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J.R.R
Skins Collection
you must use a sophisticated zipping software as 7zip (freeware) to process it correctly.
*Scroll down the page to see many screenshots of the skins*
Here are new screenshots of the skins using a large universal toolbar, watchable in 2560x1440 HD resolution :
JRR Skins Collection album on ko-fi.com
If you wish to support my work, you can donate me on Ko-Fi :
or on Paypal :
Thank you 
Latest update(s) :
Version 42.0c :
- fix wrong path of a few fellowship portrait frames in "the white hand".
- A few minor enhancements in various skins.
Version 42 alternate :
As some people had issues unzipping v42, I've re-uploaded v42 packed with another zipping method in 7zip (it is the only software I found which is able to maintain the archive below the hard limit of 100 mb on lotrointerface).
Nevertheless, now using Windows or Mac embed unzipping function should be considered inappropriate for JRR Skins Collection.
Version 42 - September 21 2024
This release is a kind of fan ultimate edition. I hope you will appreciate it !
- Enjoy a ton of new panel backgrounds artworks (grabbed on wallpaper websites + some ingame screenshot) and a lot of elements redesigned !
- Added a custom short toolbar profile for the "Umbar" theme.
- Please delete previous installation folder of JRR Skins Collection before installing this update.
- If you encounter issues unzipping the zip file, use 7zip (free software), the archive was packed using it.
- Any PATCH modifying the skindefinition files within JRR Skins Collection released prior a new JRR Skins Collection version is outdated, please do not install it, else you will downgrade the skins and cause issues.
Here is a video overview of universal toolbar based skins in v42 https://youtu.be/IVWkPy0o5sM
Full version history available HERE
Short introduction :
This is a pack of alternate user interfaces skins = themes.
My goal trough this pack is to revive, gather, update and enhance the most famous Lotro skins (or parts of a skin) originally created and maintained by numerous authors and contributors, since most of the original releases are abandoned and highly outdated.
During the reviving process I freely revisited the themes to offer the LOTRO community a new experience of these great artworks by applying my own touch.
A few themes and many additions or tweaks were developped by me, often based on elements of highly outdated abandoned skins and some others found here and there on internet. ( I'm a terrible drawer
)
In this pack you will find 15 different themes with variants (it can be the toolbar or color or some pictures), offering a total of 50 sub-themes !
All the themes included in this pack share the same panel customizations except custom toolbars.
Here are other nice eye candies you should give a try :
- W0 theme (skin)
- Samooryesord's Load Screens (copy and overwrite its JPG files into installation folder of The Lord of the Rings Online\raw\your language\logo then go to the properties of the logo folder and select "read only".)
Screenshots :
JRR - AuC
JRR - AuC *Light*
JRR - B.G.M (Opaque)
JRR - B.G.M *Opaque Short*
JRR - Bree
JRR - Delving Hills
JRR - Delving Hills *Large II*
JRR - Delving Hills *Short*
JRR - Durin's Folk (blue)
JRR - Durin's Folk *Short*
JRR - Eorlingas
JRR - Eorlingas *Short*
JRR - Erebor *Universal toolbar*
JRR - Erebor *Custom toolbar*
JRR - Erebor *Short toolbar*
JRR - Greenleaves
JRR - Greenleaves *Short toolbar*
JRR - Grey Wizard
JRR - Grey Wizard *Draigoch toolbar*
JRR - JappMe
JRR - JappMe *Short*
JRR - Main theme
JRR - Monsters Lair
When applied on a monster player character (creep) it fixes all the default monster play UI crappy blue elements.
JRR - Monsters Lair *Short*
JRR - Spirit of Eflwood
JRR - Spirit of Eflwood *Light*
JRR - The White Hand
JRR - The White Hand *Short*
JRR - Umbar
Addons : (click the pictures to access their own download page)Other skin I maintain :
The JRR skin collection is entirely modular 
:
Every skin folder can be considered as an addon and is independent from the other ones. This means each main skin folder can be deleted from the pack or modified without affecting the other skins.
Every skin folder interacts with no other folder than the "JRR CORE" folder. This folder contains the common files for all the JRR skins (this is the only folder which must not be deleted to get all the skins displaying properly).
This makes easy for anyone to freely publish a new skin, a patched or customized edition of a skin, ready to plug in JRR, in addition or as replacement of existing skin(s).
This also means, as a simple user, you can reduce the number of skins embedded in the pack in just a few seconds, by simply deleting any skin folder you don't want to be featured any more !
For this, open the
JRR main folder, it is located there :
"...Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\ui\skins\JRR Skins collection\"
Inside this "
JRR Skins collection" folder, delete any folder corresponding to the skins you want to remove from the pack, and you're done, that's as simple as it
Notice : Just don't remove the folder named "
JRR CORE".
