Need help please everything is black

[Glacial]

I can log on to play eq, but at the character select screen i can see nothing but my character's name and when i log in all i see are my ui, npc names, and light sources such as torches and particles everything else is black.Anyone know how to fix the problem im using everquest patched to live then backpatched to Short version SEQ12167.
Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

[Belfedia]

I see this problem 2 times

This is a graphic problem, not a everquest software error.

1) upgrade your graphic driver (are you sure your graphic card is EQ complied ?), Upgrade your directX (use 9.0c).
2) if don't work, try with another graphic card if you can :)

[Glacial]

I am using a Nvidia GeForce FX5900XT graphics card with newest forceware drivers 77.72 from nvdia.com directX is DX9.0c.
I also tried logging in on my old computer which is using a GeForce 2 GTS on directX 9.0c same problem.
Then i tried logging on with my wifes computer which is using a TI500 graphics card on DirectX9.0c same problem

[Glacial]

Here is the dbg.txt log if that will help any.
Everything is fine untill it starts initializing the rendering system.

2005-07-30 07:00:12 Failed to open C:\Program Files\EverQuest\load2_chr.s3d. (this was farther down the page but wasnt enough room)

2005-07-30 06:59:13 Starting EverQuest.
2005-07-30 06:59:13 Loading graphics DLL.
2005-07-30 06:59:13 Parsing INI file .\eqclient.ini
2005-07-30 06:59:13 INI file .\eqclient.ini loaded.
2005-07-30 06:59:14 Initializing timers.
2005-07-30 06:59:17 Checking critical files.
2005-07-30 06:59:17 Initializing WinSock.
2005-07-30 06:59:17 Enumerating 3D devices.
2005-07-30 06:59:17 Found adapter #0 - NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT (6.14.10.7772)
2005-07-30 06:59:17 Adapter #0 - NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT :
2005-07-30 06:59:17 32Bit = 1, D32 = 0, D24 = 1, D16 = 1
2005-07-30 06:59:17 16Bit(565) = 1, D32 = 0, D24 = 1, D16 = 1
2005-07-30 06:59:17 16Bit(1555) = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0
2005-07-30 06:59:17 Initializing keypress handler.
2005-07-30 06:59:17 Parsing INI file .\defaults.ini
2005-07-30 06:59:17 INI file .\defaults.ini loaded.
2005-07-30 06:59:18 Loading keyboard tables.
2005-07-30 06:59:18 Creating window.
2005-07-30 06:59:18 Checking display driver version.
2005-07-30 06:59:19 Activating window.
2005-07-30 06:59:19 CRender::InitDevice: Using 32bit mode.
2005-07-30 06:59:19 CRender::InitDevice: Using vsync 0.
2005-07-30 06:59:19 CRender::InitDevice: Using 24bit depth buffer with 8 bit stencil.
2005-07-30 06:59:19 Initializing render system.
2005-07-30 06:59:19 Initializing engine internals.
2005-07-30 06:59:19 CRender::InitDevice completed successfully.
2005-07-30 06:59:36 Initializing DirectInput.
2005-07-30 06:59:36 Initializing Keyboard.
2005-07-30 06:59:36 Initializing Mouse.
2005-07-30 06:59:36 Creating font list.
2005-07-30 06:59:36 Creating game object.
2005-07-30 06:59:36 Deleting obsolete files.
2005-07-30 06:59:36 Loading string tables.
2005-07-30 06:59:37 Initializing client variables.
2005-07-30 06:59:37 Loading spell effects.
2005-07-30 06:59:37 Initializing display structures.
2005-07-30 06:59:37 Sound Manager loaded 2029 filenames from soundassets.txt.
2005-07-30 06:59:38 Voice Manager loaded 12 macros from VoiceData.txt.
2005-07-30 06:59:38 net_connect(), (g_rdp=0x00000000, g_world=0x00000000) before receive
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 net_connect: rdp 0x00e39940 is connecting to 68.32.69.229:9000...
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 net_connect: I am connected to 68.32.69.229:9000...
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 net_connect: returning 0...
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 WorldAuthenticate. sending on conn 0x025e43c0...
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 wait_message(), (g_rdp=0x00e39940, g_world=0x00000000) before receive
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 wait_message(), after receive, msg is 0x00e2d268
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 wait_message is returning: msgptr = 0x00e2d268
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 WorldAuthenticate. I got a message of type 35f...
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 *** ERROR: WorldAuthenticate. ??? UNKNOWN MESSAGE
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:38 wait_message(), (g_rdp=0x00e39940, g_world=0x00000000) before receive
2005-07-30 06:59:38
2005-07-30 06:59:39 wait_message(), after receive, msg is 0x00e2d140
2005-07-30 06:59:39
2005-07-30 06:59:39 wait_message is returning: msgptr = 0x00e2d140
2005-07-30 06:59:39
2005-07-30 06:59:39 WorldAuthenticate. I got a message of type 5d...
2005-07-30 06:59:39
2005-07-30 06:59:39 wait_message(), (g_rdp=0x00e39940, g_world=0x00000000) before receive
2005-07-30 06:59:39
2005-07-30 06:59:39 wait_message(), after receive, msg is 0x025729e0
2005-07-30 06:59:39
2005-07-30 06:59:39 wait_message is returning: msgptr = 0x025729e0
2005-07-30 06:59:39
2005-07-30 06:59:39 WorldAuthenticate. I got a message of type 195...
2005-07-30 06:59:40
2005-07-30 06:59:40 WorldAuthenticate. Access granted.
2005-07-30 06:59:40
2005-07-30 06:59:40 wait_message(), (g_rdp=0x00e39940, g_world=0x025e43c0) before receive
2005-07-30 06:59:40
2005-07-30 06:59:40 wait_message(), after receive, msg is 0x00e2d020
2005-07-30 06:59:40
2005-07-30 06:59:40 wait_message is returning: msgptr = 0x00e2d020
2005-07-30 06:59:40
2005-07-30 06:59:40 GetPlayerName. received char:
2005-07-30 06:59:40
2005-07-30 06:59:40 GetPlayerName. returning character_selected = 1
2005-07-30 06:59:40
2005-07-30 06:59:40 Race Manager loaded 454 races from racedata.txt.
2005-07-30 06:59:40 Player Animations loaded 9 specific sounds from file AnimationSounds.txt.
2005-07-30 06:59:40 Initializing display.
2005-07-30 06:59:40 Initializing Particle System.
2005-07-30 06:59:40 Setting display options.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CRender::InitDevice: Using 32bit mode.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CRender::InitDevice: Using vsync 0.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CRender::InitDevice: Using 24bit depth buffer with 8 bit stencil.
[COLOR=Red]2005-07-30 06:59:41 Initializing render system.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:41 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:42 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:43 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 CEffect::CEffect() failed.
2005-07-30 06:59:44 D3DXCreateEffectFromFile failed.

[Belfedia]

OK it is your eq install, i think it was corrupt and you have bad files and you lost some other... :(
If the problem is same with new eq install, i suggest to you
a FORMAT C: and a fresh install of windows + everquest.

[FaerinTelDanor]

2 Things you need to do.
First, find an older copy of the files in the "Render Effects" directory (I can't help you find them, but one of the prominent EQEmu servers may have them included in their downloadable patch. Pulling them off an install CD may or may not work, I'm not entirely sure.). This will fix the player/NPC models not appearing.

Second, Add the line "HardwareTNL=False" to your eqclient.ini file somewhere under [Defaults] (If it's already there, just change it to False). This will fix the geometry (ground, walls, objects etc..) not being displayed.