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kitiara-atlantic

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I can't replicate this, I can do right click on any item without problem, what kind of container style are you using for player vendors?
I'm having this problem too, on all vendors, whether they have a backpack or crate or wooden box or pouch as containers (the containers I've tested). I can right-click and buy if the vendor is in freeform view, but not in list view or grid view. This is on a character with a clean, new profile (had to wipe and start over with the latest UI updates, as my old profile generated dozens of errors and hotbars stopped working).
 

Pinco

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I'm having this problem too, on all vendors, whether they have a backpack or crate or wooden box or pouch as containers (the containers I've tested). I can right-click and buy if the vendor is in freeform view, but not in list view or grid view. This is on a character with a clean, new profile (had to wipe and start over with the latest UI updates, as my old profile generated dozens of errors and hotbars stopped working).
so it happens in sub-containers only or also in the main pack?
 

Khyro

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Ran into this when trying to change font. The selection window appears behind the options window, but will close if I move the options window out of the way. No errors in log. I think the window is spawning at cursor anchor instead of at the edge of the options window.

ChatWindow.PNG

Edit:

Just saw your thread on the new options screen! I'm sure this will be addressed or a non-issue when that goes live, so I'm totally fine waiting for that patch :)
 
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Pinco

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Ran into this when trying to change font. The selection window appears behind the options window, but will close if I move the options window out of the way. No errors in log. I think the window is spawning at cursor anchor instead of at the edge of the options window.

View attachment 75981

Edit:

Just saw your thread on the new options screen! I'm sure this will be addressed or a non-issue when that goes live, so I'm totally fine waiting for that patch :)
yeah, that will change, so no point in fixing it now :D
 

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@Pinco Not sure what's up but I can't add anything to my hotbars.... If I remove something I can't add anything to it... if I want to move an icon I can't touch them it's like my hotbars have become completely useless.

Also I can't buy anything off vendors either unless I switch to the old school art.... I will NOT let me buy anything in any other mode... and I enable and disable quick loot but it's still trying to quick loot and keeps telling me I need to buy the item to pick it up...
 

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@Pinco Not sure what's up but I can't add anything to my hotbars.... If I remove something I can't add anything to it... if I want to move an icon I can't touch them it's like my hotbars have become completely useless.

Also I can't buy anything off vendors either unless I switch to the old school art.... I will NOT let me buy anything in any other mode... and I enable and disable quick loot but it's still trying to quick loot and keeps telling me I need to buy the item to pick it up...
to move stuff from a hotbar slot you have to hold SHIFT, and you can't have duplicates...

the vendor thing will be fixed on the next patch :p
 

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I was at a spawn - jumpy laggy as crazy, turned off the Mobile Bars, started using the new overhead bars and wow, much better. Have a question tho, when you pull one of the bars that it takes you a while to kill, and me being an archer I tend to hit and run and the bar disappears and I have to pull it again. Is there any way to make a bar stay onscreen? Had the same problem with a boss this morning, when I'd run to heal I'd have to pull his bar again and that is dangerous.
 

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I was at a spawn - jumpy laggy as crazy, turned off the Mobile Bars, started using the new overhead bars and wow, much better. Have a question tho, when you pull one of the bars that it takes you a while to kill, and me being an archer I tend to hit and run and the bar disappears and I have to pull it again. Is there any way to make a bar stay onscreen? Had the same problem with a boss this morning, when I'd run to heal I'd have to pull his bar again and that is dangerous.
that can be done, but the bars will not close anymore when the mobile dies...
 

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Today's errors:
Code:
Last Function Called: ItemProperties.UpdateItemPropertiesData()
 Error Message: Script Call failed - Error while calling [MobilesOnScreen.SlowUpdate]:
[string "UserInterface/Pinco's UI/Source/System/ItemProperties/ItemProperties.lua"]:6525: attempt to index local 'properties' (a nil value)

Last Function Called: (pcall)CastBarWindow.Update( 0.046999998390675 )
 Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 1 in string T

 Last Function Called: (pcall)CastBarWindow.Update( 0.037000000476837 )
 Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 1 in string T

Last Function Called: (pcall)CastBarWindow.Update( 0.046999998390675 )
 Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 1 in string T

Last Function Called: ContainerSearch.OnLButtonUpSearch()
 Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 1 in string T
Bags of sending do not display the number of charges when in a hotbar, even when # of charges is selected from the menu.


