WinEQ2

[Lyra]

http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3609

As discussed in the above link, WinEQ2 solves some Multi/Dual/Quad-Core Issues.

If you are experiencing issues with rapid movement, or very slow movement / frame rate, double durations, crashing, etc, try running EQ under WinEQ2, Found at Http://www.lavishsoft.com.

I wanted to make it clear, how to download EinEQ2. You don't need to sign up, and you don't need to pay for anything. *Edit 1/2015 While Lavish does not require you to log in to download the software, it does require a log in when you use the software. The registration was free and easy and did not require any personal information. I registered a random account - user name: Activate Password: wineq2 If you REALLY don't want to bother to register, you may use this login, although i'm not sure if it will allow multiple users running at the same time. I'm sure someone will commnet if it doesn't work

Step 1. Click here: Http://www.lavishsoft.com

Step 2. This is what you will see when clicking at Step 1. Click where I have clircled in red:

http://i57.tinypic.com/2v9di0o.jpg

Step 3. This is what you will see when clicking at Step 2. Click where I have clircled in red:

http://i58.tinypic.com/33cwuah.jpg


When clicking Step 3, you will begin the download.

[Oogei]

anyway to get rid of the top window bar?

[Yinaltin]

wants me to sign up ?:( how to avoid ?

[Lyra]

Bump

[khanable]

so wineq isnt free?

[Gaunja]

WinEQ is free. Just requires you to register a login.

[Lyra]

You don't need to register or log in to download, but to run the program you do need to log in. The registration was free and easy and did not require any personal information. I registered a random account - user name: Activate Password: wineq2 If you REALLY don't want to bother to register, you may use this login, although i'm not sure if it will allow multiple users running at the same time. I'm sure someone will commnet if it doesn't work

[khanable]

I followed your directions and I am prompted to log in.

edit: and I can't do anything without logging in.

[Lyra]

I just tried now. Three clicks.

1) The link. (Maybe a log in prompt needs to be closed / canceled to see my first image? I didn't get it just now, however. I may have closed it the first time I clicked on this computer and it's not promting again?)
2) The "WinEQ2 & EQPlayNice" tab I have circled in the first image.
3) The "Download WiniEQ 2" tab I have circled in the second image.

[khanable]

...yes

and it asks for a login after installing

[Yonkec]

There is a "paid" version and a free version, dunno why you are getting stuck with the subscription based one. Maybe he now requires you make any account even to use the free side of it?

If you want to get rid of the border at the top of the window use https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming

[quido]

I'd like to take a moment to mention what an amazing piece of software this is. I was having a lot of issues playing lately. My graphics were fine in a lot of situations, but certain situations really gave me some intermittent graphics lag. If the zone was complex or there was a lot of people there, it was like EQ would stall for 0.05 seconds every half second - it was annoying as fuck. It caused me to like overturn and jump around and move erratically.

WINEQ2 FIXED THIS FOR ME

Today I had a 1v1 with another warrior in KC while 70+ people were sitting there - COMPLETELY SMOOTH

I had tried WinEQ2 a couple years ago and didn't like it because of the CPU Affinity option that affects how levitate functions (couldn't lev trick, couldn't swim out of water with lev and run above it). I simply disabled the CPU Affinity option (which was never an issue for me) and it works great.

I cannot tell you how THRILLED I am to be able to play EQ smoothly once more and actually fight people. I'm looking forward to some bard kites too!

If you're on a borderline PC like me and experiencing any of the issues I've described, give WinEQ2 a try!

[Nommie]

I am getting an application error ...

"the instruction at 0x0341f0ce referenced memory at 0xfffffffc. the memory could not be read"

any help..program terminates

[dafier]

I'd like to take a moment to mention what an amazing piece of software this is. I was having a lot of issues playing lately. My graphics were fine in a lot of situations, but certain situations really gave me some intermittent graphics lag. If the zone was complex or there was a lot of people there, it was like EQ would stall for 0.05 seconds every half second - it was annoying as fuck. It caused me to like overturn and jump around and move erratically.

