HOW-TO: Play Project 1999 on a Mac

[samkds]

Another patch another crash. Unable to get passed the launcher I get a gui error or something.

Any solution? Using a wineskin and I have no idea how this all works.

[samkds]

Exact error upon launching of the wineskin is: Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt

[kingpinner]

Exact error upon launching of the wineskin is: Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt

I'm having the same issue on Mac after downloading P99Files46 and adding to the EQ directory.

Exact error message shows:

Error in XML
Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt

The UIErrors.txt reads as such:

UIErrorLog created at Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Error reading XML.
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Error loading skin: loading default skin instead.
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Error reading XML.

[samkds]

Ok this is what worked.

I reinstalled the game fresh. And one by one re copied every patch file one by one. The ones in folders I went in each and copied the content of it instead of the whole folder. Worked first time.

[kingpinner]

Ok this is what worked.

I reinstalled the game fresh. And one by one re copied every patch file one by one. The ones in folders I went in each and copied the content of it instead of the whole folder. Worked first time.

Did you delete your EQ files first then reinstall fresh? Its been so long since i installed this I don't remember what steps i took lol

[samkds]

Yup i installed the package from Vile in another thread or this one can’t remember

[Chango]

What directory do these files go to on Mac?

[spiz]

I'm having the same issue on Mac after downloading P99Files46 and adding to the EQ directory.

Exact error message shows:

Error in XML
Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt

The UIErrors.txt reads as such:

UIErrorLog created at Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Error reading XML.
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Error loading skin: loading default skin instead.
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Warning: file EQLSUI.xml not found in directory UIFiles\default\. Attempting to use file from Default skin.
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Couldn't open or read UIFiles\default\EQLSUI.xml
[Sun Feb 10 09:36:08 2019] Error reading XML.

I had this problem, too. Basically, we all nuked the contents of our existing ui/default directory.

I believe that, on a Mac, when you drag a source directory to an existing target directory the system effectively deletes the target directory and then copies over the source directory.

This is different from a Windows machine. In Windows, when you copy a source directory to an existing target directory, the system ADDS the source directory's files to the target directory, prompting to replace / skip / etc any existing files, but keeping any files that were already there.

I fixed my install by finding the original ui/default files and copying the new files over correctly, then I copied the patch's files over rather than the directory. The game works correctly for me now.

SOLUTION
1. Download the default game UI files. You can get the link a .zip of these files in this post: https://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2047670&postcount=5

2. Unzip these default UI files. The files will unzip into a default directory.

3. Copy the files in this default directory to your game's ui/default directory.

4. Go back to the new patch files that you previously downloaded and find the ui/default directory within. Select all the files in that directory.

5. Copy them by going to File >> Copy x items located in Finder's top menu.

6. Go to your game's ui/default directory and paste them there, overwriting as needed.

[Atychiphobia]

Ok this is what worked.

I reinstalled the game fresh. And one by one re copied every patch file one by one. The ones in folders I went in each and copied the content of it instead of the whole folder. Worked first time.

This worked for me, thanks!

Download the V45 files from Vile at page 47 or something and do this.

Cheers!

[Bache]

Because you are all owning the game, here is the linkg

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MZIb3BMDjLDD-IOV-n52Pxa-GL0NwvrZ

thanks !

[denialchild45]

So I got everything up and running but now it says my username/password is invalid. I'm able to login on Daybreak and everything is the same as there so not sure what the issue is.

Anyone able to point me in the right direction on how to login and actually play?

[Atman]

"Ideally, you've already set up EQEmu and can connect to Project 1999."
Any guides for this?
(Mediafire links are dead).

[RabidMammal]

^^^^ This. I'm about to read backwards in this thread, but is EQEmu a/an Wineskin?

[ctre]

I have a very good mac version of p99
I can make this available . Does anybody have a location that can be shared.
I will put this there. with instructions if somebody has space for the file.

[JBreyley]

I'm returning after being away for ~2 years. My [very] old iMac is still able to run P99 but I cannot seem to get it to load onto my new MacBook. I have tried following every tutorial exactly and nothing seems to work. Been using wineskin and when I get to the part where it is supposed to attempt to load and fail to make the eqclient.ini file it just doesn't do anything...

Would really appreciate any help.

[JBreyley]

Can you load it to a public google drive account?

[orblivion]

I'm returning after being away for ~2 years. My [very] old iMac is still able to run P99 but I cannot seem to get it to load onto my new MacBook. I have tried following every tutorial exactly and nothing seems to work. Been using wineskin and when I get to the part where it is supposed to attempt to load and fail to make the eqclient.ini file it just doesn't do anything...

Would really appreciate any help.

What version of OSX are you using? I am on a MacBook Pro and it was all working fine until I updated to 10.14.4 yesterday. Previously it took a good 30 to 45 seconds to initiate but once it got going it was fine.

[kabouter]

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone knows how to make wineskin use the discrete graphics card in the macbook pro instead of the intel graphics card? I imagine that might boost performance a bit.

Besides that everything is working great, thanks for the instructions!

[ctre]

Yes I was greeted with a kick in the face.. now my nice working version of mac eq is stuffed.


nuff said.. nave to try to make a new working one.


so.. none found working yet

[beentheredonethat]

Mine doesn't even launch. Don't know why, doesn't say anything.

[beentheredonethat]

Launching it shows this error. I have went into EqClient.ini file and added WindowedMode=TRUE under [Defaults] per video.

[Argh]

Launching it shows this error. I have went into EqClient.ini file and added WindowedMode=TRUE under [Defaults] per video.

If you're on High Sierra, you have to turn off the autodetect GPU setting by doing the following:

Right click the .app & click Show Package Content

https://i.imgur.com/Y8YpKyN.png

Click on Wineskin.app

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

Click Set Screen Option

https://i.imgur.com/ekKe2u1.png

Uncheck Auto Detect GPU info for Direct3D

https://i.imgur.com/l7ZSp3U.png

[jflaming]

I downloaded Vile's packaged up wine wrapper with the program already installed because everytime i tried to install it through the original instructions it wouldn't find the executable files.

Now when I try to launch the wineskin it just sits there forever and ever. nothing happens. no message nothing. Anyone else have this problem? is there any more up to date instructions? loosing hope getting this working.

[jflaming]

I am having problems every way I've tried it. If i make a new wrapper it cant ever launch the installer .exe. I downloaded the packaged up version that Vile posted a while back but when i try to run it it just sits there like its launching but nothing ever happens. loosing hope of getting it running =( . any advise? Running Mojave.

[Argh]

If you’re on Mojave you’ll have to do what I posted above.

[jflaming]

On the package that Vile put up it gives me the message 'this program is broken and should be moved to the trash'

on the winewrapper I made and copied the files over it just does nothing when I double click on it.

Any advice?

[jflaming]

If you’re on Mojave you’ll have to do what I posted above.

Hey there. So I've tried creating my own wrapper which when installing give me the message that no executables are found. even with the auto GPU thing done like you posted above. Vile's package just tells me that the program (wrapper) is broken and should be deleted. I can't even open his wrapper settings to switch the option like you said to do. Any advice? or can you link me a wrapper?

[Laulena3]

Hi all,

I downloaded Vile's package that was posted a few pages ago. In his directions, he says to just drag to desktop and it will play. However, clicking it I get this error:

ERROR! cannot write to info.plist, there are permission problems, or you are on a read-only volume. This cannot run from within a read-only dmg file.

Can anyone help? I'm a very untechnical gal. I used to play EQ back in 2000 and was so excited to hear about project 1999, but I fear I may be over my head with installing it.

[Rexin]

Anyone ever get this to work? I'd appreciate a link to your wrapper

Thanks!

[Xadion]

Going to be rocking out a new 15" MacBook Pro with my new job - so its a core i7 9th gen and a discrete ATI 4GB GPU - and whichever the latest is for OSx... what is the current best practice? I have a fully working and happy directory running on my Win10 machine.

[Berkigstall]

Quick question, I am not used to MAC and working installing this. Where do I get the EQEmu file from? Would this be from the CD or installation files? Sorry for my ignorance. Just trying to follow the steps right

[Catfish Stevens]

Since Vile's wrapper is broken, I tried moving all the files to a new wine wrapper and adding in v47 patch. However when I try to run eqgame.exe it gives me the error "Please run Everquest.exe".

Does anyone know how to get eqgame to work? Thanks

[samkds]

Since Vile's wrapper is broken, I tried moving all the files to a new wine wrapper and adding in v47 patch. However when I try to run eqgame.exe it gives me the error "Please run Everquest.exe".

Does anyone know how to get eqgame to work? Thanks

It seems to be that the dropbox website became part of Apple naughty list and won't launch the app.

What seems to work so far (haven't patched the game) is to re install the app run it, let it "verify" and then it will prompt you with a dropbox is untrustworthy bla bla. Then you will have to go in the mac preference and specifically allow app from dropbox to work on your mac (google how to run app not from app store).

This should work as EQ stopped working a few days ago and now its launching again (I haven't patched it yet so i can't say 100% its working)

Good luck maybe you can frog leap the patch step for me I'm tied up right now and can't do it!

[samkds]

Patched up and all is working fine! Good luck

[Crunk]

Hi all,

I downloaded Vile's package that was posted a few pages ago. In his directions, he says to just drag to desktop and it will play. However, clicking it I get this error:

ERROR! cannot write to info.plist, there are permission problems, or you are on a read-only volume. This cannot run from within a read-only dmg file.

Can anyone help? I'm a very untechnical gal. I used to play EQ back in 2000 and was so excited to hear about project 1999, but I fear I may be over my head with installing it.

Hi Laulena,

I had the same error as you, and I found that if I moved the Everquest.app file to my Applications directory it would open! For some reason it wouldn't open from the Downloads folder.

[rkanon]

Basically it worked last night. i took Vile's download, patched it manually by replacing files from patch and today the icon has disappeared and nothing happens, or I try to start the exe manually and get the 'Please run Everquest.exe' message. What gives? What changed about the wrapper since closing it and opening it again? Confused.

[Catfish Stevens]

Not too sure what happened with yours, but from what I could tell his wrapper is broken. I got it working by making my own wine wrapper, doing a fresh titanium install, and then copying the old default files and the new patch files into the proper directories.

