# Briar Reforged beta installation

Briar Reforged is an unofficial, fan-made user-interface skin for EverQuest
Legends. This is a beta release: its core windows are usable and have been
tested in game, but some resolutions, class-specific windows, populated states,
and future game patches may expose clipping or compatibility problems.

The public package is a compact overlay. It contains the Briar Reforged files
that differ from `default_modern` plus original Briar artwork; it does not copy
the complete Daybreak-supplied UI.

## Compatibility

- Game: EverQuest Legends
- Base skin: `default_modern`
- Primary test environment: 3480 x 2160, UI scale 1
- Other resolutions and scale settings should be treated as beta test cases

## Install

1. Exit EverQuest Legends.
2. Open the game's `uifiles` directory. A common installation is:
   `C:\Users\Public\Daybreak Game Company\Installed Games\EverQuest Legends\uifiles`
3. If a `BriarReforged` folder already exists, rename it as a backup.
4. Extract the ZIP into `uifiles`. The finished path must contain files such as
   `uifiles\BriarReforged\EQUI_Animations.xml`, not a doubly nested
   `uifiles\BriarReforged\BriarReforged` folder.
5. Start the game and open **Options**.
6. Open **Interface**, choose **Load UI Skin**, select `BriarReforged`, and keep
   **Keep My Layout** enabled.

## Update or rollback

For an update, exit the game, preserve the existing `BriarReforged` folder,
and extract the new version as a fresh folder. Do not mix files from different
beta versions.

To roll back, load `default_modern` from the same **Load UI Skin** window. After
the stock skin is active, the custom `BriarReforged` folder can be removed or
replaced.

If the game falls back to a stock skin, check `UIErrors.txt` in the game folder,
then reload `default_modern`. Include the relevant error text with your report.

## Feedback and bug reports

Email `teddventures@gmail.com` with the subject **Briar Reforged beta
feedback**. Please include:

- Briar Reforged version
- screen resolution and UI scale
- class or class combination
- affected window or control
- what you expected and what happened
- a screenshot, when possible
- relevant lines from `UIErrors.txt`, if the skin failed to load

## Project notice

Briar Reforged is an independent fan project from Tedd Ventures. It is not
affiliated with or endorsed by Daybreak Game Company. EverQuest and associated
names and marks belong to their respective owners. The visual direction is a
personal tribute to richly illustrated classic fantasy interfaces; no original
T. King UI files are included.