WINEQ2 FIXED THIS FOR ME

Today I had a 1v1 with another warrior in KC while 70+ people were sitting there - COMPLETELY SMOOTH

I had tried WinEQ2 a couple years ago and didn't like it because of the CPU Affinity option that affects how levitate functions (couldn't lev trick, couldn't swim out of water with lev and run above it). I simply disabled the CPU Affinity option (which was never an issue for me) and it works great.

I cannot tell you how THRILLED I am to be able to play EQ smoothly once more and actually fight people. I'm looking forward to some bard kites too!

If you're on a borderline PC like me and experiencing any of the issues I've described, give WinEQ2 a try!

I have exactly this issues and it is TERRIBLE for me. I am going to try this wineq2 when I get home. Thank you for your post.

There is nothing wrong with my system either, stats below:

AMD 8350
16GB 1600
NVidea 660 2GB
2x SDDs

[dafier]

Follow up...

I downloaded, installed and ran it.

Verdict:

It fixed my issues, HOWEVER! Right before I logged I still had 2 chops. But for the most part of playing for 2 hours it didn't chop at all.

Thanks again!

[dafier]

Ugh....follow up today.

Last night I had major chop issues. STILL not as bad as before but it did NOT fix my issue.

I do have an AMD 8350FX processor. It is clocked at 4GHz (no over clocking). Maybe this is the issue.

On my laptop I have NO chops at all. That is running an Intel I7 4510.

Oh well...more troubleshooting for me.

[webrunner5]

I find WinEQ2 to be a BIG memory hog. I used it on Sleeper server and no way I could consistently 4 box with it. I had both the free and Pro version.

I blew it away and just staggered the boxs in non Windowed mode and works fine. It is a Thumbs down for me product wise. :(

[quido]

Yes I still have chop issues with certain outdoor zones. I find zones with a lot of trees cause me chop still - zones like EJ, TT, DL, BW.

I would really love to find a better solution for this, but likely I just need something better than an ATI graphics card that cost me $170 five years ago.

[LyciaPintella]

Can someone post a screenshot of how they configured it? I don't see a way to point it to a shortcut that contains the patchme argument.

[Frudrura]

Can someone post a screenshot of how they configured it? I don't see a way to point it to a shortcut that contains the patchme argument.

[Dahzeal33]

I'm having the same issue. Only lets you choose the EQ folder, not the p99 specific shortcut.

[Malicebrowncoat]

Hi All,

1. Just loaded Eq Titanium and made specified changes. Used the .bat file Launch Titanium and got to the standard eq login. Where to from there ?

2. Installed Wineq 2.0 and got small screen asking for email and password. Went back to Lavishsoft page and there is not a link for Wineq Lite. Do I need to register even if I want to use unpaid (lite) version ?

Thanks much
David

[Malicebrowncoat]

Oops, needed to register at Lavish and make server account

[Caridry]

How do you use your previous UI/keybindings/etc. with the winEQ client? Anything we can transfer over?

[Malicebrowncoat]

WinEQ will not link to its home over the internet for me ,,,, to see if I registered. Must require an unusual port. 5553 maybe ?

David

[Casey VII]

How do you use your previous UI/keybindings/etc. with the winEQ client? Anything we can transfer over?

Just direct it to your original eqclient file (where your settings are stored) or copy the relevant contents over (by opening with notepad and copy pasting text settings) to whatever renamed eqclient file your wineq is trying to use, that is if you actually want to have two separate eqclient files.

[iknowmk]

if you want fullscreen, pay. So worth it for me lol.

[Tuanta]

Or try...
http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201341

[Zyzzerzazz]

How do I get WinEQ to actually run Launch Titanium.bat?

[Toodles]

The added benefits of WinEQ2, seem to be either anecdotal or not well (or officially as per the page) documented.

However after reading this thread and others, it's meant to be a miracle cure.
With that said, I still get warping animation mobs when they are in the distance, or when they are fleeing.

The distance mob animation issue has always happened for me, and the warping away while fleeing has started this past month.

I was not impressed by WinEQ2 in the past, just another background program that didn't seem to help me in anyway.

Did I miss out on how to use it properly? Can my above issues be remedied?

[Man0warr]

Do you have CPU Affinity set to 1 in your executable for P99?

