EQEmu 3.4 problems plz read

[xSigmax]

Alright, I have the new EQ patch but I backed up my latest folder just in case... the problem is I don't know which version was in the old folder. Im pretty sure its in the vacinity of the 9-24-02 update, but I downloaded from 3.10 ( The newest version I believe ) down to 3.4 and 3.4 allowed me to not only log in, but I didn't receive the *1017 Unable to join game* error when I hit Play. So I got to the character creation area, and no matter what character I make it crashes out to the world select screen before I even make it in. So I exit out and read one of the DOS which loaded the zone up and it reads as such:

Map: Maps\grobb.map not found.
ZoneID = 52
Reading zhdr file './cfg/grobb.cfg'
Zone safe coords are x = 0; y = -100; z = 5
---------------
Zone server 'grobb' listening on port:7999
---------------
51515 New Client from IP: 157.182.***.** port: ****
Login packet 1 (OP_SetDataRate = 10)
Unexpected packet during CLIENT_CONNECTING2: OpCode: 0xe821, size: 4
0: 00 00 20 41
Login packet 2
Loaded playerprofile for Asdfasdf - size 8244/8244
Loaded alt_adv_table for Asdfasdf - size 256/256
Client Disconnected: Asdfasdf
Dropping client: Process = false, ip=157.182.***.**, port = ****
Automatic shutdown
Message: ----SERVER SHUTDOWN----
Zone shutdown: going to sleep


Im running on Windows XP... Should I go up or down a few Emu generations (im not exactly sure which version of EQ i have, but its the one with Luclin in the background so that has to be good :) I never have used the EQAdmin.exe tool either, but I seen where someone else used it and it "somehow" fixed his problem...btw my boot5zones looks like this:

@echo off
start zoneNT . 157.182.***.** 7995 157.182.***.**
start zoneNT . 157.182.***.** 7996 157.182.***.**
start zoneNT . 157.182.***.** 7997 157.182.***.**
start zoneNT . 157.182.***.** 7998 157.182.***.**
start zoneNT . 157.182.***.** 7999 157.182.***.**
exit
cls

Everything else is OK... just curious on why I cant zone in!
Any help would be great, thanks alot:)

[Lurker_005]

You will have to use the DB, and minilogin for 3.4 Your bound to have lots of problems that won't be duplicatable by anyone else.

Not much of an anwser I know, but oh well.

[xSigmax]

Minilogin 3.4 didn't come in the zip file. I'm currently using 3.6 Minilogin... can someone by chance post a link for 3.4... I didn't spot it on the Files page.

Thanks.

[Lurker_005]

If world and minilogin aren't giving errors, you might be ok using 3.6

[Shingen]

I had a similar issue (although my last patch was September 24-28 - eqgame.exe is last modified on the 27th), and the thing that fixed it for me: Not loading 0.3.4 ;-p

Last night, I loaded the following:
(I have the latest MySQL)

0.3.9 EQEMU
0.3.9 DB Addon (forgot where I picked it up)
0.3.9.1 Minilogin

I then dropped (Read: Completely blank-slated) my eq sqldb and created a new one, sourcing the db.sql and the addons.

My config is pretty much default, using my real IP address (on 98 you can find it with start > run > winipcfg) as the IP address instead of localhost or 127.0.0.1

After a couple attempts to connect (Datarate was fussy ;-p) I finally created my level 60 'chanter with Epic and a full set of Vex Thal equipment. I then decided to attack the guards. ;-p

Tonight... Well, I'll find something fun I can do tonight. However, I did find that under the new UI - I played around with my coins and got booted (found out via the zone program's on-screen info that there was some sort of desync when it comes to money...)

[xSigmax]

When I try to connect to a server that was launched on v. 0.3.9 EQEmu, I get the infamous 1017 Error.

Guess im just outta luck lol :(

Thanks for the help guys.

[Shingen]

Whenever you go back a version, wipe the SQL db and the eqemu dir (or use a different eqemu dir and SQL db) - Ya never know...

[xSigmax]

Well I did happen to get a new error when I tried to laucnh EQEmu 0.3.9 using 3.4 DB

Says: YOU HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED

When I hit enter world... never gotten that one yet ;)

[Shingen]

Alright... another tip - check your EQ logs. dbg.txt in the EQ dir

When I got the "zot" to server select, I checked it - got an error "corrupt pc" - that tells me there is a version mismatch.

Oh, and play with Datarate. I used 7.5 for the datarate, and it connected w/o the BSOD (Black Screen of Disconnection)

[xSigmax]

Aye I checked the .txt file and found this line:

[Thu Oct 24 16:03:53 2002]00292:ERROR: Corrupt PC [2], disconnecting.

Grrr, lol

I do think I know the problem...

I think my brother must have gotten on my laptop last weekend when I went home and either half assed updated my Everquest folder or updated it completely, so that would have been as of Oct 19, 2002...

See I got my College PC and laptop and my college one, I updated my Everquest (Noooo!) then I was like hey my laptop has the old one but im not sure what all my brother did when I came home with it last weekend.

Thanks alot for tryin to help me Shingen

[xSigmax]

[18:18:25] Log Session Open
[18:18:25] EverQuest Patcher version 1.0.21
[18:18:25] System Date is: 10/19/2002 06:18:25pm