Are you using EQEmuLauncher?

[SamwiseBanned]

i use it to patch but use wineq2 to play.

[aegeryen]

I use it and I know a lot of members of my guild , Full Circle , use it .

[MistrizMinxx]

Well it has stopped working for me starting today and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to make the game work without using the launcher so that I can get back to eqing please.

[Razdeline]

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

I'm trying to find out how many people are actually using the launcher, since the stats are most likely not trustworthy due to too many DDoS attacks.

If you like to keep using the launcher, vote yes. If there aren't enough votes, i might aswell shut it down.

Not a lot of people typically read these forums, may want to request this into being made a sticky.

[LiQuid]

Up until today I wasn't aware there was a manual alternative to using the launcher. I just used eqgame.exe shortcut to log in since the launcher is currently not working, but how do you manually patch without the launcher? Specifically for switching servers, say, from p99 to EZ (hey, I visit occasionally when the blue server isn't accepting new connection, sue me [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] )

I find the launcher convenient cause I'm old and not as tech savvy as I used to be, but if there's an alternative and it's a hassle to keep hosted, I don't see it as necessary.

[webrunner5]

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

I use it on patch days to update, but most days I just use the eqgame.exe shortcut.

What he said.

You just download the files, unzip them, and replace them in your folder. We all did that for years and months ago before the EQEmuLauncher.

But I used to save my old files just in case.

[Danyelle]

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

Up until today I wasn't aware there was a manual alternative to using the launcher. I just used eqgame.exe shortcut to log in since the launcher is currently not working, but how do you manually patch without the launcher? Specifically for switching servers, say, from p99 to EZ (hey, I visit occasionally when the blue server isn't accepting new connection, sue me [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] )

I find the launcher convenient cause I'm old and not as tech savvy as I used to be, but if there's an alternative and it's a hassle to keep hosted, I don't see it as necessary.

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

>Do i need to do this if i want to dick around on other servers?
No. Not necessarily. The rule of thumb on EQEmu (though no one ever seems to think to do it...) is make back ups of any files you change. Keep them in a folder named after the server that uses them. Compress them in a zip or rar if you need/want to. This makes it easy to switch back and forth. Even the EQEmu Launcher will not change custom files back to stock versions if you change servers. If you want to take the easier route, then more than one install is the way to go, though. I, personally, have 4 different versions of EQ installed.

1. Modified Titanium = P99
2. Steam install of Underfoot = Every other EQEmu server (I treat this client like my child. Tons of file backups. Unlike Titanium since that client's only purpose is P99 for me anyway)
3. EQMac client = EQMac obviously
4. Live client = Live Test server

>My past experience has been, patch files for xxx server, mess around, come back to p99, my shit is all jacked up, reinstall.
That's because not all files, stock or custom, are compatible with all servers. Spell files and Global Loads are the most commonly changed. But there are some servers that change a lot more. P99 has several .dll changes. The Hidden Forest has several "custom" weapon files and spell graphics (In reality it's recompiled weapon and spell graphics from up through Veil of Alaris tossed into one .eqg but shhhhhh don't let anyone know the secret!!)

>My second question would be, how the hell do you do it on win7. I know i had 2 separate installs on an older machine.
1. Install Titanium.
2. Copy the ENTIRE Titanium folder to your C:\ Drive named something like "Titanium1"
3. Uninstall Titanium through the control panel (This removes all install information and files, but since you made a complete copy of the necessary directory to your C:\ Drive it's still there to use. Allowing a new install.)
4. Either make a second copy of that same folder if it hasn't already been modified. If it has been modified, simply reinstall Titanium. Preferably to the C:\ Drive again instead of Program Files. Much easier to mess with this way.

[Lagaidh]

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

btw if you vote no, id really like to know why.. maybe there is a solution =)

I personally don't use it because I don't find the manual patching process to be difficult, and I'm a bit of a control freak. If I put files where they go (and it's usually just 4 files) I get more peace of mind... Of course, that may mean I'm not a good data point as to why one does not use the patcher, but I thought I'd answer your post.

[Rumzuck]

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

Well it has stopped working for me starting today and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to make the game work without using the launcher so that I can get back to eqing please.

yeah, it stopps working now and then due to these stupid kids DDoSing my server..

[Rumzuck]

thanks for your voting, i will keep the service running and will continue working on EQEmuLauncher V2.0