The built in Windowed mode for the P99/Titanium client works well enough for me, WinEQ2 was always best for boxing which isn't allowed.

[Toodles]

Hi Man0 do you mean when playing without WinEQ?
No I do not set the affinity manually.

I also use windowed mode though have mismatched behavior. I set antialiasing and anisotropic filtering in my graphics panel, which works in EverQuest, but then sometimes after restarting the client, the top border of my window is pushed down a bit, forcing the chat windows and other GUI elements off the bottom of the scree. The anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering stop working.

I have to then drag the window up a little to where it should be (however it automatically snaps back to it's previous position). I then set the game to full screen and restart the client. It then has the window in the right spot and the aa/af is working again.

I do not know what causes this.

[Boolean]

I am getting an application error ...

"the instruction at 0x0341f0ce referenced memory at 0xfffffffc. the memory could not be read"

any help..program terminates

I just came here to post that I have this issue too. I followed the setup guide and also watched the YouTube videos here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeos1MUDjeE )

Anyone come across this or know how to resolve it? I'm on Windows 10 with a virtual machine.

[Grandbeard]

I registered and installed. The program loads into the task bar but when I try to run Everquest it crashes. If I run everquest without the program, it just says connecting... then gives a fail.

[Iklossis]

This really isn't helpful at all because it doesn't show you how to point it to the Titanium launcher bat file. Options in wineq2 menu only shows folders and when I try to cut and paste the path from the "launch titanium.bat" file it says it doesn't exist...

[Whoop]

This really isn't helpful at all because it doesn't show you how to point it to the Titanium launcher bat file. Options in wineq2 menu only shows folders and when I try to cut and paste the path from the "launch titanium.bat" file it says it doesn't exist...

I don't get this either, how do you point it to the launcher?

[nyclin]

In your WinEQ2 profile, set "Everquest Path" to the directory where EQ is installed. You don't have to point it directly at a batch file or an executable.

[Hyperbase-1999]

I win key plus up cursor key sould maximise the window, left/right to shift positions/monitors. Then alt plus enter to full screen eq.

Make sure refresh isnt 59.9 eq loves to select that for me. Set to native 60 if that's what you have.

[Hyperbase-1999]

The slow movement is RDTSC (i believe) and a multi proc/core timing issue.

Fix by using a SingleProcAffinity shim.

Or set affinity manually, or WinEQ2 etc.

To minimise this make sure you are running a full power management plan, running power management on the cpu will manifest this issue more frequently.

[saren42]

I'm gonna post this here, since maybe more people will see it, and I might actually be able to get some help. This is a copy-paste from my thread I made the other day.

Hey all, but of an issue here, I launched the game through wineq, discovered needed a new spellfile, downloaded it, unpacked it, then tried to re-launch the game through WinEQ, now I get this error. It doesn't get the error when I launch without WinEQ, but... without WinEQ, my computer goes ape sh*t trying to play.

FYI, yes I've looked at the FAQ, and it's not resolution. It's causing some issues between the new spell file (v42) and WinEQ.

http://i.imgur.com/sQKZeG7.png

[clacbec]

win eq2 asking me to update directx however i m on windows10 , no DX to update when i check Windows update . Bug ?

[Marmoset]

The slow movement is RDTSC (i believe) and a multi proc/core timing issue.

Fix by using a SingleProcAffinity shim.

Or set affinity manually, or WinEQ2 etc.

To minimise this make sure you are running a full power management plan, running power management on the cpu will manifest this issue more frequently.

Hello Hyper,

I have followed all of the guides and FAQs and I still get the memory reference error. I have set the affinity manually as per the guides, I have modified my EQClient.ini to include WindowedMode=TRUE, I have run as Administrator, I have included the patchme in the EQgame.exe Shortcut path, and I have attempted to run in Windows XP Compatibility mode. I am running a Sony VAIO Laptop with Windows 10 64bit.

[nieuco]

I try to login and it goes to the server screen with nothing on it

[tiadashi]

I'm gonna post this here, since maybe more people will see it, and I might actually be able to get some help. This is a copy-paste from my thread I made the other day.

