Some Fixes for Dual/Quad Core CPUs and Windows Vista

[trevius]

What is the problem you are having? The more details you provide, the better. Also, have you tried reading the FAQ linked in my sig yet?

[riff]

yah ive read the FAQ...


im running eq titanium... im using runFirst to start it.. it login's perfectly fine... then i just click on any of the servers and it doesnt start.. ive tried a lot of things.. idk what to do next..

[trevius]

And you tried the suggestions here from the FAQ?:

I can log into the Server Select screen, but when I try to connect, the screen goes black and then goes to the login screen again.
There are multiple reasons that could be causing this. Here are some of them:

1. Most likely you are running the wrong version of Everquest. Only Legal copies of Everquest Titanium completely unpatched will work.
2. You may want to try other servers to make sure that it isn't a problem on that particular server.
3. If you live in a dorm or are playing at work, you might be using a proxy that is blocking port 5998, which means you won't be able to connect.
4. If you are running a P2P or Torrent program, it might be using all of your bandwidth. Try turning them all off.
5. You may have a firewall that is blocking EQ. Disable all firewalls.
6. If you are running a Dual Core CPU or Windows Vista, you will probably need to read the following post and apply at least one of the fixes listed in it:

http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/sho...t=25327∞

1. You may need to adjust your Windows Desktop and/or your Everquest Resolution settings.
2. Try resetting your router. If that doesn't help, try connecting your PC directly to your cable/dsl modem and see if that helps.

You can also try changing your video card drivers and see if that helps. The only other reason I know of would be if your version of EQ is wrong. If you patched even a little by mistake, it won't work. Try reinstalling from scratch. And, is your copy of EQ a legal retail copy?

[Agent00Funk]

Hi,

Thanks in advance for bringing EQ back and thanks in advance for helping me with this issue.

Here is my problem; I cannot zone. When I go from one zone to another the game freezes or hangs. For example I started a halfling toon and anytime I go from Rivervale to Misty Thicket (or vice versa) the game either a. freezes/crashes b. kicks me back to the login screen or c. takes painfully long to load. The same thing happens when I die, so I am bound in Misty Thicket, yet when I die I experience the same problem. I realize the solution to the second part of my problem is just to die less but it is still terribly annoying that I need to spend 10 min logging in just to spend a few min running around before needing to spend 10 min logging in again. I still have trouble logging in sometimes (takes me about 5-6 tries), but whatever, if the zoning issues wouldn't happen then I wouldn't care how long it takes me to log in. What is strange is that when it crashes or kicks me back to the log in screen I am in the zone I am supposed to be in e.g. I go from Rivervale to Misty thicket, it crashes, I log back in and I am in Misty thicket. So The action is being completed, but not without me having to log back in. This happens about 90% of the time, only about 10% of the time will it just take a really long time to put me in the new zone.

Anyway, I have set the game to run in compatibility mode to XP, I have set the affinity to 0cpu (as you suggested in other threads). But am not sure what else to do. I don't have a modem/router, I connect to the internet via ADSL, my network cable just plugs directly in the wall, I assume that means I am on some sort of network...by the way I am connecting from China (not sure if that has any bearing on the issue).

Do you have any suggestions on how to fix this whole zoning problem?

Thanks