Post your Interface (Post Pictures or don't Post)

Galaphile

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

To take a shot without the GUI, press Shift+Printscreen.

TheCrusader

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Kent,Washington

Dei Victorae [dV]

R/

ECHO Eternal I love that set up. Im gonna steal it.

Echo Eternal

Echo Eternal

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

In dreams...

Lost Reality [LOST]

Mo/E

=) Definitely makes the ability to quickly switch between enemies and friendlies for buffs/heals easier. I also like having the enemies cast bar near the target so I can see what's happening - and my maintained enchants near my spells and mana bar so I can quickly click off if needed.

Right now the only thing I'm uncertain about is the Enchant area - which is left of the party window. Haven't found a better location.

Z-Shinrei

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

USA

E/

How do you flip your energy and level bar into a vertical position? I can't seem to find out how.

Jade

Jade

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Canada...... Eh!

Just put the pointer over say the bottom left corner and drag it down and to the right until it is vertical. I asked myself that same question and now that I've figured it out I like it alot better.

Weezer_Blue

Weezer_Blue

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Just a Box in a Cage

Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]

I didn't change much. Stuck my exp bar at the top right corner, and then the rest is pretty much like it was during the beta (same as the new default, cept the radar is at bottom right instead of top). I don't really find anything troublesome about the default... guess i'm just used to it.

tidu

tidu

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005



I've updated it a littel bit since then. The District list is to the right of the Menu button, and since I've taken the screenshot i got another set of weapons so there is a point of the 1 set being shown there

I like having everything off to one side. I wish you could hide all of your bags except the first one in your inventory, since mine is so big. Then I'd put it off to the side. I like the interfect customization, but to me I feel like there are a couple of features that I'd like to see. But it's better than nothing

Nikolite

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Hey guys, first post just wanted to show all you...unorganized people my interface. I consider it clean and is a tweak of the defualt. All key information is displaied down the middle.



http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles.../Interface.jpg - Screen while its in edit mode... for any that might like it

As im currently working on a different key-mapping things you see as non important, are for me. All i can say about my mapping at this point is that i hope to reduce the use of the mouse to allow a broader range of buttons. Skills hotkeys are on the numpad as opposed to the normal number set. This is because the old way is too spread out and i find that im forced to use the mouse to make quick casting...which still isnt fast anough. As i see now there is no way to bind a target item so pve will require the use of the mouse as it appears. PVP though will allow you to quickly react and act on demand. Yes im too cheap to get a nifty toy for my computer but what i lack in money i gain in a overworked brain .

ohh ya about my interface, so its nice a clean as oppose to allot of peoples cluttered on one side my is spread out, clean, effective and organized. The size is set to small and i use a 1024 - 768 res.

d4nowar

d4nowar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/

organized... yes... practical, nope. with the radar right in the middle in the way of everything it gets intrusive. and when you have overlapping objects they can get confusing. oh well, whatever works.

my setup is fun. i have my giant exp bar at the top so i can glance up there and i KNOW how much exp i need for my level/skill point. my hp and energy bar are also supersized so that i can see them better. basically... everything is supersized and in the beta positions. except for the exp bar.

my key setup is all default except for my movement keys. i have no idea how people can use the wasd setup for any game. ever. you get MAYBE 15 or 16 keys that are nearby that you can press aside from the wasd keys. my setup is fvsd. with f and v being forward and back. and s and d being turn left/right. it gives my pinky finger something to do. with my setup i can reach at least 21 keys not including the fvsd.

maybe its just because i like having my fingers on the "home-keys" when i type/game. yeah that is probably it. oh well, tell me what you think of my giant exp bar!

Nikolite

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

In response to the post above... the radar isnt in the middle infact. My brother made the suggestion just to put the radar when my character would be and so i tried. Although effective in gameplay it was annoying having to step back or move the camera around to ensure i haven't missed an item. The way it is now, is just below middle. I find it nice and effective anough. Aswell as you stated we what ever suits us ...ohh and bah on your supersize , i find that having the xp supersized isnt effective as its not core information im not evolving my gameplay because of how far my xp bar is, i would if health/energy regened but it doesn't. As for why mine is, looks pure and simple i wanted it to feel as if it was a branch off the menu.

Caelus The Fallen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Glasgow

Voice of the Darkness

E/Mo

Anyone got a good layout for a Nostromo N52?

