POST A PIC OF YOUR GUI AND EXPLAIN WHY IT'S THE BEST!-------------------<IMG SRC="http://www.azbanjo.com/argitoth/pictures/eq2gui.jpg">-EQII Options button remains hidden until mouseover.-Backdrops on chatwindows disappear on mouseover.-Top Left chat is combat and miscellanous events.-Bottom Left chat is group, guild, say, auction, etc.-Bottom Right chat is traders and crafting channel.-Grouping box remains unlocked for quick adjustments.<p>Message Edited by Argitoth on <span class=date_text>12-01-2004</span> <span class=time_text>06:07 AM</span>

<DIV>Not bad. However I do wish that SOE would implement a chat filter system for the chat windows. I hate the system they have.</DIV>

What do you mean by chat filter?You can already filter out stuff you don't want to see in the chat window (like 'speels others cast' and whatnot), if that is not a chat filter, what is? I'm curious.

me too.

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Brunhilde wrote:<BR>What do you mean by chat filter?<BR><BR>You can already filter out stuff you don't want to see in the chat window (like 'speels others cast' and whatnot), if that is not a chat filter, what is? I'm curious.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> By filter I mean a tab system like SWG for example. So you can have just 1 chat window with several tabs. A tab for combat, for group chat for guild chat etc.

<DIV><EM><FONT color=#9966cc>Muahaha, I honestly think this is about as organized as one can with the GUI :3</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><IMG src="http://www.furnation.com/bagheera/Art/GUI.jpg"></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#66ff99><U></U></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#66ff99><U>Organization of Chat Boxes:</U> </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>-All nearby chatters, shouts, ooc chats, and NPC dialogues go into the upper left box (which has been named "Vicinity").</DIV> <DIV>-All Group chat, Guild chat, Raid chat, and Private chat go into the upper right box (the "Community" box.  You don't miss what is most important!)</DIV> <DIV>-All combat messages, narratives, system broadcasts, spells, etc. go into the lower left box (called "Status").  This box is, of course, invisible unless moused-over, so during non-combat situations it remains hidden.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#66ff99><U>Organization of Colors:</U> </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffffff>-All player and NPC names that don't belong to my party, guild, raid group are <FONT color=#ffff99>YELLOW, and a</FONT></FONT>ll players that are in my group or guild are <FONT color=#9999ff>VIOLET</FONT>.  This way I can easily identify messages from important people, even if I am not paying particular attention to the boxes.  The colors are a good visual cue.</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffffff>-All default chat colors has been changed to make identification of chat channels easier.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>-All game colors have been changed to make identification of NPCs and Con difficulties easier.  (I use red for tougher things, green for easier things; level of difficulty is decided by the depth of color, rather than variety; this keeps things simple.  i.e., from easiest to toughest, <FONT color=#336600>Too Easy</FONT>, <FONT color=#00cc00>Easy</FONT>, <FONT color=#99ff99>Slightly Challenging</FONT>, <FONT color=#ffff33>Even Match</FONT>,<FONT color=#ff9900> Tough</FONT>, <FONT color=#ff0000>Very Tough</FONT>, <FONT color=#993333>Incredibly Tough</FONT>) </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#66ff99><U>Organization of Hotkey Windows:</U></FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>-All Melee abilities go in window #1.</DIV> <DIV>-All Ranged abilities go in window #2.</DIV> <DIV>-All misc. abilities go in window #3 (call of Qeynos, activable slot, Tracking, etc.).</DIV> <DIV>-All abilities related to Invisibility or Hate Reduction go in window #4 (this includes attacks that require stealth mode to initiate).</DIV> <DIV>-All abilities/macros related to buffs or Heroic Opportunity go in window #5.</DIV> <DIV>-All Crafting-related abilities go in window #8 (some extents into #9 and #0, but I can easily toggle them through in the upper right window, which is dedicated to crafting only)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#66ff99><U>Misc:</U></FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>-Compass is relocated to the bottom, sitting next to the EXP bar; I find it easier to be looking down rather than up when I walk (you really should be staring at the ground, not the sky, when you travel, you know ;3)</DIV></DIV></DIV>

