Phalanx UI
Phalanx is an aesthetic interface modification that tries to retain as much of the look and feel of the original skin as possible ... with any changes made to be from a minimalist / efficiency / polish point of view.
There are currently two versions -- a Normal Version and a Widescreen Version. The Widescreen Version is fine for those even without widescreen monitors, but use screen resolutions of 1280x1024 or higher.
As this is a partial compilation, I would like to give credit to the following:
- Viper's Smaller OnScreen Message
- Viper's Group Window
- gurgelstock's Clear Emotes (partial)
- TisraUI (minimap partial)
Phalanx UI Normal Version Hotbar
This second hotbar mirrors one of the floating hotbars. In practical terms, this means one of the floating hotbars was made static and moved to form the second row of the hotbar. You will still be able to use the first seven Action Buttons of the first floating hotbar normally.
The second floating hotbar will retain all its original functionality.
Phalanx UI Wide Version Hotbar
The Wide Version adds an additional 12 Action Buttons to the hotbar. These mirror the last 12 Action Buttons of the 2nd. Floating Hotbar. This leaves the first eight Action Buttons of the second floatable hotbar to be used normally. Note that this version may be too wide to fit on displays that are not widescreen.
What Phalanx is not
Phalanx is not a solution for all your UI problems. It will not add functionality that is not already present in the original UI. In fact, if you prefer to have the full use of both your floating hotbars, it might rob you of some functionality.
Hotkey Bindings
Normal Version
In order from left to right on the lower hotbar:
- The first six Action Buttons correspond to 1st. Extended Action Button 8 through 13 under the Controls options.
- The next three Action Buttons are actually part of the original UI, this three-button row is called the Extended Hotbar in the interface options. Two of these buttons correspond to Action Button 11 and 12 under Controls, where Action Button 11 is the first, and by default assigned to Q, and Action Button 12 is the third, and by default assigned to E. The Action Button in the middle has no corresponding bind option under Controls. This is a limitation of the original UI.
- The remaining seven Action Buttons of the lower hotbar correspond to 1st. Extended Action Button 14 through 20.
Wide Version
In order from left to right, and in a clockwise direction:
- The first three Action Buttons of the first row correspond to 2nd. Extend Action Button 9 through 11.
- The last three Action Buttons of the first row correspond to 2nd. Extended Action Button 12 through 14.
- The last three Action Buttons of the second row correspond to 2nd. Extended Action Button 15 through 17.
- The first three Action Buttons of the second row correspond to 2nd. Extended Action Button 18 through 20.
The hotkey binding instruction for the normal version still apply to the Wide Version, but keep in mind that hotkey instructions for the normal version ignores the first and last three buttons of both rows that the Wide Version adds.
Installation
To install Phalanx, choose which version you wish to install. Then go into that version's folder and just drop the folder named 'cd_image' into your Age of Conan installation directory. Do not remove the existing 'Gui' folder, simply merge folders and overwrite files if prompted. The default full install path of Age of Conan is C:\Program Files\Funcom\Age of Conan\
If you already have another modification installed it is recommended that you backup your 'Customized' folder as Phalanx may be incompatible with existing modifications.
Change log
Version 1.02 - 28/05/08
- The UI should now fully display the center rows properly regardless of level, class and interface settings.
Version 1.03 - 29/05/08
- Updated Phalanx to match the interface revision number 49054, introduced in the 29/05/08 patch. Phalanx should now load and work properly again.
Version 1.04 - 09/06/08
- Updated to match interface revision number 49995.
- Added a Wide Version with 12 additional Action Buttons.
- Shifted the mirroring of the 1st. Extended Hotbar (1st floating hotbar) to the last Action Buttons so that the first seven Action Buttons of the floating hotbar can be used normally.
Version 1.05 - 02/07/08
- Updated to match interface revision number 50752.
Version 1.06 - 02/07/08
- Updated to match interface revision number 51691.
Version 2.0 - 02/08/08
- Slimmed bottom bar graphics
- Added minimap modification
- Removed compass
- Added Emote gui modification
- Added Viper Group Window Mod
- Added Viper Smaller OnScreen Mod
Follow the individual addon's installation instructions.