Two Issues

[Griz_Garros]

I started up on the Green server last night and everything is great except for two things:

1) I cannot play in full screen mode - it goes full screen and then reverts back to windowed.

Running a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Reso set at 1920 x1080


2) Anytime I zone, any macros or skill hotkeys made disappear.

Any insight or information on how to address this would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

[Bremen]

I have the same issue. My NVidia is a GTX 1080Ti
Reso same as 1920x1080
Monitor Dell S2716DG 27"

Any help apprieciated.

[Tunabros]

the hot keys/macros disappearing is a known issue atm

it will likely be fixed next patch

for the full screen part, I'm not too sure on that but could try to run on compatibility mode

[Kaezyr D`Shiv]

Maybe you can try this:

Check that the EQ folder is not in the Program files folder and that it has: "read only" UNCHECKED, also try to set for permissions and security enabled for all set to everyone.

[Bremen]

Its under C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\EverQuest

[Kaezyr D`Shiv]

Try copying everything in the EverQuest folder to a new folder created under C:\ , like C:\EQP99

Then apply these permissions to that folder.

1. "read only" UNCHECKED and apply

2. set security permissions for "everyone" to full control, and apply

[Bremen]

Ok. Will try that and post results.
I assume just moving the EverQuest folder to a new folder will not break the game?

[Bremen]

I moved the EverQuest folder to C:\ then renamed it to EQP99
Set the permissions as you suggested.
Still same results. When I change to full screen mode and try something it switched back to window mode.
And I lost all my in game chat windows and key bindings. uggg

[loramin]

Honestly, in 2021 there's no reason to play in full-screen mode, given all the drama it creates.

Instead, I recommend "full screen windowed mode": make your EQ client fill the screen, but still be in a window so you can switch to other applications. You get the best of both worlds that way.

See: https://wiki.project1999.com/User_Interface_Enhancements#Playing_in_the_Optimal _.22Full-Screen_Windowed.22_Mode

[Bremen]

Thanks Loramin.

Took your advise. I'm all good now.

[Shawk]

Honestly, in 2021 there's no reason to play in full-screen mode, given all the drama it creates.

Just wrong, can't disagree more with this. Full-screen mode is always far superior to windowed mode, for gamma, for contrast, for immersion, for aspect ratio and most importantly performance..

This is why Blizzard literally just removed full-screen support recently from WoW.. because everyone working over at Blizzard or playing WoW is a brain dead idiot who is basically tech def, like tone def, but for tech.. they know nothing.

Try Alt+Enter to go into full screen, It is just a shortcut but it works 100% for me, but it didn't always, I think the main issue was in eqclient.ini :

[VideoMode]
WindowedWidth=1920
WindowedHeight=1080
Width=1920
Height=1080
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0
WidthWindowed=1920
HeightWindowed=1080

Make sure these are all the same, depending on your resolution.. This was causing me to get forced back into windowed mode if I went off the specified resolution, it would flash the screen and go back to windowed, it is because your WidthWindowed etc is different from your Width etc.. These need to be the same.

[Bremen]

Thanks Shawk. I was able to get it to work. I can see details much better now. Including at night time. These are the settings I used in case some else needs.

[VideoMode]
WindowedWidth=2560
WindowedHeight=1440
Width=2560
Height=1440
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0
WidthWindowed=2560
HeightWindowed=1440

[loramin]

Just wrong, can't disagree more with this. Full-screen mode is always far superior to windowed mode, for gamma, for contrast, for immersion, for aspect ratio and most importantly performance..

This is why Blizzard literally just removed full-screen support recently from WoW.. because everyone working over at Blizzard or playing WoW is a brain dead idiot who is basically tech def, like tone def, but for tech.. they know nothing.

Try Alt+Enter to go into full screen, It is just a shortcut but it works 100% for me, but it didn't always, I think the main issue was in eqclient.ini :

[VideoMode]
WindowedWidth=1920
WindowedHeight=1080
Width=1920
Height=1080
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0
WidthWindowed=1920
HeightWindowed=1080

Make sure these are all the same, depending on your resolution.. This was causing me to get forced back into windowed mode if I went off the specified resolution, it would flash the screen and go back to windowed, it is because your WidthWindowed etc is different from your Width etc.. These need to be the same.

/shrug to each their own; personally I'm never going back to "real" full screen.

[Shawk]

/shrug to each their own; personally I'm never going back to "real" full screen.

I mean I get it but to say "it's 2021 man get with it" sort of thing was just weird given that its just kind of wrong. Too many people get flung down a bad way of doing things so I don't want people misinformed. And the way Blizzard enforces this type of thing is exactly what I am afraid of, I don't doubt people think Full screen is pointless, but most avid gamers know how dumb a statement that is. And you even say you will never do it again, that outlook is never good.