August 27, 2024 Update: The default Chat window was revised to include a resizable text input line. The ProfitUI CE component was updated to match this behavior. You can change the text size at Options > User Interface > Chat Window. The default feature is an improvement over the Chat window variants below, and therefore it replaces them on the updater.
Pro...
2022-06-12 23:58:51 +0000 UTC View Post
New friends are like new adventures. You never know what lessons they will teach you.
-Unknown
The new TLE server has generated a mountain of buzz despite a somewhat rocky opening day. A lot of players ended up staring at the...
2022-05-29 19:29:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: May 26 patch notes indicate yet another chapter in the ongoing Broker pricing adventure. Pricing still maxes out at 50 million plat per item, but you can spend up to 100 million plat per purchase. Note that the Large Plat Values feature is no longer necessary since all possible sales prices can now be set with the standard pricing keypad.
From the May 24 ...
2022-05-25 01:46:14 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a ton of optimism and excitement today as EverQuest II launches its newest TLE server, Varsoon. It looks like a lot of players, both new and returning, are planning to set sail for the Shattered Lands.
This is a great chance for us to welcome a number of ne...
2022-05-24 12:43:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Most of the time you need the Onscreen Message to remain up and visible for a reasonable amount of time. Certain raid scripts, quest updates and NPCs display text in this area that doesn't also go into the Chat window. If your delay timer is set too short, you won't have enough time to read those ephemeral messages. We've all been there.
On the other hand whenever you res...
2022-05-23 16:28:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 3
Just in time for the new Varsoon TLE server, Character Creation and Character Select are now available in 2K and 4K sizes. DarqUI doesn't modify anything in these areas, so you can download ...
2022-05-22 12:10:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: For now we're going to revert these two components back to their earlier versions. According to reports from players, this feature may be the source of game crashes. We'll investigate and see if it can be rolled out in a different way. Thank you for your patience.
One of the strengths of DarqUI is that it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel over...
2022-05-19 12:56:48 +0000 UTC View Post
What's better than a giant green frog with a buff following you around? A giant green frog that's really a black panther! There are several hundred Familiars to choose from, and some are, shall we say, easier on the eyes than others. We already have a Familiar Presets feature, but now patrons can select an Ap...
2022-05-09 17:39:21 +0000 UTC View Post
There is magic in the old and magic in the new; the trick is to successfully combine the two.
― A.D. Posey
You'll notice that some of the items below involve future changes to the utility, even though we have a brand-new version available this week...
2022-04-28 22:44:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Old Dog, New Tricks
Since the 64-bit rollout appears to be scheduled for mid-summer, v3.1.3.1 will probably be the last utility that targets both 32- and 64-bit platforms. Up to now, everything DarqUI-related has been tested on two older 32-bit machines which gives us a ...
2022-04-28 22:43:43 +0000 UTC View Post
More new developments in the ongoing browser situation, and the borderless fullscreen game feature.
Browser
In a recent update Daybreak replaced the aging Awesomium browser with a Google product called CEF. The result seems to work just fine, although it has temporarily...
2022-04-18 17:16:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 3
Here are three odds-and-ends components that I've been wanting to get done for a while: Connection Stats, Achievement Cast and Breath Meter. All three are in the Extras package. Not sure what that's all about? Check out this p...
2022-04-16 16:25:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Good grief, has there ever been a cheesier title for a post? As you know, we once again have an opportunity to log in to the Beta server, this time to try out the upcoming 64-bit game platform upgrade. So far I'm very optimistic; everything works beta... er, better.
If you've decided to ...
2022-04-08 23:34:52 +0000 UTC View Post
For raiding, specifically raid leaders, EverQuest II offers some useful basic tools. About three years ago the Group/Raid Countdown window was introduced, providing raid leaders with a very visual way to marshal their forces on the pull with a common timer. The DarqUI version makes t...
2022-04-07 00:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post
If you've been watching the news you know that EverQuest II will soon follow in the footsteps of its predecessor by converting to a 64-bit platform for servers and clients. The Beta server has already been converted, and offers players a chance to help iron out any rough spots before the upgra...
2022-04-03 21:08:57 +0000 UTC View Post
The evolution of UX is not limited to digital applications. When I was a kid my grandparents had to reach across the seat of that mammoth Chrysler station wagon to unlock the passenger doors. Years later pretty much every vehicle came with electric locks, a bit of automotive UI improvement that eliminated...
