New Login Server beta test

[Edgar1898]

OK, I believe it is ready to be beta tested on a larger scale. Please read the following notes before copying and pasting the info into your eqhost.txt file.

Notes:
1. You can only connect to 5.7-DR4 versions as eqlive changed a few things that were sent to the world server and the old versions wont recognize the client without it.

2. This is a beta, expect things not to work and for it to go down frequently as I try to fix things.

3. That said, please post any non obvious bugs to this post so I know what to fix. Here is a list of known issues: Chat doesnt work because its not important right now, Quick login works only sometimes, you get a time out error after about a minute of non activity, server list isnt updated unless you relogin.

Obviously some of these things will be fixed sometime soon, but rather than wait until they were all fixed, I decided to go ahead and open it up to you guys.

Copy and paste the following to your eqhost file:

[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995


PS: PacketCollector has been updated as well:
http://www.eqemulator.net/PacketCollector.zip

[Jezebell]

woot!! great job Lethal!

[Tangeleno]

DR 4 is for the 18th patch or the 26th patch?

[Edgar1898]

26th

[KhaN]

Great Job, all work good here, thanks LethalEncounter for your help on IRC.

5.7DR4 is compatible with 26th Live patch.

[Jezebell]

This might be a little off topic Lethal but I have noticed on DR4 that #level is broken, it always says you have no target, tried untargetting retargetting to no avail, this happens on both mine and Khans server.

[ReHaB]

Just patched today 5/27/04... changed my eqhost.txt to read

[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995


Still no go... wont even attempt to log in... just pretty much exits the program. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

ReHaB

::EDIT::

Got it to log in... turns out when i was trying to log in it was trying to add stuff onto my eqhost.txt file.... after many attempts i finally got it... but when i try to log on i still get either 1017 or i get an error message saying EqEmu.exe (Renamed my shortcut to that) needs to close.... Once again any help would be awesome.

[Xeptix]

I get that same problem, it boots up the client no problem, it all looks fine up until the login, i put in username and password, click login, it waits about 2 seconds, then moniter changes resolution as if its trying to load something, then program disappears into desktop

EDIT

yah i solved the problem the same way the last poster apparently did, just change eqhost.txt to read-only and the new server "s-mitchell" that it tries to add as login server, will not be added, and it loads the server select screen, however none of them will actually allow you to log in, they all go back to the login screen before server select

[KhaN]

The best way to get it work is to patch to live, download EQHOST.TXT and edit the file with wordpad and save. If you try to create EQHOST.TXT, it will crash.

[Swampdog]

Has DR4 been tested with Minilogin.exe yet or is there going to need to be a new minilogin or is it a non-issue? In testing quests for EQA, I like to test everything while offline while I'm dong the development. If this is something that you'll need help testing, just say the word. :D

[Xeptix]

i see 5 people on EQEmu s-legit which is DR4 host as of an hour ago.

i obviously cannot login to the server w/ the may 18th patch files as the server sports the recent patch, so does this mean those 5 people have gotten this new login to work correctly?

[Eff_You15]

I logged in successfully and went to the EQA server and char creation / Entering world all worked.

[RangerDown]

2. This is a beta, expect things not to work and for it to go down frequently as I try to fix things.

You and the DX9 engine both :lol:

[Xeptix]

arrr! tryin many things and cant get it to load the server up after logging into the server select screen, anyone able to relate and has found a fix?

EDIT

got it >_< now if only EQEmu s-legit would come back online

[Patreecia]

I also get booted out of eq when i click on loggin

Edit: i got in, i can create a character and stuff, but i cant log on the characters

[mangoo]

Can I have a pinup of you LE for my wall please? :oops:

[Cloudrider]

I got in to the server select by doing what some of the other posts said to do. Changed eqhost to read only (under properties after right clicking). Then patched for the may 18th patch, then changed the file after opening it. I didn't copy and paste, just deleted part and typed it in. Hope that helps, now I need help.

I got to the server select screen, but whenever i pick a server, i get booted back to login screen. Any ideas what to do?