Two new center screen graphics for you:

The first is for when an orange petal runs out.

Text string: You feel the effects of your poison resistance wearing off

PetalWoreOff.png

(Yes, it is intentionally goofy)

The second is for when you get hit with one of the asinine armor removal mechanics.

Text strings:
The creature's beauty makes your blood race. Your clothing is too confining.
The creature's music makes your blood race. Your clothing is too confining.
You begin to take off your clothing.

(from the dryad, the satyr, and from booze)

Stripped.png

(I did find a font made out of naked silhouettes, but it was to risqué for UO :p)
 

Parnoc

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that can be done, but the bars will not close anymore when the mobile dies...
I figured as much, would be a mess I suppose. As long as the "boss bar" works, I guess I can get along but we were at Abyssal Inferno this morning and the boss bar wasn't there and when you ran killing the minions he throws, you had to get it again from him and that's not easy, that slim red bar keeps bouncing all over the place -- well for these old clumsy fingers anyhow. I'll get used to it for sure, it's SOOOOOOO much better, the jumpiness is gone and movement is now smoother than it has been in a long long time, thank you.
 

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Not tryin' to bug you Pinco but just a question, has there been any way to change the targeting so that we don't hit summons?

I haven't seen this client work this way (exceptionally good) for I don't remember when, you are doing great Mr Pinco, you deserve some praise!!
 

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Today's errors:
Code:
Last Function Called: ItemProperties.UpdateItemPropertiesData()
 Error Message: Script Call failed - Error while calling [MobilesOnScreen.SlowUpdate]:
[string "UserInterface/Pinco's UI/Source/System/ItemProperties/ItemProperties.lua"]:6525: attempt to index local 'properties' (a nil value)

Last Function Called: (pcall)CastBarWindow.Update( 0.046999998390675 )
 Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 1 in string T

 Last Function Called: (pcall)CastBarWindow.Update( 0.037000000476837 )
 Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 1 in string T

Last Function Called: (pcall)CastBarWindow.Update( 0.046999998390675 )
 Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 1 in string T

Last Function Called: ContainerSearch.OnLButtonUpSearch()
 Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 1 in string T
Bags of sending do not display the number of charges when in a hotbar, even when # of charges is selected from the menu.


Two new center screen graphics for you:

The first is for when an orange petal runs out.

Text string: You feel the effects of your poison resistance wearing off

View attachment 75999

(Yes, it is intentionally goofy)

The second is for when you get hit with one of the asinine armor removal mechanics.

Text strings:
The creature's beauty makes your blood race. Your clothing is too confining.
The creature's music makes your blood race. Your clothing is too confining.
You begin to take off your clothing.

(from the dryad, the satyr, and from booze)

View attachment 76000

(I did find a font made out of naked silhouettes, but it was to risqué for UO :p)
added, they will be out with the next patch (as soon as I finish the new settings :D)

yeah the naked silhouettes may be too much, unless you want to add some atmosphere music too :lol:

I figured as much, would be a mess I suppose. As long as the "boss bar" works, I guess I can get along but we were at Abyssal Inferno this morning and the boss bar wasn't there and when you ran killing the minions he throws, you had to get it again from him and that's not easy, that slim red bar keeps bouncing all over the place -- well for these old clumsy fingers anyhow. I'll get used to it for sure, it's SOOOOOOO much better, the jumpiness is gone and movement is now smoother than it has been in a long long time, thank you.
the boss bars remains untested (I can't test it by myself), so if you find one not popping out let me know, and let me know the exact name of the boss (perhaps I misspelled it)...
The healthbar that disappears won't be changed until I release the patch and first I have to finish the settings and it may requires some more days.

Not tryin' to bug you Pinco but just a question, has there been any way to change the targeting so that we don't hit summons?

I haven't seen this client work this way (exceptionally good) for I don't remember when, you are doing great Mr Pinco, you deserve some praise!!
the targeting uses the mobiles on screen filters (if you are using smart next/previous/nearest), so if you disable summons it should ignore it :)
 

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Oh, I forgot to mention that slayer icons from weapons AND spellbooks aren't appearing on the buff/debuff bars.
 

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Also, idea/question about the boss bar...

Can the UI detect the approximate amount of HP a mob has? If so, I'd suggest a threshold be agreed on and any mob with more HP be automatically deemed a "boss," which would then cause the UI to generate a large persistent HP bar. This would be great for EM events when the main mob appears.
 

Pinco

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Oh, I forgot to mention that slayer icons from weapons AND spellbooks aren't appearing on the buff/debuff bars.
this happens if the client fails to read the properties (maybe is related to the error you posted?)

Also, idea/question about the boss bar...

Can the UI detect the approximate amount of HP a mob has? If so, I'd suggest a threshold be agreed on and any mob with more HP be automatically deemed a "boss," which would then cause the UI to generate a large persistent HP bar. This would be great for EM events when the main mob appears.
can't be done, the only thing we know about the HP of any mobile (except yourself and party members) is a number between 0 and 25, that's also why all the bars updates at steps of 4% at time...
 

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Question for you @Pinco , why can't you have more than one of the same actions/spells/items on the bars? For example I had the Invis spell, with target self and another Invis with target cursor. Also I use stacks of bandages, one to heal my friend (target stored) and one to heal others (target cursor) all these have different keys assigned to them.
 

Pinco

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Question for you @Pinco , why can't you have more than one of the same actions/spells/items on the bars? For example I had the Invis spell, with target self and another Invis with target cursor. Also I use stacks of bandages, one to heal my friend (target stored) and one to heal others (target cursor) all these have different keys assigned to them.
if a spell has a target you can have more, for bandages there is the action: bandage self and bandage target, so it's quite pointless. Anyway you should avoid to have too many hotbars around or the performance will sink.
if you just need a hotkey for something, you can set it on the spellbook/skill window/abilities window or simply by creating a macro... hotbars are for the few things you need to visually check, like counting charges or to keep track of a cooldown and stuff like that :)

Also soon I'm going to add the ability to map an hotkey to actions directly in the action window (for the one that can be used directly like open door) :D
 

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What are the chances of getting the advanced crafting menu back?

I miss being able to search for things... :sad4:
 

Pinco

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What are the chances of getting the advanced crafting menu back?

I miss being able to search for things... :sad4:
oh no that thing is a mess to maintain, there are always new items, the stuff change places at every patch, not counting the problems of tracking what you have in the backpack that works only half of the times...
That gump should be made server side so it will work properly, when the devs adds something is already there and no more searching for insanely rare recipe and reagents just to find out the item IDs and colors, or spending hours just to re-check the entire DB of items just because they changed the order of things...
 

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More errors:

Code:
Last Function Called: PartyHealthBar.HandleHealthBarStateUpdate()
 Error Message: Error in function call 'AnimatedImageStartAnimation': Window PartyGlowingEffect65568478 does not exist

Last Function Called: PartyHealthBar.HandleMobileNameUpdate()
 Error Message: Script Call failed - Error while calling [PartyHealthBar.HandleMobileNameUpdate]:
[string "UserInterface/Pinco's UI/Source/Healthbars/PartyHealthBar/PartyHealthBar.lua"]:296: attempt to index local 'mobileData' (a nil value)

Last Function Called: (pcall)Interface.UpdateLatency( 0.035000000149012 )
 Error Message: <string>: [string "UserInterface/Pinco's UI/Source/Containers/ContainerWindow/ContainerWindow.lua"]:4385: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)

Last Function Called: NewChatWindow.Shutdown()
 Error Message: Script Call failed - Error while calling [NewChatWindow.Shutdown]:
Invalid Parameter passed to 'error()'
 

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I have used Finders Keepers and set all my items 4 times in the last 2 weeks and they are erased the next day. Will you please let us know when this will be static and be able to keep our choices? It takes a long time to set the order that I want them and I really don't enjoy doing these over and over again.
 

Pinco

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I have used Finders Keepers and set all my items 4 times in the last 2 weeks and they are erased the next day. Will you please let us know when this will be static and be able to keep our choices? It takes a long time to set the order that I want them and I really don't enjoy doing these over and over again.
it's pointless to look into it now, since with the settings rework I'm changing how stuff is saved :p
 

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The book recording part of the UI isn't working right. I have a 63 page book that it's starting in the middle of...
 

Pinco

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The book recording part of the UI isn't working right. I have a 63 page book that it's starting in the middle of...
the book recording has never worked properly, mostly because it fails to retrieve the pages content from the server in 1 shot... I could add a 1s delay between each page, but for book of that size it will require a minute to get it all...
 

Pinco

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the new settings window is finally taking shape, I think I'm halfway through all the settings, same for the loading system, the saving will be one of the last parts and so the new import/export system to "share" the settings with other characters :D

unfortunately this is taking much more time than I expected so there will be no patch for probably 3-4 more days (possibly more if I find more nasty parts), the good news is that it will be worth it, especially for the settings search system :)
 

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Hi
Just made a new profile for a char, it won't let me rename any pets more than 5 chars..
Also shortens the original name, when trying to rename.
Thanks
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whitesmith

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Hello again, hehe
The above corrected itself...
@Pinco
check the fps and you'll see what I'm talking about :D
Now that you mentioned it, I did check my framerate.

With regular ui, I get up to low 100s in FPS (30-50 at luna bank, vendor or mob areas) but when yours, I am dropping down low... i am talking 1 to 20

1ish at luna bank, highly populated vendor or mob areas, and 10-20 where there are no vendors, etc.

I turned down all the settings to see if it helped, it did a little.

I did record my screen, but when I try to lower the size, the frame rate jams... so can't show you...

I am going to continue to use your UI (love it) but if you can help me figure out how to fix it, that would be awesome!!

Thanks
 

Pinco

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Hello again, hehe
The above corrected itself...
@Pinco


Now that you mentioned it, I did check my framerate.

With regular ui, I get up to low 100s in FPS (30-50 at luna bank, vendor or mob areas) but when yours, I am dropping down low... i am talking 1 to 20

1ish at luna bank, highly populated vendor or mob areas, and 10-20 where there are no vendors, etc.

I turned down all the settings to see if it helped, it did a little.

I did record my screen, but when I try to lower the size, the frame rate jams... so can't show you...

I am going to continue to use your UI (love it) but if you can help me figure out how to fix it, that would be awesome!!

Thanks
hotbars are the death of the fps... just put them in auto-hide if you have to keep all those bars around :D
 

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hotbars are the death of the fps... just put them in auto-hide if you have to keep all those bars around :D
For me it seems like it's the Mobile Bars, if they are activated I crawl around a lot of stuff, I turn them off and instantly move much much better. This for me happens with chars with 5-7 hotbars but also with characters with 20 hotbars, I don't see a big difference in movement because of the hotbars, more from the Mobiles. But boy I have an awful time fighting and clicking the bars above monsters head, constantly missing or hitting a bar I didn't want to hit.
 

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For me it seems like it's the Mobile Bars, if they are activated I crawl around a lot of stuff, I turn them off and instantly move much much better. This for me happens with chars with 5-7 hotbars but also with characters with 20 hotbars, I don't see a big difference in movement because of the hotbars, more from the Mobiles. But boy I have an awful time fighting and clicking the bars above monsters head, constantly missing or hitting a bar I didn't want to hit.
Clicking the bar shouldn't be the main way to target something, use the smart targeting actions and most injured action... clicking the bar should happen only when you need to target something very specific that those acions cannot cover...
 

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Clicking the bar shouldn't be the main way to target something, use the smart targeting actions and most injured action... clicking the bar should happen only when you need to target something very specific that those acions cannot cover...
That's fine except in a lot of situations for me, for instance, getting entry quest for Zippy and Myrmidex Queen, there are fighters there from both sides and you don't want to target the friendly tribe members so you cannot use nearest or smart. Another situation which occurs in almost 90% of my fighting, I'm with guildmembers and they have Colossus or EV's out and target smart or regular still targets them and yes, i have summons unchecked on my mobiles in user settings.
 

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That's fine except in a lot of situations for me, for instance, getting entry quest for Zippy and Myrmidex Queen, there are fighters there from both sides and you don't want to target the friendly tribe members so you cannot use nearest or smart. Another situation which occurs in almost 90% of my fighting, I'm with guildmembers and they have Colossus or EV's out and target smart or regular still targets them and yes, i have summons unchecked on my mobiles in user settings.
for quests, you can set a text filter (right click the mobiles list arrow and select "Set Filter"), so you can select only the ones with a name that starts with X.

the summons target problem is something I have to check out because is a bug :p
 

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Something is causing the client to crash straight to desktop, no errors generated.

