I can log in just fine

[Kheon]

but eqw crashes about 3-4 seconds after i select a server....im new, just starting today, can someone help me?

[Shawn319]

Are you using 16bit color mode for your desktop? and are you using EQW 2.22?

http://eqw.eqhackers.com/

[Kheon]

Yes on both accounts

[Symarra]

So all you did was change your eqhosts.txt file and install EQW
and when you log into someones(any?) server you crash back to desktop?

[Kheon]

I ran through the series of 4 steps in the readme.txt file.....i did not download the patch yesterday, and yes, i crash no matter which server i try to enter.

[Shawn319]

latest patch broke emu Loginserver (5/30).


sorry :(

[Kheon]

I dont understand what you are saying....does that mean that even if i did not DL the patch from 5/30 i still cannot login?

[Symarra]

Have to wait and see if shawn replies

I haven't logged in, in awhile.

[Kheon]

OK heres coming from the list on program crashing errors

a) EQGAME caused an invalid page fault in
module EQGFX_DX8.DLL at 0167:01bf719e.

is the error, and when i debug with Visual C++, i get a window that tells me ACCESS VIOLATION at the end of it.

b) OS = Win98

c) 0.3.3.1 download

d) using the eqemu.net:5999 or whatever, exactly from the readme

e) EQW to start it

f) 2.22 ver

g) not precisely sure when last patch date was.....i know that i can get to servers without it telling me invalid version, download patch so i think i have the right sets

h) 733Mhz 256 ram Geforce 1 with detonator DLed, cable, not sure on sound



hope this helps you in addressing my problem =)

[Shawn319]

Yesterday (5/30) there was a secret patch with eqmain.dll. if you have the new file you can NOT log in to the EQEmu Loginserver or any loginserver (including Minilogin and Publiclogin) untill it has been fixed.

NO ETA.

[Kheon]

If i have not run the EQ patcher for about a week or so, and have only run through EQW since, i would still be affected?

ack

[Lurker_005]

If you know you havn't patched, then no. Perhaps EQW 2.22 isn't compatable with the old eqmain.dll and causes problems.

Try using eqw 2.21 If your keyboard does not work, then you patched and are sol for now.

[asiegman]

your other problem may be

in your eqclient.ini they have a colordepth variable. i'm too lazy to get the actual name of it, but it will have either 16 or 32 after it.

make sure your desktop settings are the same as that number there.

[Arcalyn]

For some reason when I re-installed eq the .ini file only had luclin options available so I copied the eqclient.ini from an old backup(one that had *VideoModeBitsPerPixel=16*) and its working.

[chocobo]

:confused: I cant load it in 32 bit true color os i did the 16 bit and my screen goes bilistic lol help?

[Shawn319]

why are you trying to use 32bit color. EQW will ONLY run in 16bit color. make sure your 3D card drivers are up to date.

[Owen]

That is not correct. EQW *does* work in 32bit colour. Works fine for me in game, the only problem is before selecting a server, the interface is very slow. But after that, works just the same as 16bit.

[Lurker_005]

Owen, this may be true for you , and perhaps even another 5% of the people out there. But from a support standpoint if you can't explain why it works, and get it working for others then it does not work. Unfortunatly any other attatude will just cause more people to have trouble getting it running.