I moved EQ over from my laptop worked great no issues for over a month then this started happening randomly -

any ideas or should i just try a new install

[antonius]

I have tried desperately to fix my messed up font with wineq2 and have had no luck. I finally got the game running, and I tried changing the eq settings ini to 1440x900 *my desktop res), I tried changing it to windowed false and true, and I changed the res in game from the Alt O menu to 1440x900, which gives me a windowed mode ALMOST as big as my screen (minus the spot for the taskbar, which I minimized). The other 3 borders are gone and the only visible border is the little space where the task bar would be. The text is just smooshed and blurry on a few random lines here and there. When I tried a res of like 1152x750 or something in game, the text was all fine, but the windows were all messed up and it was an odd shaped window.

[Sallan]

Anyone having issues with WinEQ lately? Been constantly crashing to desktop when selecting a server. Only very rarely does it go through and reach the character select screen (after countless reboots). This was never a problem before only started happening a couple weeks ago.

Launching titanium as per normal works all the time so there's nothing wrong with my connection (using launch titanium bat). Only WinEQ crashes each time I try to join a server, just goes straight to desktop. Ideas?

[RpTheHotrod]

If I run EQ normally, the game is very smooth. When I run WinEQ2, everything is very choppy. Any suggestions?

[Shrubwise]

If I run EQ normally, the game is very smooth. When I run WinEQ2, everything is very choppy. Any suggestions?

Bump. I am having this issue as well - FPS loss while using WinEQ. Any fixes?

[Shrubwise]

I found the answer to poor performance while using WinEQ, check it out here (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=281418).

[SamwiseRed]

even though wineq2 does fix a lot things, p99 still runs pretty bad compared to other emus. there are definitely performance issues that are specific to p99. people say its anti-cheat shit.

[feydain]

So not sure if anyone has found the answer to this but I'm assuming that when you use the default profile for wineq2 it's launching the default everquest.exe file instead of the batch file for project1999. Is there a fix for this? I would think there would be since wineq2 is mentioned in the project installation wiki.

[Rredd]

I'm getting a crash at the point where character select should come up. P1999 works normally from the "launch titanium.bat" shortcut but I'd rather run through wineq2. I tried reinstalling wineq2 but no changes.

What's my next step here? This was all working fine on Jan1 but I've been away for a week and something is broken about WinEQ2 & P1999 now.

Help~

[Thomacles]

I installed it and noticed MUCH worse game performance. And why on earth should you be required to "be logged in" to use a free-standing program?

The fact you have to register and log in to play a completely different game that they don't even own, reeks of suspicion. Combine that with the fact it really hinders performance?

Yah, uninstalled. Just wish I could unregister as well.

[Rredd]

I'm getting a crash at the point where character select should come up. P1999 works normally from the "launch titanium.bat" shortcut but I'd rather run through wineq2. I tried reinstalling wineq2 but no changes.

What's my next step here? This was all working fine on Jan1 but I've been away for a week and something is broken about WinEQ2 & P1999 now.

Help~

Reinstall P1999 fixed this issue.

[MikeyTheJew]

win eq2 asking me to update directx however i m on windows10 , no DX to update when i check Windows update . Bug ?

Anyone have a solution for this? I'm running Windows 8, DX 11, but WinEQ2 is telling me I need to update Directx... Any help would be appreciated.

[Shalmissra]

Hi all,

i have a problem with wineq2, i made the setup like it was told and if i start with wineq2 i get the message

WinEQ 2 was able to launch D:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\EverQuest\eqgame.exe, but failed to attach to it

anyone know how to fix this?

[Lore and Magic]

Does anyone have any advice for if Wineq 2.0 keeps crashing? I can get it to run but it's completely random and crashes more often than not.

[Tsaier]

So not sure if anyone has found the answer to this but I'm assuming that when you use the default profile for wineq2 it's launching the default everquest.exe file instead of the batch file for project1999. Is there a fix for this? I would think there would be since wineq2 is mentioned in the project installation wiki.

I'm having the same problem, did you ever find the fix for this?

[Tsaier]

So not sure if anyone has found the answer to this but I'm assuming that when you use the default profile for wineq2 it's launching the default everquest.exe file instead of the batch file for project1999. Is there a fix for this? I would think there would be since wineq2 is mentioned in the project installation wiki.

