Two of my oldest screenshots

[MrSparkle001]

From 1999 or maybe early 2000. They're ancient artifacts.

https://i.imgur.com/zejZs0K.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vhBOjXk.jpg

[starkind]

Oh damn I remember that bug. Nice flashback.

P cool. Alkabors 2

[MrSparkle001]

Look at the auctions in gfay for shiny brass halberd and executioner hood. They were a big deal back then. EC tunnel wasn't really a thing yet

[starkind]

shiny brass is my favorite weapon in classic as i had it on 3 characters 1 of which i got it myself :p

next is mino axes

either of those would take any melee into the 20's ez

i even got a pvp kill with a shiny brass and a tarnished halbered in my belts on original RZ (I did sorta gank the guy with HT after he killed his lioness tho)

[Ooloo]

Nice! Sigh I miss those old sky graphics so bad.

These are the oldest ones I could find that I still have. Late 2000ish on Povar, no velious yet:

https://i.imgur.com/a75Doxx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HPHE95G.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NW9lfUx.jpg

[Messie]

Nice! Sigh I miss those old sky graphics so bad.

These are the oldest ones I could find that I still have. Late 2000ish on Povar, no velious yet:

https://i.imgur.com/a75Doxx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HPHE95G.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NW9lfUx.jpg

These are beautiful screenshots.

[TripSin]

From 1999 or maybe early 2000. They're ancient artifacts.

https://i.imgur.com/zejZs0K.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vhBOjXk.jpg

Can't be from 1999 if they don't have the original UI, no?

[bivouac]

Can't be from 1999 if they don't have the original UI, no?

The transparent UI existed during classic with more limitations. The Freeport picture shows an earlier iteration, when the windows couldn't be moved. You can see the grab handles in the corners on the GFay picture. Those were added in late Sep. 2000. And 10 hot buttons came in Nov. 2000.

[Jimjam]

Why is a single groupmates name yellow in some pics?Are they leader? Is this a feature that needs adding to the p1999 green ui?

[Ooloo]

Why is a single groupmates name yellow in some pics?Are they leader? Is this a feature that needs adding to the p1999 green ui?

Honestly I don't remember, I would assume it indicates leader but in one shot there's no yellow name (in the unfull group one).

And yeah, I think it's a common misconception that original classic only had the tiny boxed-in graphical UI; you could always press f10 to toggle to the fullscreen with line boxes view, it was just extremely limited but felt much less claustrophobic.

However given the hardware of the time, I do remember the framerate being a lot better in the tiny version, cause it had less to redraw each frame.

[Halius]

These screenshots bring back so many memories. Good times and thanks for sharing!

[Jibartik]

reading the chat boxes of these screens like

https://i.imgur.com/9tvSZsD.png

[Ooloo]

Lol I know. Mind you this was a time prior to bill cosby being a well-known sex pervert (in the naggy shot)

[Zuranthium]

Why is a single groupmates name yellow in some pics? Are they leader? Is this a feature that needs adding to the p1999 green ui?

I think the person who formed the group has yellow name. Don't remember 100%.

[Mazoku]

These are great screenshots. I want to know where the Uncle Sam Hell is the level up notification? When we ding, orbs flew around us in 1999. This doesn't happen on p99. Back then your group mates could SEE you level up and congratulate you when those gold orbs flew up around you. Please tell me someone has the golden orbs dinging screenshot.

[midnyte18]

Help my all the npcs and my character look like this not sure what to do I’ve changed resolutions many times doesn’t help. What else is it? Please give details thanks

[MaddiusTheMad]

wow such old photos thx everyone who contributes with really classic era photos, I appreciate them I wasn't able to be present so early in EQ's lifeline so the pics are extra interesting to me. cheers.

[Whyt]

These are great screenshots. I want to know where the Uncle Sam Hell is the level up notification? When we ding, orbs flew around us in 1999. This doesn't happen on p99. Back then your group mates could SEE you level up and congratulate you when those gold orbs flew up around you. Please tell me someone has the golden orbs dinging screenshot.

Hmm.... would need more proof of this... i played back then and don't ever remember this being a thing - would be cool though.

[MrSparkle001]

Hmm.... would need more proof of this... i played back then and don't ever remember this being a thing - would be cool though.

I don't remember that either? We had to shout "Ding!"

I miss those days. Gfay, Kaladim and Crushbone were full of "Ding!" shouts and people congratulating each other.

[Toxigen]

Nice! Sigh I miss those old sky graphics so bad.

These are the oldest ones I could find that I still have. Late 2000ish on Povar, no velious yet:

https://i.imgur.com/a75Doxx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HPHE95G.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NW9lfUx.jpg

pras...thats some old shit right there

[sgtbrushes]

Why is a single groupmates name yellow in some pics?Are they leader? Is this a feature that needs adding to the p1999 green ui?

I thought yellow groupmate was who was targeted? Am I remembering incorrectly?

[Byrjun]

These are great screenshots. I want to know where the Uncle Sam Hell is the level up notification? When we ding, orbs flew around us in 1999. This doesn't happen on p99. Back then your group mates could SEE you level up and congratulate you when those gold orbs flew up around you. Please tell me someone has the golden orbs dinging screenshot.

The level up effect (yellow stars swirl around you) was added much later... I'm pretty sure you can still see it on live servers. But not in classic EQ. That's why people would say ding, to let others know they leveled up.

I remember the group leader's name showing up in yellow. That's one of those things that I never would have thought about until I saw the screenshots.

but in one shot there's no yellow name (in the unfull group one).

I believe this is because the person taking the screenshot was the group leader.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

https://i.imgur.com/a75Doxx.jpg

And "Bill Cosby rulez you!" was your battlecry?

