User Interface Enhancements

There are multiple ways to enhance the user interface of the EverQuest Titanium Client.

Playing in the Optimal "Full-Screen Windowed" Mode

Back in 1999 it was impossible to play in windowed mode without a (banned) program called EQW. Today however running in full screen is problematic. It can cause all sorts of issues, and even if it doesn't it can make switching between other programs difficult.

As a compromise, many players have found that the best way to play EverQuest today is in "Full-Screen Windowed" mode. In other words, run EQ in windowed mode, but customize the resolution so that it fills the entire screen (minus some space for the window border and your taskbar).

To achieve this effect you need to edit your eqclient.ini file, in your EverQuest directory (wherever you chose to install it, possibly in Program Files).

First, you need to change:

 WindowedMode=FALSE

to TRUE (if it's not already):

 WindowedMode=TRUE

Next, you need to set your WindowedWidth and WindowedHeight. These should be similar to the resolution of the monitor that you play EQ on. However the width should be reduced slightly (to account for window borders), and the height should be reduced a bit more (to account for the task bar also).

You will have to play with these values. For instance, if your monitor has a resolution of 1900x1200 you might start with values of:

 WindowedWidth=1920
 WindowedHeight=1012

Try running the game, see how it fits, and then close it. Adjust the values and retry, and keep doing that until you are satisfied.

You may also have to play with the offset values:

 WindowedModeXOffset=-3
 WindowedModeYOffset=0

And other related values may also need to be set (ed: unclear?):

 WidthWindowed=1920
 HeightWindowed=1080

 Width=1920
 Height=1080

Updating the Client's "Skin"

By far the easiest and most popular way is to load a different, player-made "UI Skin", such as the popular Duxa skin. To do this one simply has to:

Find a skin (which works with Project 1999; many newer EverQuest skins will not work) on the Project 1999 forum, or on a website
Download the skin to your "uifiles" folder
Start EverQuest, and once in game press CTRL + O to bring up the options menu.
Click the "Load UI Skin" button and select the skin you wish to load