CKaz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Caelus The Fallen
Anyone got a good layout for a Nostromo N52? I've been working on that very thing but haven't gotten something I'm happy enough with to stop using the keyboard :b lol

I've come up with what I think is pretty close tho..

Shame there arent any out there
[actually it was pretty tough to find profiles for the n52 in general]

Swarnt Brightstar

Swarnt Brightstar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Mongolia!... But sadly Florida

Rulers of Mythology <ROM>

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Galaphile
To take a shot without the GUI, press Shift+Printscreen. Where's the printscreen button...? I always wondered


My setup is pretty much the same I have my xp bar just above the health/energy and stretched it out. Also I have my party members set on the numpad keys respectivly (ie: 1,1;2,2;etc.). I prefer to keep my mini-map in the upper left hand corner because, it's easily accesible to the eye compared to the rest of the screen. I like having the radar in the upper right hand corner for the same reason as the mini-map.

Delphi Maestro

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Clan Spank

E/Me

printscreen button is rite on top of the insert button
and right of the F12 button

does anyone know if u can turn off the pop up that appears when u move ur cursor over the skills button?
its very annoying since i wanna set the enemy action bar rite on top of my skill bar for easy viewing (i'm a mesmer)

FrogDevourer

FrogDevourer

on a GW break until C4

Join Date: Feb 2005

In your shadow

Servants of Fortuna

Here is a screenshot taken from an alternate character. I've tried to gather as much information as possible. Oversized HP/energy bars. Enchantment/Hexes near the center of the screen to see dangerous hexes and blinking enchantments.

Anteus

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

For a while there I thought it was just me. I was too stubborn to customize where my GUI was and found myself staring at one or other aspect of it (Conditions/Party screen), and neglecting the other and/or losing track of what was really going on in the battlefield...I began to experiment withthe idea of total immersion... where I would resort to full on First person view all the time--like a first person shooter, and instead focus on recognizing spell casting and other tyype activities by animation identification, and paying attention to the symbols appearing overhead to see what is coming down the pike...

Playing a Mesmer primary though, it was crucial to know exactly what was being used (whether it was a skill or a spell or regular attack like ability etc.) to know what type of counter to employ. Wasting energy on Cry of Frustration applied to a spell is a good example. But alas, either the learning curve was too high or else i just didn't have the patience to re-educate myself. Also the view fps doesn't seem to rotate at the speed I am used to, in say counterstrike--where I set my mouse sensitivity up pretty high to be able to flip around and confront surprise threats in a split second.

And although it is fun and immersive, being lost in the underbrush in the jungle (Cuz that is all you can see in front of you sometimes if you try this eheheh) when the ambush hits--I imagine it wouldn't do in competetive situations like in PvP <: /

So with that said, Ithik I'll try putting the Health, energy, Status, and party information screen in the same area. Probably above the view of allthe action--as I also find it easier to track the action below data cores rather than above them. action buttons can go below though. It's ike need to know/alrts above--and reassurance of what I can do below. After all, you acquire a feel for your skill recharge rates a lot more easily than you "sense" that you have had Spirit Shackles cast on you.

And really, who needs to stare at the XP bar while in the field? mmm?

Mo/R9

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Gold Coast, Australia

Mo/R

To show the FPS info, visit the article at the link below.

http://www.photics.com/articles.php?articleId=26

Gadreel

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brno/Czech Republic

noGuild

R/Mo

I'am almost beginner in the game, but if my mind isn't yet almost forgetfull I remember well that optional setting for camera is following/re-orient mode. Basicly camera turning in direction of my character's steps. But after I customize a little bit controls of game(no drastic and stupid changes), I have only free camera option without any key holdings!!! I must use click-drag mouse controls to re-orient camera like in following mode, and that sucks :-/ Finaly...another camera/move controls works well, so I dont understand it. I tried to set all to default and reinstall whole game, but with no change :-(

p.s. doesn't anybody knows where to find ALL in-game commands?

Thanks for any hints and help!

CKaz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dannzzigg
I'm also using a Nostromo n52, and I don't know how I ever played without it. Hey - I still havent found the best setup (at least IMO) as I still tend to hit the keyboard more. I still have some planned tweaks but..

Would you mind posting/pming your n52 profile?

thanks
CKaz

Caelus The Fallen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Glasgow

Voice of the Darkness

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by CKaz
Hey - I still havent found the best setup (at least IMO) as I still tend to hit the keyboard more. I still have some planned tweaks but..

Would you mind posting/pming your n52 profile?

thanks
CKaz Ditto

Dannzzigg

Dannzzigg

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

Heroes Etc...

