Release MQ2SlotColors

[Redbot]

With our goal of bringing EQ in line with modern MMO's, eqmule has created MQ2SlotColors

Default colors
Tradeskill: yellow
Quest: purple

Installation:

/plugin mq2slotcolors
/loadskin default

Commands:
/slotcolors queston - turns on quest item color
/slotcolors tradeskillon - turns on tradeskill item color
/slotcolors q | qr | ts | tsr - to change item colors

More colors to come when we hit 60 sales!

 

[ChatWithThisName]

Downloaded as I said I would :-)

 

[ChatWithThisName]

Will not load for me. @Redbot is this for live?

 

[eqmule]

Redbot This only works if loaded in latest version of MQ2, has that made it to be updater yet?

 

[ChatWithThisName]

Ahh, I haven't updated in a lil over a week. I'll run that and see.

Just updated, there was an update. So I'm going to load in and try again :-)

 

[ChatWithThisName]

Loaded up. Required UI Reload, after reload was seeing colors :-) eqmule

 

[eqmule]

Cool ty for testing it

 

[kaen01]

didnt it need a custom .tga file?

 

[eqmule]

All files it needs are embedded in the plugin as resources. It unpacks them to \uifiles\default on the fly if those files do not exist there.

(EQUI_Animations2.xml And window_piecesmq2.tga)

 

[Tone]

This is pretty sweet

 

[william12]

this is a great plugin.

 

[kaen01]

this is pretty awesome.

and being that i cant help mod things.

i made a new slotcolor graphic.



just activate the plugin as per instructions,once its running dump my 2 files into the defaul ui folder in everquest.

 

[ChatWithThisName]

Okay, so new thing for me happened with MQ2SlotColors today.

I loaded all of my boxes in before I realized that MQ2 wasn't loaded. So when I did load MQ2 none of my slot colors were functioning. Required I conduct a /loadskin on each box to get them to load the slot colors. Not sure if this is unexpected behavior or not since a /loadskin is required following loading the plugin for the first time. But something I noticed today and thought I would share.

 

[eqmule]

Eqgame loads the xml long before u get in game. If you load MQ2 after that point, you will have to do a loadskin to force it to reload the xml files it uses.
So yeah it's expected behavior.

 

[EQbackagain]

Since I instigated it, it would be wrong of me not to purchase it!

 

[Sluggo77]

I loaded this plugin and did /loadskin default and crashed “Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt.” And now I crash and get same error on all my toons when I try and log on, even the ones I didn’t load the plugin on.

 

[Sluggo77]

I loaded this plugin and did /loadskin default and crashed “Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt.” And now I crash and get same error on all my toons when I try and log on, even the ones I didn’t load the plugin on.

I ran it with ISBOXER going, I can still log in through patcher and I can still log in with ISBOXER, but I can’t log in with mq2 running.

 

[Sluggo77]

Any ideas on how to fix this?
Should I delete mq2 and re download it?

 

[Redbot]

Any ideas on how to fix this?
Should I delete mq2 and re download it?

Start Macroquest2. In the task-bar, right click macroquest2. Select INI file. Find MQ2SlotColors=1 and change it to MQ2SlotColors=0

My guess is that there's another program on your computer stopping you from running EQWire and SlotColors, most likely a graphics card optimization / settings program or anti-virus.

 

[Sluggo77]

Start Macroquest2. In the task-bar, right click macroquest2. Select INI file. Find MQ2SlotColors=1 and change it to MQ2SlotColors=0

My guess is that there's another program on your computer stopping you from running EQWire and SlotColors, most likely a graphics card optimization / settings program or anti-virus.

I run CAM to monitor my cpu,gpu temp and usage. And use it to over lock my gpu. Could it be the overclock feature or CAM in general?

 

[Redbot]

I run CAM to monitor my cpu,gpu temp and usage. And use it to over lock my gpu. Could it be the overclock feature or CAM in general?