Requirements :
A
minimal resolution of 1024 pixels width and 768 pixels height is required, 1440X900 or higher is highly recommended.
If you are below 1024 pixels width and/or 768 pixels height, you can still enjoy the
JRR SmallBar add-on by selecting its "
_JRR Small_No-Ext" special profile. On it, every panels has Lotro's default size.
(click to enlarge)
Installation steps for Windows operating systems :
- Download the .ZIP file from this page.
- Unpack it your desktop using
7-zip (freeware). Don't use Windows right click context menu for unzipping JRR SKIns Collection v42 or newer, it would lead to massive bugs. Same thing for Mac OS. "JRR Skins collection" folder must NOT be renamed and must NOT be located itself inside a second layer of folder (for example a folder with the same name than its former zip file).
- Browse your hard drive and locate your Window's "
Documents" folder (or "
My Documents" for older Windows versions).
Usually (but it can be different) the path is
C:\Users\*your account name*\Documents\
- Inside your "
Documents" folder, look for "
The Lord of the Rings Online" folder, and enter in it. (This is the folder where your Lotro screenshots are stored).
- Now enter in "
UI" folder, then in "
skins" folder. If
UI and/or
skins folders don't exist yet, create it.
Don't go in "Plugins folder" it is NOT dedicated to the skins.
- Copy and paste the folder "
JRR Skins collection" previously unpacked on your desktop into the
SKINS folder.
As example, this is how it looks into my own "SKINS" folder :
Inside the JRR skins collection folder, it should look like this :
- If your LOTRO client was running during the skins installation process, close it then restart it.
- Open LOTRO option panel, then select
"UI settings" tab, scroll it down 2/3 of its height, stop at
miscellaneous section, and look for
user current skin (
"Appearance interface utilisateur" in french).
- Click on "none" to open the drop down select menu and choose one of the themes. (As shown on the picture below)
After you selected a JRR theme, you have to logout (switch to the character selection menu) to apply the new correct parameters. After that you can go back into the game and enjoy all JRR features.
Except " Monsters Lair *short* " and "Delving Hills *Short* ", BGM *short*, Erebor *custom* which both have custom toolbar settings", all the themes featured in the main download share the same panels settings. This means once your character has applied these settings a first time (by logout then login back), you can freely switch between the main download themes and fully enjoy it without having to to perform another logout / login back. (except for the 2 skins mentioned above).
Panels enhancements included in each JRR skin :
- A taller dressing room
- A taller barter panel
- A taller auction Panel
- A taller mail panel
- A taller vendor panel
- A taller crafting panel, with localization fixes
- A taller enemies tracking panel. Displays 20 names at once instead of 8 by default.
- A taller inspect panel.
- A more compact connection Status icon.
- Numerical PVP rank icons
- A (smaller) windowed map. In fact it is displayed at its real size (no more zooming blur)
- Custom Saruman rings (displayed only during Orthanc tower raid fight against Saruman)
- Outfits management panel reorganized icons.
- Less annoying store buttons within various panels
. . . Store buttons removed :- Character panel : Equipment tab (enhance) & Appearance tab (buy outfits) buttons
- Destiny barter
- Extended Crafting Panel : buy recipes / buy mats / accelerate buttons
My skin naming chart relate to the toolbar as follow :
universal = Uses the default toolbar panel code from lotro. It fits with any screen resolution.
Any theme name featuring this word can easily be used by anyone.
custom Indicates that the toolbar is designed using a custom toolbar panel code.
This unfortunately requires to manually edit its skindefinition.xml file with a text editor in order to fit the user's screen resolution (if it is different from the one used in the file).
Short = actually shortened toolbar using a custom toolbar panel code
Light = an universal toolbar visually shortened by turning invisible the side buttons.
wide = full length toolbar.
utrawide = extra length toolbar.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and known issues :
- I just installed JRR and selected one of the skins on my character, some panels are displayed messy, like upside down.
Logout then login back, this is a necessary step to apply the new custom panel settings.
Once you did it, and since you stay on JRR universal toolbar skins, you will be able to switch from a skin to another one without having to logout again.
All the skins included in the main JRR pack are universal toolbar skins, except Delving Hills short, Monsters Lair short, BGM short and Erebor *custom*.