Here's my n52 layout. Be aware that this is desgined for use by a Warrior who is following targets called by someone else. I've tried using it for a healer, and it became painfully obvious that I need a different layout specificaly for that. I'm currently working on one now, and once I've gotten it sorted out, I'll post that as well. I think that this profile would work well for most any other class besides a healer though, as it allows quick targetting and easy application of your skills.

Also, I am not currently running any shift-modes, but I am planning on setting up some for use in towns for the non-combat actions like opening the inventory screen, guild screen, etc...

One thing I have found that is missing from this profile is a weapon swap button. Previously I had no real use for it, but now that I am swapping between a few different weapon sets, I will probably map button#15 to weapon cycle.


N52 Button - Keyboard Key
1 4
2 3
3 2
4 1
5 T
6 8
7 6
8 5
9 4
10 SPACE
11 L-Shift (TeamSpeak Push-to-Talk)
12 C
13 CTRL
14 TAB

Push Scroll Wheel = ALT
Orange Thumb Key = ESC

ThumbPad WASD
For some reason, I cannot get the profile editor to display the macros I am using for the d-pad diagonals, but they should just be a combination of the two driection keys. Use Press only (without depress) and no delays in between each press, and it should work fine.

Caelus The Fallen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Glasgow

Voice of the Darkness

E/Mo

This is my current N52 profile. No entirely happy with it, particularly the diagonals for movement (jerks a lot).

N52 Key | GW Key (Red-Shifted)
1 | 1 (Num1)
2 | 2 (Num2)
3 | 3 (Num3)
4 | 4 (Num4)
5 | T (L)
6 | 5 (Num5)
7 | 6 (Num6)
8 | 7 (Num7)
9 | 8 (Num8)
10 | C (I)
11 | Esc (F)
12 | N52 Red Shift
13 | Q
14 | E
15 | Ctrl

UpScroll | ] (MouseScoll Up)
DownScroll | [ (MouseScoll Down)
PreesScroll | C (V)

D-Pad | W,WA,A,AS,S,SD,D,DW
ThumbButton | Space

CKaz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2005

coming from e/me usage, I also havent gotten common 'town' or 'casual' keys mapped yet but I have cycler/plans to add that

I decided for skills on a cycle/shift when I couldnt get the dpad/others to do 100% what I wanted to do

dpad I played around-
1st iteration had strafes in upper diagonals, and turn around/look behind back
2nd iteration strafes left to right and leave off diagonals..
latest went to turns on the sides still leaving off diagonals (too iffy)

Caelus we had the exact same idea for targetting there on the wheel..

Like Dannzzigg doesn't address healers/protection players

I think the below isn't bad for blasters/hexers/fighters/rangers tho..
hottest question is geting used to the toggle..


1 leftalt
2 Q
3 W
4 E
5 R
6 leftctrl
7 A
8 S
9 D
10 F
11 T
12 Z
13 X
14 C

UpScroll | ]
PressScroll | \
DownScroll | [

dpad
WDSA - up/right/down/left

thumb button space (toyed with that..)
15 - red shift [toggle]

the redshift toggle only changes to the skills usage
(emptys normal/no change)

1
2 1
3 2
4 3
5 4
6
7 5
8 6
9 7
10 8
11 F1
12 F2
13 F3
14 F4

Sereng Amaranth

Sereng Amaranth

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Amazon Basin [AB]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowman
I also get very angry friends asking me why I never respond to their msg's.. this is because I dont see it!!... in City of Heroes, whenever you get a message directly to you (ie: important.. you need to respond!) it plays a jingle.. a ssshwing noise, its very discreet.. not in your face at all, but you make a mental note of it and respond when conveinient.

Not having this noise is almost like having a front door with no Bell on it or no knocker... how on earth are people supposed to get your attention if you in the back room?..shout?.. no... the only way is to spam! which is rude and I hate it.... actually, im going to post this as an idea I think they heard you.

free4all

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Yeah, I was playing and I heard a ding. I couldn't figure out if it was the game or something in my house. I looked around, then turned back to the computer screen and saw a whisper

Principa Discordia

Principa Discordia

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2005

England.

Quote:
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Quote:
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raven_19702003

raven_19702003

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

manchester(uk)

doing it doggystyle [ruff]

dose anyone know how to configure a stratigic commander to work with g/w i have had it for a while,microsoft used to do updates for it but alass no more i would configure it myself but don't know how to

ImagoX

ImagoX

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Ohio, USA

Looking for a RP Guild!

