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LOTRO Skin Viewer

Category: LotRO Tools & Utilities for DevelopersLOTRO Skin Viewer

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Name:

LOTRO Skin Viewer Popular!

Author:

D.H1cks [List D.H1cks's interfaces]

Date:

07-02-2007 10:26 AM

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323.68 Kb

Version:

3.5

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Description

This is an application that will let you see how a skin looks, without having to log in to the game.

A couple of things to note:

1. This app does not support the new size/location changes that came with Shores of Evendim.

2. You may need to download the latest DirectX runtime updates:
DirectX June 2007 Update

Just unzip the downloaded file and run. Please keep the files that come in the zip in the same directory, or the app may crash. You can however replace the files if you like, but keep the names the same.

To view a skin, click on the open file button and select a SkinDefinition.xml file to view, or use the pulldown to select an installed skin.

If you hover the mouse over a button on the menustrip, a tooltip will show you what the button will do.

Any parts of the skin that are missing will default to a checker board type image, but you can turn them off by clicking on the 'Hide Tiles' button.

VERSION INFO

Version 3.5: Message will point to which skin XML file is incorrectly formatted if the program cannot read the data properly. Will also display a message to try and help point to the specific issue.

Version 3.4: Fixed an issue with reading compress TGAs, again. They work much nicer now.

Version 3.3: Fixed the issue with the File->Open method of openning skins to not work.

Todo: Nothing. This is probably the last version of the skin viewer in its current form. I am working on a Skin Editting package with much more functionality. However, I will continue to fix bugs as I find them or they are pointed out.

Archive List (Old Versions)
File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
LOTRO Skin Viewer	3.4	323.60 Kb	D.H1cks	07-01-2007 08:45 PM

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04-09-2007, 01:08 PM

Asghaard

The Unscathed

Forum posts: 19

File comments: 9

Uploads: 2

Congratulation,

very nice job.
it's easier to developpe interface

thanks a lot

(scuse for my english, i'm just french

)

04-09-2007, 06:06 PM

Zedicius

The Unscathed

Forum posts: 18

File comments: 1

Uploads: 2

Sweet!

This is great! I wish I could do this stuff, but I am content with using other people's programs. Thanks for all the hard work!

04-10-2007, 02:24 AM

Asghaard

The Unscathed

Forum posts: 19

File comments: 9

Uploads: 2

(i'm french and don't have good english)

Hi,

I suppose that you're completing your Skin Viewer but i would to tell you some wishes i have.

I would like to see :
- the Main Box Close Button (titlebar_X_2)
- the buttons style in menu (textbutton)
- the Tooltip
- Chat Elements

you're surely working on it.

Last edited by Asghaard : 04-11-2007 at 01:44 PM.

04-10-2007, 04:26 AM

D.H1cks

The Undying

Forum posts: 162

File comments: 144

Uploads: 8

Hi Asghaard,

It is my hope that I will be able to get all the UI elements into the viewer, to make it as close to in-game as possible.

-tooltip will be in the next release

Thanks for letting me know what some of the ArtAssetIds are for too, that helps.

04-11-2007, 07:44 PM

draxum

The Wary

Forum posts: 0

File comments: 1

Uploads: 0

Waiting to see the finished product

I think it is a great Idea to use WOW Images as it is a popular game. I really can't wait to get the finished files to use them. But you might think about putting in a directions on how to install the files into the LOTRO game directory so that the addons will work.

04-12-2007, 02:58 AM

Asghaard

The Unscathed

Forum posts: 19

File comments: 9

Uploads: 2

Draxum, I think that you're on the wrong thread if you speak about "my" WoW Skin.
The thread is here.

To install the Skin, go into your "My Documents/Lord of the Rings Online" directory (not the directory where is the game) and create a directory nammed "ui" ... and put the skin in it.

To activate the Skin, go in the UI options window in game and in the bootom, you will find a list of your skins, select it and it's all.

You can find the procedure here : http://community.codemasters.com/for...d.php?t=149176

Quote:

Activating Your Skin

To activate your skin, launch the game.
Open the Options panel, Ctrl-O.
Click the "User Skins" button.
In the "Current User Skin" droplist, select your skin.
The UI changes!

If your skin is not in the list, it failed to parse. Make sure your tags are all specified and closed!

Currently, the game must be relaunched whenever a new skin is added or a change is made to an existing skin.

04-14-2007, 04:45 AM

Asghaard

The Unscathed

Forum posts: 19

File comments: 9

Uploads: 2

thank you D.H1cks,

I'm continuing developpe my interface and it's very boring to swicth between the game and my Desktop.

Good work !

Edit :
there's a mistake, with the tooltip, I think that you've reversed "top" and "bottom" position.

Last edited by Asghaard : 04-14-2007 at 05:00 AM.

04-14-2007, 08:03 AM

D.H1cks

The Undying

Forum posts: 162

File comments: 144

Uploads: 8

Quote:

Edit :
there's a mistake, with the tooltip, I think that you've reversed "top" and "bottom" position.

Yup, silly me. It has been fixed in the this version.

Edit: Coming soon, mouseover and clicks that actually change the image.

Last edited by D.H1cks : 04-14-2007 at 02:12 PM.

04-15-2007, 11:39 AM

Asghaard

The Unscathed

Forum posts: 19

File comments: 9

Uploads: 2

Very good job, wonderful.

Too bad that I have finished my interface skin.

The rollover and pressed system is what i was wainting for.

For the text button order, you can maybe write the name over or in the side of the button (and possibility to hide or not the name of the button to just look at the button design).

It misses the "panel_border "and the "options_panel_divider".
For the autoattack button, it misses also 3 others positions.

There a little reversion with the "tab_tier1_middle_back_e" and "tab_tier1_middle_back_w".

Thanks a lot for your excellent work.

Last edited by Asghaard : 04-15-2007 at 11:40 AM.

04-15-2007, 12:06 PM

D.H1cks

The Undying

Forum posts: 162

File comments: 144

Uploads: 8

Quote:

For the text button order, you can maybe write the name over or in the side of the button (and possibility to hide or not the name of the button to just look at the button design).

I thought about that, and I might still do it. I am hoping to figure out the color and font of the in-game text, to make it look right.

Quote:

For the autoattack button, it misses also 3 others positions.

Ya, the three 'highlighted' version. Will look at adding a toggle button to switch between normal and highlighted.

Quote:

There a little reversion with the "tab_tier1_middle_back_e" and "tab_tier1_middle_back_w".

Yikes. Guess it's time I made some .tga images to make sure they are right.

Quote:

Too bad that I have finished my interface skin.

The WoW interface is great. I hope you make more sometime.

04-30-2007, 03:35 PM

AstroCat

The Unscathed

Forum posts: 18

File comments: 13

Uploads: 0

Can you add a way to view the mail window so Asghaard can make a skin for it? Thanks!

05-02-2007, 06:43 AM

D.H1cks

The Undying

Forum posts: 162

File comments: 144

Uploads: 8

I'll add it to my todo list.

05-02-2007, 10:32 PM

Sabar

Go for three

Forum posts: 13

File comments: 2

Uploads: 1

You don't know how much this tool helps. It reduces tedium from exiting out of the game sooo much.

05-04-2007, 06:10 AM

D.H1cks

The Undying

Forum posts: 162

File comments: 144

Uploads: 8

I am very happy that people find the tool useful. Don't forget, you can post feature requests for the tool. I cannot guarantee I can do all the requests, but I will do as much as I can.

On a side note, I am quite busy with work and school these days, so updates may be a little slow in coming.