- The 3D portrait from my vital bar zoom or dezoom each time I load a new area. (should not happen with v.40 or higher)
This is a well known issue since years. It is caused by the player vital panel code used in skins. This bug comes from the lotro client itself, I cannot fix it through the skin code, I can only disable the 3d portrait sizing line of code in the skins to bypass it, like it was the case in JRR skins and E&E panels before I re-enabled it in order to fix the other 3D portrait zooming and de-centering issues introduced by lotro update 33.1. So, whatever I do some people will be unsatisfied until the devs fix some of their game bugs. However, while waiting for a game fix there are several ways to overcome it,
choose one among them :
- Set your vital frame size to 1.00 in ui settings options tab.
- Disable 3D portrait in lotro ingame options.
- Roll back to JRR Skins collection v33 while praying for the devs decide some day to spend a few minutes to fix their fucking bugs.
- Delete this line of code from the skindefinition.xml file of each skin you use (but this will also reactivate the present issues of zooming and de-centering) : <Element ID="PlayerPortrait" Height="55" Width="55" Y="26" X="25"> </Element>
- You also have the possibility to fully replace the "regular" player vital frame by a plugin made one, as for example : https://www.lotrointerface.com/downl...1-Athelas.html
- I installed a JRR skins collection addon and selected it on my character, but some panels backgrounds or other elements are replaced by a light grey picture crossed by white lines
When Lotro displays a white grid on a purpleish grey background, it means Lotro can't load the picture file corresponding to the panel elements. The cause can be a file corrupted or missing or not located where it is intended to be.
If only a few elements are affected, you should re-dowload and re-install the skin or this can be a error from my side. Don't hesitate to report me this kind of issues.
If a big amount of elements are affected, first ensure you installed the JRR pack of skins at the right location on your hard drive, then ensure you installed the optional addon folders side by side with the "
JRR Skins collection" folder.
"
JRR skins collection" folder
must not be renamed and must be
directly placed at the right place, not inside another custom/unpacking folder, if not, optional addons won't work and show only grey frames.
Optional addons folders must be located outside JRR skins collection folder, and placed just
beside it.
- How do I uninstall a skin from my computer ?
Simply delete the skin folder you had previously copied onto your from your hard drive (I mean in
...Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\ui\skins\ folder), that's all.
- The map is no more fullscreen !
This is not a bug, this is a skinning choice, it is really convenient in some situations, and on multi screen systems.
Indeed the map is displayed at its actual size, without the zooming blur.
- [COLOR=Orange"]How can I restore the fullscreen map ?[/color]
Use a text editor software (as Windows notepad) to open the skindefinition.xml file located in the folder of the theme you want to tweak, then look for these lines (you can use Control F) and delete them :
Code:
<PanelFile ID="ID_UISkin_MapPanel">
<Element ID="MapBackground" X="0" Y="0" Width="1024" Height="768"> </Element>
</PanelFile>
then save changes in the file than relaunch lotro.
- Can I tweak the size and/or the location of the windowed map on my screen ?
Unfortunately NO, this is an unofficial skinning tweak and it do not supports changing its size or its location on your screen.
It seems the only values presently supported are these default ones : 1024 pixels width and 768 height, which is the actual size of the map pictures before the full screen zooming process.
- On skins containing "custom" in their name, my toolbar is not centered or its buttons cannot be clicked
These particular profiles require the user to edit the corresponding skindefinition.xml file to position the toolbar in order to fit his own game resolution.
The way to proceed is logged at the beginning of the skindefinition.xml file from the skin you want to fiddle. Open it with any text editor, like Wordpad or Notepad.
Any higher resolution is supported, just calculate it as explained in the beginning of the skindefinition from each skin embedding a custom toolbar.
I you play in window mode or switch between window mode and fullscreen mode, you can bypass the "Y" issue by simply setting the toolbar scale to a value different than 1.00 ( in lotro option panel -> UI settings tab) (0.99 or 1.01 is ok).
- My character doesn't show in the dressroom !
JRR skins collection doesn't supports resolutions with a height below 768 pixels.
If you run Lotro with a resolution height equal to 768, you have to play in fullscreen mode to get the dressroom correctly displaying the character.
Higher resolutions allow to play indifferently in fullscreen or windowed modes.
- The auction house panel is too big !
Your screen resolution is too low ! ^^
If you run Lotro with a resolution height equal to 768, you have to play in fullscreen mode to get the auction house panel entirely displayed and usable.
Higher resolutions allow to play indifferently in fullscreen or windowed modes.
Skin by skin credits :
- "JRR AuC" original contents come from "
AuC Theme - Blue (SoM)" by Gaylen. Many additional panel backgrounds grabbed on Google Images.
- "B.G.M" theme is based on "
Black Glass Mix" by Brygard and its updated edition
Black Glass Remix nicely released and maintained by Taangar.
