Installing the Modified UI

[Sarrene]

Installing the Modified UI
Now that you have downloaded one of the UI mods, what are you suppose to do? Well here is a nice list that Drox posted up for us all. They are fairly simple. However if you have any questions, feel free to let us know. Someone around is sure to be able to answer your questions.

1. Unzip the file using your favorite zip/rar program.
2. Copy the folder included in the zip to your c:\Program Files\Sony\Vanguard\VGUIAssets\Shells folder.
3. Open the c:\Program Files\Sony\Vanguard\bin\vgclient.ini file in a text editor (notepad is fine).
4. In the [UI] section change the shellname to "ShellName=ModFolderName" where ModFolderName is the name of the folder that was in the zip file.

Inside your vgclient file, you will find [General] section, below this fairly large span of text you will find [UI]. Some times, I have found, that after a new patch or full file scan, there is nothing below the [UI]. So here is what it aught to show. You can copy and paist this below the correct section and replace UIName with what ever UI you wish to use.

[UI]
ShellName=UIName
ValidateXML=False
ChatAutojoin=regionsay,auction
LoadGameplayWindowsAtStartup=False
PresentLogin=True

A few things to remember however:
Make sure that you have not accidentally doubled the UI folder.
Make sure you modify the ini folder correctly. If there are caps in the name of the mod, you have to include those.
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Administrator Permissions (UAC)

There are several security settings that come installed with Windows Vista that may need to be modified to allow Vanguard to run without interference. Here are some things to try.

Running as Administrator

1. Right click on the game's icon and go to properties
2. Go to the compatibility tab
3. Click on "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and select XP Service Pack 2
4. Check "Run this program as administrator"

To turn off UAC

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, click User Accounts.
3. In the User Accounts window, click User Accounts.
4. In the User Accounts tasks window, click Turn User Account Control on or off.
5. If UAC is currently configured in Admin Approval Mode, the User Account Control message appears. Click Continue.
6. Clear the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer check box, and then click OK.
7. Click Restart Now to apply the change right away, or click Restart Later and close the User Accounts tasks window.

[jafaya]

Hi, i cant find the ini.file
I have vgclient.dll and vgclient.int, but no vgclient.ini in the location c:\Program Files\Sony\Vanguard\bin\ ?

Edit : is it maybe the file that says vgclient and has a picture of a cog on it? sorry im noob to stuff like this

[Ryuno]

If you can't find the file, starting up the game should get one created.

[jafaya]

Originally Posted by Ryuno

If you can't find the file, starting up the game should get one created.

Just tried that still no ini file though the vgclient file with a pic of a cog on it has this written in it : [Version]
VanguardINIVersion=14

[FirstRun]
FirstRun=False

[General]
UseSound=True
UseJoystick=False
ScreenshotFormat=BMP
Brightness=0.500000
Contrast=0.500000
Gamma=1.000000
ShowBloom=False
GrassDensity=0.250000
GrassBlending=0
bShowClouds=False
bUseHDR=False
bUseToneMapping=False
bShowNames=True
bShowMyName=False
bShowTargetReticles=True
FlashTargetsName=True
TextureDetailWorld=4
TextureDetailPlayerSkin=4
TextureDetailNPCSkin=4
TextureDetailWeaponSkin=4
TextureDetailTerrain=4
TextureDetailTerrainDetail=4
TextureDetailInterface=0
TextureDetailRenderMap=4
TextureDetailLightmap=4
TextureDetailShadowMap=4
TextureDetailNormalMap=4

this not the one then no?
heres a pic of my bin folder

[Ryuno]

Yep thats the one.

You can stop it hiding the extensions like that (if you want) by doing:

While viewing folders, click Tools menu -> Folder Options.
Click the view tab.
Scroll down the list and find Hide extensions for known file types and untick it.

Accept, and it should always show the extensions, like ini now.

Ry

[jafaya]

Originally Posted by Ryuno

Yep thats the one.

You can stop it hiding the extensions like that (if you want) by doing:

While viewing folders, click Tools menu -> Folder Options.
Click the view tab.
Scroll down the list and find Hide extensions for known file types and untick it.

Accept, and it should always show the extensions, like ini now.

