From 2adb83d4b288cea263846ec97e7dcde31ff42c68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Isuldor Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 12:28:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Someday I'll figure out how to properly merge stuff in git --- README.md | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 851938e..9415a68 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ # Revisiting EverQuest This document exists to remind of what to do when I will inevitably try to play this game again (and again, and again..) + ### Maximized Fullscreen The game client can be coerced to run in a borderless windowed mode. Window resizing must be disabled first, otherwise the mouse will be offset incorrectly. You can find this setting in game under: @@ -42,12 +43,8 @@ Definitely enable "Click Through Self" in General Options. Otherwise you'll hav ### Hotkeys Custom keyboard configuration is in eqclient.ini [KeyMaps] section. Note that on a fresh install, [KeyMaps] won't be there. I tend to unbind keys for infrequently used features that are accessible through the in-game menu. -### User Interface -Minimal UI available in this repo. I like to set the fade transparency level for most windows to 0%. The exceptions are the hotbars, spellbars and chat windows. I tweak the xml files to get those to behave minimally. The goal of a minimal interface is improved immersion. -Use the UI options to load a window layout for your resolution as a good starting point. Copy UI_Player_server.ini into the game directory and you can try loading the window layout from it under General settings. - -### Minimal User Interface Changes -My minimal UI is available in this repo as a patch set. Maintaining my custom UI changes as a patch set makes integrating official updates very simple. I like to set the fade transparency level for most windows to 0%. The exceptions are the hotbars, spellbars and chat windows. I tweak the xml files to get those to behave minimally. The goal of my minimal interface is improved immersion. +### Minimal User Interface +A good UI stays out of your way. My minimal UI is available in this repo as a patch set. Maintaining my custom UI changes as a patch set makes integrating official updates very simple. I like to set the fade transparency level for most windows to 0%. The exceptions are the hotbars, spellbars and chat windows. I tweak the xml files to get those to behave minimally. The goal of my minimal interface is improved immersion. Assuming you're using bash on Windows 10 with bash installed, you could install the UI with the following commands: @@ -93,5 +90,5 @@ everquest.allakhazam.com###wrapperDiv ### Lore There is plenty of lore in Norrath created by the developers. But the real story is about the players within the game, and the communities they created. -* https://www.everquest.com/lore -* http://everquest.wikia.com/wiki/Lore +* [eq/lore](https://www.everquest.com/lore) has a brief lore page on the official website +* [wikia](http://everquest.wikia.com/wiki/Lore) has a nascent lore article