EverQuest Classic Progression

[Semedaien]

Got some problems... not sure when this server is going to be up again because of the MQ2 and IP Blocking problem.

Everyone now knows that they can use MQ2 without getting caught because of what was said on Emu forums....

I am going to continue on with this project, but until we find a fix/anti-hack the server will not be up. Thank you all who have helped and still are. I appologise to those who had their hopes up. I will still remain active on the forums and if you have any questions or help offers please contact me.

Please remember, the dev team is only made up of 3 people (thats including me) and we only really have 2 working...

This project is going to take some time, again I am sorry for all of this. I hope you all understand.

[Angelox]

Originally Posted by Semedaien

Everyone now knows that they can use MQ2 without getting caught because of what was said on Emu forums....

You're wrong here, the ones who cheat here always have cheated, are cheating, and always will cheat - I just aired it out into the open in hopes someone might come up with solutions.
This is a big problem to EqEmu, bigger than any other EqEmu problem, as it ruins the game for anyone who would like to play legit. I know it's senseless /pointless to cheat in EqEmu, as the game is free, drops easy, leveling fast already. It's much more fun just to enjoy the game and play normal.
When you set your new server up, probably the first people that show up are the MQrs, because they probably already are banned/disliked/bored to death on older servers, and are trolling the new servers.
Example; If I had a legit character on PEQ Server that i really worked for, and had him at a high level, I would think hard before starting new in another server - on the other hand, it would great to go start 3-4 boxes on a new server with the first guild ever and "take over"; I've had the latter happen constantly on servers I've worked and maintained.
Your best solution will be to have good GMS you can trust and can watch for this. If you see accounts logging in with 2-3 ips the same, you would need to watch them , and see what they do. But don't think "same Ip" is the solution, because you can also remote-operate other accounts from other ip/cients with these hacks. The best you can do for now is learn to watch for it, and ban as needed.

[Semedaien]

Thank you angelox, your advice is helping me greatly... I've played your server, was a real active member, first to drop inny... but no1 played enough...

I have 2 other great people helping me with the Anti-Hack and IP stuff... we are trying to make a new client to use to connect to my server so that it opens an anti hack to detect mq.... if mq is detected, or any other third party programs, it will shut eq off. still in the works... will post any new info on it asap. Thank you again for the advice


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[Estrang]

Daxum has a pretty effective anti warp program from what I understand on the VZ/TZ server, known as Thelieka on here I believe. I've been on his server since December and it appears to be debugged, use to set off a lot of false positives in it's early stages.

[Semedaien]

yeah... i already spoke with daxum about getting any files or anything off of him, even if I were to pay... but the amount he wanted was unbelievable... but i can understand that the time and devotion of him and his dev team pays off :P

My friends and I are working on a client that is to be used for my server only. The only way to connect to my server would be through that client, which scans for all third-party programs and closes out any that I have listed. It also only allows 1 instance of it to be used per computer. So if anyone wanted to box they would need a few computers just like the olden days.

[eq4me]

Originally Posted by Semedaien

yeah... i already spoke with daxum about getting any files or anything off of him, even if I were to pay... but the amount he wanted was unbelievable... but i can understand that the time and devotion of him and his dev team pays off :P

Feeding of an open project and not contributing back ... what an asshole. Now ban me, I no longer care.

[So_1337]

Originally Posted by eq4me

Feeding of an open project and not contributing back ... what an asshole. Now ban me, I no longer care.

To be fair, Daxum seems to have done a fair share of contribution already, which is more than most people can claim:

The zone XP modifier now properly adds to XP gain.
Ogres are now properly immune to frontal stuns.
NPCs now regenerate out of combat.
Invis is now broken when looting corpses.

I can understand someone wanting to keep some code to themselves. The contributions he's made to the project are things that are actually part of the original game. It seems that the ones he's keeping to himself are custom ones that keep his server populated, thus giving him a proper environment to test future developments. It's in his self interest to keep them to himself, and to damn him for looking out for himself is asinine.

Call me Ayn Rand on this one (and I'll embrace it proudly), but why should anyone be entitled to his work simply because it's good stuff and they want it? He'll contribute whatever he damn well pleases, and we'll be thankful for every bit of it. He doesn't owe anyone anything.

Done ranting now. Just had to stick up for someone that I've seen contribute some nice additions to the code.

[Pfhor]

Where can I download the classic interface to use on this server?

[Angelox]

Usually, when the server is custom, custom files are available at their forums - you might want to check there.

[swank nightmare]

Is the server down right now? I can't seem to log on.

Also, is the link to the forums broken or is that down too?