Works fine, just can't play in full screen mode.

Good luck ese.

[rkanon]

So this is exceedingly annoying but I have it working. I downloaded Vile's, updated it manually by adding files and then put a copy of the package in a spot. Now, every time I open it I get one instance per install. i simply copy and paste a new instance on my desktop each time I want to open, go through mac's security check and viola!

Not sure why it will only work once but that is how it has happened now consistently. if anyone can help figure out what is happening between one instance and the next I'm all ears!

[tranceminus]

Anyone tried getting this working on the MacOS Catalina beta? I get a black screen, then kicked back to desktop with all of my apps reset, like I’ve just logged in.

I downloaded Vile’s package and updated it manually, autodetect GPU is set to off.

[Lewkeng]

anyone know why it won't open at all game at all to change eqexe files?

[Maiden_in_Black]

Been away from p99 for a few years, so I thought I'd try and get back into it prior to Green launch, but having difficulty getting it to work on my Mac (running Mojave). I was able to download Vile's wrapper and launch p99 and login, but got the spells out of date message. Once I patch the wrapper, it doesn't launch anymore.

I have Titanium as well and tried to go that route with the wineksin wrapper, but it won't launch either (with or without the patch), so it doesn't generate a client log file.

Short of buying an old mac off of kijiji, I'm running out of ideas.

[kabouter]

Since the latest patches, wineskin doesn't work with Mojave anymore.

I'm using parallels myself now and that works fine for me (parallels 13).

[BlackBellamy]

Just want to say that I've been running EQ on my MacBooks no problem using Bootcamp. I know this entire thread is about running EQ in the native OS, but Bootcamp is free, and so is Windows 10 (you don't have to register it to run EQ). I hold Option during boot, select Windows, and I have a full Win10 machine right there.

[Rexin]

I'm so bummed I can't play anymore :(

[Atychiphobia]

Just want to say that I've been running EQ on my MacBooks no problem using Bootcamp. I know this entire thread is about running EQ in the native OS, but Bootcamp is free, and so is Windows 10 (you don't have to register it to run EQ). I hold Option during boot, select Windows, and I have a full Win10 machine right there.

Yes this is the best way to do it. I played a few months as a newbie on mac with wineskin but didn't realise my gamma was fucked. Although I did experience the game in original dark mode when it was night :)

I did not do Bootcamp, but just got my old windows laptop from 2012 going again with windows 10. Game is old so literally anything with windows can run it.

[kabouter]

Just want to say that I've been running EQ on my MacBooks no problem using Bootcamp. I know this entire thread is about running EQ in the native OS, but Bootcamp is free, and so is Windows 10 (you don't have to register it to run EQ). I hold Option during boot, select Windows, and I have a full Win10 machine right there.
True the biggest downside being of course that you have to restart every time you want to play EQ. Especially for us actually working in MACOS it is more than just an inconvenience.

I'm so bummed I can't play anymore :(
Did you try bootcamp or parallels?

Yes this is the best way to do it. I played a few months as a newbie on mac with wineskin but didn't realise my gamma was fucked. Although I did experience the game in original dark mode when it was night :)

I did not do Bootcamp, but just got my old windows laptop from 2012 going again with windows 10. Game is old so literally anything with windows can run it.
Strange I was able to change the gamma in wineskin before. Actually now that I'm running in windows I can't seem to change the gamma anymore, the only thing that works is just increasing the brightness of my screen :(.

The good thing about the game being so old is that it runs fine in a virtual machine, while gaming performance usually sucks in parallels.

Anyways if you want the best experience (or have an extremely old mac): bootcamp

If you still want to run EQ within MACOS try parallels.

And yes windows 10 you can download the ISO from the microsoft website, but technically you still have to activate it (and some functions will not be available till you do).

[Jahdu]

Regarding gamma...

right click on your shortcut, go to Show Package Contents, double click on the Wineskin file. The Wineskin window opens up. Click on Set Screen Options. Here you can set the gamma if the game is opening up too dark for you.

[Broor]

Hey fellas, I'm in a pickle and maybe someone has had a similar problem! The new patch broke Vile's lovely wineskin wrapper for my 2012 Mojave, and I can't seem to fiddle it into working (won't launch with winestable). So I got bootcamp working with Windows 10, did a meticulous install, I can log in and go to character select, but all the models are missing and it looks like the textures are all grey smears... I can go ingame, I see mobs names but everything else is invisible/textureless. Other servers on eqemu I can see new models for armor, but no faces/heads. Tried a complete uninstall, even more meticulous reinstall and patch, no dice. Any ideas? Thanks for the help-

[keithjinternet]

Hey everyone - I'm using Vile's wineskin wrapper too. I can get up to the character select page, but it says my spells are out of date (even though I'm updated everything from the most recent V50 file folder.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[kabouter]

Hey fellas, I'm in a pickle and maybe someone has had a similar problem! The new patch broke Vile's lovely wineskin wrapper for my 2012 Mojave, and I can't seem to fiddle it into working (won't launch with winestable). So I got bootcamp working with Windows 10, did a meticulous install, I can log in and go to character select, but all the models are missing and it looks like the textures are all grey smears... I can go ingame, I see mobs names but everything else is invisible/textureless. Other servers on eqemu I can see new models for armor, but no faces/heads. Tried a complete uninstall, even more meticulous reinstall and patch, no dice. Any ideas? Thanks for the help-

Just copy the everquest folder from the wineskin wrapper that was working before.
Easier than troubleshooting why your fresh install isn't working :).

[MikeXG]

Has anyone tried running native on 10.15 yet? I know its only out as public beta but should be officially out soon and my work is making us update. Guess I can parallels but rather just use wine

[Hideousclaw]

same, im still having issues on running wine on Mojave ad would prefer to keep wine and not use parallels. Anyone have luck? Walkthru?

[Chortles Snort|eS]

BootCamp

[Broor]

Yeah Bootcamp did it for me too, but on my second attempt. This page (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468) has all the info you need, the links to free, legal Windows 10 from microsoft, and then just don't let the OS update or change your graphic drivers at all when it first boots up, that screwed up my first attempt. Also have a USB mouse handy for when you first boot up, or you'll be stuck, you can call up an onscreen keyboard until you boot up and add your wireless bluetooth mac stuff from the settings window. If you have an old piece of trash like me, you'll need to have a 16 GB usb drive sitting around to house the OS too. Good luck-

[Nyme]

After a re-install of my MacBook Pro around half a year ago I could not get wineskin to work again (I had been playing for a long time using Wineskin). I tried a lot, new install of eq in the wrapper, updating the wrapper with recommendation from this thread, Vile's wrapper, etc. I then installed bootcamp and played there, but with the advent of green I decided to give it another go and to my surprise got it working on my Mojave installation. This is what I did:

1. Remove all old P99 wrappers, wine, wineskin etc.
2. Installed latest Wine stable (v.4.0.2)
3. Installed latest Wineskin Winery (v.1.7)
4. Created New Blank Wrapper in Wineskin Winery
5. Name it P99 or similar and install EQ Titanium using "Install Software" in Wineskin
6. After installing make sure to select the correct windows exe (will be eqgame.exe) (under "Advanced")
7. Add "patchme" to the exe-flags (under "Advanced")
8. Under "Screen options" deselect "Auto Detect GPU Info for Direct3D"
9. Under "Advanced" click tools and "Winetricks", under dlls click d3dx9 and under settings glsl=disabled (not sure if this is really necessary), but worked for me.
10. Under "fonts" (still in "Winetricks") click "corefonts", under settings click videomemorysize=2048. Then click "Run" to install these elements.
11. Apply latest patch from project1999 to the EQ folder
12. Create an eqclient.ini file in the Everquest directory and paste in:

[Defaults]
WindowedModeXOffset=1
WindowedModeYOffset=1
WindowedMode=TRUE
[VideoMode]
Width=1024
Height=768
WidthWindowed=1024
HeightWindowed=768
WindowedWidth=1024
WindowedHeight=768
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0

13. Edit as needed for your screen-size.
14. I then had problems with wineskin not being able to run "dsetup.dll", but after I changed the engine used (under "Tools", "Change Engine Used") to "WS9Wine2.22" it worked like a charm.

Hope it can help getting you ready for Green!

/Nyme (60 Wiz, Europa, Blue)

[mhfleming92]

Nyme just saved the day for me. Works great! Thanks man.

[Hideousclaw]

After a re-install of my MacBook Pro around half a year ago I could not get wineskin to work again (I had been playing for a long time using Wineskin). I tried a lot, new install of eq in the wrapper, updating the wrapper with recommendation from this thread, Vile's wrapper, etc. I then installed bootcamp and played there, but with the advent of green I decided to give it another go and to my surprise got it working on my Mojave installation. This is what I did:

1. Remove all old P99 wrappers, wine, wineskin etc.
2. Installed latest Wine stable (v.4.0.2)
3. Installed latest Wineskin Winery (v.1.7)
4. Created New Blank Wrapper in Wineskin Winery
5. Name it P99 or similar and install EQ Titanium using "Install Software" in Wineskin
6. After installing make sure to select the correct windows exe (will be eqgame.exe) (under "Advanced")
7. Add "patchme" to the exe-flags (under "Advanced")
8. Under "Screen options" deselect "Auto Detect GPU Info for Direct3D"
9. Under "Advanced" click tools and "Winetricks", under dlls click d3dx9 and under settings glsl=disabled (not sure if this is really necessary), but worked for me.
10. Under "fonts" (still in "Winetricks") click "corefonts", under settings click videomemorysize=2048. Then click "Run" to install these elements.
11. Apply latest patch from project1999 to the EQ folder
12. Create an eqclient.ini file in the Everquest directory and paste in:

[Defaults]
WindowedModeXOffset=1
WindowedModeYOffset=1
WindowedMode=TRUE
[VideoMode]
Width=1024
Height=768
WidthWindowed=1024
HeightWindowed=768
WindowedWidth=1024
WindowedHeight=768
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0

13. Edit as needed for your screen-size.
14. I then had problems with wineskin not being able to run "dsetup.dll", but after I changed the engine used (under "Tools", "Change Engine Used") to "WS9Wine2.22" it worked like a charm.

Hope it can help getting you ready for Green!