Did you ever find the fix for this? My WinEQ2 wants to do the same thing.

[Xsidios]

Did you ever find the fix for this? My WinEQ2 wants to do the same thing.


Waiting on an answer to this as well.....:confused:

[qxx]

So not sure if anyone has found the answer to this but I'm assuming that when you use the default profile for wineq2 it's launching the default everquest.exe file instead of the batch file for project1999. Is there a fix for this? I would think there would be since wineq2 is mentioned in the project installation wiki.

I get this problem as well "Please run EverQuest.exe". What is the work-around for this?

[Reppy]

So I launch with this eqwin ad it goes into the game during loading the game will crash to my desktop everytime

[Shikio]

I was told put it on compatability mode and set screen loading to 0 but neither 1 worked for me... I cant zone or log off a character without wineq2 crashing my game

ps I run game in fullscreen (emulated) it looks good minus the lag when I move my mouse on my 2nd screen it will lag until I click on main screen again

[KansasComrade]

I'm just being told "could not verify Lavish Software account information (-13)"
Any pro tips?

[dartcron]

I don't like WinEQ2 because it cuts off the top of the screen, by a lot really and i surprised there is not more people talking about a fix to that.

[Tethler]

I stopped using this. I get a lot of "reset device failure" crashes when it's running that I don't get otherwise. I don't even see a noticable performance change when I have used it in the past. Maybe it helps people with certain PC builds, but does nothing for me.

[nenja]

WINEQ2 apparently takes a dump when it can't connect to lavishsoft server. :( Slightly annoying, since the game's frame rate is unbearable without it when another window is active.

[reznor_]

I'm having issues with WinEQ2 just today. Haven't had a problem with it in over 2 years.

[Endonde]

I'm having issues with WinEQ2 just today. Haven't had a problem with it in over 2 years.

Same, hopefully it was just a temporary thing.

[Xulia]

Performed a fresh re-install, continually getting the following error trying to log in:

Connected to Lavish Software successfully, but got disconnected. This is typically due to network congestion on your local network, or your ISP.

No ISP issues and I'm currently hardwired into my router. Not sure what could be going on as it was just working a few hours ago.

[Hotpockets]

definatly somthing going on with them, ive always used it and now for the first time ever today it made me sign in again, but then still wouldnt connect, ran the game without it though no problems. but it wineq just will not work for some reason..

[Sabin76]

Same. Was running just fine earlier today and now it won't connect.

I got it to run at some point, but then it would timeout when trying to launch the EQ profile.

Restarting didn't help.

EDIT: worked, albeit slowly, as of 8:33 pm PDT.

[Tesla1982]

Same here.
I did a un-install then a new install and still having problems. Its not connecting as it should.

[nenja]

The server was down, hence the issues. It seems to heavily rely on a connection to the servers at least upon start-up. It came back up later last night, so all should be back to normal.

[Knuckle]

The server was down, hence the issues. It seems to heavily rely on a connection to the servers at least upon start-up. It came back up later last night, so all should be back to normal.

nope still not working.

[Tulen]

For those that are still having issues (like I was) the following got it working for me:

Fixed it by doing the following:
1) Copied WinEQ-EQ.ini to desktop to preserve WinEQ's EQ settings
2) Uninstalled WinEQ2 by running uninst-wineq2.exe in the WinEQ2 folder
3) Reinstalled WinEQ2 and launched WinEQ2 and it quickly downloads patches.
4) Close WinEQ2, copy WinEQ-EQ.ini back to WinEQ2 folder

This was posted on the LavishSoft WinEQ2 forums - here (http://www.lavishsoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=5683&sid=a705c16b3d53966c89383abd3d40ec97) it worked for me so may help others experiencing the same issues.

[nenja]

It was working sporadically the end of last night and most of today but has begun to struggle again, so it's possible that for those of you who were still experiencing issues it was during those momentary windows of time when it went down again.

It seems to not be tied to lavishsoft.com itself but another server. Either way, if you read the comments on the referenced forum thread, you'll see that others agree it has to do with server issues on lavish's end and is presenting itself on our local machines as they try to load or do anything.

