PreNGE ui v9.6.4
Modification for SWG
by Anach
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. INSTALLATION
III. UNINSTALLATION
IV. VERSION HISTORY
V. INCLUDED FILES
VI. KNOWN ISSUES
VII. MISCELLANEOUS
VIII. TROUBLESHOOTING
IX. Credits
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I. INTRODUCTION
This is my mod to bring back the PreNGE style GUI to SWG NGE.
FEATURES:
+PreNGE Changeable ui Themes on all windows.
+PreNGE Jedi Colour Schemes for ui.
+PreNGE Resizable HAM bars.
+PreNGE Movable & Resizable group window.
+PreNGE Resizable & Movable experience monitor.
+PreNGE Movable & Resizable Menu bar.
+PreNGE Style Toolbar
+PreNGE style Cursors & Crosshairs.
+PreNGE Centred Chase Camera.
+PreNGE Style Pet Toolbar & Resizable HA(M)
+Alternate Toolbar with no Big Icon.
+Alternate Spaced toobar.
+Alternate Space themed NGE popup Menu.
+Alternate White HA(M) Bar backgrounds.
+Alternate Optional Camera views.
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II. INSTALLATION
REMOVE PREVIOUS VERSIONS.
To install this mod, use an archiving utility such as Winzip, ExtractNow!
or WinRAR to extract the files in this ZIP archive to your main SWG
directory (usually C:\Program Files\Star Wars Galaxies).
Make sure to uninstall any old or incompatible versions of mods first
(see the next section of this readme for instructions on how to do it).
Start the game and enjoy!
Note: This mod will put folders with some files in the game directory
that will be used instead of the files in the game. No actual SWG game
files will be overwritten. You can only run part of the files or all of
them at once for the full experience. Read section three on which files
do what. Feel free to simply rename or delete the files you do not wish
to use from the appropriate folder of your SWG directory.
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III. UNINSTALLATION
To uninstall the mod, simply remove the files/folders that you extracted,
from your SWG directory.
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IV. VERSION HISTORY
*v9.6.4* 26/07/07
+Added species specific ability icons. (ui_styles.inc)
*v9.6.3* 05/06/07
+fixed the group window Role icon colours.
*v9.6.2* 02/06/07
+Fixed role icon colour for Standard, Alternate & Pet HA(M) bars.
*v9.6.1* 31/05/07
+Fixed issue with pet buff icon alignment.
*v9.6.0* 22/05/07
+changed default location of all UI Elements to reflect NGE orientation.
+Added Beast Master ui artwork to ui_styles.
+Added Pre-NGE themed Beast Master Toolbar.
+Added Pre-NGE themed Beast resizable HA(M) display.
+Fixed missing Top Right corner graphic on all toolbars
+added 2nd Alternate toolbar folder with "Spaced" toolbar (check notes)
(Wrong profession role icon? Double click the icon to fix. SOE's bug not mine)
*v9.5.0* 20/02/07
+Updated ui_styles.inc for chapter 5.
*v9.4.3* 04/01/07
+Added new secondary target HA(M) for normal and "alternate"
*v9.4.0* 30/11/06 (chapter 4)
+Added Commando kill counter
+Added Commando Expertise Artwork.
+Added Spy Expertise artwork.
+Added Medic Expertise Artwork.
+Made minor radar corrections.
+Code updates to all UI files.
+Switched default toolbar back to big icon version. (Alternate now has NO icon)
+Can now target through all Interface elements.
-Removed unused "ui_ground_group.inc"
*v9.3.4* 5/11/06
+fixed horizontal menubar position (again)
*v9.3.3* 2/11/06
-Removed ui_ground_hud_buttonbar.inc (Now a single file)
+Checked minidump.log and ui.log for errors (TH)
+Popup Menu now default. Horizontal menu is in the 'alternate' menu folder.
*v9.3.2* 18/10/06
+Fixed target buff/debuff icon alignment.
*v9.3.1* 13/10/06
-Removed ui_pda_inventory.inc (was causing crashes)
+Fixed position of buttonbar (Menubar)
*v9.3.0* 12/10/06 (Chapter 3.2)
+Radar Zoom & con icons now use ui colours.
+added borders to Radar.
+Added new publish 3.2 officer ability icons.
+Brought Target & Player HAM up to current live version.(HAM notes)
-Removed unneeded "ui_ground_hud_group_skinned.inc".
*v9.2.1* 05/10/06
+Fixed dead area to right of default toolbar.
+Moved zoom buttons on radar back to default locations.
+Updated location display and Radar default location.