It happened multiple times to three of us at tonight's event, most of the times I was just standing there not even doing anything.
 

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Something is causing the client to crash straight to desktop, no errors generated.

It happened multiple times to three of us at tonight's event, most of the times I was just standing there not even doing anything.
without a way to replicate it, good luck finding out the cause :D
While I'm working on the settings I stand still for hours without crashes so it must be something very specific... if you find a clue let me know, otherwise it can be literally anything...
 

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Something is causing the client to crash straight to desktop, no errors generated.

It happened multiple times to three of us at tonight's event, most of the times I was just standing there not even doing anything.
I had this literally hundreds of times over the last approximately 2 months and was enough that I quit playing Pinco's and went to default EC which didn't help a bit, still crashed. I don't believe this one had anything to do with Pinco's nor the EC itself.

My opinion is that in my case it was caused by my slick antivirus cleanup program. I turned off automatic clean and optimize and haven't had it since.

I do, however, have a more sinister opinion of why it happens at events.
 

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I had this literally hundreds of times over the last approximately 2 months and was enough that I quit playing Pinco's and went to default EC which didn't help a bit, still crashed. I don't believe this one had anything to do with Pinco's nor the EC itself.

My opinion is that in my case it was caused by my slick antivirus cleanup program. I turned off automatic clean and optimize and haven't had it since.

I do, however, have a more sinister opinion of why it happens at events.
yeah, anything that can lock the game files (antivirus does that when they are scanning for virus or just analyzing the file you are using for their euristic scans), can and will make the game crash
 

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Good news! the setting window is almost ready, save/load/search are finished, only the import/export system remains, so it's VERY close to release :)
 

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I think these are the errors for a crash caused by my backpack, alll of a sudden it was empty and kaboom, crashed out of game.

[18/01/11][19:44:22] Last Function Called: ItemProperties.UpdateItemPropertiesData()
Error Message: Script Call failed - Error while calling [ContainerWindow.UpdateContainerTimer]:
Invalid Parameter passed to 'error()'
[18/01/11][19:44:21] Last Function Called: ItemProperties.UpdateItemPropertiesData()
Error Message: Script Call failed - Error while calling [ItemProperties.UpdateItemPropertiesData]:
Invalid Parameter passed to 'error()'
[18/01/11][19:36:26] Last Function Called: OverheadText.HoverbarStatusUpdate()
Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 2 in string ~
 

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I think these are the errors for a crash caused by my backpack, alll of a sudden it was empty and kaboom, crashed out of game.

[18/01/11][19:44:22] Last Function Called: ItemProperties.UpdateItemPropertiesData()
Error Message: Script Call failed - Error while calling [ContainerWindow.UpdateContainerTimer]:
Invalid Parameter passed to 'error()'
[18/01/11][19:44:21] Last Function Called: ItemProperties.UpdateItemPropertiesData()
Error Message: Script Call failed - Error while calling [ItemProperties.UpdateItemPropertiesData]:
Invalid Parameter passed to 'error()'
[18/01/11][19:36:26] Last Function Called: OverheadText.HoverbarStatusUpdate()
Error Message: Not enough tokens to substitute at position 2 in string ~
this error:
Code:
Invalid Parameter passed to 'error()'
when it happens the client is gone haywire, even if it won't crash is better to restart it at that point :D
 

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@Pinco since the last patch I am not seeing anything when I mouse over gems, imbuing or peerless ingredients.
 

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Also since you added the Boss bar, i lag like crazy doing Scalis with a big or little group.
 

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@Pinco since the last patch I am not seeing anything when I mouse over gems, imbuing or peerless ingredients.
this should be fixed now.

Also since you added the Boss bar, i lag like crazy doing Scalis with a big or little group.
check for errors, because the boss bar is 100 times lighter than normal healthbars :D
remember that too many hotbars and too many healthbars cause heavy lag, how many of those you had?
 

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There were about 20 people there all in the guild I'm in and the bars stay over there head, so that may be the cause. Not sure how to fix that tho
 
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