SOLVED: crash to desktop when camping

[garfo]

There are a few threads floating around about this, but I thought I'd make Forumquesters proud by sharing how I actually solved this issue:

After upgrading to a SSD computer, my game began crashing every time I camped. A number of fixes pointed to right-clicking on the Everquest icon and running it in compatibility or admin mode, but that never worked.

What DID finally work was installing a custom UI to replace the default p99 UI. I tested both Duxa's and QQUI, both worked -- once I loaded the skin onto a character, camping worked without crashing. Any characters that did *not* have the new UI installed continued to crash when camping.

So, there you go! No idea why this works, but it does. Cheers!

[Trolllception]

Interesting. I fixed my crashing when camping issue by changing compatibility on the eqgame.exe executable to Windows XP SP3.

[Zukan]

Interesting. I fixed my crashing when camping issue by changing compatibility on the eqgame.exe executable to Windows XP SP3.

Just tried this one and it worked for me. Thank you. :D

[IzHaN80]

Interesting. I fixed my crashing when camping issue by changing compatibility on the eqgame.exe executable to Windows XP SP3.

Thanks, this solved my issue!

[Zade]

Changing compatibility to Windows XP SP3 on eqgame worked for me as well. No more crashes on camping. Thanks!

[Skara]

If I change my EQ to Windows XP 3 or 2 I crash when I zone, when I leave it default I crash when I log. So either way, none of those work for me. Or Admin mode. I'm at a loss.

[Ooloo]

Yeah, there seems to be two camps here:

-People who crash when camping every single time
-People who fix that issue and then never crash

Meanwhile, I crash when camping like.. 60% of the time, and maybe 10% of the times I zone. No pattern to it otherwise, it can be any zone.

I've also definitely noticed that I crash *much* more often if I frequently switch between two characters on separate accounts, compared to switching between two characters on the same account.

[Sylex]

I used to crash while zoning or logging into a character quite frequently. Once I switched to a custom UI (QQUI mixed with Duxa) I hardly ever crash anymore.

[DMN]

still waiting for the "fix" of why i crash 50% of the time when i first try logging in but will never crash on my second attempt. makes no sense.

[Gustoo]

oldgame.imsurpriseditstillworkseventhisgood.exe

I have all of the problems noted in this thread too.

[Ooloo]

Hey wolfenstein 3d still works like a charm. No excuse!

[Penarddan]

Thanks for your solution, guys. Very reasonable! Actually, I wish I had found this thread earlier.

[Penarddan]

Thanks for your solution, guys. Very reasonable! Actually, I wish I had found this thread earlier.

Tbh, I’ve come across it by accident. I was looking for a real camping thread cause I’m currently in search of a flashlight for the upcoming camping event. Luckily I’ve found this torch https://www.amazon.com/Vont-Flashlight-Flashlights-Water-Resistant-Accessories/dp/B089T8HDBV, so I don’t need to look for it anymore. Anyway, I’m happy I’ve managed to solve 2 problems at the same time. Thanks for your help, guys. Best wishes to you.

[crono7114]

Interesting. I fixed my crashing when camping issue by changing compatibility on the eqgame.exe executable to Windows XP SP3.

This worked for me!! Thank you!

[Tygralily]

Just figure i would post what I've experienced.
I've always had compatibility mode xp sp3 checked on eqgame.exe and never had issues with crashing but a couple months ago, I couldn't even run EQ with compatibility mode checked. It would crash on start up. With it not checked, I could run but i would crash about 98% of the time swapping chars or accts. For me, it had to be some update that made it start freaking out. So decided to change video cards from Radeon to a GEForce and now i can check Compatibility Mode Xp sp3 and don't crash anymore.

[Nouaf]

Interesting. I fixed my crashing when camping issue by changing compatibility on the eqgame.exe executable to Windows XP SP3.

Son of a... lol. I've been dealing with this for 6 months and it's fixed in 2 minutes.