*v9.2.0* 27/09/06 (Chapter 3)
+Toolbar skin fixed for second row.
+Alternate menubar now movable again.
+Partially fixed radar skin (unfinished).
+Fixed Movable (detachable) Location display skin.
+Added preNGE style inventory.
+Added GUI elements for Officer/Smuggler expertise.
+Switched default toolbar to have no big icon. (Alternate now has icon)
+Included alternate camera version. (see CAMERA notes)
- Removed unneeded ground/space quest helper files.
- Removed unneeded activate/deactivate cursors.
*v9.1.3* 16/08/06
+Fixed missing targets file (More Gremlins)
*v9.1.2* 16/08/06
+fixed missing files for Player HAM
+added new cursor for Auto-Attack mode.
*v9.1.1* 16/08/06
+chapter 2.3 centred camera height adjustment. (see CAMERA notes)
*v9.1.0* 01/08/06
+added artwork for expertise system
+added icons for new abilities
+added 'Expertise' option to the NGE popup menu.
+fixed group window.
-Removed data for CU respec window (no longer usable)
+disabled groupwindow horizontal resize. (wasnt meant to be)
+HA(M) should no longer shrink after resize.
+Added alternate HA(M) with white backgrounds.
*Remove any Previous versions before Installation*
*v9.01* 10/07/06
+fixed missing button on preNGE buttonbar after resize.
+fixed group window resizing (Included old file by mistake)
+fixed Using the alternate menubar will no longer display both Menubars.
*v9.0* 08/07/06
+PreNGE Resizable and Movable Button Bar now replaces button menu. (See Known Issues)
+Added alternate space themed menu bar.
+Alternate menubar now flashes when you have new mail or journal entries.
+Made button for menubar slightly smaller to match space version.
+Chase camera is now centered.
+Fixed dragable region on Toolbar
+Fixed targetting dead area at lower right of screen (Devs fault, with old button menu).
+Fixed position of various windows upon first login.
*v8.9* 02/07/06
+Added PreNGE cursors & Crosshairs
*v8.8* 29/06/06
+Fixed Radar/Compass resizing issue.
+Fixed Region text location.
+Radar border now fades.
+Fixed issue of Toolbar BigViewer icon showing up for some professions.
+Group Window can now collapse.
*v8.7* 10/06/06
+Fixed problem of detached chat windows being sliced on login.
*v8.6* 09/06/06
+Added the correct file for the "BigViewer" version of the toolbar.
+Fixed some code for toolbars.
*v8.5* 09/06/06
+Readded Resizable Radar
*v8.1b* 08/06/06 (Publish 29)
+Added Throttlebar to toolbar
-Removed preNGE radar (see notes)
+Added new Ability and Event icons.
+Added PreNGE style experience monitor (resizable)
+Added alternate toolbar with no Big button (Previously separate download)
*v7.1* 28/05/06
+Made Radar resizable
+Fixed missing icon.
*v7* 19/04/06
-Removed Mindbar from player, target and group HAM display.
+Increased size of action bar SLIGHTLY to fill gap left by mind bar.
+Added publish 28 icons.
*V6* 16/02/06 (Publish 27)
+Updated to include new ability icons.
+Movable space quest helper.
*V5* 21/1/06
+Code fixes
+Movable quest helper.
*V4* 20/01/06
+Increased size of active icon to match timer.
+Button bar skin changed to same as space.
*V3* 19/01/06
+Now includes Jedi Themes.
*V2* 19/01/06
+Added toolbar
+Movable button bar (Press button, drag popup box)
*V1* 24/12/05
+Radar, Chat boxes, HAM and Group themes restored
+Resizable HAM bars
+Movable group window.
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V. INCLUDED FILES
The following files have been included in this archive:
Readme_ui.txt - Readme file
\ui - HUD/ui files.
ui_ground_hud.inc
ui_ground_hud_sml_group_window.inc
ui_ground_hud_buttonbar_skinned.inc
ui_ground_hud_chat_window_skinned.inc
ui_ground_hud_mfd_status_skinned.inc
ui_ground_hud_radar_skinned.inc
ui_ground_hud_targets_skinned.inc
ui_ground_hud_secondary_targets_skinned.inc
ui_ground_hud_toolbar_skinned.inc
ui_pda_exp_mon_skinned.inc
ui_pda_location_display.inc
ui_styles.inc
\ui\Alternate Toolbar
ui_ground_hud_toolbar_skinned.inc - Toolbar without NGE Style Big Icon
\ui\Alternate Toolbar 2
ui_ground_hud_toolbar_skinned.inc - Toolbar with spacing every 4 buttons.