This is what I use- gives me max visibility on a 1600x1200 setup:

RaVeN Darkblood

RaVeN Darkblood

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

scotland

R/

khuul, ive got a n52, i'll have to try out acouple of these, i'll let you all know how i gtet on, and if i tweak, i'll also let ya know

btw, i get the game tommorrow


.......

Marrik Havnor

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Winds of Wrath

R/W

The single most frustrating aspect of customization for me has been that Guildwars treats modifier keys as unique keys instead of as modifiers. I would prefer to have the option of it being either (but obviously not both). With some degree of carpal tunnel, I find using the keyboard as much as possible to cause much less strain than using a mouse extensively. As such, I tend to favor the numpad and in other games I will overload the numpad keys by using the CTRL and ALT keys. However, I tend to use the NUMLOCK as a key of its own instead of as a modifier. With the numpad 0-9 and DEL key, I have 33 possible key combos I can map right there on the numpad using the base key, ALT+base key, and CTRL+base key. I really miss that level of flexibility in Guildwars.

The other thing that I find frustrating is the lack of chat tabs. I don't mind having one window but I'd like to have tabs. Again, in other games I will replicate guildchat to a separate tab, tells to a separate tab, and trade channel chat to a separate tab. Then if the main window scrolls too fast, I can switch tabs quickly to find what was said to me in a tell or guildchat, or some deal from the trade channels.

My last frustration with the UI is the inability to customize font sizes independent of resizing the entire UI. You can get around that by resizing upwards though if you need larger fonts, then manually customizing downwards the other windows to a smaller size. So this issue has a workaround.

My own customizations have been to move more components into a smaller and tighter density on the screen to maximize viewing space. I like the customizations that are available, but if the above issues could be addressed someday (modifier keys and chat tabs) then I'd find the UI to be superb.

gendred

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

N/E

Well i think somebody hit the nail on the head for me - i have done very minor customizations but to be completely honest once I learn the defaults - i find i'm just as fast with the keys i need to use as someone who's redefined them all.

it's all a matter of preference really

Being a CS addict (and quickly becoming a GW addict) I realize the mouse is now and forever will be my control of choice. After playing for some 7 hours straight last night I had no discomfort in my wrist or my hands. Although I think it is still going to hit me later after a few weeks of playing. I tend to use the mouse-view ALOT and so i'm wondering if I'm going to wear out my mouse. I don't want it on permanently or anything crazy - i simply use it alot. Call it a throw back to my FPS days.

I am very impressed by some of the GUI customizations you all have done and I'm going to go home and start tweaking mine this evening. cheers to those of you who have paved the way.

Beoulve

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

:O

None atm

W/Mo

http://img332.imageshack.us/img332/7647/gw0029rl.jpg

I have tried to make everything vertical and all that jazz, this seems to keep me on the ball in PvP, you look at one spot and everything you need is right there.

keith

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

GA

N/A

E/R

I have and use the nostromo 52 speed pad. Its great with every game ive played...Halflife 2, Counter Strike, i only use the keyboard for typing messages. Its great.
I pulled up my menu and extracted the icons out so i dont have to use a big window when i want to see the area minimap, access inventory, etc. The icons are very small so it doesnt interfere with game play. In fact, you dont even notice them. instead of using buttons I click the icon.

keith

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

GA

N/A

E/R

Too, i notice that some of these set ups seem like it would be hard to zoom in close to the character and be able to see everything. I like the option of being able to get in close. I try to keep the bigger windows close to the top

If you guys could tell me how to take a screen shot and put it on here , ill post mine

Zarbuck

Zarbuck

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

AoE

I just started to play with my interface today. But I'm having two big problems. I had all of my interface on the bottom of the screen and it all looked really nice till I went out to play. The pop ups from the skill bar cover all most all of my interface. Dose anyone know any way to turn this off? In the interface option you can only turn off the skill bar and in options disable hints will do nothing about it. The other problem that I'm having is with going from full screen to windowed an back. The windowed mode for guild wars is 1024x768 but I play full screen at 1280x1024 as it is my desktop size. With the standard interface layout this is no problem but with mine going from windowed to full screen or the other way around all of my interface gets messed up. This is annoying as I use windowed mode when I'm just in a town, exploring, or between battles in pve and pvp. I do this so I can use my secondary monitor as it is my desktop and I normally play and look at the forums, chat, or mess around with winamp play lists. So as a second question does anyone know how I can change the size of windowed mode? All I want is to be able to move my mouse to my other monitor. Going from windowed to full screen is pretty much instant but it can take a very very long time to minimize and maximize and windowed to full screen can take around 4 or 5 seconds if I use 1024x768 as a full screen option as the display has to be resized. That doesn't sound like much but it can mean death in the middle of a mission if I try to change the song on winamp as someone goes for the next group and I don't notice as I wouldn't know what was happening in the game for around 10 seconds. I have to say that I really like Echo Eternal's setup and it gave me an idea for another setup that isn't bothered by the skill pop ups from the bar but is messed with even more when I window and then full screen again.