[mangoo]

Must connect to a DR4 server and LE's I believe has the only one and it's locked :(

[Swampdog]

Correct me if I'm wrong KhaN, but I believe EQA is DR4 now as well. :D

[Xeptix]

EQA is DR4, among 3 or 4 others that've been up-n-down for the past 2 hours, and so has my ability to log-in, i now am unable to even get to the server select screen again ^_^ <3 betas

at least some people have been able to play so far, which makes the release worthwhile


EDIT

yay got into login server, but now theres no DR4's up ^_^ oh well i'll try again tonight, good luck and thx lethal

[Jezebell]

I had my server up with DR4 but DR4 is totally screwed up right now, tons of stuff doesn't work, so I switched back to DR3

[KhaN]

yay got into login server, but now theres no DR4's up ^_^ oh well i'll try again tonight
Im trying to get at least PERL to work, without PERL no need to get EQA server up, because the only thing people will be able to do will be sit on their ass in Astral Plane :/ I dont mind GM command, but PERL :/

[Shadow-Wolf]

hmm the program jsut closes for me too, nothing seems to work.

[ReHaB]

By the way i DID NOT create a new EQHOST.TXT file... simply edited orginal one.... very odd.... i got DX9... cant figure out the problem... even before i patched i have always had problems logging onto servers.. usually took about 10 attempts before a success. Could use some help please!

[Shadow-Wolf]

i did not CREATE a new EQHOST.txt i EDITED mine to say what it needed, ive made it read-only also, now the screen doesn't even go black and exit it just crashes.

[RangerDown]

Login seemed to work fine. BTW, I edited my existing file from my EQLive folder.

If you have trouble creating your own file, try using the DOS editor instead of notepad. The client might be picky about the file's carriage returns.

I was able to successfully create a character on the Greenleaf server and run around and fight. There were a few issues I encountered when I actually got in, but I think they are related to packets changing and just need another sniff from live.

I saw all pre-DR4 servers on my selection screen, but didn't try to connect to anything but DR4. Some of the people who say they got in but can't connect or create characters, make sure you pay attention to the version number of the server you're connecting to. Connect to *only* a DR4 server under the new login client. Suggestion to Lethal: Only advertise DR4 and newer servers to the client if they're connecting with the new login client, and only advertise DR3 and earlier servers if they're connecting with the old login client. Might cut down on the "I can't connect to xxxxx server" posts.

BTW, Scorpius2k's server showed a population of negative 617-something-million users on the server select :shock: :? :?:

[Edgar1898]

BTW, Scorpius2k's server showed a population of negative 617-something-million users on the server select

yah, noone likes his server so it has a negative population :P

Suggestion to Lethal: Only advertise DR4 and newer servers to the client if they're connecting with the new login client, and only advertise DR3 and earlier servers if they're connecting with the old login client. Might cut down on the "I can't connect to xxxxx server" posts.


Yah, I thought about that, but if noone was running any DR4 servers, people would think its the login servers fault when no servers were listed. I'll just ignore the posts of people saying they get a 1017 error when they try to connect to servers listed, because if they had read the original post they would know they can only play on 5.7-DR4 servers. That said, if you are 100% sure the server you tried to play on was 5.7-DR4 and you still get a 1017 error, its probably a router or server configuration problem on that servers end.

[Xeptix]

seems like the bigger problems now are more on the side of the DR4 servers themselves than the login now, i havent seen any DR4 servers in 4 hours.

good times ^_^

[Charmy]

Aswome Job =) i connected to 3 DR4 servers with new login no problem creating char and logging in, PERL is being sadly missed =( as on EQA our entire character creation process is nothing but a long list of perl scripts :( Anyway Amazing job and fast at that :) i didn't think you could find a fix that fast, but here we are and it works great! anyway its late and i need sleep. so... gnight.

[capbob00]

I was able to get DR4 to work with the Minilogin but when I make a new character and the tutorial zone starts to load up, World.exe says it found the starting zones and then crashes.

Then when I try again and select my server from the list World.exe crashes again with a message about bogus characters. I looked up my character in EQEmuAdmin and it looks like none of the information for the character got filled in.

Tried logging on to the Green Leaf server and it worked fine.