\ui\Alternate Menubar
ui_ground_hud_buttonbar_skinned.inc - PreNGE style horizontal Menu.
\ui\Alternate HA(M) - PreCU style white HA(M) backgrounds.
ui_ground_hud_sml_group_window.inc
ui_ground_hud_mfd_status_skinned.inc
ui_ground_hud_targets_skinned.inc
ui_ground_hud_all_targets.inc
ui_ground_hud_secondary_targets_skinned.inc
\texture - Pre NGE Cursors
ui_cursor_attack.dds
ui_cursor_big.dds
ui_cursor_default.dds
ui_cursor_move.dds
ui_cursor_open.dds
ui_cursor_resize_hor.dds
ui_cursor_resize_se.dds
ui_cursor_resize_sw.dds
ui_cursor_resize_vert.dds
ui_cursor_talk.dds
ui_cursor_use.dds
ui_target_inactive.dds
\camera - Behind head to Over head camera.
freechasecamera.iff
\camera\Alternate Camera
freechasecamera.iff - Behind head to Over shoulder camera
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VI. KNOWN ISSUES
- PreNGE Buttonbar position isnt saved on Restart.
- PreNGE Buttonbar will not fade or turn off with CTRL+SHIFT+H
- You will need to remove you current *.uis files from your 'SWG/Profiles/User/Server/' folder to fix a deadzone issue if using the new PreNGE Menubar. This will unfortunately reset your
window positions and toolbar settings. If using the 'alternate' NGE style Menubar, then there is no need to do this.
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VII. MISCELLANEOUS
TEST CENTER:
I dont recommend using mods on TC, as they may conflict with the constant changes within the test environment. Also its too much work to constantly update the ui every few days to work on TC. Use at your own risk.
HAM:
Health & Action displays for targets and Player were previously using mostly unmodified preNGE ui files. I have completely redone these to be more compatible with the current live versions.
This is part of the updates I've been meaning to do for a while, which will make it both easier for me to update in future and to make sure features are compatible with live.
CHAT:
I'm still deciding what to do with the chat boxes, as currently my version works better with detached windows than the live version. Also the "fade chat window" option works differently on both. In the live version this option fades the silver skin, in the preNGE version it minimizes the chat window, leaving only the command box.
CAMERA:
The centred chase camera will swap between the 'above head' view, to the 'behind head' view. If you prefer the 'over-shoulder' view to 'behind head' view, simply use the version in the 'alternate camera' folder.
Also if you want the cursor to behave like it did preNGE, instead of stuck behind your head, you can go into your Options panel, under controls you will find "Mouse Deadzone Inertia", Set that to 10 and "Mouse Deadzone", Set that to 200, this will duplicate preNGE controls.
MENU:
PreNGE menubar doesnt have the "expertise" button. If you wish to use this preNGE menubar, you will need to assign 'Expertise' to a hot key. Otherwise use the NGE, space style,
popup menu included as default. You can find the horizontal menu in the 'alternate menu' folder.
TOOLBAR:
The "Alternate Toolbar" folder contains the PreNGE Themed toolbar without the "Bigicon" on the right side.
The "Alternate Toolbar 2" folder contains a toolbar with spacing between the 4th - 5th and the 8th - 9th rows to resemble that of the adjustable preNGE toolbar. Unfortunately I couldnt find a way to make it resize correctly so I have made it fixed in its expanded position. The other issue relating to the resizing was the text labels under the primary buttons. As these were locked in place and wouldnt line up with the expanded rows, I had to hide them. This shouldnt have any effect on gameplay.
OPTIONS:
Inside the UI & Camera folders are "Alternate" folders with some optional components. All explained in section "V. Included Files" of the readme.
OTHER:
As always you can remove one or all of the HUD components individually from the ui folder or use the alternate versions to suit your own tastes.
Hope you enjoy the UI.
-Anach
anach2004@gmail.com
http://www.anach.tk
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VIII. TROUBLESHOOTING
If you have any issues when launching SWG.
First do a "full scan" after installing any new mods, also make sure you have removed any previous
mods before updating, if this doesnt work, I suggest a deletion of the numbered *.uis files from
your SWG/Profiles/User/Server/ folder. This will unfortunately reset your HUD and Toolbar, but
overcome any configuration problems related to the old ui mods.
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IX. CREDITS
Thanks go out to all the modders & bug testers out there that have actively or
passively contributed to this mod!
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DISCLAIMER: The author(s) of these files do not accept any
responsibility for anything related to them. Use at your own risk!
Please ask the respective author(s) for permission if you want to
use these files for anything else.
Please do not repackage these files.
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