Jowana, maybe you have an "organized" GUI, but my resolution is a lot lower than yours. I have a much more compact setup. What video card and resolution is that?<p>Message Edited by Argitoth on <span class=date_text>12-01-2004</span> <span class=time_text>06:10 AM</span>

<DIV>Yes, I do realize that this GUI setup is not possible with lower resolutions, but I didn't see a resolution restriction in your contest description! <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Radeon 9700 Pro on an Apple Cinema HD Display 23".  This particular monitor does not work with my new Radeon X800 XT though (a known compatibility problem with the Apple monitor when used with some PC cards), so I've ordered an HP L2335 to replace it; it's the same size and resolution (23", 1920x1200) as the Apple, and from what I heard, they use the same panel and everything (manufactured by LG-Phillips), so pixel response time should be the same; should be no visible ghosting prevalent on most 19"+ LCDs (and I've tried quite a few).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Reselling my Apple 23" is gonna be quite a hassle though, but if the HP works with the Radeon X800 XT then it'll be well worth the trouble.</DIV>

<DIV><A href="http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=setandget&tp=178434&poll_id=0&categ ory_id=19&warned=y" target=_blank>http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=setandget&tp=178434&poll_id=0&categ ory_id=19&warned=y</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I like a more old school non transparent (mostly) look. I like the widescreen black bars as they help performance and give me somewhere to stick things such as open backpacks for easy swapping of gear. The chat boxes are just big enough to cover the bottom black bar so as not to waiste space, and maximize performance of not rendering what I can't see anyway (except for the main chat window, which I like having a tick bigger to set it apart as the main window). The top black area will get filled up a bit more once I get bigger backpacks. Once I get more stuff that needs swapping, I'll add another pack on the other side of my hotkey bars to stick with the overall symmetry. I like having my health and the mobs health in the very center of the screen as opposed to a corner so I don't have to dart my eyes all over. I have my HO wheel slightly down and to the right of my target box for the same reason. Throwing it in the corner just encourages people to not use it, I think.</DIV>

I actually like the default setup of windows, though I wasn't too keen on the lack of customization of some of the windows. I installed several UI (visual) changes to better suit my playing style. Now I have all the information i need on screen and neatly tucked away.<img src=http://www.izabel.info/userfiles/Joemg/EQ2_000128.jpg>

By the way, UI changes include:-Smaller power hotkey bars (3/4ths the size)-Character stats display (bottom)-Money Display (Below EQ2 button)-XP bar % (Displays XP percentage to right of bar)-Health and Power figures (Top left window)I also now have a more detailed target box (below the top left box) which displays enemy health, percentage and such.

<DIV>EDIT: Where did you get those additions? What are they called?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><p>Message Edited by Starman on <span class=date_text>12-01-2004</span> <span class=time_text>11:33 AM</span>

<DIV>do a search for EQ2 UI on Yahoo and you'll get a bunch of sites dedicated to custom UI makers. :3</DIV>

<DIV>I think mine is pretty organized.  I am very picky on window widths and heights lining up perfectly.  I like my windows also mostly transparent.  Even my EQ2 button, because I don't really need to know what that looks like anymore, so it is almost completly transparent.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG src="http://www.theiou.com/eq2/i/nelle/Lots_of_Giants.jpg"></DIV>

<img border="1" src="http://www.izabel.info/userfiles/Rocketerz/setup.jpg" width="1024" height="768"></p>Clean and organizedSpaces out spell slots, easy to findonly thing I could go againest is compass and pet health location is a little sloppy.

xphil3, I'm really liking that setup. I gotta copy you in some way.Petsrock, you gotta do better than that.GoeMG, please post a link for the smaller hotkey bars!

http://www.eq2interface.comThere you go. Sign-up at their forums and go to the 'Released Mods' section. Enjoy.<p>Message Edited by JoeMG on <span class=date_text>12-01-2004</span> <span class=time_text>10:45 PM</span>

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<DIV>Ok, I'm lost, where's the option to turn off the stupid cinematic black bars on the top and bottom of the screen, permently =P</DIV>

<DIV>in letterbox, push the slider all the way to the left. :3</DIV>

<DIV>I don't want a bunch of sites to sift through, just the one.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>EDIT: Thanks, Joe.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><p>Message Edited by Starman on <span class=date_text>12-02-2004</span> <span class=time_text>08:16 AM</span>

I think my UI looks pretty good:<img src="http://www.gotz.org/dw/EQ2_000011.jpg">Top left shows mob I'm targeting, then my stats, then group in top middle.Top right is quests.Bottom are my chat windows.Bottom most chat is everything but guildchat and combat/spells. It expands all the way to the edge of the hotkey icons.Above that is guild chat and guild chat channels.And finally above that is combat and spell messages.Bottom right are hotkeys, exp, and EQ2 button.