/Nyme (60 Wiz, Europa, Blue)



My hero! This worked for me! You're the best!!

[Rexin]

Would it be possible to dropbox your wrapper, please?

[Nyme]

Yes will make a dropbox download of the wrapper. Will probably be up in the next few days

/Nyme

[Chortles Snort|eS]

Is the above Mojave 10.14.6 (supplemental 2) compatible?

pls advise

[Nyme]

It is Mojave 10.14.6, not supplemental update 2. Will probably update it soon though. Zipfile is uploading to dropbox, but slow upload means its probably first there by tomorrow.

/Nyme

[Wilshere]

Has anyone tried running native on 10.15 yet? I know its only out as public beta but should be officially out soon and my work is making us update. Guess I can parallels but rather just use wine

Tried moving my working Mojave wrapper over to my Catalina partition and no luck opening EQ. Tried to install from scratch and it doesn't appear WINE is yet compatible. I confirmed on the WineHQ forums that the team is still working on this but they do not have an ETA. I would say that if you rely on Wine to run p99, don't upgrade. Or make sure to set up bootcamp beforehand.

I'm not an expert on any of this, but tried a few different things to get it working to no avail.

[Hideousclaw]

New OS (Catalina), any confirmation on if this works for it yet?

[Nyme]

Finally got my wrapper uploaded to Dropbox. It works with OS Mojave (10.14.6), not tested with Catalina. I think there might be a small issue with the ui where it shows a small error when you log in (but works fine). Should be fixable by downloading the patch and reapply to the UI folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbdw6qd1g4gp4sn/p99.zip?dl=0

Let me know if something is wrong

/Nyme

[Irfzero]

Thanks Nyme!! its workin on High Sierra (10.13.6)~

[buchea]

Finally got my wrapper uploaded to Dropbox. It works with OS Mojave (10.14.6), not tested with Catalina. I think there might be a small issue with the ui where it shows a small error when you log in (but works fine). Should be fixable by downloading the patch and reapply to the UI folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbdw6qd1g4gp4sn/p99.zip?dl=0

Let me know if something is wrong

/Nyme

Thank you so much Nyme! your are amazing!

Working for me on Mojave 10.14.6

[akagami]

Finally got my wrapper uploaded to Dropbox. It works with OS Mojave (10.14.6), not tested with Catalina. I think there might be a small issue with the ui where it shows a small error when you log in (but works fine). Should be fixable by downloading the patch and reapply to the UI folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbdw6qd1g4gp4sn/p99.zip?dl=0

Let me know if something is wrong

/Nyme

Thanks. In the end, this was virtually plug and play for me (I just really didn't know what I was doing with Mac and all this Wine stuff).

Just to be clear for anyone trying this -- the wrap in the dropbox does not have the p99 patch files applied. You'll need to apply those by opening "package contents" and going into the folder.

I also got some errror about info.plist and permissions; I was able to fix this by moving the package directly to my desktop. It didn't work from a folder in my desktop -- I had to put it right on the desktop.

[Slatzor]

Finally got my wrapper uploaded to Dropbox. It works with OS Mojave (10.14.6), not tested with Catalina. I think there might be a small issue with the ui where it shows a small error when you log in (but works fine). Should be fixable by downloading the patch and reapply to the UI folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbdw6qd1g4gp4sn/p99.zip?dl=0

Let me know if something is wrong

/Nyme

Nyme,

When I run the game I am getting that UI error. I applied the patch to the UI folder but it's still happening.

The main issue with this "Your XML files are not compatible with current EverQuest files, certain windows may not perform correctly. Use "/loadskin Default 1" to load the Everquest default skin." error is that now the main menu does not show up in game.

I can bring up settings and everything else using the hotkeys, but I can't easily access the menus. Are you seeing this on your side as well?

[Chortles Snort|eS]

an elF goD amoNg mere mortals!! Will try it


**id advise against Catalina
Kills all 32bit supported apps

[Nyme]

Nyme,

When I run the game I am getting that UI error. I applied the patch to the UI folder but it's still happening.

The main issue with this "Your XML files are not compatible with current EverQuest files, certain windows may not perform correctly. Use "/loadskin Default 1" to load the Everquest default skin." error is that now the main menu does not show up in game.

I can bring up settings and everything else using the hotkeys, but I can't easily access the menus. Are you seeing this on your side as well?

Could be related to this thread? https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=335951

You can also try alt/command + O to see if it opens?

/Nyme

[Chortles Snort|eS]

https://i.imgur.com/A9r6hN0.jpg

[Gezak]

With the new BETA Files - my graphics get all messed up. Cant see the sky or ground just certain random objects (rocks, some walls etc...)

I made a copy of the working wrapper Nyme provided in the event something went wrong... I am sure there will be a new set of files come launch of Green so I am hoping to get this resolved.

Anyone else experience the missing sky and ground?

[cmccorkle66]

i'm having the same issue as Gezak since the new files

[akagami]

Open the original wrapper from Nyme again (make sure it is fresh).

Move the patch files over, but do NOT replace folders. Instead, locate and open the folders, and then replace the files contained in the folder only.

[cmccorkle66]

i'm getting the same issues as Gezak

[Gezak]

Open the original wrapper from Nyme again (make sure it is fresh).

Move the patch files over, but do NOT replace folders. Instead, locate and open the folders, and then replace the files contained in the folder only.

Referring to the uifiles, rendereffects, spelleffects and resources folder? Find the same folders in current wrapper, open and copy said files into those files. What about the others individual files in the beta patch file DL?

[Gezak]

Got it working! Thanks Akagami.

Cmccorkle66 - as he said, open each of the folders (I listed them above and copy the individual files into each corresponding folder, replace them when given the choice).

After you have finished all the folders - copy the individual files from the patch - drag and drop to place the old ones.

[Kazron]

This is where I'm at... any help in overcoming this? My Googlefu is failing me today.http://gpheilers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-22-at-2.23.54-PM.png

Thank you!

[jgold16]

I followed the instructions exactly as they appear in the screenshots. However, when I try and open the wrapper I get the error:

ERROR! cannot write to Info.plist, there are permission problems, or you are on a read-only volume.
This cannot run from within a read-only dmg file.

Anybody know how to overcome this error? Thanks!

[Braelyn]

Open the original wrapper from Nyme again (make sure it is fresh).

Move the patch files over, but do NOT replace folders. Instead, locate and open the folders, and then replace the files contained in the folder only.

This did the trick for me. Thank you kind sir.

[mangster]

Finally got my wrapper uploaded to Dropbox. It works with OS Mojave (10.14.6), not tested with Catalina. I think there might be a small issue with the ui where it shows a small error when you log in (but works fine). Should be fixable by downloading the patch and reapply to the UI folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbdw6qd1g4gp4sn/p99.zip?dl=0

Let me know if something is wrong

/Nyme


OMG THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
I spent two days messing with with my own wrapper to no avail and your wrapper WORKED LIKE A CHARM. I LOVE YOU.

Only additional step is adding in the most recent patch files.

Running MacOS Mojave 10.14.6

[jgold16]

I downloaded the wrapper from Nyme and it was able to run. However, I need to add in the patch to get past the character screen. How do you merge the new patch in?

[Bristletoe]

Anyone ever got this error?

ERROR! cannot write to Info.plist, there are permission problems, or you are on a read-only volume.

This cannot run from within a read-only dmg file.



Would love to play some EQ. Thanks for the help in advance

[Bristletoe]

Anyone ever got this error?

ERROR! cannot write to Info.plist, there are permission problems, or you are on a read-only volume.

This cannot run from within a read-only dmg file.



Would love to play some EQ. Thanks for the help in advance

OMG I just figured it out from googling around. You need to drag the wineskin to your application folder. It worked like a charm after

[Roboturner]

This worked great! One thing I noticed is I don't have a meditate button in my spell book. Any idea which UI file I need to correct that>?

[Lulz Sect]

um, halp!

downloaded nyme zip
replaced files one folder at a time from v52
not sure what 2 do :(

https://i.imgur.com/9y4ZU4I.jpg

[Lulz Sect]

hmmMMMM, so its something from the way im applying v52
will test some more 2moro

[Lulz Sect]

i meticulously copied the contents of v52 subfolders to the subfolders within the wineskin wrapper one folder at a time

only then did this finally work via macOS Mojave 10.16 supplemental 2
obvs not upgraydin
ty lads for helping me go back to macOS

**BiG RiP 2 BootCamP

[abarainca]

Hi Vile -
Where is the download link for your method to play p99 on Mac?

[Lulz Sect]

Vile’s wrapper is RIP
Nyme’s wrapper is verified operational up to Mojave 10.14.6
i advise against upgrading macOS to Catalina
read the last couple of pages of this thread

Finally got my wrapper uploaded to Dropbox. It works with OS Mojave (10.14.6), not tested with Catalina. I think there might be a small issue with the ui where it shows a small error when you log in (but works fine). Should be fixable by downloading the patch and reapply to the UI folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbdw6qd1g4gp4sn/p99.zip?dl=0

Let me know if something is wrong

/Nyme

[Duncanator583]

Thank you Lulz!!!

After hours of experimenting different issues I tried Nyme's wrapper, I add the new patch, and was able to log in. The problem is I can't see the world properly.

I can see NPCs/PCs, Doors, and Trees that are immediately around me....but nothing else? The horizon is infinite and I'm boxed in my starting zone. Any recommendations?

I have a 2011 Mac Book Pro and am running High Sierra.

Any help is appreciated. used to play back in the day and so excited to re explore.

[StrCrusade]

I am just coming back to the game after years and years away so I was starting from scratch trying to get it to work. I am not particular tech savvy but a combination of the YouTube video "How to Install Project 1999 on a Mac" by Derferter and then adding on what Nyme posted got me there. When I added the most recent patch files into what Derferter shows you the client would not open at all, but it would open without those patch notes it would just tell me that my spell graphics were out of date. So at that point i added what Nyme posted and that fixes it. If anyone else is experiencing trouble I just went from scratch to playing in a matter of a couple of hours, so stay strong and keep messing with it and you will get there! Feel free to message me if you get hung up anywhere and I will be more specific about what worked for me. Thanks Nyme!

