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Question about playing off of a thumb drive

Hey everybody,

I've got lots of free time in between classes and was wondering if I could copy my p99 files onto a thumb drive and play p99 on my laptop via the files on the thumb drive. Would I need to move them off of the thumb drive and onto the hard drive of my school lap top and if so, where/how should I do that.

I'm not very tech savy so if anybody could point out what/how I should go about accomplishing this I'd be grateful!

Thanks :)

Put it on the lap top. It's not a big file, and won't cause you issues.

Right click start and choose Explore or whatever it is to see your directories.

Make a new directory (folder) off of C name it everquest.

Copy the files off your thumb drive to the folder everquest.

Make a shortcut on your desktop named: C:\everquest\eqgame.exe patchme

If you are starting with the fresh copy of Titanium, follow these instructions :

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Originally Posted by falkun (Post 892413)

I swear sometimes the EQEmuLauncher is more trouble than its worth. And I can't believe all the information regarding setting up P99 without the Launcher has been removed...

Here goes:
1) Default install of EQ: Titanium (other clients will NOT work). Copy/pasting the EQ folder from another install works just fine here. (For consistency, I'm going to assume you installed EQ to C:\Everquest so that the eqgame.exe path is C:\Everquest\eqgame.exe.)
2) Right-click on the eqgame.exe icon within your everquest folder, select Create Shortcut.
3) Right-click on the Shortcut to eqgame.exe you created in step (2). Select Properties.
4) In the Properties menu that appears, edit the target line to say "C:\EverQuest\eqgame.exe" patchme. The quotes are only needed around the destination string if it contains spaces. Select Apply and then OK to close the properties box.
5) Open the C:\Everquest\eqhost.txt file in the text editor of your choice.
6) Delete whatever is in the eqhost.txt file and replace it with the following two lines:
[LoginServer]
Host=login.eqemulator.net:5998
7) Save and close the eqhost.txt file.
8) Download the latest eqchangesvXX.zip file from the patch notes. As of this post, we are on v30, found . http://www.project1999.org/files/P99Files30.zip if this post is out of date, just update "30" with the current number)
9) Extract the eqchangesvXX.zip file into the C:\Everquest directory, overwriting any files it asks for.
10) Within the C:\Everquest directory, delete the following files to allow these updated zones to function properly on P99:
arena.eqg
arena_EnvironmentEmitters.txt
lavastorm.eqg
nektulos.eqg
Nektulos_EnvironmentEmitters.txt
11) Log into the server with the account you created at EQEmulator.org.
12) Select Project1999: The Ruins of Kunark from the server list.
13) Enjoy playing on P99.

slight variation on this question.....

on live/some forum I asked does eq load faster from a non mechanical hard drive. The answer i got was suprising....no zone loading isnt any faster. BEcause the slow part is a connection issue to the soe servers, that was the answer given.

HOwever ive noticed that p99 zone sload a bit faster than live zones, so again am wondering if its worth moving eq onto a non mechanical hdd? (on a sata2 drive atmo)

I dont have usb3 on my pc, which is a single core intell with 4gig ram.

Advice on fater load times plz )

I may be incorrect but I think load times, while slightly affected by hardware, is more a connection thing. But I also think that its server side as well? I think there is a minimum time built in to server for zoning. Could be wrong tho.

Your fine playing off a flash drive. it will be alittle slower but nothing too noticeable . Just plug the drive in and make sure you have a Eq shortcut in folder with the patchme like you do at home and your set.

Woot thanks for the answers everybody. No more wondering what to do with 7 hours between classes :)

Go home for awhile maybe? lol

Yeah, but I end up getting a lot more studying done if I stay at school. Too many distractions at home. EQ can be my just reward for studying and finishing homework :p

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Originally Posted by shams (Post 1158266)

Yeah, but I end up getting a lot more studying done if I stay at school. Too many distractions at home. EQ can be my just reward for studying and finishing homework :p

haha you say that now til your trying to sneak some xp in while in class :D

sounds like some fun