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Here's a way to fix, and use custom GUI's in AO, post 18.1.

These instructions should work for any Notum DovveTech variant.

Step 1

Ensure that AO's default GUI is untouched in a folder named Default, as it is on a clean install.

Step 2

Move your custom gui to a subfolder of AO\cd_image\gui (NOT "Default". Use the skins name, like "NotumDark4")

Step 3

Edit the file MainPrefs.xml
Add the line

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    <Value name="GUIName" value="&quot;NotumEdge4&quot;" />

below

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    <Value name="GUISkin" value="&quot;textures\\archives_ep1\\guigfx_ep1.uvgi&quot;"/>

Replace NotumEdge4 with whatever you named the folder.

Add the lines

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    <Value name="ChatFilterEnabled" value="False"/>
    <Archive name="ChatFilterRules"/>

Above the last line (containing </root>)

Remove the lines

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    <Value name="cc_left_wing"          value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_right_wing"         value="false" />
    <Value name="cc_right_bar"          value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_left_bar"           value="true" />

Step 4

Edit the file CharPrefs.xml
Add the lines

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    <Archive name="NanoTargetNCUWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="FightTargetNCUWindowConfig"/>
    <Value name="ShowNanoTargetNCU" value="false"/>
    <Value name="ShowFightTargetNCU" value="false"/>

    <!-- Notum options -->
    <Value name="cc_menu1"             value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_menu"        value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_perkwindow"  value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_inventory"   value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_skillwindow" value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_faction"     value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_perkmenu"    value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_shortcut_numbers"  value="false" />

Above the last line (containing </root>)

Search for cc_rollup_panel and append the lines:

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    <Value name="cc_left_wing" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_right_wing" value="true"/>

    <Value name="cc_left_bar" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_right_bar" value="true"/>

    <Value name="cc_left_target_control" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_right_target_control" value="true"/>
   
    <Value name="cc_left_menu" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_right_menu" value="true"/>

Step 5

Edit the file LoginPrefs.xml
Remove the lines:

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    <!-- Notum options -->
    <Value name="cc_menu1"             value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_menu"        value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_perkwindow"  value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_inventory"   value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_skillwindow" value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_faction"     value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_perkmenu"    value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_shortcut_numbers"  value="false" />

Step 6

Edit the file OptionPanel\Root.xml
Change the first line from

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<?xml version="1.0" ?><Root>

to

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<?xml version="1.0" ?><root>

and the last line from

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</Root>

to

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</root>

Search for #IconTimerText and append the following lines:

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                <OptionCheckBox label="Show Nano Target NCU" opt_variable="ShowNanoTargetNCU" opt_type="variant" opt_category="Char"/>
                <OptionCheckBox label="Show Fight Target NCU" opt_variable="ShowFightTargetNCU" opt_type="variant" opt_category="Char"/>

Step 7

To use the custom GUI, do the following (in-game)
type in this in chat: (with the quotes)

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/setoption GUIName "NotumEdge4"

As in step 3, replace NotumEdge4 with the name of the folder with your custom GUI.

Then, either relog, or make AO reload GUI xml:

Press Shift+Ctrl+F7
A window will pop up with 2 tabs on top.
In the left-most tab, there's a single button labeled "Reload Menu"
Click that.
You should now have a working custom GUI

That's way too many steps & complicated !!

Well, that's what it takes!

But I guess you guys are too gimp to follow a few simple steps...

/lost ><

but nice one posting it though ^^

All of the gui is working except I still can't see my menu's. What could I have misssed?

Seen some reports of those elsewhere too...
Don't use menus myself so I'll have to look into this later when I get home from work.

First post edited with info on how to get menus working.
It's basically moving the Notum Options lines from LoginPrefs.xml to CharPrefs.xml

My menu doesn't work after I followed your instructions..