Ry

Thanks a lot, sorted i was actually looking in Tools menu -> Folder Options., but had no idea what to change, so thx !

[Sarrene]

Something that I have noticed and did go ahead and edit the innitial post is below also. I hope this helps out some...

Inside your vgclient file, you will find [General] section, below this fairly large span of text you will find [UI]. Some times, I have found, that after a new patch or full file scan, there is nothing below the [UI]. So here is what it aught to show. You can copy and paist this below the correct section and replace UIName with what ever UI you wish to use.

[UI]
ShellName=UIName
ValidateXML=False
ChatAutojoin=regionsay,auction
LoadGameplayWindowsAtStartup=False
PresentLogin=True

[Loekii]

The Problem I am experiencing is the game reverting back to Shellname=Default.

I searched to make sure I don't have two VGClient.ini.

I have tried making the change before and after the patcher, as well as before I select my character and press play.

I sometimes seem to get it to work (ie the ModUI loads as intended, but more often it doesn't.

I have noticed that at the server select screen, the ini looks completely different, but then reverts to the default ini when my characters appear.

When exactly should I make the change to the Shellname line?

Is there another file or line that needs to be edited as well?

[Loekii]

So I just tested this again:

• I modified the vgclient.ini file to reflect shellname=MiggyClassicUI.
• Started VG patcher -- no change to ini.
• Logged into Patcher -- no change
• Server Selection Screen -- ini changed to look like:

[Version]
VanguardINIVersion=14

[FirstRun]
FirstRun=False

[General]

[UI]

[WinDrv.WindowsClient]
WindowedViewportX=1280
WindowedViewportY=1024
FullscreenViewportX=1280
FullscreenViewportY=1024
StartupFullscreen=True
ScreenFlashes=True
MinDesiredFrameRate=35.000000
MaxDesiredFrameRate=100.000000
Decals=True
Coronas=True
DecoLayers=True
Projectors=True
NoDynamicLights=False
ReportDynamicUploads=False
NoFractalAnim=False

[D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]
DetailTextures=True
DetailMode=3
UsePrecaching=False
UseTrilinear=True
AdapterNumber=-1
ReduceMouseLag=True
UseTripleBuffering=False
UseHardwareTL=True
UseHardwareVS=True
UseCubemaps=True
DesiredRefreshRate=60
UseCompressedLightmaps=True
UseStencil=True
MaxPixelShaderVersion=255
UseVSync=False
DetailTexMipBias=0.8
DefaultTexMipBias=-0.5
UseNPatches=False
TesselationFactor=1.0
CheckForOverflow=False
DisableShaderModel3=True
DisableMultiGPUOpt=False
DisableHighDetailShaders=False
Use16BitNormalMaps=false

[Engine.NullRenderDevice]
DetailTextures=True
DetailMode=Always
UsePrecaching=True
UseCompressedLightmaps=True
UseStencil=True
NoFractalAnim=False

[ALAudio.ALAudioSubsystem]
UseEAX=False
Use3DSound=False
UseDefaultDriver=True
CompatibilityMode=False
UsePrecache=True
ReverseStereo=false
Channels=32
MusicVolume=1.0
AmbientVolume=1.0
SoundVolume=1.0
DopplerFactor=1.0
Rolloff=0.5
TimeBetweenHWUpdates=15
DisablePitch=False
LowQualitySound=False
IsactStreamPacketLength=250
StreamIsactAudio=True
IsactMusicStreamPacketLength=250
StreamIsactMusic=True
OpenALDeviceName=Generic Software
MasterVolume=1.000000

[ExceptionHandling]
SendWatson=True
KeepMiniDump=False
SendEmail=True
emailAddress=vanguardcrash@sigilgames.com
emailName=Crash Support
emailSubject=Vanguard Client Crash
miniDumpFile=vgcrash.mdmp
exceptionInfoFile=vgcrashlog.txt

It seems to stay like that until I make any changes to the in game settings, at which point it reverts back to the default VGclient.INI

So what am I doing incorrectly?

[Ryuno]

I would try (if you havent already).

Delete the file, run the patcher and log all the way into a character, and logout and exit the game.

Then try editing it.