Likely CAM in general. Try it without, or try it on a different PC.

 

[Sluggo77]

Likely CAM in general. Try it without, or try it on a different PC.

I turned cam off, and even turned off norton firewall. Still can’t use this or eqwire.

 

[Redbot]

I turned cam off, and even turned off norton firewall. Still can’t use this or eqwire.

Do you have any other PCs you could try it on?
Start a conversation with me if you'd like to get a refund.

 

[jamie75]

i think this needs recompiled or should i not be using the downloaded version after donating?

 

[EQbackagain]

You need to redownload after each patch. This is currently working though

 

[godsfshrmn]

It would be great if this could have toggle functionality between functions. An idea I had would be to integrate it with loot.ini to show which is marked as loot, destroy, quest etc and that which is not marked. Would make farming/setting up loot.ini in a new area easier.

 

[Zappy]

Is there new slot colors? this hasnt hit the sales number yet?

 

[turnittotheright]

So ive been doing more and more reading on the forums recently. saw a screenshot of this plugin on something SiC posted for mq2berzerker.. purchased immediately!

 

[MetalJacx]

Is this still a live working plugin? Curious before i drop 10 bucks on it.

 

[Sic]

Is this still a live working plugin? Curious before i drop 10 bucks on it.

aye, i love this thing

 

[MetalJacx]

aye, i love this thing

Thanks. I went ahead and grabbed thank you.

 

[Robban]

Any chance of getting it to show the colors in the advancedloot window also?

 

[ChatWithThisName]

The way the information for items is read means the item has to be in your possession. I'm not currently aware of a way to access the detailed information about an item in the advanced loot window to enable the items to be colored.

 

[Robban]

The way the information for items is read means the item has to be in your possession. I'm not currently aware of a way to access the detailed information about an item in the advanced loot window to enable the items to be colored.

Fair enogh, guess it would be there already if it was possible. Thanks anyway

 

[Zebadiah]

Well I got it and I /plugin mq2slotcolors So far so good. I then did /loadskin default and got booted out of EQ.

I can no longer load this character. It gets to the character select screen and when the character is selected and hit play it crashes. I have looked in every INI file in EQ, the Release folder, and the Macros folder to see if it changed some setting. All the INI files look okay. I have not found anything in the files that suggests a setting for MQ2Slotcolors.

I sent a .dmp file to eqmule so he can have a look see. So I need a little help with this or a nudge toward the right place to start looking at. I don't want to try it on another character and have the same thing happen.

 

[WalterPeck]

Does this plugin pull the files from the MQ2 UI folder to be used with a custom UI?

 

[Sic]

Does this plugin pull the files from the MQ2 UI folder to be used with a custom UI?

aye works with me using zliz without any setup

 

[ChatWithThisName]

@Zebadiah Not sure what is causing your issue. But sounds like you'll want to unload the plugin at character select prior to loading into game to hopefully resolve the issue you're having until you can get a response from mule to correct the issue.

 

[Zebadiah]

Will give it a try....(he has all my stuff )

I think I will try it all over again on a baby toon to see if I can recreate it.... I will let you know the results.

 

[Zebadiah]

UpDate: Okay I got it running. Here is what I did. I first logged in character normally (nothing loaded from RG. and used the default settings for the EQ UI. My Character was able to load into the game. I then copied the setup from one of the stable character profile. Logged out of game completely (no fast log out).

Next I loaded up the Launcher and reinstalled the macros and plugins. Updated Nav maps as well. (never know). Then loaded my character up using Macroquest profile for that character. I then made it into the game. I had the copied profile working and then (once more) did a /plugin MQ2Slotcolors. I got a message to reload the ui. I logged out the character and relogged in. Everything came up and I checked my bags and low and behold I had pretty colors in the bags.

I think the problem came when I tried to use this /loadskin default <-----This was where I crashed. This time I didn't use it and it is now working....


Thanks