[StrCrusade]

One more thing...I saw a few people were gaving Gamma issues throughout the thread. So people suggested various things and some things worked for some and not for others. Initially the game was unplayable at night because of the darkness. For me the gamma slider in game did nothing. I went into the wineskin settings and maxed the gamma out there and that also did nothing. What worked for me was going into my eqclient.ini file and finding the line for Gamma. It said something like Gamma=20.0000000. I changed the 2 to an 8 and that worked for me.

[millers]

Having the same issue as Duncanator583. I can get the game to load but when I do, I only see the sky, none of the ground textures are loading.

[Cbaci]

Getting this upon launching Project 1999.app from applications folder

ERROR! cannot write to Info.plist, there are permission problems, or you are on a read-only volume.

This cannot run from within a read-only dmg file.

[Bristletoe]

Having the same issue as Duncanator583. I can get the game to load but when I do, I only see the sky, none of the ground textures are loading.


Figure anything out? It's doing it for me too

[91Fresh]

I set everything up but my gound isn't appearing right. It's completely gray.

[Ssylent]

Wish I checked out compatibility before loading up Catalina on my Mac. I've tested Nyme's wrapper, added the patch files individually as suggested in previous posts, tossed the Wineskin into my applications folder, etc -- but it simply won't launch on Catalina. It'll prompt you to approve security settings but nothing happens after you approve it and attempt to launch the Wineskin.

If anyone makes progress with using this method on Catalina, please post!

[liquidki]

Noticed some people talk about replacing files folder by folder when applying a new patch. I found a simpler way using the rsync command (which copies files and folders, but it doesn't overwrite folders, it copies the contents of them).

Open Terminal app and run this command:
$ rsync -av ~/Downloads/P99Files52b/ /Applications/Project\ 1999.app/Contents/Resources/drive_c/P99/

* ~/Downloads/P99Files52b/ is the path of the unzipped patch files
* /Applications/Project\ 1999.app/Contents/Resources/drive_c/P99/ is the path to the P99 directory inside Wineskin wrapper app

[kingpinner]

Having trouble getting Wineskin to open after I add in patch files...

I haven't played in a few months since right before Green was released. I tried to open today with no luck.

I uninstalled everything and reinstalled according to the standard YouTUbe video I've followed about a dozen times to do this. But this time, when I get the patch files installed, Wineskin opens shortcut menu but just sits there for 15-20 minutes, then it closes with nothing happening.

When I start the wineskin up before adding patch files to get the client.ini file to be created, it starts up as usual. It's only after I add the patch files that it doesn't seem to do anything for me.

Any suggestions?

[kingpinner]

Thanks. In the end, this was virtually plug and play for me (I just really didn't know what I was doing with Mac and all this Wine stuff).

Just to be clear for anyone trying this -- the wrap in the dropbox does not have the p99 patch files applied. You'll need to apply those by opening "package contents" and going into the folder.

I also got some errror about info.plist and permissions; I was able to fix this by moving the package directly to my desktop. It didn't work from a folder in my desktop -- I had to put it right on the desktop.

I'm getting this same info.plist error when using Nyme's wrapper, but don't understand what exactly you're having on your desktop to fix it? I've added the wineskin's entire package to the desktop along with each individual folder and none of those attempts worked. just getting the same error

[renarin]

Has anyone had success getting this to run on macOS Catalina w/ the wineskin? I'm hoping to avoid creating another VM to run p99!

[bporter721]

I have been able to log in, but all I see is the sky/rain, and no floor/walls - they are all grey. Anyone have a fix for this?

[Cbaci]

you need to install updates file by file. if you try to update by cnp entire directories they will overwrite, not just replace the new files. You are now missing files. re-install old titanium, then add the update at the file by file level, not at the directory level.

[camdog]

It looks like with Catalina the default shell has been changed to zsh instead of bash. The Wineskin package I've been running must use bash and when I run it throws a message about zsh. It looks like it's possible to change the overall default shell back to bash and I think it might run but I'm wary of changing basic settings on my Mac to run this game. Anyone have any thoughts? Would the correct approach be for a Catalina version of Wineskin-EQ be made using zsh?

[camdog]

I went in to my system preferences and saw that my default shell was still set to bash. I changed that to zsh. Now when I run Wineskin the initial terminal window that pops up does not give me any kind of warning message, but nothing happens after that. I wonder if the coder of the Wineskin is calling bash (I assume so?)

[Murphie]

I got the game running on my Mac with Mojave, played for a couple of hours until I died, game crashed and now the app won't open. No message, just simply won't open after double clicking it or selecting open in the menu. Anyone have similar issues?

[paronga]

I got the game running on my Mac with Mojave, played for a couple of hours until I died, game crashed and now the app won't open. No message, just simply won't open after double clicking it or selecting open in the menu. Anyone have similar issues?

How did you get it running?

I've tested doing the update file by file. I've found out that the last file that would stop the app from opening is the "dsetup.dll" file. If I cope this over, it wont open.

Did you do anything specific with the wine engine you're running?

I'm running 10.13.6 High Sierra. Been running EQ for years, never had a problem.

Should I get a new wine skin going?

Having trouble getting Wineskin to open after I add in patch files...

I haven't played in a few months since right before Green was released. I tried to open today with no luck.

I uninstalled everything and reinstalled according to the standard YouTUbe video I've followed about a dozen times to do this. But this time, when I get the patch files installed, Wineskin opens shortcut menu but just sits there for 15-20 minutes, then it closes with nothing happening.

When I start the wineskin up before adding patch files to get the client.ini file to be created, it starts up as usual. It's only after I add the patch files that it doesn't seem to do anything for me.

Any suggestions?

I'm having the same experience. Worked pre green, now I can't make it go :(

[Murphie]

How did you get it running?

I've tested doing the update file by file. I've found out that the last file that would stop the app from opening is the "dsetup.dll" file. If I cope this over, it wont open.

Did you do anything specific with the wine engine you're running?

I'm running 10.13.6 High Sierra. Been running EQ for years, never had a problem.

Should I get a new wine skin going?



I'm having the same experience. Worked pre green, now I can't make it go :(

Downloaded Nyme's wrapper, copied over the patch file by file, app takes forever to verify, once verified it works.

Still crashes when I die so I end up having to re-install everything and start fresh. Super frustrating, will probably just quit the damn game if I can't get it figured out.

are you saying to remove "setup.dll" and it will re open? By the way it tries to open, loads in the dock and then dissapears.

[Argh]

If you have an issue with getting the .app to open and you're on High Sierra or Mojave, try turning off the 'Auto Detect GPU info for Direct3D' setting. Here's how to do that:

Right click the .app & click Show Package Content

https://i.imgur.com/Y8YpKyN.png

Click on Wineskin.app

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

Click Set Screen Option

https://i.imgur.com/ekKe2u1.png

Uncheck Auto Detect GPU info for Direct3D

https://i.imgur.com/l7ZSp3U.png

If that doesn't fix anything or if your issue is only that you can't relaunch the app after it has crashed, it sounds pretty similar to a common problem people have on windows where some process is still hanging. You can open 'Activity Monitor' and look for the name of your EQ .app and force them to quit by clicking on them and then the 'x' in the top left.

Here's a screenshot of the relevant process you'd look for. For example: my everquest wine .app is named P99:

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

[Mignart]

Anyone got a fix working for Catalina? Regretfully at work we had to update to Catalina and need ways to pass boring meetings! =)

[Argh]

There are no fixes for Catalina. Catalina no longer supports 32bit applications. You need a new partition/vm with an older version of osx, or windows.

[Duncanator583]

Does anyone have the issue where your computer "tabs" out of the client during game play? Sometimes it does this while I am running and I will continue in a straight line, but sometimes I start spinning in place (which equals death and lag).

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

I am running High Sierra on a MacBook Pro (Yeah I know....)

[MikeXG]

I know it has been asked several times - but just curious if anyone has been able to get P99 to run on macOS Catalina yet? I've been able to play on 10.14 without much issue but I am thinking of buying a new mac soon and it won't be able to downgrade the OS - I'd rather not bootcamp or run a VM if I can avoid it.

Thanks all - love the unofficial support the P99 Mac community offers.

[tluweyen]

I am looking for ideas to help me get back running. I am not that knowledgeable about Macs, but was able to get wineskin working and had been playing P99 for about a month now. Two days ago I logged in and froze up so I CMD-Q the game. Since then I have not been able to get the my P99 skin to launch. When I click on it the icon bounces like it is going to start then nothing. Ideas?

I am using Nymes wrapper and Mojave.

-tluweyen

[cmccorkle66]

I had a similar issue tluweyen. A fresh install did the trick

[paronga]

I am looking for ideas to help me get back running. I am not that knowledgeable about Macs, but was able to get wineskin working and had been playing P99 for about a month now. Two days ago I logged in and froze up so I CMD-Q the game. Since then I have not been able to get the my P99 skin to launch. When I click on it the icon bounces like it is going to start then nothing. Ideas?

I am using Nymes wrapper and Mojave.

-tluweyen

Hay mate, this issue is a real pain.

My advice, which has been working for me for years with wineskin is this: keep a duplicate working copy of the everquest.app file somewhere. make this duplicate once you have working copy. Make a copy before each patch. If your copy ever stops working, its nice and easy to grab a new working copy off the duplicate.

[paronga]

Does anyone have the issue where your computer "tabs" out of the client during game play? Sometimes it does this while I am running and I will continue in a straight line, but sometimes I start spinning in place (which equals death and lag).

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

I am running High Sierra on a MacBook Pro (Yeah I know....)

Hay mate, I use High Sierra too, as I do audio production and I'm not interested in upgrading. I had this issue for ages. You need to update all of your wineskin stuff, download the latest packages from the website, and the latest wine bottles then do a reinstall. Fixes the issue for me permanently.

[oZtiaZ]

'ello,

"9. The Windows EXE path should say "/P99/eqgame.exe". Verify that this path is valid. If you named your EQ folder something else, then replace the "P99" with that name. If you installed inside of Program Files, then be sure to add that to the path."

Why is the EXE path " /P99/eqgame.exe " AND NOT " /P99/Launch Titanium.bat " when the " Launch Titanium.bat " file is the file that is used to launch p99 on a PC/Windows computer? I ask because won't launching the game from the default EQ Titanium installation .exe ruin the copied P99 directory from the PC/Windows system that had been updated with the P99 files?