LoginPrefs.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" ?><root>
    <!-- GUI -->
    <Value name="ShowHelpButtonWindow" value="true"/>
    <Value max="1.0" min="0.0" name="CCFadeHigh" value="0.85"/>
    <Value max="1.0" min="0.0" name="CCFadeLow" value="0.33"/>
    <Value max="10.0" min="0.0" name="CCFadeDelay" value="2.0"/>
    <Value name="ChatShowOGrpInInputBar" value="true"/>
    <Value name="ChatShowOGrpInTitleBar" value="true"/>
    <Value max="30.0" min="0.1" name="ChatTextFadeDelay" value="8.0"/>
    <Value max="15.0" min="0.0" name="ChatTextFadeTime" value="0.3"/>
    <Value name="ShortcutNewNanos" value="true"/>
    <Value name="OpenNanoWindow"   value="true"/>
    <Value name="IsTipEnabled"     value="true"/>
    <Value name="ItemDescriptionTooltips" value="true"/>
    <Value name="ShortcutShortTooltips" value="true"/>

    <!-- Control -->
    <Value name="MouseButtonHoldDelay" value="0.3" max="2.0" min="0.1"/>
    <Value name="UseNewMouseFunc"      value="true"/>
    <Value name="MouseWheel"           value="0"/>
    <Value name="LMBMouseLook"         value="true"/>
    <Value name="RMBMouseLook1st"         value="true"/>
    <Value name="RMBMouseLook3rd"         value="true"/>
    <Value name="ZoomTo1stPerson"         value="true"/>
    <Value name="Targetstarget"         value="false"/>
    <Value max="20" min="1" name="MouseTurnSensitivity" value="10"/>
    <Value max="40" min="1" name="ZoomSpeed" value="20"/>
    <Value name="DoubleclickAction" value="true"/>
    <Value name="BoundingBoxTargeting" value="true"/>

    <!-- Audio settings -->
    <Value max="1.0" min="0.0" name="MasterVolume" value="1.0"/>
    <Value name="SoundFXOn" value="true"/>
    <Value max="1.0" min="0.0" name="FXVolume" value="1.0"/>
    <Value name="MusicOn" value="true"/>
    <Value max="1.0" min="0.0" name="MusicVolume" value="1.0"/>
    <Value max="3" min="0" name="BattlemusicMode" value="3"/>
    <Value name="VoiceSndFxOn" value="true"/>
    <Value max="1.0" min="0.0" name="VoiceSndFxVolume" value="1.0"/>
    <Value name="VoiceSndFxHearVicinityOn" value="false"/>
    <Value name="VoiceSndFxHearTeamOn" value="true"/>
    <Value name="VoiceSndFxHearGuildOn" value="false"/>
    <Value name="VoiceSndFxHearFriendsOn" value="false"/>

    <!-- Visual -->
    <Value name="ShowMyCharacter"  value="false"/>
    <Value name="Advertisements"   value="false"/>
    <Value name="VideoAdds"        value="true"/>
    <Value name="DisplayCharViewDistance" value="80" max="80" min="5"/>
    <Value name="DisplayGroundQuality" value="200" min="100" max="200"/>
    <Value name="DisplayGroundFullQualityRadius" value="44" min="7" max="44"/>

    <!-- Window keyboard control -->
    <Value name="esc_backpacks" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_dialogs" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_chatconfig" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_cityterminal" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_infoview" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_inventory" value="false"/>
    <Value name="esc_chests" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_corpses" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_missionselection" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_tradeskill" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_shops" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_trades" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_npcchat" value="false"/>
    <Value name="esc_optionpanel" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_perkwindow" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_shopsearch" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_tips" value="true"/>
    <Value name="esc_towerbuildmenu" value="true"/>
   
    <Value name="AutoAFK" value="true"/>
    <Value name="AutoRejectDuel" value="false"/>
</root>


CharPrefs.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" ?><Root>
    <Value name="AutoCloseWindows" value="false"/>
    <Value name="camera_menu" value="false"/>
    <Value name="camera_mode" value="CAMERA_3RD_LOCK"/>
    <Value name="chat_group_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="chat_system_active" value="true"/>
    <Value name="control_center_active" value="true"/>
    <Value name="command_menu" value="false"/>
    <Value name="faction_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="friends_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="inventory_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="knowledge_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="map_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="mission_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="nano_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="ncu_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="perk_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="pet_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="planetmap_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="specialaction_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="stat_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="team_view" value="false"/>
    <Value name="wear_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="tradeskill_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="shortcutbar_window" value="true"/>
    <Value name="lft_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="mechselect_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="lasertarget_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="signupterminal_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="research_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="battlestation_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="skill_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="teleport_target_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="NumHotbars" max="10" min="1" value="1"/>
    <Archive name="CCHealthBarConfig"/>
    <Archive name="CCNanoBarConfig"/>
    <Archive name="CCXPBarConfig"/>
    <Archive name="CCAlienXPBarConfig"/>
    <Archive name="CCFriendlyHealthBarConfig"/>
    <Archive name="CCHostileHealthBarConfig"/>