That's just icing on the cake, right there. That's likely what he himself used to yell. But no one knew that yet. There is only one person who knew that, in fact.

OMG we are rolling with the Pudding Man!

[MrSparkle001]

And "Bill Cosby rulez you!" was your battlecry?

That's just icing on the cake, right there. That's likely what he himself used to yell. But no one knew that yet. There is only one person who knew that, in fact.

OMG we are rolling with the Pudding Man!

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3GmAmT0_zgU/hqdefault.jpg

[Spaerhawk]

https://media1.giphy.com/media/y2giNwzUHN1p6/giphy.gif

[Old_PVP]

Gathering for ToV raid.
https://i.imgur.com/9wFGo32.png


Saying hi to my server's namesake. All hail Rallos!
https://i.imgur.com/ITNTyAS.png


Rallos Zek Halloween Event.
https://i.imgur.com/uFNFqrt.png


Ready to kill people.
https://i.imgur.com/omO4wiD.png


Most of my screenies are PVP killshots, unfortunately.

[Old_PVP]

The Eye in the Sky.
https://i.imgur.com/PaTRymc.png


Innoruuk climbing on rooftops.
https://i.imgur.com/wCWJ8D3.png


Wipe... they got me next.
https://i.imgur.com/12HvL4j.png


Blazing Armor of Fennin Ro. aka Giant Pumpkin.
https://i.imgur.com/fTtWtra.png

[Chortles Snortles]

the old ui really made it feel like an rpg dinnnit :o

[Uthgaard]

Look at the auctions in gfay for shiny brass halberd and executioner hood. They were a big deal back then. EC tunnel wasn't really a thing yet

It depended on your server. Some had ec tunnel, some had faymart. A few had both.

[Gustoo]

Nice contributions old pvp, and everyone.

I don’t have any old screen shots unless they’re preserved by random
Accident on a neglected hard drive. I wiped my tiny hard drive all the time or upgraded all the time as I inherited larger drives and did clean installs so who knows what might be somewhere.

These artifacts are the best

[azxten]

Are these actually classic? I don't see any charmed pets.

[Old_PVP]

I wiped my tiny hard drive all the time or upgraded all the time as I inherited larger drives and did clean installs so who knows what might be somewhere.

These artifacts are the best

Same here. All my super old screenies were on older computers back when i didn't even think to preserve them. I didn't really start holding onto my screenshots until I was raid level, unfortunately.

Are these actually classic? I don't see any charmed pets.

Those are mainly from classic velious era, 2001. I don't remember many people using charmed pets back then, but maybe i just wasn't paying close enough attention.

[Malk]

Anyone remember him/them ?

https://i.imgur.com/vNbn4HV.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PolZlSQ.jpg

That was late velious era iirc, on the Karana server (later merged into Antonious Bayle), and you can tell i was using a dialup modem :D

[Jimjam]

They were placeholders to let players know a new story npc was going to be added to the area soon (e.g. before an epic NPC would get added).

Personally, I hated them and found them really immersion breaking.

[Malk]

Actually i found the original .bmp files on an old file transfer cd : july 4th, 2001 for the first one and july 6th, 2001 for the second one.

Found some other fun stuff while looking for them screenshots, including the version 3.1 of Vaslin Slickfinger's EverQuest Compendium along with EqCaster.exe, and some saved web pages with their in era ads.

This one from a saved allakhazam page made me giggle :

https://i.imgur.com/he0mgFe.gif

[Gustoo]

I love these shots

[waelyn]

Are these actually classic? I don't see any charmed pets.

This is a shot from our Statue of Rallos Zek win on Ayonae Ro. June 2001. We used pets, but we didn't have many enchanters.

[Ananka]

Mith Marr had some auction activity in G Fay but it was mainly located in N Freeport. You could always tell how many people were in the main area around the bank before you made the turn into the square as that's where the lag would hit you. It was a more lively situation then our current tunnel. There were plenty of evils hanging out in the backyards and tunnels of N Freeport.

[PatChapp]

I forget which PvE server I played on but it was a gfay server for sure. 2-300people in kelethin at peak times

[Ennewi]

This is a shot from our Statue of Rallos Zek win on Ayonae Ro. June 2001. We used pets, but we didn't have many enchanters.

https://i.imgur.com/m6l6ByT.jpg

[Lifebar]

It depended on your server. Some had ec tunnel, some had faymart. A few had both.

And god help us some had North Freeport.

[Uthgaard]

Anyone remember him/them ?

https://i.imgur.com/vNbn4HV.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PolZlSQ.jpg

That was late velious era iirc, on the Karana server (later merged into Antonious Bayle), and you can tell i was using a dialup modem :D

YES. Forgot about this guy. On that exact server too.

[Raj]

This is a shot from our Statue of Rallos Zek win on Ayonae Ro. June 2001. We used pets, but we didn't have many enchanters.

What guild was this? Were any <Landslide> there?

[Raj]

The Eye in the Sky.
https://i.imgur.com/PaTRymc.png


Innoruuk climbing on rooftops.
https://i.imgur.com/wCWJ8D3.png


Wipe... they got me next.
https://i.imgur.com/12HvL4j.png


Blazing Armor of Fennin Ro. aka Giant Pumpkin.
https://i.imgur.com/fTtWtra.png

Amazing classic screenshots my friend! :cool::eek:

They really did have nice armor tints on live classic IMO.

[waelyn]

What guild was this? Were any <Landslide> there?

That was Eternal Wrath.

[Raj]

That was Eternal Wrath.

Thanks, that name brings back some memories! :cool: