User interface customization and addons.
Update: Unfortunately, I was unable to get a successful test install completed today. I only had time to give it one go, and some of the profile info didn’t update. I’ll try again tomorrow. I’m very serious when I say I have had very little time to get this out. It was only through herculean effort that I was able …
I swear I thought I was done updating my UI a few nights ago, but it just wasn’t quite there.
I’m happy to announce that it is finally complete…
Not only is it f**king beautiful, but it works brilliantly. I’ve added some exciting new features to this version. Best part is… it occupies even less screen real estate than before. It’s still pretty lean on resources too. With my gathering and auction addons turned off, it usually sits at around 13-14MB.
Here’s a look under the hood…
It seems the natives are getting restless, so I figured an update on my UI compilation was in order. I’m almost done with a 4.0.1 compatible version… almost.
Here’s a glimpse of what I’ve got going on now…
The reasons this has taken so long to finish:
A) My play-time has taken a shot to the jewels. In a week’s time I may only have 1-2 opportunities to get on (maybe…) – for perhaps an hour or two. It’s been that way for several weeks now. No cause for alarm… I’ve just been busy with other things.
Well… technically, this particular post is # 501.
I wasn’t paying attention, or else I would have mentioned it in last week’s post. The article about the new skin for GC marked the 500th post here at HuntsmansLodge.com, with 469 of those penned by yours truly. The other 31 were submitted by my various esteemed contributors from the past two+ years.
Apart from my daily crack at obtaining the Horseman’s Mount, along with the occasional BG & heroic, most of my game time has been spent working tirelessly on my UI. My goal has mainly been to make it more focus-friendly, but I’ve also added a few new bells and whistles, as well as tightened up a few loose ends.
So far I’m really pleased with how it’s shaping up, and I’ve yet to notice any major issues or bugs.
One thing you may find surprising is that I’ve disabled Power Auras for the time being. I won’t be abandoning the addon, but I am thinking of going with a more minimalist approach to using it this time. Now that I’ve kicked off the training wheels, I’m not finding as many reasons to utilize it as a 4.0.1 Beast Master. Regardless, I’ll still be updating my Power Auras strings as I explore the the other specs.