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Version 2.0.0
Added round clock to match compass and a text window meant to bridge them with current chunk, earth and telon time, and distance to waypoint marker.
To use:
All 3 windows are individually movable and toggleable in case you don't want one or more of them or want them laid out differently than I suggest.
use
/showwindow Clock or
/hidewindow Clock to show or hide the round sky clock.
Use
/showwindow Clock Info or
/hidewindow Clock Info to show or hide the text portion.
Windows will remember whether they were visible or not between logins.
Version 1.0.0
Just a round compass to replace the stock one. Use should be pretty self-explanatory - if you can use the regular compass there's no trick to navigating with this one.
To install:
If you have never installed a Vanguard mod before:
1. Locate and open your Vanguard directory. (This is by default C:\Program Files\Sony\Vanguard)
2. In that directory, find and open the folder named "VGUIAssets"
3. In that directory, find and open the folder named "Shells"
4. Unzip the entire zip file into the shells directory. (You should have a folder called "Mothers" inside your shells directory when you are done.)
5. Go back to your Vanguard directory from step 1
6. In that directory, find and open the folder named "bin"
7. In that directory, find and open the file called "vgclient.ini" (just double click it and it should open with notepad.)
8. Find the part of the file that looks like:
Code:
[UI]
ShellName=Default
ValidateXML=False
9. Change the ShellName line as follows:
Code:
[UI]
ShellName=Mothers
ValidateXML=False
10. Launch Vanguard and enjoy!
If you have installed other Mother's UIs for Vanguard:
1. Locate and open your Vanguard directory. (This is by default C:\Program Files\Sony\Vanguard)
2. In that directory, find and open the folder named "VGUIAssets"
3. In that directory, find and open the folder named "Shells"
4. In that directory, find and open the folder named "Mothers"
5. In that directory, find and open the folder named "Textures"
6. Copy from the zip file the two files with names beginning with "mothers_widgets" and place them in the skins folder you just opened.
7. Go back up one level to the "Mothers" folder.
8. In that directory, find and open the folder named "Windows"
9. Look in that folder for three files called "VGUICompass.xml", "VGUIClock.xml", and "VGUIClockInfo.xml"
9a. If that file exists, overwrite it with the same-named file from the zip file. This is the only modified file. Congratulations, you are done. Launch Vanguard and enjoy!
9b. If that file does not exist, copy the files "VGUICompass.xml" from the zip file into the folder you are now in.
10. Go back up to the "Mothers" folder.
11. Open the "Index.xml" file with notepad. (You'll probably have to right-click and choose "Open With" to do so.)
12. Find the line that reads:
Code:
<SystemWindows directory="Windows">
13. Immediately after that line, add the following line:
Code:
<Window filename="VGUICompass.xml"/>
14. Find the other line that reads: (probably above the place you are editting)
Code:
<Window filename="VGUICompass.xml"/>
15. Delete that entire line.
16. Find the Line that reads:
Code:
<GameplayWindows directory="Windows">
13. Immediately after that line, add the following lines:
Code:
<Window filename="VGUIClock.xml"/>
<Window filename="VGUIClockInfo.xml"/>
17. Load and play Vanguard.
18. If there was no line that read
Code:
<SystemWindows directory="Windows">
then find a line that reads
There should be 2 of them and either one will work... Immediately after that line put the following 3 lines:
Code:
<SystemWindows directory="Windows">
<Window filename="VGUICompass.xml"/>
</SystemWindows>
18. Continue at 14 above.
Credits
This is a pretty shameless rip-off of the OCD-Adv Compass and Clock mod for EQ2 by Jaxel. But I loved that window.
Thanks also to whoever at Sigil added the game vars I needed to complete this!
