eqhost.txt help

[pousk]

i edited my eqhost.txt file so it looks like this

[Login Servers]
Host=eqemulator.net:5994

now when i try to connect it says it cannot find server check eqhost.txt.....
what did I do wrong.

[pousk]

The error i get is Error 1010 server not found check that eqhost.txt exists in your everquest directory.

it does and it looks right to me, i havent patched after 9/13 i been playing on SoD for the last 2 months, and wanted to check out some other servers. any help would be great.

[Dr Zauis]

Try 5998...http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=PlayGuide

[Belfedia]

SoD is compatible with Eqemu 0.5.7 (if i'm right)
Your client isn't compatible with Eqemu 0.6.2.
You can't play on this... Sorry.

[pousk]

will eqemu be updating to the 9/13 eqlive patch? If so when it does will i be able to patch live and then play on eqemu servers?

[Belfedia]

Short answer :

NO.

[Damilis]

Longer answer: :P

I have done some pretty serious research into MMO development (currently in startup on a project of my own + a few friends) and I can honestly say that what the Devs have done over the past 4+ years is nothing short of amazing. Engineering an MMO is astronomically difficult, but Reverse Engineering an Existing MMO.....nearly impossible! But through perseverance and TONS of hours poured into the project, they were able to make EQEmu. But Sony hasn't been sitting still, every time they release a patch, they change the 'crypto' around. Since EQEmu has to be able to decipher this 'crypto' in order to work, anyone who patches their clients to the new 'crypto' obviously cannot interface with a running EQEmu server.
It takes the devs a pretty hefty investment in time to decode the new crypto and adapt EQEmu. They have been doing this for years now, unpaid, all volunteer work, and frankly, I think they are getting tired of it. All work and no play... can't blame them at all for wanting a break.
Hell, if I had hit that 340 mil powerball then I would hire the devs to make me a crappy solitaire game but pay them $80k a year for it :) *Wink Wink*
Your question gets asked at least 3 times a week and people who have been here a while get REALLY tired of people posting with out searching and reading first. Think of it as those annoying people who open their mouths before they turn their brain on:)
Well, I hope that adds some philosophy to the reason why 9.13 is the most recent drop dead date.

[pousk]

well thats nice to know, and just so you know i've read through tons of posts on this board and never read anything about weather they would be updating or not. I don't blame them if they don't update i was just looking for a way to play on eqemu. I have read that there is a place to get the version of eq needed to play on eqemu, but have already read in several places that they are not allowed to post where on these boards, that dosent make much since to me. It would be nice to know where to get the operational version of eq. but o well, i'll just keep playing on SoD. Thanks for the responses and don't waste your time posting a reply to this msg, I wont be back to check it.

[Sakrateri]

LoL , read through tons of posts? well that wasnt the most ingenious thing to do when right at the top of the forums you have this
DO NOT PATCH ON 9/13 OR LATER - 9/13 EQ Patch Breaks 0.6.2 (Which we are freezing on)

Yep , look up my friend ^ Its there