Thanks,

[pizzasuit]

going into my eqclient.ini file and finding the line for Gamma. It said something like Gamma=20.0000000. I changed the 2 to an 8 and that worked for me.

Using Nyme's wrapper, copied files over into folders (replacing all, and not dragging folders themselves), replaced eqclient.ini and character UI files from my PCs folder and used StrCrusade's gamma tip; up and running on a Early 2008 MBP w/ NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512 MB running El Capitan 10.11.6

thank all the brave mac users who have treaded this path before me!

[pizzasuit]

I spoke too soon; as soon as night fell, I couldn't see anything. Gamma in eqclient.ini resets itself to 20 upon login. Tried the Set Screen options in Wineskin and that's a no go either. The screen lightens to show what it will do, but it doesn't actually change when EQ loads at all.

Anybody have any suggestions?

[Boots7]

I tried following these instructions and got pretty far. I can get onto the server, but my spell files are out of date. I used the latest files to update the older ones, but one particular file is making it so that the game can't even luanch. It is the "dsetup.dll" file. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks!

[falcone]

I had a previous version in wrapper that worked great. I updated to v53 and now can't get the program to launch. I even did a fresh install of the game files in a new wrapper and haven't gotten anywhere. Has anyone else had this issue and what helped? Thanks.

[Eradune]

To everyone struggling, this was the only guide that worked for me on Mojave with the latest patch:

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2974462&postcount=555

[paronga]

To everyone struggling, this was the only guide that worked for me on Mojave with the latest patch:

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2974462&postcount=555

Yup, I followed this advice a while back (high sierra) when my wrapper died. Now I'm just using the latest wrapper and wineskin and everything works great :)

[Rebalancer]

I finally got my macbook pro (retina, mid 2012, mojave 10.14.2) to run the game, after MANY tinkering attempts with wineskin.
EULA and log in screens look normal, but when I get to character selection and loading the actual game zone, most of the graphics don't load. Characters seem to be fine, and the odd tree or door, but nothing more. Just basic background colour etc. Screen shot is taken INSIDE an inn! Any advice, please?

[paronga]

I finally got my macbook pro (retina, mid 2012, mojave 10.14.2) to run the game, after MANY tinkering attempts with wineskin.
EULA and log in screens look normal, but when I get to character selection and loading the actual game zone, most of the graphics don't load. Characters seem to be fine, and the odd tree or door, but nothing more. Just basic background colour etc. Screen shot is taken INSIDE an inn! Any advice, please?

Damn man.....

[pizzasuit]

I finally got my macbook pro (retina, mid 2012, mojave 10.14.2) to run the game, after MANY tinkering attempts with wineskin.
EULA and log in screens look normal, but when I get to character selection and loading the actual game zone, most of the graphics don't load. Characters seem to be fine, and the odd tree or door, but nothing more. Just basic background colour etc. Screen shot is taken INSIDE an inn! Any advice, please?

these are from a few posts back as a possible fix for a similar problem:

i meticulously copied the contents of v52 subfolders to the subfolders within the wineskin wrapper one folder at a time

only then did this finally work via macOS Mojave 10.16 supplemental 2



I have been able to log in, but all I see is the sky/rain, and no floor/walls - they are all grey. Anyone have a fix for this?

you need to install updates file by file. if you try to update by cnp entire directories they will overwrite, not just replace the new files. You are now missing files. re-install old titanium, then add the update at the file by file level, not at the directory level.

[paronga]

Nice spot! I know the got me once or twice. That issue also stopped a mate of mine from playing. He just couldn't understand what was happening. I think I'll make a guide about this soon... with pictures. It's a real issue!

[Rebalancer]

Thank you pizzasuit! I had a feeling it had to be missing files, that's certainly what it looks like, but was sure i went into the directories and pasted only the files, not the folders. Must've made a mistake along the way. Hopefully if i make a duplicate wrapper the setting that work will remain and I can reinstall the game without the extra tweaking again.

[paronga]

Thank you pizzasuit! I had a feeling it had to be missing files, that's certainly what it looks like, but was sure i went into the directories and pasted only the files, not the folders. Must've made a mistake along the way. Hopefully if i make a duplicate wrapper the setting that work will remain and I can reinstall the game without the extra tweaking again.

I've had good luck using the same wrapper again and again and changing the EQ files. Should work. I usually keep a duplicate EQ.app that I know works. Especially when there are patches, I make plenty of stupid mistake :p

[Catfish Stevens]

I just tried installing again last night and it worked. I just wanted to confirm that you need to be meticulous when copying the p99 patch files into the Sony directory, make sure you do it at the file level, not folder. Now to decide which class to play this time around...

[bwjunkie]

just wanted to say, game works pretty well under Parallels Mac / Win10.

[Miltoncg]

This looks way too complicated for a non-techie like me to do this. Found a Titanium set here in North Texas but almost need someone to set it up for me.

[pizzasuit]

Going to reach out again, anybody know of Gamma tricks? Tried the option within Wine and changing the gamma within .ini file (overwrites when night falls).

No dice yet!

[camdog]

Guys - for Nyme's step #5, install Titanium, could I install from a current directory already on my machine or does this have to be the original disc?

[camdog]

WOOHOO! I am in, but it is a bit dark. Let me know if you figure anything out, Pizza.

Question - when I made my wrapper I copied in a working EQ directory, but now I can't find it. I found the runnable wrapper in Launchpad, but where is my EQ directory that is actually running?

[camdog]

NM - hidden directory - ./Applications

Pizza - I made another wineskin wrapper and upped gamma 75% while creating the wrapper. That really helped for me.

[fizzlefest]

Install Windows via BootCamp. Boot to Windows and launch EQ. :)

[Macgregoroi]

It worked it worked!!!!!!!




14. I then had problems with wineskin not being able to run "dsetup.dll", but after I changed the engine used (under "Tools", "Change Engine Used") to "WS9Wine2.22" it worked like a charm.

[sasjason]

just wanted to say, game works pretty well under Parallels Mac / Win10.

I get a memory error when I try and launch the game via Launch Titanium. Did you have that issue?

[koala]

I get a memory error when I try and launch the game via Launch Titanium. Did you have that issue?

Try installing DirectX in the VM.

[Snortles Chortles]

No problems via BootCamp + Win 10 ENT on my spare 2013 MBP

https://support.apple.com/boot-camp

[opiumjunkie]

I play windows on MAC, OS Catalina, iMac 2014

I ran BOOTCAMP, installed WINDOWS 10.

From then on I logged to my windows partition and installed everything as if I were on windows.

Easy.

[Kich867]

Nvm, got it working

[Forss]

I know a lot of Mac users (like myself) accidentally fudge their EQ install when updating their P99 files, causing all of the ground textures to disappear, so I decided to back up these files to dropbox so I never have to do a full re-install again. Here's the link in case anyone else makes this easily made mistake. Happy adventuring!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4bcjc9pb4ort33y/EverQuest.rar?dl=0

[immortalis88]

I know a lot of Mac users (like myself) accidentally fudge their EQ install when updating their P99 files, causing all of the ground textures to disappear, so I decided to back up these files to dropbox so I never have to do a full re-install again. Here's the link in case anyone else makes this easily made mistake. Happy adventuring!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4bcjc9pb4ort33y/EverQuest.rar?dl=0

Tried to hit your link - files not found. Im trying to install P99 on my MacBook running CatalinaOS and not having much success.

[Boptop]

need non bootcamp way to get this going, someone make it work.

[xaix1999]

read page 1 and use wine

[paronga]

Tried to hit your link - files not found. Im trying to install P99 on my MacBook running CatalinaOS and not having much success.

I'm under the impression that WINE doesn't work on Catalina. I feel you may be out of luck.

To Boptop, what OS are you running?

[xaix1999]

wine does work

[eqcore15]

Does wine work with macOS Catalina? If so, how?

[xaix1999]

you can run both 64 bit apps and 32bit apps with wine
catalina is 64 bit

[xaix1999]

32bit apps just have bigger memory space with 64 bit

[xaix1999]

base commands are wine (32 bit)
wine64 (64 bit)
both are used in, wine64 eqgame patchme

[xaix1999]

https://googlethatforyou.com?q=installing%20wine%20on%20ma cos%20catalina

surprisingly the first result is the one i wanted to link

[Boptop]

Paronga: I'm on Catalina.

Xaix1999: Thank you for the carry - I'll give it a try.

[xaix1999]

let me know if you have problems so i can change or fix something on the wiki

https://wiki.project1999.com/Players:Technical

[Krysttal]

Did anyone get this to work on Catalina? I cannot get it to launch.

[freezzo]

I am working on catalina, and I believe the bottle neck now is a file (DSETUP.DLL) that is distributed with the P99 Files.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371291

[freezzo]

I should also note that you need to make sure you change your eqclient.ini settings before trying to run it, as it won't load if you don't. You need to make sure you have appropriate resolutions set for WindowedHeight and WindowedWidth I believe, as well as WindowedMode=TRUE

[treise]

Is there a work around for the fact exe flags is missing in the wine unofficial that uses wine32to64?

https://imgur.com/gallery/vJDMMfh

https://imgur.com/gallery/vJDMMfh

[freezzo]

Its very possible that there is something up with the ability for catalina letting wine load that DLL. I have more updates in my post.

[freezzo]

Oh I see what you are saying. I just added "patchme" to the Windows EXE line Like this


"C:\EverQuest\eqgame.exe" patchme

[xaix1999]

@treise you can run it from the command line or terminal like a hacker

[treise]

Yeah I ended up doing that it still blows up somewhere. I need to figure out all the debug options for both wine and p99? However I upgraded to big sur so I expect a bunch of stuff isn't working atm. It shattered my virtual box VM I was using to do work on lol.

[chrono116]

Finally got my wrapper uploaded to Dropbox. It works with OS Mojave (10.14.6), not tested with Catalina. I think there might be a small issue with the ui where it shows a small error when you log in (but works fine). Should be fixable by downloading the patch and reapply to the UI folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbdw6qd1g4gp4sn/p99.zip?dl=0

Let me know if something is wrong

/Nyme

After spending hours combing through all the different options, your file worked perfectly! Just updated some of the files from the recent patch, and bomb - worked right away. Thanks so much!

[MapleBar]

I would like to echo chronon116's sentiments. Thank you Nyme for posting this! I now have Project 1999 running on my iMac. I need to go back through this thread and see if there's a solution to my number pad not working as directional keys.

[equiss]

I've read through the last couple pages and can't quite tell if anyone has p99 up and running on Catalina or higher...

Has anyone gotten wine+p99 running on Catalina? How about Big Sur?

[Rexin]

Anyone tried getting p99 to work on an m1 macbook yet?

[freezzo]

I've read through the last couple pages and can't quite tell if anyone has p99 up and running on Catalina or higher...

Has anyone gotten wine+p99 running on Catalina? How about Big Sur?

This is not possible yet as one of two things needs to happened:

1. Codeweavers needs to make an update to their modified version of wine that can run 32bit apps on the new macs such that it will handle the DSETUP.dll file properly.

2. P99 Staff, or whoever is responsible for DSETUP.dll, need to fix/update/whatever that code/file to be able to be loaded by the Codeweavers 32bit wine program.

I have submitted tickets with both of these groups and multiple attempts to communicate and neither has really provided any valuable responses at this point. I have even offered to assist, but my skills would probably be limited in regard to doing what needs to be done.

The best method I have found so far with regard to staying on Mac is to use Parallels, set the boot option of `devices.usb.enable_mouse=0` so it doesn't fly all over and I can still move it from within Parallels and out, and then create a new Mac Display profile to adjust the gamma.

[Lorem Ipsum]

Anyone tried getting p99 to work on an m1 macbook yet?

Yup.
I'm on a new M1 Air, 8 core, 16GB ram.

Trying to get p99 to run, and having a **** of a time. homebrew, wine, crossover, def having some issues.

Installing goes easy -wine wise or via Crossover, but launching is def another matter altogether. I've yet to get it to launch after a week of trying.

Also; hello world.
First forum post. Nice to meet you all (^.^)

[Bearsnowls]

Hey guys;

Has anyone gotten an updated link for the wineskin? The one in the sticky (and the updated one) don't work. P99 is such a pain in the butt to get installed on my macbook!

[freezzo]

For those that are curious, my research into wine/p99 and catalina+

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371291

[Bearsnowls]

Thanks freez, I’ve pretty much given up by now, I’ve tried like 3 or 4 hours figuring it out. I’m not very tech savvy. I’ll just wait to play when I fly home on my PC.

[Duncanator583]

My wineskin wrapper has worked smoothly for over a year now. and all of a sudden yesterday it stopped opening when I click on it. Just nothing happens.

When I go in and try the suggested work around of, turning off Auto Detect GPU and updating Winetricks. Winetricks tells me it is unable to connect to the website. Anyone else having this issue, or have another solution?

Thanks!

[freezzo]

You didn't happen to do an update? (Assuming you are on mac)

[Duncanator583]

Negative.

Macbook is from 2012 so can't handle updates....

Currently running High Sierra

[paronga]

My wineskin wrapper has worked smoothly for over a year now. and all of a sudden yesterday it stopped opening when I click on it. Just nothing happens.

When I go in and try the suggested work around of, turning off Auto Detect GPU and updating Winetricks. Winetricks tells me it is unable to connect to the website. Anyone else having this issue, or have another solution?

Thanks!

I've noticed my wine wrapper often dies. Just stops working. can be random, however i've noticed if i go LD or the wrapper crashers, it often will never work again.

My solution has been to keep a master wrapper, and duplicate it. I only ever play the duplicated files (you can do this be right click -> duplicate).

I've never found a way to stop this from happening in like 7 years or so.

macOS 10.13.6
Mac Pro
2008, 2012 models.

[Duncanator583]

Weird! ok thanks!

I'll try rebuilding my wrapper then and keep a master copy, thanks for the advice!

[tranceminus]

Yup.
I'm on a new M1 Air, 8 core, 16GB ram.

Trying to get p99 to run, and having a **** of a time. homebrew, wine, crossover, def having some issues.

Installing goes easy -wine wise or via Crossover, but launching is def another matter altogether. I've yet to get it to launch after a week of trying.

Also; hello world.
First forum post. Nice to meet you all (^.^)

Any luck getting this to work?

I'm considering upgrading soon, and I'm thinking it'll mean I won't be able to play P99 anymore. :/

[paronga]

Weird! ok thanks!

I'll try rebuilding my wrapper then and keep a master copy, thanks for the advice!

Yup, sometimes it'll last a year. Other times twice in one night. I've gotten into the habit now. Oddly enough, my master one was made in like 2012.....

Good luck, I still haven't quite figured out how to copy my UI/settings around properly, sometimes I'm looking at an older, slightly different UI setup. :o

[paronga]

Any luck getting this to work?

I'm considering upgrading soon, and I'm thinking it'll mean I won't be able to play P99 anymore. :/

At this point in time, an M1 with P99 is probably a tough ask.

It's all quite new at the moment and P99 is a niche game, and playing on a mac is even more niche! Sorry to say.

You might have better luck on TAK project/P2002 (or whatever it's called) as they use a native mac client that should work fine with rosetta 2 translation.

The problem is that WINE doesn't work too well with M1 just yet (to my understanding)

[Duncanator583]

That def worked Paronga! Ty!

[paronga]

That def worked Paronga! Ty!

So happy to help! :D

I can also upload my wrapper if anyone wants, sounds like the OG post has link rot?

[Frug]

Any luck getting this to work?

I'm considering upgrading soon, and I'm thinking it'll mean I won't be able to play P99 anymore. :/

Pro tip. Figure out what software you want to run in your life, then get the machine that runs that. The hardware before software marketing ploy is simply to separate you from your money.

[reznor_]

So happy to help! :D

I can also upload my wrapper if anyone wants, sounds like the OG post has link rot?

If you are willing to upload that wrapper, it would help a ton!

[paronga]

If you are willing to upload that wrapper, it would help a ton!

give me a week or so and I should be able to help you out! I'm thinking I can upload it to the wiki?

Do you have am email I can get in touch on and see if my wrapper works?
PM me

:D

[HanzzYolo]

I'm sure a lot of people have already considered it - but Bootcamp was an easier option for me. Not perfect, but I have it running without too much issue

[Rexin]

Anyone else on M1 using Parallels encountering this reddish tint to certain environments? EC tunnel being a huge one

[agentjayd007]

Hello,

I have no experience with Wineskin or anything, I downloaded it and when I opened it, it shows a small box showing an empty list named "Installed Engines" and then below that it says "Wrapper version" but there is nothing installed, it also is showing a button where I can download packages manually. I have been clicking around and there are many threads talking about wrappers and such but I do not know how to go about using these to get the game to run.

After downloading Wineskin, what are my next steps to get the game installed?

[Henlolizar]

I set up P99 on Parallels w/ Windows 10, pretty much entirely so that I can finally use GINA. P99 seems to work okay so far, but a couple of problems:

One problem I'm encountering is that I can't get logs to stay on by default, even with "Log=TRUE" in my eqclient.ini file. I have to "/log on" every time I log in for them to turn on. Any idea how to solve this?

Also, any time I /q or 30% of the time when I successfully camp, I crash with a "Everquest has detected that your client has crashed" message. Any advice here?

I'm also getting weird washed out gamma for some time when I minimize and restore the P99 window as well as after zoning.

Would be grateful for any help.

[HanzzYolo]

Sounds like people are getting it (somewhat) functioning on M1 chip using parallels program. Has anyone tried this and found it to fail/unplayable? Just asking so I don't fork up the money upfront. Glad to see people's success.

[Devonkain]

Sounds like people are getting it (somewhat) functioning on M1 chip using parallels program. Has anyone tried this and found it to fail/unplayable? Just asking so I don't fork up the money upfront. Glad to see people's success.

So far using Parallels on an M1 I keep getting memory read errors when I try to log in. Have yet to find a solution.

[Devonkain]

I set up P99 on Parallels w/ Windows 10, pretty much entirely so that I can finally use GINA. P99 seems to work okay so far, but a couple of problems:

One problem I'm encountering is that I can't get logs to stay on by default, even with "Log=TRUE" in my eqclient.ini file. I have to "/log on" every time I log in for them to turn on. Any idea how to solve this?

Also, any time I /q or 30% of the time when I successfully camp, I crash with a "Everquest has detected that your client has crashed" message. Any advice here?

I'm also getting weird washed out gamma for some time when I minimize and restore the P99 window as well as after zoning.

Would be grateful for any help.


As far as the client crashing if you set eq to run in windows xp comparability mode it usually clears that problem up.

[koala]

So far using Parallels on an M1 I keep getting memory read errors when I try to log in. Have yet to find a solution.

Use dgVoodoo and it will solve this problem. I did this on my M1.

[Reptak]

I think I've got some good news for users of the M1 Mac chips. I was really just trying anything. Even though I haven't played any serious matter of time in several years, I feel like I just have to have access to the game. As you know if you're reading this, the combination of lack of 32 bit capability in Catalina or above, No Boot Camp, and issues with running windows VM's makes this a more complicated prospect.

ISSUES:
- I just couldn't get Crossover to work. I used the latest engine and I even downloaded all the titanium iso's to do a fresh install. Install actually worked, but no combination methods of starting everQuest up worked. I tried reading everything I could, and this was very frustrating. For a while there it would actually start but then crashed as I logged in. Now it just won't start.
- Similar issues with Wine. I downloaded the most recent files from wineskin winery. I tried different combinations of engine and wrapper. I copied the clean EverQuest folder I had installed in CrossOver. In the end I just couldn't get it to even load. I could see all the processes in activity monitor, and there were a lot. But I just couldn't get to any UI screen.
- Originally I had tried to run it in the Parallels technical preview, and I would be able to get to the login screen. However, as soon as I tried to login it would crash. Someone else I had mentioned using DGVoodoo, but honestly I couldn't get that to work (not that I actually understood it). In the end, parallels was the solution, but I just didn't put enough time into it initially because I kind of assumed it would never work.

Getting P99 to work in Paralells Tech Preview on Windows On ARM:
- I won't get into running windows on an M1 Mac. There are absolutely a ton of videos out there and honestly it's not very difficult. It's pretty shocking to me actually how well this works. Not to mention how incredibly fast it is compared to my previous experience with virtual machines. I've always needed a trimmed down version of windows as a virtual machine because my printer plays nicer with windows (for some reason I just can't get macOS to print mixed size Pages with my brother printer using "fit" as opposed to "actual size" ... I won't bore you but it's been drive me nuts for about seven years)
- I didn't install EverQuest into the virtual machine, I just dropped the folder I had originally installed in CrossOver. I already had an everquest folder, but I wanted to rule out any potential glitches so I just used fresh install from CrossOver. I would imagine your current eq folder would work just fine.
- I right clicked on the EQgame.EXE and changed the compatibility mode to Windows XP service pack two. This (at least alone) didn't fix the crashing when opening EQ. However I did leave the setting, so it may have helped.
- What did help is on that same compatibility screen changing the windows 10 on arm emulation settings. Change the setting to safe emulation and apply. This gets me past the crash when logging in.
- That's it! I wish I didn't waste all that time on Wine and Crossover, as this is a much better solution. It runs blazingly fast and so far I haven't seen any issues. I crashed the first time when zoning, but not since.

Play Experience Tweaks:
I recommend the Following:

In the VM, turn up mouse pointer speed all the way (Control Panel)
Go to additional mouse options, make sure the pointer speed is all the way to fast, but uncheck enhance winter precision. If you don't, at least for me, the mouse was incredibly slow when playing.
Adjust the mouse pointer size in the VM. It seems to carry over into the game.
In the VM configuration, under mouse and keyboard, optimize the mouse and keyboard for games. This will help a lot with mouse look for sure. As well as delay on Keyboard. Just hit control-alt to release this feature.
For me, full screen didn't work (I didn't try hard). I just edited the EQclient.ini to force windowed mode and set the resolution to pretty close to my real resolution for full screen. There are plenty other places in this room that discussed setting video mode. I'll tweak this later



Final Note:
This all may have been incredibly obvious to anyone else. But I wasted so much time trying to get wine to work but I just want to save other people some headaches. Maybe wine will be a better option in the future, but for now at least, parallels with windows on arm is working terrific. I haven't tested it extensively, but so far so good. The solution may also allow the use of other windows apps like Gina (I think this is still allowed?)

Good Luck !

[Reptak]

Anyone else on M1 using Parallels encountering this reddish tint to certain environments? EC tunnel being a huge one

Yes. I am experiencing that as well. More predominant in some zones? WC?EC? Maybe sand or just clipping issue? TBH, I am just happy this game is working, but I will tweak it more as I go. Please let me know if you figure something out, I will as well.

[Bessy]

Works great with eqlive using parallels and the new MacBook Air with the m1.

https://youtu.be/lFkTvy3sPsY

Gonna try EQtitanium install now.

[HanzzYolo]

Use dgVoodoo and it will solve this problem. I did this on my M1.

Can you explain your process installing dgVoodoo?

I downloaded dgVoodoo and placed new directX (D3D8.dll, etc.) files directly into the Everquest folder, I'm assuming I didn't do this correctly because I'm getting the same error when running EQ.

[HanzzYolo]

I just want to update: I got mine up and running on Parallels as well. There were a few adjustments I made, it's hard for me to say which ones finally got this to click. I'll list what I changed and include a screenshot. It's safe to say that playing around with the eqgame.exe properties enough did it.

1. Run as Windows 10 on ARM
2. Installed DgVoodoo graphic adjustments

These alone did not work.. until....

3. Run compatability troubleshooter (use whatever settings it tells you)
4. Run in 640 x 480 resolution (change to whatever resolution you'd like, in-game.

Screenshot of my current properties tab:

https://imgur.com/a/6y4BlVX

[Rexin]

I just want to update: I got mine up and running on Parallels as well. There were a few adjustments I made, it's hard for me to say which ones finally got this to click. I'll list what I changed and include a screenshot. It's safe to say that playing around with the eqgame.exe properties enough did it.

1. Run as Windows 10 on ARM
2. Installed DgVoodoo graphic adjustments

These alone did not work.. until....

3. Run compatability troubleshooter (use whatever settings it tells you)
4. Run in 640 x 480 resolution (change to whatever resolution you'd like, in-game.

Screenshot of my current properties tab:

https://imgur.com/a/6y4BlVX


Which files did you include from dgVoodoo? I get a black screen at character select

[nyclin]

this works flawlessly on my m1 airbook using parallels 16 + windows 10 ARM insider preview build, no dgvoodoo or wineq2 required

1) set windowedmode=true in eqclient.ini
2) set eqgame.exe to compatibility mode = XP SP2, and set arm emulation to 'safe emulation' mode
3) run eqgame.exe patchme
4) profit

I tried dozens of different combinations of compatibility settings, but what actually fixed my crashes on launch was setting WindowedMode=TRUE in eqclient.ini

[Rexin]

@nyclin any reddish environment glitches in EC tunnel, etc?

[nyclin]

@nyclin any reddish environment glitches in EC tunnel, etc?

EC tunnel definitely looked a bit more red than I expected, but I chalked it up to seeing EC tunnel on a Retina display for the first time

[Ali Baba]

Has anyone got P99 to run in Big Sur? Parallels desktop seems like a smooth option, but expensive. I’m headed down the boot camp route, but having to boot windows is a pain.

If you’ve had success recently, would be great to know what worked. Thanks!

[Harabec]

Has anyone got P99 to run in Big Sur? Parallels desktop seems like a smooth option, but expensive. I’m headed down the boot camp route, but having to boot windows is a pain.

If you’ve had success recently, would be great to know what worked. Thanks!

VMWare Fusion is free for home use and works great with EQ. Just make sure under the settings - keyboard and mouse profile - general | that you have Gaming set to "Always optimize mouse for games". Otherwise mouselook will be crazy fast.

[Lindore]

Just a thanks to everyone who posted on how to get Project 1999 running on an M1 Mac. Aside from learning on how to install Windows etc, I finally got it working and it's a dream - much faster than my old PC funny enough, although it wasn't a cutting edge system.

The only 'weird' thing so far is that the few zones I went in definitely have that red tinge in the environment - more so in the distance than up close. If anyone finds a solution to this, I'd much appreciate.

Otherwise, I'm tinkering still with Parallels and learning how to use etc.

[Leonhart]

Anyone have a wineskin wrapper that's working with VM54 patch files? I've tried the few that were posted in the last 3-4 years : Vile's and Nym's, but when I patch the files individually as it states in here so folders aren't overwritten, the game doesn't load at all. Halp

[Bearsnowls]

I've read through the last couple pages and can't quite tell if anyone has p99 up and running on Catalina or higher...

Has anyone gotten wine+p99 running on Catalina? How about Big Sur?

This. I'm running BigSur 11.1, still having a miserable time trying to get P99 working w/ Wine. No clue what engine im supposed to use. Any thoughts?

[nyclin]

This. I'm running BigSur 11.1, still having a miserable time trying to get P99 working w/ Wine. No clue what engine im supposed to use. Any thoughts?

if you're on an intel mac you could try running windows in virtualbox, boot camp, parallels, or vmware workstation

for m1 macs your only option is parallels currently

wine's support for 32bit binaries is shaky at the moment, but this might help: https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#How_do_I_create_a_32_bit_wineprefix_on_a_64_bi t_system.3F

[Ardina]

Hey everyone, thanks for the info.

I've set up Parallels 16 (free trial) on my Macbook Pro (2016) running Big Sur. Things look ok until I get to my character screen, where my character models are invisible! Weapons and items render, just not the models. I logged in to test things out, and no NPC models or player models showed in game either.

I'm also experiencing some slowness when I'm running the VM. This is my first round - no prior experience with wine, etc.

I'm running the setup I had going on BootCamp, figure I just need some tweaks.

Any ideas?

[sogundordor]

Hello P99ers~
I just bought a M1 Macbook pro last week, and started to install P99 last night... i spend about 1 hour from download to login
https://bl6pap003files.storage.live.com/y4mhTPbKtBYU5WsiezosJ8F_xFEUMkjAJCPPXi89f4PiZHCjkr 3lDhXulFCEY0y1pXZWkwTcxU-XS5bD5DFI-zRyr6qFVdggfKF_uGpVDRgZGdoxw89Eb9oVkX5dEjrIbe3rY8S KBaXCJi1KGpc_EdTJdi6JA5aikUsUpAuAq3-3AQW8LI-xyCzERJNPkesNoPM?width=1200&height=1600&cropmode=none

What i'm using:
Macbook 13' M1
Parallel Desktop 16 (Trail) with "games only" setting
ARM-based Windows as recommend
New install EQ with patch v54

I think the most important step is run in 640 x 480 resolution at the "first time"
then i just login as usual, then i change setting to other resolution and 32 bit color

[jflaming]

VMWare Fusion is free for home use and works great with EQ. Just make sure under the settings - keyboard and mouse profile - general | that you have Gaming set to "Always optimize mouse for games". Otherwise mouselook will be crazy fast.

Hey thanks for this tip! I just got p99 working and am stoked to have found this free way to do it.

My frame rate seems to be kinda low though, more like 15fps which can be a little tricky playing. Any tips?

[jflaming]

Hello P99ers~
I just bought a M1 Macbook pro last week, and started to install P99 last night... i spend about 1 hour from download to login
https://bl6pap003files.storage.live.com/y4mhTPbKtBYU5WsiezosJ8F_xFEUMkjAJCPPXi89f4PiZHCjkr 3lDhXulFCEY0y1pXZWkwTcxU-XS5bD5DFI-zRyr6qFVdggfKF_uGpVDRgZGdoxw89Eb9oVkX5dEjrIbe3rY8S KBaXCJi1KGpc_EdTJdi6JA5aikUsUpAuAq3-3AQW8LI-xyCzERJNPkesNoPM?width=1200&height=1600&cropmode=none

What i'm using:
Macbook 13' M1
Parallel Desktop 16 (Trail) with "games only" setting
ARM-based Windows as recommend
New install EQ with patch v54

I think the most important step is run in 640 x 480 resolution at the "first time"
then i just login as usual, then i change setting to other resolution and 32 bit color

Hey I think this is my issue but I'm having trouble resolving it. In game if i look anywhere other then a wall in front of me it starts slowing down to an unplayble level. if I switch the option in the windows preference menu to run in 640 x 480 and re log in, it seems better, but its a tiny window. in display preferences i have no other options other then that. How do you change your resolution back in game and keep the issue fixed?

