The User Interface (UI) is what the player uses to interact with the game. This generally refers specifically to menus, buttons, windows and similar elements that contain the information and tools the player needs to control their character and play the game.
This page will help explain the various UI elements found within Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen.
Player Character UI
Many elements of the player's personal UI can be moved and have their height and width adjusted, allowing players to manipulate their UI for their personal play style.
The Compass helps you orient yourself and navigate the world of Terminus
The group window is the player's primary means of determining their groupmate's status and resources.
- 1. The icon represents that player's class.
- 1a. The ring around the icon occasionally shows an arrow, which points toward that group mate's current location. It only displays if that groupmate shares the same zone as you, and is not within a certain distance of you.
- 2. The Green Bar measures that player's health points.
- 3. The Yellow Bar measures that player's endurance.
- 4. The Blue Bar measures that player's mana.
- 1. The icon represents that player's class.
The trade window is how players trade coins and tradeable items between each other.
- 1. The left section shows what you are offering to the other PC, while the right side shows what the other player is offering you.
- 2. Each player can trade up to 10 individual items. If an item can stack, players can trade any amount of that item and it will only count as one item for purposes of the trade limit.
- 3. Along the bottom, you can see how much coin you are offering, or being offered.
The spell effect window is how players determine which buffs and debuffs they are currently under the effects of. The colored border is multi-fucntional:
- 1. The color determines if the effect is positive or negative: yellow indicates it is a buff, while red indicates it is a debuff.
- 2. The border will gradually empty, going clockwise. This represents how long the effect has left.
The tool bar provides quick access to a handful of the other menus. From left to right:
- 1. Options menu.
- 2. Bug report menu.
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- 5. Spell and Abilities book.
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The Hot Bar (also know as the Action Bar) is the window that you add your abilities and spells to, so that you may use them during combat.
- 1. There are 12 slots that you can add abilities/spells.
- 2. The numbers and symbols below the icons are showing what button is hotkeyed to activate that skill. For example, if the player presses the "3" button on their keyboard, they will cast the ability/spell in that slot.
- 3. The padlock icon at the end of the window will lock it in place, preventing it from being moved.
The hotbar cannot be adjusted while you are in combat.
The Living Codex is has many functions. First of all, it is a collection of all the abilities and spells your character has learned. From this window, you can assign abilities/spells to your Hot Bar so that you can use them.
- 1. There are many sorting options available to help you search your abilities and spells, including level sorting and text searching.
- 2. The colored box beside the ability/spell icon informs you if the ability is Offensive (directly targets a hostile), or Defensive (doesn't directly target a hostile). Red is for Offensive, Blue is for Defensive.
- 2a. The number(s) within the colored square tell you the level of the spell at a glance.
- 3. Hovering over an ability/spell will display it's tool tip for more detailed information.
For more detailed information regarding The Living Codex, please see this page.
You can see the FAQ regarding The Living Codex Here
The Inventory is a multi-functional window.
- 1. Character Name, Class & Level [Top] - This displays the character's name, class, and their current level.
- 2.Equipment Slots [Left] - All of your character's available equipment slots. Putting an item into these slots equips your character with that item, altering your statistics and--in some cases--your appearance.
- 2a. Character Preview [Center of Equipment Section] - A preview of your character's in world appearance.
- The arrow buttons along the bottom left of this section rotate your character preview.
- The trash bin icon allows you to delete items you are carrying.
- 2a. Character Preview [Center of Equipment Section] - A preview of your character's in world appearance.
- 3. Weight Indicator [Below the Equipment Slots section] - Your character's current weight is listed on the left, and the maximum they are allowed to carry is on the right. Carrying above your weight limit will cause you to be encumbered.
- 4. Experience Bar. [Just below the Weight Indicator] - The bar fills with blue as your character gains experience.
- 5. Tabs. [Bottom] - These tabs will switch the window from your Character Sheet & Inventory. For information regarding these pages, see their section below.
- 6. Stats [Top Right] - This is a quick reference of your character's important statistics. For more detailed information regarding your character's Stats, please see this page
- 7. Inventory [Right] - This is where items you are carrying go. By default, your character only has 10 slots which they can carry items in (stacked items count as only 1 item for this purpose). To get more slots, you can acquire bags. For more detailed information on Bags, please see this page
- 8. Coins [Bottom Right] - This shows you which types of coins you are currently carrying, and how many. For more detailed information on Coins, please see this page
For more detailed information regarding Factions, please see this page
For more detailed information regarding Acclimation, please see this page
NPC UI
These UI elements provide information about Non Player Characters (NPCs) in the world, regardless of whether they are hostile or friendly.
The NPC health bar contains a lot of useful information regarding the current status of an NPC.
- 1. It tells you the NPC's name.
- 2. It shows you how much health points (HP) the NPC currently has. This is tracked by a green bar that empties as the NPC loses HP.
- 3. It shows you what status effects it is currently under, represented by the ability's icon shown beneath the health bar. Status effects can be either Beneficial (buffs) or Detrimental (debuffs). You can determine which type of status effect it is by the color surrounding the icon: green indicates its a buff, while red indicates its a debuff. The color also makes up the duration timer, which depletes as the status effect nears it's end. The icon will begin to flash when spells are within seconds of ending. Note the number within the first icon: this indicates that an effect has a stacking property, and tells you how much of this stacking effect the NPC is currently under.
- 4. If there is a cluster of targets, the NPC you are currently targeting will have an arrow pointing at the name. Additionally, the other NPC's names will be somewhat faded.
- 1. It tells you the NPC's name.
The current target health bar is largely the same as the standard health bar, but with some quality of life added:
- 1. This window can be moved.
- 2. It allows quick reference of what target you are currently attacking, useful when there is a group of NPCs and pivotal to your group's crowd controller.
- 3. It will display even when the NPC is no longer visible on screen (e.g: the NPC moved behind a wall.)
- 1. This window can be moved.
This window is displayed when you interact with a non-hostile NPC. It contains whatever the NPC has to say, whether that is lore or the beginnings of a Quest. From this window you can choose what to say to the NPC.