Error 1018 - Active character

[Jimsox]

I haven't been playing on P99 for very long but I have noticed:

-Seems to be no regular offline server maintenance.
-Currently no afk timed kicks to character select > kicks to server select.
-Are backups created of character profiles regularly?

I don't claim to know how to troubleshoot something like a 1018 error, but I'd bet that the experts would really like to have this problem fixed. Chances are its a combination of issues.

[ymw]

Timeline:
~5:15 PM MST: Left to go with the wife to a movie, camped (may have alt+f4'd, I forget).
~10:30PM MST: Got home, ready to slay gnolls, disregard bitches, and attain money. Received 1018.
~10:30-11:30 PM MST: Researched and tried the variety of fixes - restarting routers, modems, computers, installations, etc. No luck.
11:30 PM MST: Successfully logged in by using EQEmu Launcher and running all the way to character select, then back out to return to WinEQ2.

The entire thing may have been coincidental, but I had patched and run through several times, logged into Red, and was basically ready to kick my dog and go strangle my child. When using the different patcher and a standard launcher login, I got straight in. Something to try. Information above included for any data collection going on, if such exists.

[Bardoo]

just tried to log in after having camped out over 12 hours ago and received this 1018 error message. This is something that should be an absolute priority to fix and its ridiculous that I would have to even consider making a new character over this well known bug issue.

[AK-Rapture]

Same problem here, tried all of the solutions suggested including a clean install with and without INI copies. Router, modem, computer reboots. If this problem is on the client side I don't see how.

Any new suggestions on workarounds for this?

[arosian]

This happens to me quite frequently on one of my accounts. I log out the normal way by camping, so I'm not /exit or /q or LD. Sometimes I can login fine, other days I'll get this error for the entire day (only on one of my three accounts).

I'm the only person playing from my IP. Also, I've only experienced this error on P99.

It's quite obvious that there is little interest in investigating this issue from either the EQEmu team or the P99 team. That said, I'll probably just stop playing here because I really don't feel like starting over after investing the time.

[Gadwen]

This has nothing to do with two people playing from the same IP. You will get a message about a temporary IP block if you try to log in without an exemption, not an error 1080.

[arosian]

I have two accounts that randomly experience this problem and cannot be accessed by anyone when it occurs.

[AK-Rapture]

For me the agonizing 1018 seems to happen most often when I camp out while grouped.

Try to /disband any group associations prior to logging and see if that lowers (not eliminate) the instances of 1018s. It has for me.

[arosian]

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

For me the agonizing 1018 seems to happen most often when I camp out while grouped.

Try to /disband any group associations prior to logging and see if that lowers (not eliminate) the instances of 1018s. It has for me.

That's just a coincidental fix. See my post here detailing Error 1018: http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...d.php?t=105606

[Unfadable]

My account got hit with this pos bug. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary and i camped out like normal. Anyone know how long it usually takes for this to resolve?