How to make the game look more like Classic EQ?

[paulgiamatti]

• Install original low-resolution zone textures (extract to EQ directory & overwrite): lowres_s3d.zip

Here are the high-resolution zone textures which are technically still classic (released during Velious era), but less classic than the low-resolution textures: highres_s3d.zip

• Install a classic UI:

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

To experience the Velious style user interface, navigate to your EQ Directory, then into your UIFiles folder. Create a folder named 'velious'. Download and extract this ZIP file into that folder: Velious UI Files
To use this interface in game, you must /loadskin velious.

phobus and qqui are also great modernized versions of the Velious UI.

phobus:
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qqui:
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Originally Posted by paulgiamatti [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

someone made a custom UI based off of the original classic UI, which isn't as ludicrously cramped as the original, but I'd say it captures the essence of it. Grab it here: http://p99.yourfirefly.com/downloads/classic1.3.zip.

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• Install classic spell icons:

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

If you wish you can replace the supplied icons with any of the following versions (just unzip to the UI folder of choice):

f. Classic - Download >>>square<<< or >>>rounded<<< icons.

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• Install a classic login screen:

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

To make the loginserver screens look like classic EQ, navigate to uifiles/default and extract the files from this zip there:

Classic: http://www.project1999.org/files/EQLS_classic.zip
Kunark: http://www.project1999.org/files/kunarklogin.zip

• Install a classic loading screen (or download and extract eqloadscreens1-3.rar to your EQ directory and launch EQ from Launch Titanium.bat to make it randomize between them):

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

To change the loading screen, navigate to the Resources folder and replace loadscreen.jpg with one of the following (Right Click and Save As):

Original:
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Kunark:
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Velious:
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• Disable Luclin pet models (options menu from the login screen)

• Disable shadows, advanced lighting, pixel & vertex shaders (advanced settings from the in-game options menu)

• Install original gameplay sounds (in case yours have been changed - extract to EQ directory & overwrite): classicsounds.zip

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

To hear the old style midi songs for loading, death, and combat, move the following files out of your EQ Directory (Into a Backup Folder):

eqtheme.mp3
combattheme1.mp3
combattheme2.mp3
deaththeme.mp3