Game not launching

[Babayaaga]

Up until this morning, I have been successfully running the game from the EQEmu launcher fine.

This morning (and after several subsequent attempts over the past 5 hours), this is my experience:

1) Run EQEmu Launcher (as administrator - Windows 7)

Returns following:

EQEmuLauncher - V1.24 http://moestaverne.com
An unofficial EQEmulator Launcher
Loading config...
Checking for updates
Loading serverlist ...
Version 1.24 is up to date!
60 servers found.

2) Select Project 1999

Returns following:

Checking for permissions...
Searching updates for Project 1999
29 file(s) available. Checking files...
All files up to date.
Initializing patching for server Project 1999
Loaded 32 backup files.
Patching 36 file(s).
Patching: \dsetup.dll.
Patching: \dbstr_us.txt.
Patching: \spells_us.txt.
Patching: \spellsnew.eff.
Patching: \Resources\GlobalLoad.txt.
Patching: \Resources\loadscreen.jpg.
Already patched: \uifiles\default\classic_pieces01.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQLS_background_01.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQLS_background_02.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQLS_background_03.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQLS_background_04.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQLS_background_05.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQLS_background_06.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQUI_Animations.xml.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQUI_BankWnd.xml.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQUI_CastSpellWnd.xml.
Patching: \uifiles\default\EQUI_GemsGameWnd.xml.
Patching: \uifiles\default\gemicons01.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\gemicons02.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\gemicons03.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\spells01.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\spells02.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\spells03.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\spells04.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\spells05.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\spells06.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\spells07.tga.
Patching: \uifiles\default\window_pieces02.tga.
Already patched: \uifiles\default\window_pieces01.tga.
Deleting: \arena_EnvironmentEmitters.txt.
Deleting: \arena.eqg.
Deleting: \lavastorm.eqg.
Deleting: \nektulos.eqg.
Deleting: \Nektulos_EnvironmentEmitters.txt.
Already patched: \wsock32.dll.
Already patched: \eqgame.dll.
Launching EverQuest...
Minimizing Launcher in 3...


The launcher minimizes, and a small black square appears in the top-left of my screen, and nothing happens.

Between last night and this morning, I have changed nothing. I don't know what is causing this error?

[Lyra]

I swear sometimes the EQEmuLauncher is more trouble than its worth. And I can't believe all the information regarding setting up P99 without the Launcher has been removed...

Here goes:
1) Default install of EQ: Titanium (other clients will NOT work). Copy/pasting the EQ folder from another install works just fine here. (For consistency, I'm going to assume you installed EQ to C:\Everquest so that the eqgame.exe path is C:\Everquest\eqgame.exe.)
2) Right-click on the eqgame.exe icon within your everquest folder, select Create Shortcut.
3) Right-click on the Shortcut to eqgame.exe you created in step (2). Select Properties.
4) In the Properties menu that appears, edit the target line to say "C:\EverQuest\eqgame.exe" patchme. The quotes are only needed around the destination string if it contains spaces. Select Apply and then OK to close the properties box.
5) Open the C:\Everquest\eqhost.txt file in the text editor of your choice.
6) Delete whatever is in the eqhost.txt file and replace it with the following two lines:
[LoginServer]
Host=login.eqemulator.net:5998
7) Save and close the eqhost.txt file.
8) Download the latest eqchangesvXX.zip file from the patch notes. As of this post, we are on v28, found . http://www.project1999.org/files/eqchangesv28.zip if this post is out of date, just update "28" with the current number)
9) Extract the eqchangesvXX.zip file into the C:\Everquest directory, overwriting any files it asks for.
10) Within the C:\Everquest directory, delete the following files to allow these updated zones to function properly on P99:
arena.eqg
arena_EnvironmentEmitters.txt
lavastorm.eqg
nektulos.eqg
Nektulos_EnvironmentEmitters.txt
11) Log into the server with the account you created at EQEmulator.org (http://www.eqemulator.org/).
12) Select Project1999: The Ruins of Kunark from the server list.
13) Enjoy playing on P99.

[mtb tripper]

I always use the cpu fixed shortcut, i dont use the launcher, launcher never worke on my computer for some reason always had to go the old fashioned way, sorta ******-rigged

[gotrocks]

Follow lyra's copy/pasted instructions of falkuns instructions and you should be fine.

Please get back to us if that doesn't work.

And yeah, bypassing the launcher i s the way to go, ive never used it.

[Uaellaen]

seems like your eqclient.ini got modified / damaged ... since the launcher starts, patches, and starts EQ fine ... so its a EQ related problem, nothing to do with the launcher ... but you can bypass it anyway like lyra linked so you can see it your self ...

[Uaellaen]

oh yeah should maybe post the possible fix too :P

check your eqclient.ini for

[VideoMode]
WindowedWidth=1280
WindowedHeight=960

something similiar and see if those match your desktop screen resolution / the resolution you used to have in EQ, if still no good you can move the eqclient.ini out of your EQ directory and let it create a new one and see if that works

[Babayaaga]

If I don't delete my Bootcamp partition, I just might try that. My fix abandoned Windows altogether. Installing via Wineskin works perfectly using the following two sets of instructions:

Using the wine wrapper provided in Whuke's post: http://www.project1999.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1039593&postcount=195 and following Phobus' guide: http://www.project1999.org/forums/showpost.php?p=544877&postcount=37.

Phobus' guide is perfect with the exception of the wine wrapper (likely out of date).

As a side note, it does not use the launcher either. Perhaps that is part of my success.

[Uaellaen]

all the lauchner does is patch files, then lauch everquest exactly the way it launches when you doubleclick your "patchme" link on your desktop ;) nothing more