New UI Available: DDO.com Revised!

[TiranBlade]

DDO.com Revised: Revised Version of Eldrahir's DDO.com Skin.
Focus Orb 2 Add-On and Focus Orb 1 Reversion Kit are now available.
Focus Orb 3 Add-On and Focus Orb 4 Add-On are now available.

Current Version 3.0

Hello everyone! Seeing as Eldrahir opened his custom UI for creation of new ones, I figured I would work on another version of DDO.com UI, this new variation includes new Health Bars, an updated Focus Orb and Minimap as well as a few Icon Changes, which include changing the rank icons that were red to purple to match the XP bar, setting the rank Icons to fix exactly on the bar, as well as the needed background change so all forms of text are readable(might change in later update).

This UI is to further enhance the visual experience of gameplay, and I will continue to update it as I continue to play, or until the new UI is released in Update 7 or 8.

As per Eldrahir's disclamer, part and all of this UI are available for your use or you can further enhance this UI to fit your own needs.

Thanks to Eldrahir for laying the ground work for me to continue with, and to the DDO team for creation of the original UI packs to work from, and Frosty for having the UI pack available for customization.

Hope everyone enjoys my revision of DDO.com. If anyone of you have anything you wish to see me change or add let me know, I will do my best to fit your needs and I will do my best to continue working on this UI and to create another from scratch now that I am getting more used to editing.

Here are screenshots of what the UI looks like.
Screenshot 1
Screenshot 2
Screenshot 3

Thanks and Enjoy!
TiranBlade

[TiranBlade]

As with all works in progress I and continuing to work on my UI, to polish it up and make it clean. I am Currently Working on the latest Revision, when finished I will upload it. Here's a preview of whats to come.

Updated: Quest Log/Wilderness Log - No longer has a large Finish/Recall Block, it has been reduced in size and been set slightly behind the window.
Updated: Shortcut Bars - They are repaired, no cracks, plus they have been turned to gold!
Fixed: Examination windows are now scripted to work off the Default Skin settings so now there isn't a blocky cutout in them above the item's picture.
Fixed: The Drag Bar has returned to the Menu Bar and the Minimap, Minimap has be edited to accomidate the return of the Drag bar, the Minimap title's appearance has improved due to this.
New: Changed the Menu Icons, Map, and Mail Icons to UI Default Detection so that they will automatically update with the game's Default UI for consistancy.
Update: Altered the Focus Orb again, this time shaving the small peice on the left side off so that the Orb is a bit smaller and cleaner looking.
Update: The grey background used in the UI has been sharpened to reveal that it is actually a piece of metel. This was done to provide more texture.

These are currently what I have in the works, there might be one ore two more to come with, but still working to figure them out.

Thanks as always!
TiranBlade!

[lolwatboomer]

very cool.

nice work, glad you're updating it.

[TiranBlade]

very cool.

nice work, glad you're updating it.

Thanks, I'm about to get the next update that I have previewed up, just adding the finishing touches and testing it to make sure it works properly. I don't want to put a broken item up.

I let you know when it hits.

[Captain_Wizbang]

Very nice!
Question, will it affect game play at all?
I had a skin several years ago, and it created more lag than normal.

[TiranBlade]

Update to Version 2.0 available as soon as Admin Approval for upload hits.

I have finally finished the Update for version 2.0 and it is now available here is what is included as changes to version 1.0.

Updated: Quest Log/Wilderness Log - No longer has a large Finish/Recall Block, it has been reduced in size and been set slightly behind the window.
Updated: Shortcut Bars - They are repaired, no cracks, plus they have been turned to gold!
Updated: Shortcut Bars Detach and Rotate Icons - They have been turned to gold to match the new Shortcut Bars, however the Arrows remain the same old reddish color, this will be changes in further updates.
Updated: The party member health bars have been giving a redish gold touch to help fit in with the ongoing theme of the UI.
Fixed: Examination windows are now scripted to work off the Default Skin settings so now there isn't a blocky cutout in them above the item's picture.
Fixed: The Drag Bar has returned to the Menu Bar and the Minimap, Minimap has be edited to acompidate the return of the Drag bar, as well the Minimap title's appearance has improved due to this.
New: Changed the Menu Icons, Map, and Mail Icons to UI Default Detection so that they will automatically update with the game's Default UI for consistancy.
Update: Altered the Focus Orb again, this time shaving the small peice on the left side off so that the Orb is a bit smaller and cleaner looking.
Update: The grey background used in the UI has been sharpened to reveal that it is actually a peice of metel. This was done to provide more texture.

I will do my best to bring you another update soon.

Thanks!
TiranBlade

[TiranBlade]

Very nice!
Question, will it affect game play at all?
I had a skin several years ago, and it created more lag than normal.

The only lag you will see is when you first turn it on as it loads the UI, after it is fully loaded it works with no lag that I have seen.

The load time should only last for like a second or two.

[lolwatboomer]

Update to Version 2.0 available as soon as Admin Approval for upload hits.

I have finally finished the Update for version 2.0 and it is now available here is what is included as changes to version 1.0.

