EQmac Saved - Now FREE to play!

[h0tr0d (shaere)]

EQmac went free 2 play (f2p) a bit ago, it's an official sony server, up through planes of power. Seems like a very mature respectful bunch and I am finally getting it to work despite my limited computer knowledge.

Starter link here

http://www.********.org/forums/mmorp...ml#post2289359 (copy this link and paste in new browser tab for some reason it takes you to some search crap if you click it)

The patch is in the post, the link anyway but here it is

http://fileb.ag/0ei29cadn4k7

Some useful info;

https://lp.soe.com/eqmac/live/ is the new patcher link, don't use the one in the guide.

In the guide it says right click eqw.exe and select run as administrator. Some may have issues here, it is because you need to just make a shortcut to eqw.exe, place it on desktop, and then right click it and then select 'run as administrator'.

There's this:

copied from xxxxxxxx's post.

This client of EQ only runs on 2 gigs or less of ram, you can make it able to use more, gave me much better fps and here is how.

download cff explorer from http://www.ntcore.com/exsuite.php

after it is downloaded back up your eqw.exe and eqgame.exe, right click your eqw.exe
click on "open with cff explorer"
click on "file header" under Nt Headers in the left section
click on "Click Here" on the right in the "Characteristics" line highlighted in blue.
Check mark "App can handle >2gb address space"
press ok
try to exit cff explorer and it should prompt you to save, say yes and overwrite existing
after that, do the same thing to eqgame.exe


And a great UI here

http://www.dcoffey.co.uk/poweroftwo/Graphics.html


This to lower fps to 60 to fix mouselook issues

http://fileb.ag/0ei29cadn4k7 Not freeware though.

Or, Flunklesnarkin said try this

I think I solved two problems in one.


I originally wanted to just increase my mouse sensitivity but it also fixed that slow look speed at the same time.

no need for a fps limiter or anything.


if you open up your eqclient.ini and search for the line

MousePointerSpeedMod=0

change it to 2

only options appear to be 0, 2, or higher.. but 2 is more than enough.. setting it to 1 does nothing.


fast mouse.. fast look.. much better

You can box there legally, although it is trickier for me then others it seems, and it isn't as smooth as p99 or eqpc (Eq on PC) clients on live servers but the community seems awesome. Haven't woken the sleeper even though they can, any questions lemme know.

Some differences, like moving forward won't take you out of sitting, you cant use your mousewheel to zoom in and out of first to third person view, you have to sit before camping(I mean actually sit, /camp doesn't sit you automatically). There are various other bugs/differences, no spell timers yet is one.

As far as opening multiple instance, you can create another directory and alter your shortcuts, or just use the same eqw. The trick is to start one, click start eq, and when it gets to to the login screen, or server select screen (BEFORE you hit play everquest), you open the next instance you want. So eqw, then start eq, accept, now connect, password, stop at server select and double click eqw again. There is an alt tab bug, where you will at tab and alt seems depressed already. Just hit alt and then play as normal if you get the bug. Each time you alt tab back you may have to hit alt, but you get used to it.