Really strange, everything is super sped up?

[Derubael]

To create an affinity shortcut:

Right click your desktop, -> create new shortcut. It will ask you for a location of your new shortcut. In the location box type:

cmd.exe /c start "Everquest" /affinity 1 c:\everquest\eqgame.exe patchme

Please keep in mind that in the above example, where I typed C:\everquest\eqgame, you will want to use YOUR Everquest directory and eqgame.exe. Also bear in mind that if your file path has any spaces you will need to use quotes. Patchme would go outside the quotes. Example:

cmd.exe /c start "Everquest" /affinity 1 "c:\program files\everquest\eqgame.exe" patchme

After this is done, click next, name your shortcut, and click finish.

*NOTE* It is highly recommended you do not install Everquest to c:\program files\. It can cause problems if you have UAC turned on (if you don't know what that is, it's turned on). *END NOTE*

Now right click your shortcut and click properties. You will see a box that says "start in", and will be directed to c:\windows\system32. Replace this file path with your Everquest directory. For example, mine says:

c:\everquest

And that's it.

**Optional step: Setting the proper shortcut icon**

Right click your shortcut again. Click Change Icon. You will see a line at the top that says "Look for icons in this file:". In that box, type the location of your eqgame.exe. For example:

C:\program files\everquest\eqgame.exe

Please note that you do not need to use quotes for this path.

Select the icon you want and click ok. You are now set! Use this shortcut to start Everquest with processor affinity automatically set to one core. This will fix your warp-speed problems and allow you to play normally like everyone else!

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Note for advanced users/people who like to learn things (everyone else please disregard this as it will only confuse you): Do not edit the "affinity" number in the shortcut location. Leave it as 1. This does not mean "Core 1" (remember, computers start counting at 0). It's a hexadecimal number used to represent your computer core's in binary. IE: 1 = 0001, or Core 0. Setting this to "6" would turn on cores 1 and 2 for that application. (because 6 in binary is 0110, 1=on 0=off)