Updated: Quest Log/Wilderness Log - No longer has a large Finish/Recall Block, it has been reduced in size and been set slightly behind the window.
Updated: Shortcut Bars - They are repaired, no cracks, plus they have been turned to gold!
Updated: Shortcut Bars Detach and Rotate Icons - They have been turned to gold to match the new Shortcut Bars, however the Arrows remain the same old reddish color, this will be changes in further updates.
Updated: The party member health bars have been giving a redish gold touch to help fit in with the ongoing theme of the UI.
Fixed: Examination windows are now scripted to work off the Default Skin settings so now there isn't a blocky cutout in them above the item's picture.
Fixed: The Drag Bar has returned to the Menu Bar and the Minimap, Minimap has be edited to acompidate the return of the Drag bar, as well the Minimap title's appearance has improved due to this.
New: Changed the Menu Icons, Map, and Mail Icons to UI Default Detection so that they will automatically update with the game's Default UI for consistancy.
Update: Altered the Focus Orb again, this time shaving the small peice on the left side off so that the Orb is a bit smaller and cleaner looking.
Update: The grey background used in the UI has been sharpened to reveal that it is actually a peice of metel. This was done to provide more texture.

I will do my best to bring you another update soon.

Thanks!
TiranBlade

awesome, downloading.

+rep btw
edit: i have to spread some more around ):

edit2: one thing i just noticed, the bottom part of the focus orb "border" juts into the text of the item you're examining - for example:


it's worse when it's an item with a long name heh

[TiranBlade]

one thing i just noticed, the bottom part of the focus orb "border" juts into the text of the item you're examining - for example:


it's worse when it's an item with a long name heh

Are you having an issue reading the name with ring border like that? I left it as the full circle so it would have more appeal, and me personally I don't have an issue reading it, but if you are I can make a patch to help with reading it, but you would lose the bottom part of the ring.

[lolwatboomer]

Are you having an issue reading the name with ring border like that? I left it as the full circle so it would have more appeal, and me personally I don't have an issue reading it, but if you are I can make a patch to help with reading it, but you would lose the bottom part of the ring.

i don't have an issue reading it, it just looks kinda awkward heh

pretty much all of the other skins have the bottom part of the ring removed so i've been used to that

it'd be nice if you could release a separate patch

[TiranBlade]

Focus Orb 2 Add-On is now available, and Focus Orb 1 Reversion Kit will be available shortly.

Here is what the new version of the Focus Orb looks like.



EDIT: Focus Orb 1 Reversion Kit is now available.

[lolwatboomer]

Focus Orb 2 Add-On is now available, and Focus Orb 1 Reversion Kit will be available shortly.

Here is what the new version of the Focus Orb looks like.



EDIT: Focus Orb 1 Reversion Kit is now available.

<3

thanks a ton

[TiranBlade]

<3

thanks a ton

No Problemo,

Also, if I either get enough downloads, or player requests for it, I might go ahead and make the new version of the focus orb standard with the next update, but for now I am going to leave the original as the standard.

My reason for this are thus, I wanted to make the new focus orb a bit different when I first created it, the way I had it gave it a bit of a Looking Glass/Pool kind of feel.

But I am glad you requested it, it gave another option which I had considered from the get go, but passed on originally, and now that it's made it does seem in some ways a bit better feeling to me now, so, like I stated above, if I have enough requests for it, when I do my next update I might make it the standard.

[lolwatboomer]

No Problemo,

Also, if I either get enough downloads, or player requests for it, I might go ahead and make the new version of the focus orb standard with the next update, but for now I am going to leave the original as the standard.

My reason for this are thus, I wanted to make the new focus orb a bit different when I first created it, the way I had it gave it a bit of a Looking Glass/Pool kind of feel.

But I am glad you requested it, it gave another option which I had considered from the get go, but passed on originally, and now that it's made it does seem in some ways a bit better feeling to me now, so, like I stated above, if I have enough requests for it, when I do my next update I might make it the standard.

I say leave the original as is, but give people the option to download the alternate focus orb if they prefer that one.

Pretty much as it is right now haha.

[TiranBlade]

I say leave the original as is, but give people the option to download the alternate focus orb if they prefer that one.

Pretty much as it is right now haha.

lol, alrighty, thanks for the support for the original, and I'm glad you like the alternative. If you have any alternative stuff you would like to see, or anything you think needs attention, everyone let me know and I will see what I can do.

Thanks as always,
TiranBlade

[CaseStringer]

... of what the entire Skin looks like?

Or is it already available elsewhere?

----> CASE.

[Fridas]

but there is nothing in my ui under user skin. I don't know what i am doing wrong.

+1 tho, this is awesome.

[lolwatboomer]

... of what the entire Skin looks like?

Or is it already available elsewhere?

----> CASE.

http://www.lotrointerface.com/downlo...omRevised.html

but there is nothing in my ui under user skin. I don't know what i am doing wrong.

+1 tho, this is awesome.

extract the entire folder to:
My Documents \ Dungeons and Dragons Online \ ui \ skins
you'll probably need to create both the ui and skins folder in that directory

[Lleren]

Something I would love to see is a change to the frame surrounding the healthbar in the focus orb. Little knobs or spikes for 50%, 25%, and 75%,perhaps even for 10% as well =D

[TiranBlade]

... of what the entire Skin looks like?

Or is it already available elsewhere?

----> CASE.

Screenshot links are up for viewing in the Original Post.

Something I would love to see is a change to the frame surrounding the healthbar in the focus orb. Little knobs or spikes for 50%, 25%, and 75%,perhaps even for 10% as well =D

I can try and see what I can do with that, but it might be a bit difficult to calculate. Because the changes will be based on by the pixel, and I am not completely sure where the bars start, end, and what counts when looking. I will see what I can cook up though, it might take me a bit of time.