Project 1999 - <KWSN> Velious Beta Setup Guide (Keep your UI,friends list, and macros!)

Just a simple little guide for those who haven't dug around in their EQ folder but don't wanna set up a new UI for Velious Beta!

O man, I sure do feel like playing Velious and helping the GMs out!

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Let me just /beta and I can try it out! *reads fine print* /beta. Woo that was fast! Now to login!

Sometimes its hard to remember which letter I set as my password, but I persevere!

Velious is here!

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Omg!! What is this UI? Gross!!

I have the technology, I can fix this.

Step 1: Find your EQ folder, most people's will be somewhere around C > Program Files (x86) > Sony > Everquest

Mine however is directly in my C drive to make things easy for me.

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Now go into the folder and look for your .ini files.

"Whoa whoa whoa man, I never heard of no ini file, what even is that?! I didn't sign up for a hacker's convention, I don't wanna go to jail I have so much to life for!"

"Don't worry, they open just like a text file, in notepad and contain settings for how the game will load, easy! All you have to do is make sure the right .ini file is in the right place and wabam! Friend's list, settings, macros, all copied over!"

Let's get started! First, find the UI_YourCharName_project1999 files.

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See that UI_Useful_P1999beta? That's the perpetrator! Delete him! Keep in mind, it won't exist unless you've logged in once, if you copy your UI (we haven't gotten to that yet) BEFORE logging in, your UI will be set up automatically.

The ONLY thing you need to do to get your UI working is:

COPY FILE: "UI_Useful_project1999.ini" - it will appear as "UI_Useful_project1999 - Copy,ini"

DELETE FILE: "UI_Useful_P1999Beta.ini"

RENAME FILE: "UI_Useful_project1999 - Copy,ini" to "UI_Useful_P1999Beta.ini"

and bam! You got your UI copied over! No additional setup required!

What about macros, hotkeys, and friend's list! After all some of my buds might be on. Good point!

Its very similar! The file below contains your friend list, macros, and hotkeys.

http://i.imgur.com/scYm28b.jpg

You can even double click it and check out your friend's list, be careful not to make any unintended changes!

To get this copied over simply follow the same procedure.

COPY FILE: "Useful_project1999.ini" -- It will appear as "Useful_project1999 - Copy.ini"

DELETE FILE: "Useful_P1999Beta.ini"

RENAME FILE: "Useful_project1999 - Copy.ini" to "Useful_P1999Beta.ini"

All set!

This whole guide might seem silly to you, but we all come from different tech levels. Never explain anything more complex than if you were discussing it with an intelligent 8 year old, keep it simple!

Yay Velious! :cool:

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