As for controls I use my mouse for all my skills and the keyboard for movement and almost all targetting. I have tried changing a few around but didn't like it so I'm going to have to set down some time and make a full remap. I will likely move to an esdf setup so I can use qaz with my pinky. The n52 looks really nice I might have to try that. I saw that someone was talking about the high price. I found that Bestbuy has it for 38 bucks and you wouldn't have to wait for shipping as I think most towns have one. If you have to get it online I would say look at newegg as they have it for 30.

Not to get real off topic but some of you have been bringing up mics. I have never used ts or vent but see people talking about them all the time. It seems hard to jump into a hoh team with out them and I keep seeing more about them at uw an fow now. How are they really? I have a pretty small guild and we all just use skype. Can anyone make a comparison possibly?

022 is the setup I have been playing with... but the skill bar can make a real mess of things if you leave your mouse over something to long. Also 021 is the idea I got from seeing Echo Eternal's.

Ristaron

Ristaron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Canada, eh?

Legion Of Valhalla

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by ImagoX
This is what I use- gives me max visibility on a 1600x1200 setup:



HOW DID YOU GET IT TO GO VERTICAL?! I've been trying 37242837482 times to get it to do that to put everything on the sides (I like watching everything on the screen, more boxes (however integral they are) just take away from the scenery)! I shall have to go try again... no doubt I missed a corner when checking for a 'rotate' function.

Here's my current GUI, but it will be changing a little soon

BiggDunc

BiggDunc

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

StL

[FahQ] Fierce Alliance HeadQuarters

R/W

that last one is terrible

i want everything right in my face... ill show mine soon

Ignotus

Ignotus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Parliament of Rooks

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ristaron
HOW DID YOU GET IT TO GO VERTICAL?! I've been trying 37242837482 times to get it to do that to put everything on the sides (I like watching everything on the screen, more boxes (however integral they are) just take away from the scenery)! I shall have to go try again... no doubt I missed a corner when checking for a 'rotate' function.
There's isn't a "rotate" option. You just grab the corner of the item and size it tall and narrow. For example, grab the top or bottom right corner and drag it up and left. Also, I don't think your screenshot is big enough. <- sarcasm... tongue in cheek, but it is a bit large.

Here's my UI and a quote of my earlier post in this thread.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignotus
I'm left handed, but I mouse right handed because that's how I learned. I have my skills assigned to the numberpad 1-8. I have the number keys across the top of the keyboard assigned to target party members 1-8, but I'm not a healer, so that doesn't really matter to me. For movement, I have an odd setup. Most everyone uses the arrow keys or WASD, but I use ESDF because the F key has the little notch on it and my index finger normally falls on it from typing. E=forward D=backward S=strafe left F=strafe right. If I want to "turn", I use the mouse and the right mouse button. I have auto-run set to the thumb button on my mouse (5 button intellimouse). With D set as backwards, C is easily accessible for "target closest". I have "tab" set to cycle targets. 1152x864 in-game w/small interface size, screenshot resized to 800x600. All of the important stuff grouped together in the bottom center.

[email protected]

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

Is there a way to turn off the skill descriptions when you scroll over an attack skill?

It pops up and blocks the effects monitor.

Disable Hints has no effect.

See attached photo.

Zarbuck

Zarbuck

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

AoE

Quote:
Originally Posted by [email protected]
Is there a way to turn off the skill descriptions when you scroll over an attack skill?

It pops up and blocks the effects monitor.

Disable Hints has no effect.
This is also what I'm trying to get rid of. I have been all over the options and the customize menus and haven't found any way to do it. So the only other options are, there is a command flag that you can use to get rid of it. Unlikely and if there is one it would probably get rid of a lot of other things. The second options is anet makes this part of a update in the future.

So it looks like we can only sit and wait.