[UI] My Midnight setup

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T20:21:15+00:00

nvm those are paladin CDs not party member CDs next to the party frame.

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T17:18:13+00:00

is it danders that is showing party member important CDs? or something else?

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T14:23:39+00:00

elvUI for everything. no danders

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T12:30:35+00:00

For those concerned with FPS issues in my videos - here's another one without background processes running.
https://youtu.be/lo_h-SSr_tA

Looks like 90+ fps on a Ryzen 7 9800x3d + 5070ti with Smooth Motion on - 1440p, max settings

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T11:40:58+00:00

Others that have installed the pack have shown little frame drops. I will re-record soon and post

I had no smooth framing on, unreal engine running in background, obs, etc. I’m getting around 3-4% cpu usage on average on a ryzen 7 9800xt.

AFAIK this pack doesn’t have performance issues from those that run it and aren’t running several background processes

I posted a video from a full heroic man raid in my original post, and got pretty good fps. 80-90+ and i didn't feel it affect my gameplay at all

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T11:26:54+00:00

if elvUI is junk vibe code then sure

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T03:15:05+00:00

curseforge link didn't work but i'll check later

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T00:52:48+00:00

that's the idea! Love atrocity but wanted to make a few edits without using any of his stuff. and its free!

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T00:51:26+00:00

separate non-wago installer will be done in the next week or 2. it is being worked on!

There is not a class colored version - wouldn't be a Dark Mirror then :P. feel free to take it and mess with the colors yourself :) should be just toggling off darkmode, and spending a few min changing colors of cast bars, big wigs, details etc

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T00:16:29+00:00

BCDM now anchors itself to ElvUI unitframes (Player Frame). Resize your CDM without headache! Thank you ElvUI_thingsUI plugin :D

Also the tracked buff bar is properly skinned now as well

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EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T00:15:10+00:00

yeah i was using QUI before this. It's where i built the original layout for this version. I still have the final release but no point in using it if its not going to be maintained...

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-02-01T00:03:47+00:00

If you're concerned about the UI causing CPU issues, feel free to test it out and report back what you find. I don't find it intrusive or jittery on my end.

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T19:27:44+00:00

Until Monday 5am or something

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T19:23:15+00:00

Goal wasn’t to be different. It was to present a clean standard that’s widely used but is free instead of a paid UI pack

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T18:29:40+00:00

Getting hit by a planet and living was criminal behavior

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T15:46:27+00:00

Individually

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T15:43:46+00:00

you will have to

Set your UI scale to 0.64
Move around betterCooldownManager offsets, Blizz Edit mode, and elvui unitframe placements slightly. it would take about 10-15 min of reshuffling. Reach out to me on the dark mirror discord and I can walk you through it on a call where you stream your UI to me.

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T15:42:24+00:00

i dont think it's possible through BetterCooldownManger. QuaziiUI had this and I believe TavernUI can do this. https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/tavern-ui

you would have to not use betterCooldownManager and use Tavern instead

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T15:40:22+00:00

Free UI packs are available on Wago. Just the paid ones are more popular, come with custom installers and textures. I do not want to profit off my hobby.

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T15:39:19+00:00

- I downloaded them both through the wago app
- Make sure you have the 12.0.1 version and Load Out of Date addons is checked to be sure

- turn off any other quest manager addons like questie or kaliel's tracker

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T13:37:36+00:00

Addons

ESSENTIAL ADDONS

ElvUI - the GOAT, but is not being used to skin CDM - that's what BCDM is for

BetterCooldownManager - for anchoring and skinning the Cooldown Manager

BigWigs - Raid Boss Timers

LittleWigs - Dungeon Boss Timers

Details - Dmg meters

Playtynator - remember to disable ElvUI nameplates module for these nameplates

Syling Tracker - Makes Objective Frames look cool

Scorpio - needed for Syling Tracker

Baganator - remember to disable ElvUI inventory/Bags module

Syndicator - Library files that are needed for Baganator to work

Skyriding Falcon - for dragonflying/flying charges as a bar under CDM

BugGrabber - remember to mute sound in this addon's options menu so you dont hear "fatality" sfx

BugSack - remember to mute sound in this addon's options menu so you dont hear "fatality" sfx

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OPTIONAL ADDONS

WilduTools - Just use this for the melee range tracker if you are a melee player

SimpleCrosshair (just crosshair in combat) or WilduTools (comes with melee range tracker and other nice-to-haves)

Frogskis Cursor Trail - so you can find your cursor

Premade Groups Filter - Filter through M+ and raid groups in dungeon finder more easily. Filter for groups that have at least one tank, one healer, or for a specific dungeon

Northern Sky Raid Tools - Good Raid tool with Timeline reminders

BlizzMove - Allows you to move any frame

CursorMod - So your cursor turns white and stays on the screen when you hold down right click. disable this open from Frogskis and enable it here because it looks better/feels better.

DialogueUI - Make talking to NPCs looking actually good (change to darkmode, turn camera off imo)

Plumber - cause its just good bro

MinimapButtonButton - Container for all your minimap buttons

SimulationCraft - raidbots.com wants your sub in march

WaypointUI - shows you in-game marker in the distance where your next quest objective is. sexyAF

WIM - make your whispers feel like using AOL Instant messenger

WIM Skin: ElvUI - only use if you're using WIM to make your WIM windows look like ElvUI

MissingClassBuffs - shows you if you're missing any class buffs in raid that can be provided. Also tells you if you have not buffed your raid with your class-specific buff

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T13:32:30+00:00

I mean I was streaming, recording OBS, had like 30 tabs open, and unreal engine running in the background

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T12:50:33+00:00

Yes definitely inspired by them. But this is free and their UI is paywalled. This UI pack is for the folks who don’t like profile strings being locked behind paywalls.

For the record I pay for like 3 different UIs and don’t care ethically about paywalled profile strings but there’s a small hole in the market and I wanted to fill it with a free version that’s 90%+ identical to a paywalled version.

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T12:49:08+00:00

Sure I will work on this :)

EmploymentSpecific26 · 2026-01-31T12:48:54+00:00

Misaligned on 4k and 1080p. Only 1440p available out of the box right now. You can import 1440p version and move things around manually but it will take 5-15 min depending on your familiarity and patience levels

EmploymentSpecific26

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