The fact that this issue is occurring for a number of people and all at the same time implies it has nothing to do with the local install itself but rather what we all need to connect to in order for this to work.

I wish there was a reasonable alternative. Having your product - which has no need to rely on a connection to server - come to a halt when there are server issues is just setting yourself up for failure.

I'm surprised there aren't more people posting here or on the lavish forum.

Edit: Reinstalling and waiting on it to just load and download updates is proof enough there is an issue on their end. This is absurd.

[Old_PVP]

Performed a fresh re-install, continually getting the following error trying to log in:

Connected to Lavish Software successfully, but got disconnected. This is typically due to network congestion on your local network, or your ISP.

No ISP issues and I'm currently hardwired into my router. Not sure what could be going on as it was just working a few hours ago.

I'm having the same issue... just started happening yesterday. I assumed it was from a dreaded Windows update, but looks like it's a problem with winEQ.

[Sabin76]

Reinstall did not seem to help. However, if you keep trying it will eventually let you through. Took about 3-4 launches of WinEQ2 to finally work, and then about 6-7 times running the EQ profile for it to not time out. Once the game loads, you are fine.

Annoying as hell, though. Hope they fix it soon.

YMMV

[Belaguez]

Windows 10 2004 update.... EQ messed UP.

I've always used WinEQ 2.0 and capped FPS at 90, since update of Windows won't go over 35 FPS and CHUGGS along.

Thought it was an issue with running WinEQ 2.0 with new Windows 10 patch but even just launching from eqgame.exe same issue :(

[SystemD82]

I had this same issue and its an easy fix if your using an nvidia graphics card. In the nvidia control panel I've noticed that Windows 10 now has control over most of your graphic settings, which sucks. Anyways, the setting to change is the "Low Latency Mode". By default its off, or it was for me. Turning it to "Ultra" fixed the fps problem I had of not going over 35fps. Hope this helps.

[Aksala]

I tried this and now I can't log in at all.. I get an error message at the server screen

[kmoore00]

Links dont work, cant see what to do

[Coriander]

Would WinEQ mess with the scrolling in-game? When I restarted a week or so ago, I was able to use the mouse wheel to scroll vendors, camera, etc. I don't use 3rd person, I just used the scroll wheel to browse vendors, loot my many bodies, and so on. To try and fix a zoning crash issue I started WinEQ again and I guess it runs in the background, but for the past several days I can't scroll anything, and it's irritating. Is there any work-around, or does anyone know what might be causing it? It used to work for me.

[grimmier]

Would WinEQ mess with the scrolling in-game? When I restarted a week or so ago, I was able to use the mouse wheel to scroll vendors, camera, etc. I don't use 3rd person, I just used the scroll wheel to browse vendors, loot my many bodies, and so on. To try and fix a zoning crash issue I started WinEQ again and I guess it runs in the background, but for the past several days I can't scroll anything, and it's irritating. Is there any work-around, or does anyone know what might be causing it? It used to work for me.

Shift right click on the screen and on the pop-up window click reset and try scrolling camera after.

[zipxavier]

I had this same issue and its an easy fix if your using an nvidia graphics card. In the nvidia control panel I've noticed that Windows 10 now has control over most of your graphic settings, which sucks. Anyways, the setting to change is the "Low Latency Mode". By default its off, or it was for me. Turning it to "Ultra" fixed the fps problem I had of not going over 35fps. Hope this helps.

fixed it for me, thanks. you can set it as a program specific setting too so it only enables it when playing P99

[Miltius]

update those pictures so we can see what to do for first time users of WinEQ & Players of Project 1999 -- how do we make sure it's targeting the bat file?

[myrkraverk]

My experience is that Project 1999's Titanium is problematic. I installed WinEQ2, as suggested on the wiki, and apart from clearing out the server list, so I had to unroll my backup of the installation, it fixes those problems.

So for those of you reading this, and still unsure what to do if you want to install WinEQ2, take a backup of your EverQuest installation, install and run WinEQ2, and if your server list is gone, unroll your backup; at that time you should have both working fine.

[void221]

I... Anyways, the setting to change is the "Low Latency Mode". By default its off, or it was for me. Turning it to "Ultra" fixed the fps problem I had of not going over 35fps. Hope this helps.

