Classic-Era Client(s) - Gauging Interest

[Telin]

I like the classic UI and all, but if it limits the size of the screen a lot I would be happy with the default UI of the eqmac client so I can fill up the screen.

If this works 100% and without forcing the classic UI on others, I would think this client should be mandatory as it would better represent the classic era such as classic water, classic sky, classic spell effects, no target rings, no mana bar numbers, no shadows, and no zone names on loading screens.

[Furinex]

As I said before -- Big things. Keep up the excellent work. This is awesome!

[a_gnoll_pup]

Spawns now work (somewhat).

The bulk spawn packet does NOT work yet, investigating why.

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[a_gnoll_pup]

Originally Posted by a_gnoll_pup [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Spawns now work (somewhat).

The bulk spawn packet does NOT work yet, investigating why.

Spoke too soon; X and Y were inversed in the bulk spawn packet. Moving onto other issues now [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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[happyhappy]

I have the weirdest boner right now.

[Furinex]

Do you have spells working? If so, video of 39+ shielding spell please. Also delete the spellsnew .eff and . Edd for maximum classicness. This should work with the client you are using.

[a_gnoll_pup]

Originally Posted by Furinex [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Do you have spells working? If so, video of 39+ shielding spell please. Also delete the spellsnew .eff and . Edd for maximum classicness. This should work with the client you are using.

Spells are not working yet; haven't even gotten to position updates yet let alone items or spells :P

Still chugging along though; will keep you guys posted.

[Furinex]

Assuming dx8 works in this client I believe the spells.eff is the key file. You're doin a great job man!!

[a_gnoll_pup]

I just got sick working on this a tad (spent like the entire night reverse engineering the MIDI code to make a DLL that adds proper MIDI support to the client) but here's the final result:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njQ1wi_bLPM

Notice the Old UI is fixed up a bit as well. This is the result of adding a proper server name to the configuration file.

Next up, position updates and spells. After that I will demonstrate a modern-era client (Titanium) and an old-era client (EQMac) in sync.

Note: Unfortunately the Trilogy client is incompatible with modern hardware, and the EQMac one barely works as-is, so this is the closest you will get to perfection on Windows 8.

[Telin]

Great job! When u get to spells just don't forget to remove spellsnew.edd and spellsnew.eff when u begin testing. Does the full screen version of classic UI with transparent windows work? I forget which f key toggles it