[sogundordor]

Its weird, it run smooth on my m1 pro, let me think about the step of install..
1. install parallel desktop 16
2. install arm-base windows (games only mode, i try productivity mode later seems no difference)
3. install everquest
4. patch v54
5. change the setting of eqgame.exe (right click, run in win xp sp2, reduce color, run in 640x480, run as admin, change emulation setting to safe emulation)
6. run launch titanium.bat
7. eq started with small windows 640x480, login run around should be smooth but some lighting effects color change from white to red (eg. at morning farclip, at night someone holding lightstone)
8. logout and close eq
9. uncheck reduce color and 640x480 mode in eqgame.exe
10. run launch titanium.bat, theres some error code as i remember
11. run launch titanium.bat again lol, no more error
12. login and change video setting in game (1440x9?? i can't remember, sharp and looks like full screen hehe)

13. i set mouselook to 0, still too fast =(


*Ahha~ i remember something!! whats your parallel desktop view setting? its coherence mode for me, i made a short cut on desktop so no one knows i'm using windows even me lol

[jflaming]

So I kept switching the properties setting for play in 600 x 400 or whatever and suddenly it started working! I'm not sure why it just took a bunch of going back and forth. It can still start stuttering badly if I resize my window but usually quiting out completely and logging back in seems to fix it. Thank you to everyone who has been posting your tips and progress. I'm stoked to have p99 back after a year since I upgraded to Catalina.

[jgold16]

Strongly thinking about going back to Mac and picking up a new M1. Has playing P99 with Parallels been reliable enough? I would hate to lose out on P99. Happy to pay retail price for Parallels and Windows.

[nyclin]

Strongly thinking about going back to Mac and picking up a new M1. Has playing P99 with Parallels been reliable enough? I would hate to lose out on P99. Happy to pay retail price for Parallels and Windows.

works great for me, only issue is that all in-game lighting has a red tint to it. ultravision makes it less noticeable, but it's there all the time regardless. reminds me of oldschool infravision or the lighting effects in pofear.

[jgold16]

works great for me, only issue is that all in-game lighting has a red tint to it. ultravision makes it less noticeable, but it's there all the time regardless. reminds me of oldschool infravision or the lighting effects in pofear.

Could you post a screenshot? Curious to see how different the tint looks?

Your results give me hope. Are you using a Macbook or a one of the desktops with the M1 chip? Wondering how hot a Macbook laptop would get.

[Rexin]

works great for me, only issue is that all in-game lighting has a red tint to it. ultravision makes it less noticeable, but it's there all the time regardless. reminds me of oldschool infravision or the lighting effects in pofear.

I haven't played since getting my m1 because of this tint :/

[jgold16]

I haven't played since getting my m1 because of this tint :/

Ahhh, it is that bad? Are you playing through Parallels?

[Boptop]

Can someone just devise an easy way of me just downloading something and clicking it twice to play p99?

[Rexin]

Ahhh, it is that bad? Are you playing through Parallels?

I tried but I’ve literally quit since then. Hopefully someone can figure out a solve

[Boptop]

I bought Parallels for my macbook pro, can someone provide an easy step by step on what to do from here? Why isn't this thread stickied btw

[nyclin]

this works flawlessly on my m1 airbook using parallels 16 + windows 10 ARM insider preview build, no dgvoodoo or wineq2 required

1) set windowedmode=true in eqclient.ini
2) set eqgame.exe to compatibility mode = XP SP2, and set arm emulation to 'safe emulation' mode
3) run eqgame.exe patchme
4) profit

I tried dozens of different combinations of compatibility settings, but what actually fixed my crashes on launch was setting WindowedMode=TRUE in eqclient.ini

@Boptop

[Boptop]

ty, i'll try it this weekend, probably going to end up fired from my law firm after a month of play time but whatever.

[Boptop]

@Boptop

I don't seem to have eqclient.ini in the install for some reason. I have installed Titanium and the P99 files.. what do?

[Boptop]

Okay, I managed to get most of the issues resolved. Only apparent problem remaining is how to get screen resolution to reset properly. I'm still stuck at 640 x 480.

[Boptop]

Anddd I changed it in game, but the tabs, such as my health and spells are not readjusting to proper size.

[Renogon]

I had to do it in the ini file. But I can't remember where it is lol

[Boptop]

If anyone knows how to adjust health, spell window, chat size etc thats basically the only thing keeping me from playing right now

[Boptop]

help meeee

[KohakuIto]

I always solve everything quickly and efficiently with the advice of experienced users

[Boptop]

solve my problem then

[Boptop]

still waiting

[Saboteur]

Just curious if you're able to play in fullscreen mode on M1 and Parallels?

Looking to get one of the Macbook Pro M1x ordered next week to replace (and return to Mac) my Surface Pro (which was stopgap purchase to replace my deaded MacBook Pro).

EQ runs like a boss on my lowest end i5 Surface in fullscreen, would hope for the same immersion of fullscreen if possible.

[scirox]

Just curious if you're able to play in fullscreen mode on M1 and Parallels?

Looking to get one of the Macbook Pro M1x ordered next week to replace (and return to Mac) my Surface Pro (which was stopgap purchase to replace my deaded MacBook Pro).

EQ runs like a boss on my lowest end i5 Surface in fullscreen, would hope for the same immersion of fullscreen if possible.

So far, so good on a M1 Pro MacBook Pro using Parallels on Windows 11 ARM. I get some "bad image" exception errors when loading in, but it still plays fine!

[Choupinette]

Hello everybody,

I am french player and i am used to use azerty keyboard. I have tried many things to change qwerty config into azerty config but i was unable to make it work...
(oh you have to know that my computer skill are the same as my swimming lvl 1 ranger skill like about 2)
I am playing EQ p99 on blue server and using wineskin to launch the game.
Does anybody have a solution please ???

Have fun and take care everybody

[rkanon]

Got a question. Anyone have success with wrapping and using GINA? Anyone know how I can make this work???

[SwordNboard]

So, I've been on a mission to get P99 working on my 2020 M1 Macbook Air with Big Sur 11.3...

Age-old problem using Wineskin. P99 WILL load to character select using the ORIGINAL dsetup.dll from the titanium disc. However, as previously stated in multiple places, the game tells me that my spell files are out of date. To clarify, I have copied in all v54 files EXCEPT dsetup.dll (for experimental purposes).

As soon as I copy the v54 dsetup.dll over.. Nothing. I see the processes in Activity Monitor and everything, eqgame.exe just wont initialize/render. My error log within Wineskin stays blank. I have tried every single "fix" mentioned via Winetricks, using different/old engines or even Wine Stable. Using older wine engines is not an option on M1, but tried them anyway. My only "progress" has been made with WS11WineCX20.0.4.

I know it's not supported, but it would be AMAZING if P99 devs could figure out what is causing this hitch. Willing to help test until I'm blue in the face.

[freezzo]

Wine ends up hanging. I worked with Gcenx and come to the conclusion that it looks like it might be the way some custom code that was written and embedded into this custom dsetup.dll is loading itself into the eqgame.exe file or something around that. Wine has to translate memory addresses between the 32 bit and 64 bit code and it may not be doing that properly. This is just a guess. I think until the wine community finishes moving to PE mode and it gets ported to crossover, there might not be much to do. This is a lot of speculation though. See this for my research: https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371291

[bcdi]

So far, so good on a M1 Pro MacBook Pro using Parallels on Windows 11 ARM. I get some "bad image" exception errors when loading in, but it still plays fine!

Parallels 17, windows 11 arm here as well. the pro is a 14inch, m1 max (10 core) 32g ram.

Able to get a p99 window up, able to log in and able to select a server. But then before character selection, I'm hit with a black screen and a new an error message saying that "An attempt was made to execute an illegal instruction... not sure what's going on.

Did you run into any snags? Or did everything just work nicely for you?

[SwordNboard]

I can play fine with Parallels 17 and Win11 ARM, but it takes an exorbitant amount of resources compared to running it independently. That offends my OCD. Maybe soon we will get a reliable WINE engine or sympathetic version of dsetup.dll...

[bcdi]

I can play fine with Parallels 17 and Win11 ARM...

Still unable to pull it off for some reason. Even just tried a fresh install of titanium + the v55 files.

Do you remember what your process was like?

[SwordNboard]

Still unable to pull it off for some reason. Even just tried a fresh install of titanium + the v55 files.

Do you remember what your process was like?

Installed Parallels, installed the Windows Insider Win11 ARM, copied my eq folder to the desktop and launched via the patchme shortcut. Make sure your eqgame.exe is set for Win XP SP2 compatibility and go in to advanced to check 'stable emulation.' Mine ran without those properties, but reduced certain crashes.

[bcdi]

Make sure your eqgame.exe is set for Win XP SP2 compatibility and go in to advanced to check 'stable emulation.'

This "did the trick". Glad to be able to log in again, though I now understand your other note on resources. Yikes.

[oldschoolguy]

Unable to get it to install. I have CD's.

- Downloaded the wrapper
- Browsed down to wineskin
- Selected "Install windows software"
- Selected to install "install.exe" on CD1 (titanium disks)
- It prompts to select executable which is /P22/eqgame.exe
- Nothing happens, install doesn't launch.

Link to installing from scratch is at 404.

[Agrestic]

Is wineskin or an alternative able to work with new mac books running macOS Monterey?
I am struggling to help my girlfriend get the game installed.

[kabouter]

This "did the trick". Glad to be able to log in again, though I now understand your other note on resources. Yikes.

Thanks I couldn't figure out what the issue was either, but with parallels 17.1 change the following: compatibility -> [change emulation settings] -> safe emulation (from the dropdown).

That worked for me.

Speaking of resources, I've lowered my parallels instance from 4cpu's/8gb to 2cpu's/4gb and it still seems to be running fine (macbook m1 pro 16gb)

And do we need to use run titanium.bat or can we just use eqgame.exe instead? Seems to take quite a while to load with run titanium