- "JRR Delving Hills" theme is a
JRR revisited edition of the wonderful "
Delving Hills" created by Wicked Mouse. The loading screen comes from
Elven Adventuress UI by Silverangel. Some pictures by John Howe.
- "JRR Durin's Folk original contents come from "
LM Durin's Folk Revisited", originally created by LedMirage then revisited/updated by Daimon.
- "JRR Eorlingas" original contents come from "
Eorlingas", by Ledmirage and from
Eorlingas Revisited Again enhanced by ElfHeart.
Some anniversary portraits are based on vital bars from
Riders of the Riddermark by Supermax.
- "JRR Erebor" supports any screen resolution superior or equal to 1152x864. It is based on the theme "
Firebeards" from "
The Naugrim - double UI Firebeards/Broadbeams" which is itself based and combined off of Sinli's
Enclaved FIRE&ICE and
LM Durin's Folk. The custom toolbar profile is inspired and has some elements from "
Enclaved Dwarf UI", created by
Sinly and based on elements from
LedMirage's Eorlingas.
- "JRR Greenleaves" mainbar and minimap come from "
Greenleaves" created by Chevrefeuille, panel borders and parchment titlebars come from
Kaylan's Scroll Action Bar by Kaylan.
- "JRR Grey Wizard" is a raised-to-life edition of "
Greyskin UI", created by Maximoz in 2007.
Gondor style toolbar in fifty shades of grey wizard is edit of the toolbar from "
Gondor Movie Theme", by Supermax.
The "Grey Wizard - Wide WoW" variation is based on "WoW Style" elements by Asghaard.
- "JRR JappMe *short* and *Large*" original contents come from the fantastic "
JappMe MoM Ivy" 2.0.2 and
JappMe Isengard, both created by JappMe.
- "JRR Bree" is a theme I made, which is declined from former versions of BGM by Brygard associated with ingame screenshots of Bree and Bree land.
- "JRR Main" theme is a theme I made, mostly by combining elements form many sources. The purpose of this theme is to deliver a sober brown and gold colors interface.
- "JRR Monsters Lair" is a theme I made, based on the few monster play UI elements. It delivers a full "monster play" looking theme. The short toolbar design is a full reconstruction of
Small Monster Play Toolbar, by AP Erebus.
- "JRR Spirit of Elfwood" original contents come from "
Spirit of Elfwood Reborn" by Kuvasie, Ryshia & Elfheart.
- "JRR The White Hand original contents come from "
The White Hand", by Kaylan.
- "JRR Umbar" is a theme I made, associating BGM redesigned panel base with elements inspired of Umbar and ingame screenshots.
Global credits :
- I built my very first release of the
JRR theme using the theme
Jack's RedPin-UI 1.0 by Jack of Windfola as a starting base, which inspired me the name "JRR" as a wink signifying at the same time "Jack's Redpin Revisited" and of course referring to JRR Tolkien as the pack is mainly a tribute to the work made by a community of artists inspired by the author of the Lord Of The Rings. However, almost every elements from this starting base has been replaced over the time.
- Many panels elements in different themes come from Brygard's
B.G.M, some other pictures and codes come from
Eclipse UI,
Azure Glass,
JappMe.
- I used some wallpapers and artworks from LOTRO, "lord of the rings" the movie and of the game "the battle for the middle earth II".
- "
Larger Auction Panel" by Thrashfinger, modified by Wicky71 and by Adra.
- Numerical PVP rank icons & vitals pvp rank display fix, by Adra.
- Dressing room by Brygard, modified a first time by Jack then by Adra.
- Custom Saruman rings, by Adra.
- "
Transparent Map Tracker" by Hazado.
- Mail and vendor parts from "
Firefern's Crafting, Vendor and Dressing Room" by Mirarkitty.
-
Extended Barter by The Old One, modified by Adra.
- Attunement bar (Rune keeper) from "
ZerCleanUI" theme, by Zerstor.
- Gambit backgrounds by
Halvr
- "
Warden Gloss" by Zamos.
- Windowed map from
Eclipse UI, by Eclipse aka Shivega.
- Extended Crafting Panel with localization fixes, by Adra.
- Taller Legacy Extraction panel from
UiBuilder by The Old One, modified by Adra in order to display the 7th legacy.
-
Expanded master loot window (20 items max instead of 10), by Eric Led, updated by Adra.
- Extended legendary item dismantling result window, by Adra.
- Some store buttons removal codes are from Elwe's
no store button, some others by Adra.
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For this, simply register on lotrointerface.com (it's free),
then click on the "add to my favorites" button on this page
(near the top right of the page, under the download button).
You can turn this option ON and OFF here (first option)
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10-06-2024, 05:27 AM
(Bachia's patch is already included and updated)
