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Old 04-21-2026, 08:41 PM
Moscot Moscot is offline
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Default No NPC or Chars show

i cant see any char models. when i create a char all the chars are missing. Same in the Game but in the game i can run around sit/stand/cast, I can see NPC and Players names, weapons and spell effects. I can trade with them and give them things.

I just re-did a clean Titanium install from disks. Installed the P99 files, from the P99FilesV62.zip.
The 2nd install i added an exclusion to windows bit defender for c:\P99 but I still nothing.
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Old 04-21-2026, 09:34 PM
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messing around with settings i got it so it will show the character model in the char selection. But it doesn't redraw the background so it turns all grey. Also all the text is just bars there are no letters. Its like it wont draw a background for anything.
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Old 04-22-2026, 04:41 PM
Lakserejseren Lakserejseren is offline
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Try and check RenderEffects folder in EQ Directory. MPL holds 50 files & SPL 79.
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Old 04-22-2026, 05:12 PM
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yep, i have 50 in MPL and 79 in SPL.
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Old 04-23-2026, 03:56 AM
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i got it working in steam but i keep getting the "your spells file is outdated. Please visit project1999.com and get the latest files from the getting started post."

The last box has errorcode SP-1

I am pretty sure i have done this, I am using the file downloaded from https://www.project1999.com/files/P99FilesV62.zip
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Old 04-24-2026, 02:10 AM
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I got a clean install working but it wont patch.
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Old 04-24-2026, 04:26 PM
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I GOT IT !!!

i had to run:

Code:
mv .steam/P99/drive_c/P99/DSETUP.dll .steam/P99/drive_c/P99/DSETUP.dll-UPPERCASE_ORIG
i can see me and i can login WOOHOO. All the dragons are mine i called them.
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Old 04-26-2026, 05:30 AM
Lakserejseren Lakserejseren is offline
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Nice!
Yeah the classic DSETUP.dll -> dsetup.dll :-)
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Old 06-01-2026, 05:52 PM
kavalek kavalek is offline
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Hey guys. I just did a fresh install on a Mac mini using VMware and this is the only problem I'm running into. What did you mean about dsetup? How would I do on that on a Mac?
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Old 06-02-2026, 08:07 AM
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Mac can have case sensitive file system or it can use their default which is not a case sensitive file system.

You can check like this: (* i dont have a mac now and this is from memory *)

Code:
diskutil info /

### look for these 2 lines
   File System Personality:  Journaled HFS+
   ...
   Name (User Visible):        Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

### If you file system is case senstive 
### the "File System Personality line will list:  "Case-sensitive Journaled HFS"
### the Name line will list: "Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)"
if that fails, go to a command line and

Code:
touch a
touch A
and see if both files exist. If they both exist then yoiur file system is case sensitive. Just move the dsetup.dll out of the way. If you don't have case sensitive file system then I dont think this is your problem.

Code:
mv ./Project1999/dsetup.dll  ./Project1999/dsetup.dll-ORIG

But if your in vmware then your in windows. I would check if you unzipped the project1999 files corrently. Maybe the dsetup.dll file isn't getting overwritten by the Project 1999 DSETUP.dll file correctly?
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