Can't Play 5.2 servers

Korou · #1 12-02-2003, 08:17 AM

For some reason, I can't connect to any 5.2 servers. I did all the stuff, like editing the files, etc. but can't connect. 5.0 and 5.1 servers work completely fine.

Drakone · #2 12-02-2003, 09:43 AM

Same here. I used to be able to connect to 5.1 servers (like
Regean's before he took it down one night) then after that I can
only connect to 5.0 servers. This started happening with 5.2
servers started popping up and now I only have choice between
maybe 3 or 4 servers atm.

Korou · #3 12-02-2003, 11:06 AM

Am I supposed to download the EQEmu thing and put it in my Everquest folder? My friend, who got it to work, says I do, so I tried it, and still nothing.

Muuss · #4 12-02-2003, 09:05 PM

Korou, You don't need to download eqemu to play on other people's servers. You only need to update your eqhost.txt file and have everquest installed correctly on your harddisk (see tutorials forum).
Tho, i don't know what's the problem with 5.2 servers.
and please, if you install eqemu, don't install it INTO your everquest directory.

mehltd · #5 12-03-2003, 12:19 AM

Windows XP Home (Pro is warz, and cant update it)
1.2ghz processor, 512 megs of ram.
HD size i dont think matters

I also am having this problem, but I think that mine is database related, and it might even involve the quests in the zone that all my characters got stuck in.

On the BB server, I am unable to connect. When I am at the server screen and i select BB, and press play or whatever, it does its normal "Submitting player to world server.." but when the screen shifts from that to the one that says its loading, eq crashes.

I have determined that this is database related because on my old account (mehownzu), I was able to log in and actually play until my character ended up in oasis, which crashes the character out of the zone and does not allow me to login because of the crash above.

I have the most recent patches from live (i think.. the last one i got was the one that put berserker in the character selection screen, and i think was one or two weeks ago).. do you think this is causing me to not be able to connect? Any feedback would be appreciated.

EDIT: I would also like to state that I have no (KNOWN) problems connecting to 5.0 servers or 5.1 servers.. but I'll try this when I get home (at school at the moment) and see if I can crash it the same way on a different server.

arkaria · #6 12-03-2003, 05:34 AM

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(Pro is warz, and cant update it)

I run Pro (not what you might call legally) and can update it just fine.

a_Guest03 · #7 12-03-2003, 06:02 AM

Pro ate my girlfriend's computer. It did NOT like being updated. It also did not approve of hardware changes. It was pirated, and now she's free and clear and using linux.

We're still recovering the data off the perfectly fine hard drive where it locked her data and refused to boot.

_OZZY_ · #8 12-03-2003, 06:18 AM

Has 5.2 been released? It's not in the files section. I haven't looked at CVS yet.

mehltd · #9 12-03-2003, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by arkaria

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(Pro is warz, and cant update it)

I run Pro (not what you might call legally) and can update it just fine.

I just cant download the USEFUL stuff, like SP1 because my buddy already got it, and it attempts to connect to the interweb to verify the key. I guess i could download it and take this comp off the network while i get it to work, but I dont really use windows enough (only for gaming) to really worry much.

But, thats not what I'm worried about, more worried about not being able to connect

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Originally Posted by a_Guest03

and now she's free and clear and using linux.

Wish I could find a decient looking girl that uses linux. :cry:

Korou · #10 12-03-2003, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Muuss

Korou, You don't need to download eqemu to play on other people's servers. You only need to update your eqhost.txt file and have everquest installed correctly on your harddisk (see tutorials forum).
Tho, i don't know what's the problem with 5.2 servers.
and please, if you install eqemu, don't install it INTO your everquest directory.

I read the tutorials, did what they said at least 20 times, searched for an answer, I found nothing, then I asked my brother to change the firewall to allow EQ through, still nothing, can someone help me here?!?!

arkaria · #11 12-03-2003, 07:30 AM

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I just cant download the USEFUL stuff, like SP1

If you get a properly cracked version of pro you can update to SP1 no problems.

a_Guest03 · #12 12-03-2003, 07:42 AM

Rogean, I checked 3rd party tools and your profile for your game starter - could you put it in your sig or make a sticky in 3rd party tools?

Korou, there are very few things that will keep you out of a server.

1. Wrong eqhosts.txt file
2. Wrong password
3. Router configured to not forward ports (I forget which)
4. Server is configured wrong
5. Everquest files are not exactly patched right.

Which ones can you guarantee are eliminated so far?

Wrong password X
Router wrong X
Wrong eqhosts.txt file X

These are all that you can really control. If your files work with 5.0DR1, then you should be fine for DR2. The problem seems to lie in the servers. Post the ones that you are having problems with.

Korou · #13 12-03-2003, 07:53 AM

The last one might be the problem, cuz the password is correct, cuz I can connect to 5.0 and 5.1 servers without a problem. I've checked the router and the firewall, no problems, and how can the eqhosts.txt file be wrong if I can connect to some servers? Maybe it's my comp or theres something in the server thats wrong, or maybe my EQ just dosen't want to work right. I don't think it has anything to do with my system specs (HD space, video card, etc.). It might be my RAM because I have 256 MB, but disabled some of the high quality models for better performance, and it runs perfect with the models and texture settings I picked. So if someone could help me, that would be nice

EDIT- Problem servers (a_Guest just added this as I was typing my message)

Servers I'm having problems with:

BrightBlade
FishWolf Dimension
Rogean's All-GM server
Bramblewood
PLZ EXPLR

a_Guest03 · #14 12-03-2003, 08:05 AM

Could you post an error message or the situational changes that lead up to you "not being able to connect"?

Do you:

A: Enter password, choose server, end at desktop?
B: Enter password, choose server, enter server, timeout shortly, end at server select?
C: Enter password, choose server, timeout immediately, end at server select?
D: encounter a combination of the above that you will describe?
E: have an altogether different experience that you would like describe?

P.S. to mehltd: Girls don't come with linux. You must find a pretty one who's into exotic things *cough*. It didn't hurt that she thought penguins were cute. But I'm just lucky that she's cute - she won the latin award high school graduation, recognizing her focus on learning the language inside and out.

Conan · #15 12-03-2003, 08:06 AM

Greetings, Alot of people seem to be haveing a problem loging into brightBlade. As the Server admin of it I am not sure what the problem is, The database is current and I can connect from both work and at home and have no problem getting into the server.

I am currently running the latest version of eq aswell. Anyone have some suggestions to try? Perhaps it could be the account and character_ tables? are messed up in my database? Who knows! Thanks for anyone that is able to give me input.