freezing when connecting after typed name and password

[sirreality]

junkie,

1. when was the last time you patched EQ (i.e. played EQ Live)?
No, there is no live compatible server available if you have patched after 5-10-2005. If this is the case, you can pretty much stop here, there is no compatible emu for Live client right now.

2. If this is your emu server, you will need to provide more details about the environment, such as the emu server version, OS, etc...
3. Are you currently able to log in to other emu servers as a player?

[Xman2450]

Okay, I ran into the same problem. So, I uninstalled and started over from the beginning without patching. But now another problem manifests itself.

After reinstalling I was able to get to the server selection screen and create my character. What puzzles me though is that the game looks like it will load but then returns to the server selection screen and gives me a message stating that I am missing expansion packs. It also asks me if I would like to modify my patcher to get these updates. Now, knowing that I can't patch to the live servers and expect to play on EQEmu, I click "No". Which starts the whole process over again.

I can't seem to actually get ON a server. So, I guess my question, becomes: Am I in a Catch-22? I can't play if I patch, but I have to patch to play...?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Dr Zauis]

Originally Posted by Xman2450

Okay, I ran into the same problem. So, I uninstalled and started over from the beginning without patching. But now another problem manifests itself.

After reinstalling I was able to get to the server selection screen and create my character. What puzzles me though is that the game looks like it will load but then returns to the server selection screen and gives me a message stating that I am missing expansion packs. It also asks me if I would like to modify my patcher to get these updates. Now, knowing that I can't patch to the live servers and expect to play on EQEmu, I click "No". Which starts the whole process over again.

I can't seem to actually get ON a server. So, I guess my question, becomes: Am I in a Catch-22? I can't play if I patch, but I have to patch to play...?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

No..You must understand something right now..You cant NOT patch when installing the game from scratch. You must patch and DL all expansions.
Then you can try to play on a live compatible server but not the ones that work with a version with an older patch. Expansions have nothing to do with it. PEQ is live compatible right now so you should get in with your live patch.
Then NEVER patch that folder again.

[Xman2450]

I guess I must be missing something. You say that PEQ is live compatible yet I can't even get to the server selection screen to log into it. After I enter my user and password it simply hangs...indefinitely. So, I can't even get to the PEQ server.

No worries though. Guess I'll slip back over to the DAoC shards.

Thanks for all your help.

[Dr Zauis]

Originally Posted by Xman2450

I guess I must be missing something. You say that PEQ is live compatible yet I can't even get to the server selection screen to log into it. After I enter my user and password it simply hangs...indefinitely. So, I can't even get to the PEQ server.

No worries though. Guess I'll slip back over to the DAoC shards.

Thanks for all your help.

Sorry..Make sure your number in eqhost is 5998 not 5994 it should work like a charm.

[Xman2450]

That did it! Thanks!