Question - Map Background color

[allandallis235]

Howdy folks,

Probably a silly question, is there any easy way to change the default (in-game) map background color from light tan?

Cheers

 

[Sic]

no, i don't think so - the window tinting and such is the background.

you'd need to edit your map files probably

 

[allandallis235]

ok, thank you Sic for the quick reply.

 

[ABDon]

Right click the top bar of the map and click on texture, change colour there

 

[Zappy]

The tint color is the easiest fastest way - right click and remove tint, then select new BG color from same option

 

[allandallis235]

ABWar, Zappy,
Thanks for the feedback, but I was probably not clear (I think Sic read my mind). I wasn't meaning the window background, but the map itself (area marked in fuchsia). I find that looking at the neon green/blue zone levels is hard to see with the tan color. I suppose I could change the contour color though in my map settings. Or I could convert over to SEQ.

 

[rouneq]

The map background (tan) is actually a tga file (cart.tga) found in your <EQ>\uifiles\default folder. You can update this file appropriately to get the desired effect.

 

[loki]

Do you know if changing the background file will change the contrast of the map lines or will you have to modify all your maps to compliment the background color?

 

[deified]

Only changes the background. Search for dark brewalls to get map lines changed.

 

[allandallis235]

The map background (tan) is actually a tga file (cart.tga) found in your <EQ>\uifiles\default folder. You can update this file appropriately to get the desired effect.

Awesome, thank you!

 

[evianwater]

Delta X UI had a feature to change the background color of the map. It works well in most places due to the fact that you can choose which color (light, dark, green, red, etc) to use.

I use my own butchered version of Delta X that I have pieced together over the years, but the original can be found here. Could prolly look at the map UI .xml files and implement it into the default UI or whatever other UI you are using.

EQInterface downloads : DeltaX (1280x1024)

An EverQuest Interface mod site.

www.eqinterface.com

 

[Scorpius]

I think the delta map mod was made by Myxiplx, at eqinterface
I don't play on live but we have a similar mod on EZ emu wiki that's based on that - http://wiki.ezserver.online/Map_Window
I'm sure the live version can be adapted with it