Hi. Thanks for this tip !

I am new here and play in Window-mode and always got only 30-40 fps ..

after changing this Low Latency Mode ("Modus fuer geringe Latenz" here for my language) to "Ultra" i have now stable 60 fps ...

wounderful .. thank you very much :)

[Budder]

Frame rate issues here as well. I can’t raid because even with every setting at its lowest the lag choppy frame rates are terrible. Would WinEQ2 help with this and what does “ try running EQ under WinEQ2” mean? Like install the program and have it on the screen then launch p99?
Sorry if this has been answered already but there’s a lot to read through.
My system is amd 8350 8 core, 8gig graphics, 16gb ram and 400 meg internet. I just wanna be able to get away from the choppy frame rates.
Thank you.

[Legidias]

You launch P99 through the WinEQ software

[Budder]

Sorry I don’t know anything about WinEQ2. I open that and p99 will be an option or something?
I’ve tried just about all the other options and nothing seems to fix it. It’s improved a little but still annoying.

[Aka]

You download and install WinEQ2. If I recall, you also need to sign up for a (free) account.

Once you have WinEQ2 installed, you can use it to create a custom shortcut, which will launch EQ using WinEQ2.

More information is available here:

http://www.lavishsoft.com/wiki/index.php/WinEQ_2

[Budder]

Great, thank you!

[Budder]

Installed the lite version and just by luck tried this.
Luckily I was smart enough to figure this out, but its important to note that when you create the shortcut, you have to change the "TARGET" and "START IN" to match the p99 launcher, via the properties window. I didn't see this explained anywhere but i managed to get it to work now.
No idea if the game runs better or not, EC tunnel seemed smoother at least

[KohakuIto]

Thanks to the power of the Internet and this information. I also solved my question! Cool!

[MDeniseG]

Hey, can I get some help with this? I just installed and I'm having some graphics lag. I tried the steps here, installed WinEQ2, tried to run it, and... nothing happens. I click "Yes" on the 'unknown publisher' window, and then... nothing.

Following Budder's advice 2 posts above, I then tried to set TARGET an START IN to my p99 launcher, and got a "not valid" error message.

When I click it again, it says "WinEQ2 has detected it's already running!" But I can't open it, can't see where it's running - it's not even showing up in my task manager.

Any advice? Thanks!

[MDeniseG]

Never mind, got the info I needed on the discord.

...still lagging just as much, sadly. But lagging thru WinEQ2 now. :P

[jmetzger]

I get this problem as well "Please run EverQuest.exe". What is the work-around for this?

You have to leave the EQ.EXE file in the folder,.. it is referenced to log in but I assume it isn't directly used.

[Yippee38]

Can anybody help with what Budder references above? When I try to run WinEQ2, it tries to connect to the Sony servers. I need to figure out how to get it to point to TitaniumLauncher.bat.

What is in the TARGET and START IN boxes in the desktop icon properties?

[Yininuszen]

I installed this and ever since I have had nothing but trouble out of P99. How do I remove everything this has screwed up? I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling twice.

[Yininuszen]

Also now when I load up the server where my characters are it goes from full screen to windowed then back and when I click it goes to windowed. Every time I click with the mouse it goes to windowed from full screen and I can't click anything with the mouse now. I am forced to end task instead of log off.

[grimmier]

I was able to use the dgvoodoo2 d3d9.dll with wineq2 by replacing the wineq2-d3d9.dll with the downloaded one and changing its name.
just replace it in the wineq2 folder.

[RubySeddon]

Interesting, I will definitely try

[Ananka]

Using Windows 11 on 2 monitors. Had a bunch of crashes just random like. Now I'm using WinEQ2 lite, the free version, along with borderlessgaming and it's working fine so far but I just got it.

Borderlessgaming can be found on Steam for 5 bucks. The free version was annoying to figure out so I went to Steam. Borderlessgaming let me click on non EQ things on the second monitor without the screen flashing with WinEQ2 alone. When clicked the other monitor the window on EQ would pop up from full screen but BG forces it back. Some hiccups with having to re-enable the BG full screen but it's okay.

