# Sharing User Interfaces Between Characters **URL:** \ **Category:** Player Features & Ideas\ **Created:** [February 12, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595 "2025-02-12T18:36:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/21 "2025-02-13T05:55:00Z")
> [@Syzygium](#): > > I actually like the idea, if only to insta-rebuild the UI on one of the countless occasions the whole thing has been messed up by some update. I use a very specific arrangement of windows and boxes that I can play well with, and it’s the same for years so I am pretty used to it. Its absolutely annoying to re-build that by hand. I agree 100%, I’ve also had my UI settings messed up on multiple occasions from server updates, definitely a pain in the arse and time consuming to reset multiple accounts… The OP’s idea would definitely make the game a lot more ‘User Friendly’… ---
**Author:** ![SwingFish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/swingfish/32/449225_2.png) [@SwingFish](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/SwingFish)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/22 "2025-02-13T06:49:36Z")
> [@Syzygium](#): > > There are always some client settings missing or some windows not where I had set them to be. i’m doing it since forever, the only thingthat is sometimes missing are the drone-folders. all other settings are synced perfectly. i wrote a blog post on how to do this here: [NEEDs · 5MART Team](https://2css.space/profilesync/) ---
**Author:** ![Bakster\_Kane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bakster_kane/32/460913_2.png) [@Bakster\_Kane](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Bakster_Kane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/23 "2025-02-13T10:06:44Z")
How does a simple, and possibly common sense suggestion turn into a threadnaught? ---
**Author:** ![Arthur\_Aihaken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/arthur_aihaken/32/504104_2.png) [@Arthur\_Aihaken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Arthur_Aihaken)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/24 "2025-02-13T10:32:48Z")
You can drag and drop the Overview. If you run the clients in windowed mode and place them side by side (etc.), it’s fairly easy to recreate the individual elements with reasonable consistency (sometimes even down to the pixel). You can temporarily set the window resolution lower so that there’s less guesswork. Not being a feature could be an anti-bot deterrent (my tinfoil could also be too snug). ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/25 "2025-02-13T12:13:36Z")
I mean, it’s been 22 years now. I’m sure this is far from the first request for this feature. I’m also pretty sure there’s a reason it hasn’t been implemented after 22 years… ---
**Author:** ![Bakster\_Kane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bakster_kane/32/460913_2.png) [@Bakster\_Kane](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Bakster_Kane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/26 "2025-02-13T12:51:56Z")
Usually if theres an issue its there to deter AFK play and botters which is for your own good, but other than that theres people playing the game which means it doesent really have any issues ---
**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/516281_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/27 "2025-02-13T14:58:31Z")
I remember Games that had a simple .ini file in their game directory and all that was needed was to make a copy of it to save all your game settings. Might have been that I used a green/black monochrome monitor and a command based OS back then. But such simple things worked. Then some smartass had the glorious idea to program all software in a way that you need registry editors and whole folders in user-directories for the same simple task. I mean, how complex can it be to store just the client settings… no way a simple textfile isn’t sufficient for that. ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/28 "2025-02-13T15:01:38Z")
> [@Syzygium](#): > > .ini file > **[About the boot.ini issue | EVE Online](https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/about-the-boot.ini-issue)** > > My name is Dr. Erlendur S. Thorsteinsson and I have been directing the EVE Online Software Group for the better part of this year. From my previous work experiences in the antivirus industry and following CCP for quite some time now, I have come to... 👀 :psyccp: 🍿 ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/29 "2025-02-13T15:03:36Z")
It’s been a hot minute since that boot.ini fiasco… ---
**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/516281_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/30 "2025-02-13T15:04:41Z")
Yeah well thats a funny name analogy but not even the same issue. Letting your game delete a system file not even in it’s own folder is just _dumb_ programming. But yeah I remember that… ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/31 "2025-02-13T15:05:57Z")
Just be careful encouraging CCP to mess with .ini files again. 😉 (yes this and the previous post was just a joke, btw should I add “/s” disclaimers too? 😊) ---
**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/516281_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/32 "2025-02-13T15:13:31Z")
Nah it’s okay, i just hate lazy programming, leading to results that are _absolutely_ foreseeable for an objective observer, despite hitting those who did the lazy programming totally out of the blue and they react really surprised… how could they have known that _this_ was going to happen? And what black magic told others that _exactly_ this was going to happen right from the start? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/33 "2025-02-13T15:14:21Z")
Not saying it wouldn’t be a handy feature to have. We’ve all had to re-install EVE at some point over the years and adjust all of our settings again. But the fact that CCP hasn’t made it a feature after more than two decades means it’s probably for a reason. ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/34 "2025-02-13T15:15:43Z")
Even better question: How did they not see / discover it during testing before live deployment? 🤔 :psyccp: 😏 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Arthur\_Aihaken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/arthur_aihaken/32/504104_2.png) [@Arthur\_Aihaken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Arthur_Aihaken)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/35 "2025-02-13T15:45:25Z")
Can’t we use AI to teach the bots where the window boundaries are…? ---
**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/516281_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/36 "2025-02-13T17:33:32Z")
Maybe CCP should train AI to _find_ bots… ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/37 "2025-02-13T17:36:20Z")
They just need to add a dedicated department that does nothing else but roam high, low, and null in invincible, undetectable ships, looking for bots. Then, when found, they get teleported to Yulai, unable to move or fire, and we get to wail on them. With a game-wide system message naming and shaming them, and an invitation for everyone to come to Yulai to kill them… ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/38 "2025-02-13T17:58:26Z")
What if CCP offered their own EULA permitted bots in the NES in exchange of an amount of PLEX per account each month? 🤔 :psyccp: 😇 🍿 ---
**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/516281_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/39 "2025-02-13T18:39:19Z")
that would probably be a _huge_ success 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arthur\_Aihaken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/arthur_aihaken/32/504104_2.png) [@Arthur\_Aihaken](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Arthur_Aihaken)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595/40 "2025-02-13T19:56:17Z")
> [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](#): > > What if CCP offered their own EULA permitted bots in the NES in exchange of an amount of PLEX per account each month? If you can’t beat them… own them? [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/sharing-user-interfaces-between-characters/476595.md?page=3)