using a custom Patcher window. This is because the default will always patch itself to "correct" any problems. However, when a new patcher is installed (usually before an expansion), you will have to update your custom patcher manually.

To use a custom patcher, open the Skins folder in your EverQuest directory. Copy the Default folder and rename the copy to something else (i.e., "Custom"). In the Custom folder, rename Default.xml to Custom.xml (or whatever your folder name is). In your base EQ directory, edit your eqp_config.xml file to point to "Custom" instead of "Default". Now when you launch EQ, you will use the Custom patcher rather than the default one.

Now to change the color, edit the custom.xml file in your EverQuest\Skins\Custom\ folder. Each of the StyleSheet properties controls different areas of the window where text is displayed. I'm assuming the one you want changed is "OutputText". Edit the line <Color Type="Default" Value="214,214,214"/> to the RGB values you'd like. For white, try 16,16,16 instead.

Now, after all this work, you should get your results. When the next expansion comes out, just redo these steps.