Overhaul scripts for 2026 refresh

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+Here are the default UI and settings paths in your Steam install:
+
+**Install root:** `~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Everquest F2P`
+
+---
+
+## Default UI paths
+
+EverQuest splits UI into two parallel trees, both keyed off skin names in the UI INI:
+
+| Setting | Default value | Path |
+|---------|---------------|------|
+| `UISkin` | `Default` | `uifiles/default/` |
+| `AtlasSkin` | `Default` | `uiresources/default/` |
+
+### `uifiles/default/` — classic UI skin
+- **173** `EQUI_*.xml` window/layout files (e.g. `EQUI_PlayerWindow.xml`, `EQUI_HotButtonWnd.xml`)
+- Textures: `.tga`, `.dds`
+- Subfolders: `loadscreens/`, `overseer/`
+
+### `uiresources/default/` — newer UI resources
+- HTML/JS/CSS for modern panels (`index.html`, `index.js`, `main.css`, `cohtml.js`)
+- Subfolders: `assets/images/`, `fonts/`, `img/`, `windows/`
+
+### Other UI-related folder
+- `uifiles/classic_spell_icons/` — alternate spell icon set only (not a full skin)
+
+Custom skins go under `uifiles/<SkinName>/` and are selected with `UISkin=<SkinName>` in the character UI INI (your repo’s `ui/install.sh` script targets `uifiles/isuldor/` this way).
+
+---
+
+## Settings paths
+
+All of these live in the **game install root** (not under `~/.config` or similar):
+
+| File / folder | Purpose |
+|---------------|---------|
+| `eqclient.ini` | Global client settings: video, audio, graphics, `[Options]`, `[TextColors]`, `[KeyMaps]`, etc. |
+| `defaults.ini` | Shipped factory defaults for UI window layouts and positions (reset reference) |
+| `UI_<Char>_<Server>_<Class>.ini` | Per-character UI state: window positions, fades, and `UISkin` / `AtlasSkin` |
+| `<Char>_<Server>_<Class>.ini` | Per-character game settings: hotbars, combat, abilities, etc. |
+| `_characters.ini` | Character registry (`Character0=Isuldor,bertox` on your install) |
+| `userdata/` | Address book, ignore list, guild notes (`AddressBook.txt`, `IgnoreList.txt`, `GN_*.txt`) |
+
+**LaunchPad / login UI** (separate from in-game UI):
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `eqlsClient.ini` | Launcher URLs and client config |
+| `eqlsUIConfig.ini` | LaunchPad window positions |
+| `eqlsPlayerData.ini` | LaunchPad player data |
+| `LaunchPad.ini` / `LaunchPad-user.ini` | LaunchPad settings |
+
+---
+
+## Your current character
+
+For `Isuldor` on `bertox`:
+
+- UI layout: `UI_Isuldor_bertox_PAL.ini` → `UISkin=Default`, `AtlasSkin=Default`
+- Character settings: `Isuldor_bertox_PAL.ini`
+
+So right now you’re on the stock UI at `uifiles/default/` and `uiresources/default/`, with layout/state stored in those per-character INI files in the install root.