<DIV>Image:</DIV> <DIV><IMG src="http://img63.exs.cx/img63/1507/7a-EQ2_000008.jpg"></DIV> <DIV>dont mind that skill window :smileyhappy: the UI is just nice ( for me at least ) small and practical. the group bar is in the top left of the screen also modded with a</DIV> <DIV>smaller space between the names of the players</DIV>

<DIV>Ok here is my interface, looks a bit like the first one.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG src="http://home.hccnet.nl/anyone.someone/junk/my_interface.jpg"></DIV><p>Message Edited by Solini on <span class=date_text>12-04-2004</span> <span class=time_text>02:56 AM</span>

<DIV>Solini</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Here is my UI.  I have to give some credit to Solini.  Their UI was the inspiration for my setup.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am running at 1280x1024.  I decided to leave the widescreen bars for few reasons.  First of all, I am already using that space for the</DIV> <DIV>the UI and I might as well save a few FPS by having it not render the area behind it.  Second, I have a difficult time reading the text on</DIV> <DIV>same enviroments such as grass and it is much easier on my eyes with a full black background.  Finally, for some reason on my</DIV> <DIV>system when I change the size of or remove the widescreen bars my graphics become noticeably lighter and more washed out.</DIV> <DIV>I'm not sure why this is but I've tried adjusting it many, many times and the result is the same each time.  I'm running an X800XT card.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG src="http://home.comcast.net/~e.franzen/EQ2UI.jpg"></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>Wow those all look nice...wish i had a bigger monitor...</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><A href="http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=179513" target=_blank>http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=179513</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's concise and to the point <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> It has:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Easy to see personal name and group</LI> <LI>Quest journal in top right corner since you don't have to look at it that much</LI> <LI>Buff bars on both sides (for the two different types) - doubled on the right hand side for when you have a ton of buffs <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></LI> <LI>EQII button in an easy to reach place that's out of the way</LI> <LI>Two chat boxes doesn't cluster up the screen and are efficient - one on the left for chatting, one on the right for combat, simple and effiicent</LI> <LI>Two hotkey bars on the bottom provide plenty of use - a simple Shift+# changes the bar, so there's no real need for more than two hotkey bars</LI> <LI>Everything is transparent and the two chat boxes are invisible unless I move my cursor over them (same w/ the buff bars), allowing for better viewing when I'm running to someplace or just goofing off</LI> <LI>Raid box on the left hand side, completely invisble unless I move my cursor over it, that way the huge raid box never gets in the way of anything and I can easily use it when I need to</LI> <LI>Lowest resoultion, makes everything nice and big and beautiful (yes I could max out the resolution, but I prefer to have it how I have it, since there's no need for me to make everything smaller when everything fits perfectly right now)</LI> <LI>Kokichi tested, squirrelonga approved <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></LI></UL><p>Message Edited by Kokichi on <span class=date_text>12-04-2004</span> <span class=time_text>12:54 PM</span>

<img src=http://img113.exs.cx/img113/6204/81-EQ2_000068.jpg><p>Message Edited by Andacin on <span class=date_text>12-04-2004</span> <span class=time_text>02:38 PM</span>

<DIV><A href="http://img57.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img57&image=l7feq2000012.jpg" target=_blank>http://img57.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img57&image=l7feq2000012.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Couple mods from <A href="http://www.eq2interface.com" target=_blank>www.eq2interface.com</A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Fit a lot of stuff on there without cluttering my visual space and kept it smooth looking (except for the ugly raid window, might find a mod for it).</DIV>

this seems to work for me.<img src="http://img77.exs.cx/img77/9329/EQ2_000002.jpg" width="1280" height="1024" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" >