    <Value name="CurrentTipOfTheDay" value="-1"/>
    <Value max="1.0" min="0.0" name="cc_rollup_controller_fade_level" value="0.0"/>

    <Value name="cc_control_center" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_section1" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_compass" value="true"/>

    <Value name="cc_health_bar" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_nano_bar" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_xp_bar" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_alienxp_bar" value="true"/>

    <Value name="cc_friendly_health_bar" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_hostile_health_bar" value="true"/>

    <Value name="cc_mini_toolbar" value="false"/>
    <Value name="cc_rollup_panel" value="true"/>

    <Value name="cc_left_wing" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_right_wing" value="true"/>

    <Value name="cc_left_bar" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_right_bar" value="true"/>

    <Value name="cc_left_target_control" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_right_target_control" value="true"/>
   
    <Value name="cc_left_menu" value="true"/>
    <Value name="cc_right_menu" value="true"/>
   
    <Value name="ChatLastActiveWindow" value="&quot;&quot;"/>
    <Value name="ChatPGInviteAction" value="1"/>
    <Value name="ChatTextShadowOffset" value="1"/>
    <Value name="ChatWarnWhenSpeakingToUnsubGroups" value="true"/>

    <Value max="3" min="0" name="VoiceSndFxType" value="0"/>

    <Archive name="ChatGroupWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="CityTerminalBuyDlgConfig"/>
    <Archive name="CityTerminalWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="CompassWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="FactionWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="FriendsWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="HelpButtonWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="InfoViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="KnowledgeViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="MissionSelectionViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="MissionViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="NCUWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="NPCChatWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="MutedChatGroups"/>
    <Archive name="NanoViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="OptionWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="PerkWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="PetWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="PFMapWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="PlayerShopAdminViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="PlayerShopOwnerViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="PlayerShopViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="ShopSearchWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="ShopViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="StatViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="StatWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="TeamViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="TipViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="TowerBuildMenuViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="TradeSkillViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="TradeViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="TweakPanelConfig"/>
    <Archive name="WearViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="InspectViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="LFTWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="MechSelectConfig"/>
    <Archive name="LaserTargetConfig"/>
    <Archive name="SignupTerminalConfig"/>
    <Archive name="ResearchConfig"/>
    <Archive name="BattlestationConfig"/>
    <Archive name="SkillConfig"/>
    <Archive name="PlanetMapViewConfig"/>
    <Archive name="TeleportTargetConfig"/>

    <Archive name="ShopLocation">
        <Value name="Playfield"/>
        <Value name="Position"/>
        <Value name="Owner"/>
    </Archive>
   
    <Value name="VisualFlags" value="31"/>
    <Value name="LockHotbars" value="false"/>
    <Value name="VisiblePVPTitle" value="0"/>
    <Value name="DisableInspect" value="false"/>
   
    <Archive name="RaidBarConfig"/>
    <Archive name="RaidConfig"/>
    <Value name="raid_window" value="false"/>
    <Value name="LockRaidBars" value="false"/>   
    <Value name="IconTimers" value="true"/>
    <Value name="IconTimerText" value="true"/>

    <Archive name="TargetNCUWindowConfig"/>
    <Archive name="HostileTargetNCUWindowConfig"/>
    <Value name="ShowTargetNCU" value="false"/>
    <Value name="ShowHostileTargetNCU" value="false"/>

<!-- Added Part -->
    <!-- Notum options -->
    <Value name="cc_menu1"             value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_menu"        value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_perkwindow"  value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_inventory"   value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_skillwindow" value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_faction"     value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_notum_perkmenu"    value="true" />
    <Value name="cc_shortcut_numbers"  value="false" />
</Root>


Can you tell me where I gimped it up?

works perfect now, thanks. I had to manually reload menus w/ the ctrl+shift+f7. try that. you may not have messed up

Since the recent patch, and rollback, I can't get my default GUI to stay stable...... it keeps fragmenting, and artifacting..... so I might have to try a custom GUI, and this will help me a lot... thanks gimp... I mean Mawe