[Xeptix]

sounds like a problem w/ your particular server capbob, try setting the starting point for all characters to nexus or some similar safe zone like gfay, it might force a bypass on the DR4 tutorial that it seems all servers are trying to do

[Edgar1898]

to those of you having problems editing your eqhost.txt file, I have uploaded mine to the server, so hopefully this one will work for you.

http://www.eqemulator.net/eqhost.txt

just right click and save to your everquest directory

[Geppen]

i kno other people are having the same problem as me but no1 has really given a straight forward answer. i am patched up to the 26th, i have the right eqhost.txt, i am trying to log into a DR-4 server, (greenleaf), but i can get to the character screen and try to log on my characters and i just get booted back to the account log in screen

[Wandiwen234]

Seems like alot of people are having the same prob that I was having. But I tried something and it worked .

Normal EQhost.txt:

[LoginServer]
Host=eqlplogin1.everquest.com:15900

When adding the EQemu one I just erased the everquest.com:15900 and put eqemulator.net:5995 in its place. Bam, no more crashing =). Hope this helped someone.

[Jezebell]

Their problem is different, they can log into the Login Server fine, they are having trouble logging into a server to play on. I doubt that is related to the eqhost.txt file, but I am not sure what is causing it besides possibly problems with 5.7-DR4

[RangerDown]

I've gotten a few disconnects when trying to enter the world as RangerDown on PEQ-TGC. But not on Green Leaf. Then I remembered something...

I didn't create my character on Green Leaf till after the introduction of DR4... but RangerDown has been on PEQ for some time now. So, I went back to PEQ and created a new character, and boom... now I can enter.

Did the data structure of player info change with this new client?

[thedammz]

i crash at login screen im patched to 27 and my eqhost is
[LoginServer]Host=eqemulator.net:5995 all one line its on readme or what ever i put in my login name and password and just go to desktop what do i do.
edit used es eqhost he posted got it to work just no servers where up

[animepimp]

It shouldn't be all on one line. It should be
[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995
Read the tutorials.

[JeremySun]

I've Tried to edit the eqhost to read:

[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995

but everytime I try to log in eq downloads a new eqhost and then I edit it again. I get to the login and then it crashes.. I made my patchme shortcut, just can't seem to get pass the log-in. Any pointers please?

[animepimp]

This happens when the format is wrong, you need to make sure there are no extra spaces at the end of the lines and then set the file to read only. Also make sure your shortcut points to eqgame.exe.

[Windamir]

Okay i patched to live. changed my eqhost by just typing in the host text. changed it to read only and i still get booted back to the desktop after i enter my name and password and click login.
What else do i need to? How do i create a file using wordpad?

[JeremySun]

I made my shortcut target to read:
"C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\eqgame.exe" patchme
and my eqhost to read:
[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995

And after I enter my eqemu account info and then click on login I get booted to windows again.. any ideas?

[animepimp]

Oh yeah, are you patched to EQ Europe or normal EQ, cause Europe uses a different format. See the help forum and tutorials forum for details.

[Vasker88]

Try to put in in there twice...it works for me...Tho im not sure how...All that i care is that it works hehe
C.R.E.A.M


F.T.W

Vasker :D

[lunarwolfy]

I also am having problems. i can go into the login screen, but when i choose to go into a server (the winter roar one) it flashes back to the login screen before even displaying the character selection screen. i am more than posotive that all my Ini files and txt's are correct. has anyone come up with a fix?? i downloaded all the patches besides for Luclin and after that (Enough to log into Normal EQ). again, any help would be appriciated ^.^

EDIT: when logging into the green leaf server i get a eqgame.exe error and have to close. although when trying to login to the winter roar or whichever server it just boots me right before character select screen.

[animepimp]

You have to log into 5.7 DR4 servers only with the latest patch. If you want to play on WR which is 5.3 you have to use their patcher from their website.

[JeremySun]

I am patched US. I get to the login screen I enter my EQemu information after that I get booted.

[unown88]

I need help i get onto the login screen but says my info is wrong my host txt is [LoginServer]
Host=eqlplogin1.eqemulator.net:5995 but it won't let me on.

[nyja]

I need help i get onto the login screen but says my info is wrong my host txt is [LoginServer]
Host=eqlplogin1.eqemulator.net:5995 but it won't let me on.

you have the eqlsClient.ini (http://www.eqemulator.net/eqlsClient.ini) downloaded, right?

