EQInterface Forums - Buff Timer

09-24-2002, 10:19 PM	#1
Tuco3 A Bat Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1	Buff Timer Would it be possible to make a buff window which had 15 timers (most likely overlayed by text (IE: Visions of Grandeur), and next to the VoG icon, for example of VoG) Which would count down the time till the buff (or debuff/dot) runs out? I think the hardest problem would be to assign timers to different buffs.

09-25-2002, 02:24 AM	#2
Sylviania A Shissar Disciple Join Date: Jul 2002 Server: Rallos Zek Posts: 139	I would say there is currently no way to do that.... and for many reasons ( having 15 timers starting alone / chosing its duration alone /being totally independant ). but maybe someone will find a trick to do part of that ( after all , someone made a "timer jauge" of 6 mins , that can be clicked on to set a duration, and i wouldn't have thought it was possible with current UI ) __________________ Sylviania Delaforet Ranger of Tunare , The Mother Of All Seeker of Divinity Rallos Zek Server

09-25-2002, 09:03 AM	#3
jireg A Gray Wolf Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5	Verant side shoudl be able to do this, as every buff does have a timer on it, we just can't see it. If the VI developers integrate the ability to view the buff timer, then a mod could be done for that, but can not be done at this piont in time.

11-30-2002, 01:09 PM	#4
tannin A Gray Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7	all you really need to be able to hack this in (i think, it would depend on animations resetting, like the class animation does whenever you open your inventory window) via the same animation-style timers that have been done, would be do get access to the name of the buff and/or buff text and be able to lookup based on it. this was my most recent fesability query, would love to see how much of a given buff was left, but unless they give us access to change the spell name label/animation, or the table for buff->icon, i've come to the conclusion that it can't be hacked in with our current access. edit: ok, i lied, the inventory window class animation doesn't reset when closed, i just timed it badly. that would be the other barrier Last edited by tannin : 11-30-2002 at 01:21 PM.