I've just altered the foreground frame rate on WinEQ2 from 40 to 100 but I haven't tested it out yet.

[Ananka]

I still have had some crashes and I'm only using WinEQ2 and playing in windows mode but so far the only crashes have happened at character selection which is okay with me. At least I'm not crashing in combat (knock on wood.) Grrr Windows 11.

[Swish]

For anyone crashing, I know its been mentioned before but do try running P99 in compatibility mode...open your desktop shortcut and have a go with this :)

I've done it without using wineq2 and it has helped.

https://i.imgur.com/q56f1Ic.png

[mredgy]

You launch P99 through the WinEQ software

How exactly?

In preferences, I can change the path, but not the file it targets, so it always launches the Eq exe instead of the Launch Titanium.bat

How do I make WinEQ target the bat file instead?

[RpTheHotrod]

I have the same question. I installed P99, and I installed WinEQ2. However, I'm afraid to launch WinEQ2, as it might launch the standard executable instead of the P99 Batch which could botch the install.

Does anyone know the proper way to utilize WinEQ2 with P99?

[Aka]

Here are the basic steps that have always worked for me. Hopefully it helps.

- Run WinEQ2
- Right-click WinEQ2 icon in system tray
- In the resulting window, go to "Options" > "Preferences..."
- On the left side, expand "EverQuest" > "Profiles"
- Click on any of the default profiles ("Profile 1", etc.)
- On the right, name it "P99" (or whatever)
- Click the browse (...) button to the right of the "Everquest Path" Field
- Browse to & select your P99/EQ folder and click OK
- With your Profile Name & Path now set, click Apply / OK

- Now Right-click WinEQ2 icon in system tray again
- Go to "Everquest" > and you will see your Profile available to launch from the menu
- To make a desktop shortcut, go to "EverQuest" > "Create Desktop Shortcut" > "P99" (or whatever you named your profile)

[IzHaN80]

WinEQ2 is trash even if it runs correctly, it drops your performance in EQ, i really can tell the difference when i don't run WinEQ2.

[agentsi1511]

WinEQ2 is trash even if it runs correctly, it drops your performance in EQ, i really can tell the difference when i don't run WinEQ2.

I feel that is purely anecdotal. I have dozens of friends who play EQ, and only use WinE2. I use it myself, as its the only way to fix the gamma issue, or run multiple instances of EQ without headaches. I've never had any issues performance wise, so unless you're on a potato, I think you're clearly doing something wrong.

[IzHaN80]

I feel that is purely anecdotal. I have dozens of friends who play EQ, and only use WinE2. I use it myself, as its the only way to fix the gamma issue, or run multiple instances of EQ without headaches. I've never had any issues performance wise, so unless you're on a potato, I think you're clearly doing something wrong.

There is performance downgrade, i don't run on a potato xD. 32GB DDR4 @ AMD 3700x with a 3080 and NVME2 SSD, since i stopped using WinEQ2 i could tell the difference.

[Knuckle]

How do I run Wineq2 with dgvoodoo2? When I run only dgvoodoo2, i get frequent crashes/issues. When i run only wineq2 i get resetdevice crashes. FK this is annoying. I need to run both somehow, I tried some renamed .d3d9 file and that did not work.

[ReadOnly]

How do I run Wineq2 with dgvoodoo2? When I run only dgvoodoo2, i get frequent crashes/issues. When i run only wineq2 i get resetdevice crashes. FK this is annoying. I need to run both somehow, I tried some renamed .d3d9 file and that did not work.

Saw this post on reddit about this: https://www.reddit.com/r/project1999/comments/wh9ynr/fix_p99_crashes_dgvoodoo2_easy_install/ij7xtzr/

[Korach]

Yep did all that and it still goes to eqgame instead of the launch titanium.bat

[3Seconds]

Friends, I'm trying to use WinEQ, but it's not working; I set the EQClient.ini to .\Titanium.bat, but it's just not doing anything.

If I actually CLICK that .bat file, the game loads.

But if I set that .\Titanium.bat as the .ini that WinEQ2 is looking for, the computer does, and tries to do, nothing.

Any advice? Thank you!

[Daysrim]

Quick and easy, thanks Lyra!