Cant PLay EQ since new p99files30.zip

[DarkwingDuck]

So if someone could help a guy out..
hadnt payed ina couple months .. and ive been trying to get back in.. with that new small Download... says extract to your EQ titaniujm directory...
so i go to extract... find the file i want programfilesX86,sony,Everquest.. click ok..
then immideietly pops up with ding. and says replace file? already contains.. i say yes.. and then it just errors out.

you savvy's out there.. help me get back into norrath please!
i will give you 100 plat if i can get back on! hehe

[Thulack]

remove the EQ folder out of your program files folder and just into your C drive folder. Remake your EQ shortcut and try again.

[DarkwingDuck]

well, i did that now, and when i extracted it.. there were no errors or anything, it seemed to go fine..
but what do i use as a launch now?.. when i click on my
EQEmulauncher.exe- shortcut.... same thing
searching for servers 10,9,8,7,6,.....

not sutre how to get the patcher up n running agian

actually EDIT: it says error can not reach newest version, will try again in 10 seconds.

[Lyra]

Sounds like a permission thing. What version of windows? Are you logged in as the administrator?

[DarkwingDuck]

yes i run as admin,
Windows 7, 64bit yadda yadda. have played A LOT of p99.. buthavnt in couple months.. came back and there is this little new DL.. that i cant figure out,
and the only walkthrough on it, is extract to your EQ folder.. which i have done

[DarkwingDuck]

maybe i should delete and uninstall everything.. /shrug

[Lyra]

The emu launcher doesn't work with P99 any longer. Is that what you are clicking? I'll dig up the instructions to make a short cut on your desktop if so.

[Darkpretzel]

EQemulauncher has been depreciated, no?

[Darkpretzel]

you can right click play and choose "only start Everquest" as a stopgap measure.

[Lyra]

The patcher is no longer available.

Follow the instructions I've made red. Post with problems.

Originally Posted by falkun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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.