2022-03-31 13:36:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Every now and then we experience a "gotcha" when the game developers make an undocumented game change that affects the custom UI in unexpected ways. The most famous instance to date has been surprise changes to the way spell casts are reported, resulting in a super-annoying stutter for players using earlier versions of the Maintained Spell Monitor.
Recently multiple playe...
2022-03-30 17:26:35 +0000 UTC View Post
April showers bring...
...more reasons to stay inside and explore Vetrovia!
As March comes to a close, all of the utility improvements proposed in last month's newsletter have been finalized and tested. Some new requests and tweaks have found their way onto the boards since then, and the chances that we will be ...
2022-03-28 16:24:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 3
As promised, the Advanced LFG window is now available in L and XL sizes, and that will complete Group 19. Even though LFG doesn't seem to get much use, I did discover that players on the new Kael Drakkel server were giving it a go, and it makes sense to include it in this group along with the Community window. LFG is part of the Extras package -- see Part 2 below f...
2022-03-18 21:55:14 +0000 UTC View Post
The new Camp Next feature has gotten some good reviews, but one requirement to make it work is not obvious. If you have wanted to try it out but it doesn't seem to do anything, most likely account name(s) and password(s) have not been assigned.
In the case of missing credentials, instead of sil...
2022-03-11 23:28:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the past year and a half we've encountered a surprising number of Darq Side members who game on Linux computers. Linux in all its different flavors is an operating system that's not for the faint of heart, but it's been growing rapidly in popularity due in part to significant compatibility improvements with W...
2022-03-06 20:55:06 +0000 UTC View Post
98% of Yugos are still on the road. The other 2% actually made it all the way home.
Just Browsing
The aging and not very useful in-game browser client disappeared when Visions of Vetrovia went live in December. In its place we found a superior mechanic that finall...
2022-02-27 21:33:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Open Tradeskills window
Start crafting
Realize that TS mount and gear set are not equipped
Panic
Interrupt crafting
Open Character window
Open Sidebar
Click Sets tab
Choose Tradeskill set
Click Equip
Open Mounts page
Choose Tradeskill mount
Close Character window
Reopen Tradeskills window
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been
― Rainer Maria Rilke
It looks like 2022 is starting out great in EverQuest II with a new 2022-01-29 00:14:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some information that's been requested many times, most recently by Darq Side members Viktore and Lucutious. Take a few minutes and see if there's anything you didn't already know about the Maintained Spell Monitor!
An important new option was added to the monitor recently -- don't miss 2022-01-26 02:21:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Recently Darq Side member Levaquin mentioned in Discord that he was seeing a momentary framerate drop, or "hitch," when initiating combat. I immediately thought back to previous troubles with the Maintained Spell Monitor, but after a few questions and getting some of his files I was a...
2022-01-23 21:33:39 +0000 UTC View Post
We haven't had a 2K/4K poll since the summer, but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy preserving eyesight and reducing squinting all across Norrath.
Group 18, which is available now on the premium server, includes the Enemy List (aka Threat List) which was requested and play-tested by Darq Side member Alderin. This group also includes upsized versions ...
2022-01-23 20:02:30 +0000 UTC View Post
A year or so ago, the DarqUI Unified Notifications app was fitted with two new features to overcome some limitations in EverQuest II, namely the absence of a fullscreen windowed client display and an increasingly terrible in-game browser experience. The new DarqUI feature package was named the URL Helper, which you can find out more about in 2022-01-20 15:20:41 +0000 UTC View Post
First, thank you for the very nice feedback on recently published features. I'm always gratified by how engaged and thoughtful our members tend to be. A question was asked about the new PlayerMessage popup -- can the background be transparent like the default Onscreen Message window? If you "fake" camp and try to go to Window Settings, the popup disappears too quickly to do any...
2022-01-18 13:38:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Think of all the different reasons why we log in to each of our characters in sequence: daily quests, overseer missions, checking broker sales, updating character inventories, the list is long. You don't have to have dozens of characters to participate in this ritual. My main account only has about half a dozen characters and I've already gotten very accustomed to using this new premium feature...
2022-01-17 17:34:48 +0000 UTC View Post