[LoginServer]Host=eqlplogin1.eqemulator.net:5995
is all in one line? if that's how it is, you need to move the host= down to the next line

[LoginServer]
Host=eqlplogin1.eqemulator.net:5995

also you could try making the eqhost.txt file read-only
if that doesn't work, take off the read-only attribute and change the eqhost.txt contents to

[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995

and make it read-only again

[virk]

ok start with the noob jokes........ finished? :o
ok i loaded[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995 the new eqhost..right?
now when i hit my patchme short cut i get to the login type in my password and slam im back to desktop what gives, or i get to server screen and , no servers then it kicks me to desk top, HELP if anyone can tell me a detailed thingy cause ive loaded several eqhost texts and none work not even the one i stated above please help

[Skyraen]

ok start with the noob jokes........ finished? :o
ok i loaded[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995 the new eqhost..right?
now when i hit my patchme short cut i get to the login type in my password and slam im back to desktop what gives, or i get to server screen and , no servers then it kicks me to desk top, HELP if anyone can tell me a detailed thingy cause ive loaded several eqhost texts and none work not even the one i stated above please help

I am also having this problem.

[animepimp]

Download http://www.eqemulator.net/eqhost.txt into your EQ directory and set it to read only and play.

[adamtech]

I have set my eqhold file to say what you all have posted, but when i go in i type my account name and PW and it just sits there and says logging in to server, please wait. I have let it sit for up to 20 min and it does nothing. Any help?

[estaril]

Same as Adamtech , did everything good (i guess) but keep loading after i enter Log and PW

[DragoonX]

I created an account to play on WR yesterday, and it's working fine. But all accounts i've tried to create today don't work... and i've talked to 3 other people who have been unable to create a working account today.

[Gonkers]

Tried to log in today and it said this:

Error 1010: No host was found!
Check that the file EQHOST.TXT exists in the EverQuest directory

in my directory: eqhost DOES exist.


[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995


I tried everyones example of how to log in, but it's still no go.. Please help :)

edit - my target for the eqgame.exe shortcut is

"C:\Program Files\Everquest_Emu\eqgame.exe" patchme

Dont know if that'll help or not.

[Gonkers]

Okay got eqhost working but on the login it just sits saying:

"Logging in to the server. Please Wait"

This goes on forever, I waited and waited..even went afk and came back and it still said that.

Okay here is what is what.

Eqhost.txt:


[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5995


EqlsClient is:


[STRINGTABLE]
Filename=eqlsstr_us.txt

[CHAT]
DefaultChannel=General

[CLIENT]
IniFlushIntervalInSecs=60
AccountURL=http://www.eqemulator.net/eqaccount.php
EQLiveURL=http://www.eqemulator.net/
TechSupportURL=http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/
EQHelpURL=http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/
NetworkStatusURL=http://www.eqemulator.net/
DowntimeURL=http://www.eqemulator.net/
PasswordToolURL=http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/profile.php?mode=sendpassword


[DIGITAL_DOWNLOAD]
Kunark=https://store.station.sony.com/digital/index.jsp?SKU=EQ1RE-DD-SW1103-DDRUIN-KUNRK
Velious=https://store.station.sony.com/digital/index.jsp?SKU=EQ1RE-DD-SW1103-DDSCRS-VELIO
Luclin=https://store.station.sony.com/digital/index.jsp?SKU=EQ1RE-DD-SW1103-DDSHDW-LUCLN
PoP=https://store.station.sony.com/digital/index.jsp?SKU=EQ1RE-DD-SW1103-DDPLNS-POWER
LoY=https://store.station.sony.com/store/digitalDistribution/digitalDistributionList.jsp?listname=EQ-LOY
LDoN=https://store.station.sony.com/digitalDistribution/ldn/digitalDistributionList.jsp?listname=EQ-LDN
Gates=https://store.station.sony.com/digitalDistribution/god/digitalDistributionList.jsp?listname=EQ-GOD
Omens=https://store.station.sony.com/digitalDistribution/oow/digitalDistributionList.jsp?listname=EQ-OOW

insert confusion sign here.