Import Settings from multiple characters

Ganacampo · April 2014

I agree, this is really confusing and annoying.

RaZaddha · April 2014

fiftypercentgrey wrote: »

addon to save key bindings and load them to other characters:
http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info215-Binder.html#info

OMG... This mod is... Perfect, just perfect.

liamcehrwb17_ESO · April 2014

Hey guys I posted this in another thread that might help with copying add-on settings:

liamcehrwb17_ESO wrote: »

After messing around for a while with the .lua files of the add-on's I think I managed to find a way to copy my add-on settings across all toons though I haven't been able to test it as my internet connection is poor. Bit tedious but not as much as having to change them all with every character.

1. Create and log on to your new character with the add-on installed. Exit the game.
2. Go to "C:\Documents\Elder Scrolls Online\live\SavedVariables"
3. Open the .lua file of the add-on with Notepad
4. You will see a list with your character names. Find the character which you have configured the settings for (can use Ctrl + F)
5. Copy the text from the line below the character's name all the way until you reach the next character's name
6. Find your new character that you want to apply the settings to.
7. Highlight the text from the line below your new character's name until you reach the next character's name and replace it by pasting the text copied before
8. Save and exit notepad
9. Test it out.
10. Repeat for other characters

I also found a bit of coding at the top of SOME of the setting files that may enable you to apply settings to all character's for that add-on. You can try this by pasting the "AccountWide" command under where it has your account name and then posting your configured settings below that i.e.

" ["@Account-Name"] =
{
["$AccountWide"] =
{
["myconfiguredsetting1"] = 0.400000,"

Again haven't tried this and might not get to for a while so if someone could take a look if this works and report back that would be great! If it works, I might even have a go at making an add-on to do this if i get time.

Have fun!
Riku

Excession · April 2014

RaZaddha wrote: »

Dude, stop trolling and derailing my thread. All I want is that I dont have to rebind 40 keys (I'm left-handed and I play with uhjk), recolor all 5 guild chats so they dont all look the same every time I start a new character. This is standard for every game that allows you to have multiple characters in an account, I'm completely baffled on why you are mentioning WoW, I never even played it.

If this is such a standard feature, name all of the MMO's that have it.....

In the grand scheme of things, taking a minute or two to rebind a few keys if you do not like the default binds, takes up so little time it is hardly worth mentioning.

RaZaddha · April 2014

Excession wrote: »

RaZaddha wrote: »

Dude, stop trolling and derailing my thread. All I want is that I dont have to rebind 40 keys (I'm left-handed and I play with uhjk), recolor all 5 guild chats so they dont all look the same every time I start a new character. This is standard for every game that allows you to have multiple characters in an account, I'm completely baffled on why you are mentioning WoW, I never even played it.

If this is such a standard feature, name all of the MMO's that have it.....

In the grand scheme of things, taking a minute or two to rebind a few keys if you do not like the default binds, takes up so little time it is hardly worth mentioning.

I'm saying multiple characters, not MMO's exclusively. I have only played GW2 on the last year, which btw has account-wide settings, but you can also find things easily such as Profiles on other games, on the top of my head I remember Crysis 2 has this and also any emulator. It's such a simple thing that I can't even remember who has it, it's easier knowing who doesn't.
I'm left-handed, so I rebind every key available, which is around 69 keys (that's what the Rebind add-on told me). "Takes so little time" phah, shouldn't even have to waste my time doing it. Having the files in hand for settings would be even easier and faster, no need for any fancy profile menu or add-on, but like the post above me we need to dig into a lua file and copy-paste code, waste of time.
We are not talking about game-changing features, just a quality-of-life option that would make things much simpler, specially if you like to change keybinds often, like me. I spend quite some time optimizing the keybinds for less wrist strain because I work at IT and I spend the majority of my time typing on a keyboard, wrist pain is something that haunts me from time to time.
So since I have 4 alts it's (69*4)+(Y*4) keys that I need to change, Y being the number of times that I change my keybinds along time.

RKLimes · April 2014

I would love to save all Addon, UI, Keyboard, and Social settings and load them for all my characters.

seaef · April 2014

RaZaddha wrote: »

Dude, stop trolling and derailing my thread.

It's not your thread, regardless of who started it. You may want to brush up on the concept of a forum.

If you want to "own" your rant, start a blog.

RaZaddha · April 2014

cfurlin wrote: »

RaZaddha wrote: »

Dude, stop trolling and derailing my thread.

It's not your thread, regardless of who started it. You may want to brush up on the concept of a forum.

If you want to "own" your rant, start a blog.

seaef · April 2014

RaZaddha wrote: »

cfurlin wrote: »

RaZaddha wrote: »

Dude, stop trolling and derailing my thread.

It's not your thread, regardless of who started it. You may want to brush up on the concept of a forum.

If you want to "own" your rant, start a blog.

Apparently you do since you went out of your way to tell us it's your thread. /facepalm

RaZaddha · April 2014

cfurlin wrote: »

RaZaddha wrote: »

cfurlin wrote: »

RaZaddha wrote: »

Dude, stop trolling and derailing my thread.

It's not your thread, regardless of who started it. You may want to brush up on the concept of a forum.

If you want to "own" your rant, start a blog.

Apparently you do since you went out of your way to tell us it's your thread. /facepalm

ಠ_ಠ
Using the pronoun "my" once is considered "going out of my way"? Some people...
The thread can be considered "mine" since the point here is to answer my question on the first post, but whatever, only you care about this sort of stuff.

bylli · May 2014

RaZaddha wrote: »

I have 4 alts, one of each class and I constantly switch between them for crafting, the way it is right now each character has a different Settings configuration (controls, chat, video, etc.) and it's painfully annoying to rebind every key, recolor every chat channel for all my 4 alts, is there a way to import those settings from my main character to my alts?

http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info310-JoviexsAddonSettingsTransfer.html

http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info215-Binder.html#info

Work Wonderfully

mutharex · May 2014

Addons 'fix' most problems people have with the default UI.
I just wish people would either look around before starting this kind of thread or at least be satisfied with asking instead of starting the usual 'TESO is ***' crusade....

Cuuf · May 2014

scarsreminder80 wrote: »

Yes it is slightly annoying... but should this be what devs should be working on?

I'm betting you changed group chat color to blue, emote color to an orange, whisper color to a purple and maybe zone chat to a light pinkish.... Maybe your just wanting familiar settings?

My suggestion... Stop playing an MMO the same way you always do and be happy the devs are working on expansion and patches with serious meat in them.

Don't let WoW take over this world... It will destroy another MMO.

Sorry, but this comment is just ***.

1. I use ESDF instead of the typical WASD to move => rebind it for every toon.
2. Because of 1. i have to rebind several other keys too
3. You can have 5 guilds, each of these has a green color in chat.

So, i for example have my custom settings, yes, and i want to keep them for games.
And even if i am used to have my trade channel in yellow, my (main) guild channel in hotpink and the currentzone in midnight blue, then i want to have that for each of my toons.