Help getting started

[Deodhlais]

I have been following the Play Guide to get started playing and i am getting stuck on step 5. Now, right-click that shortcut and select Properties. In the target box, you will see the path to the eqgame.exe file. We need to edit this so that it will pass an argument to that executable when the shortcut is launched. At the end of the text box (after any parenthases), add "patchme" (no quotes). Your target box should look similar to this:

"C:\Program Files\Everquest\eqgame.exe" patchme

When i try to edit the text in the target box i get this message telling me that the name is not valid and to make sure the path and file name are correct. what should i do?

[koldar]

It might be easiest to just create a new shortcut with the proper path instead of editing the existing shortcut.

[Deodhlais]

what do you mean?

[koldar]

I am assuming you are using xp, if I am wrong then completely ignore what I am about to say. Right click on the eqgame.exe, send to -> desktop. Right click on the newly created shortcut, enter patchme after the path, outside of the single quotes. That should do the trick.

[supahsen]

Right click eqgame.exe in your EQ folder, go down to/select: create shortcut.

Then, edit it, and add patchme, and put your shortcut wherever you want it. Desktop or whatnot.

[samandhi]

Just to follow up to give you a better understanding... what you are looking for here is the path to the actual file "eqgame.exe" (without quotes), on your hard drive. If you installed EQ Titanium in the default location then this statement:

Originally Posted by Deodhlais

"C:\Program Files\Everquest\eqgame.exe" patchme

is incorrect... The proper path should be:

"C:\Program Files\Sony\Everquest\eqgame.exe" patchme

Notice the Sony folder has been added...Open Windows Explorer and follow this path to verify that...

The quotation marks are there for the folder "Program Files". Notice the white-space in there? That is to ensure there are no issues with white-spaces... If you had the path (instead) of:

C:\Sony\Everquest\Eqgame.exe

Then you would NOT need the quotes because none of the folders have white-spaces in them.

Cheers, hope this helps some.

[Deodhlais]

I followed you guys advise and got it to run. However, when i run it, (i have already been usin the Shards of Dalaya server) it takes me to the same login as the SoD. Is that what is supposed to happen? Is there a way to use SoD and EQemu at the same time?