Question - Macroquest info in UI

[Soandso2]

I know that this is not the place for "how to fix your UI" since that has little to do with MQ. But if I want to get some MQ info into my UI, how do I do that? Is it very complicated or very simple?
For example, if I wanted to add a "hunger bar" and "thirst bar" under my HP and Endurance bars, how would I do that - getting the info from Macroquest into there, that is.

I remember that I had this information in my UI back in 2006-2009:ish but have forgotten how to do these things now.

Edit: Just wanted to add that I have searched for the answer before asking. Most likely, I did not ask the right questions, since I am sure the answer is out there just waiting for me to discover it.

 

[Shadow]

Way back in the day (pre 2007) it wasn't that difficult to include it and I built my own UI which was mostly an MQ UI. I have not tried to look at it now, as I just use the resources already available, plus people are a lot smarter than I am about these things with Lua scripts, etc.

 

[kaen01]

currently eq is undergoing an implementation of new ui system, and technically we dont know how yet we can inject custom labels into the pieces, this is something that will happen once the mq devs gets a better hold on the system, or it might not ever happen.

what you could do howeever is look into a making a little status window in Lua, that shows the information you want.

Lua is fairly easy to get going, with small little things, but big enough and strong enough to make crazy stuff.

for examples you can check you https://www.redguides.com/community/resources/invisdisplay.2374/ and then learn how to use the hunger and thirst numbers to create a bar, which is 100% doable.

look at rawmotion and alphabuff, he barely knew Lua when he started with the idea and now he got a banging ui piece.

 

[Sic]

There are a few cool Lua based huds that show this info.

Now would be a terrible time to try and make/maintain an eq UI, imo

 

[Redfrog]

hi @Soandso2 , I am betting what you might recall is MQ2Hud or something along it:

It is totally still usable, I would however suggest a 'better' version of the wanted info to be presented, use EasyLua:

This does not give you a 'bar' as you wanted, but you can look in the Lua file and modify what you like to what you want. To have that directly in the EQ UI, you will very likely wait until DP is finished updating the UI engine.

 

[Robahn]

Is it possible to place these Lua UI elements outside of the game (viewport) window?
If not, is it possible to change design elements like frames, colors etc?
If so i might try to attempt some UI tinkering.

 

[Jabberie]

Is it possible to use Lua in TLP's? I'm not very familiar with them but I have easylua running when i play on live and was just curious.

cheers

 

[Many_Whelps]

Is it possible to use LUA in TLP's? I'm not very familiar with them but I have easylua running when i play on live and was just curious.

cheers

as long as the TLP is not also flagged as Truebox, then yes.

 

[Jabberie]

so truebox effects the Lua ok ty

 

[Amarth]

Just keep in mind Easy.Lua will conflict with cwtn plugins. The cwtn plugins will disable easy.Lua

 

[Sic]

so truebox effects the lua ok ty

MQ is not supported on Truebox servers.

Other tools such as MySEQ and IonBC are available for truebox servers.

 

[Jabberie]

I realise that, but i didn't know Lua was strictly MQ