Resolution Crash

[Deathrydar]

So I got a new computer and I cannot seem to get back into the game.

Last night I installed the game and it wouldn't load at all, it kept crashing stating that it encountered a problem, yada yada yada. I did everything that the eqemu forums suggested for a resolution issue, but it still did not work.

Last night, I somehow got into the game because I launched the game in windowed mode and then went to full screen once I was in the game. Now when I try today, everytime I go to fullscreen mode, the game crashes.

I understand this is an older game, but someone out there has had to have figured this out.

1680x1050 resolution.

Thanks!

[mgellan]

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

So I got a new computer and I cannot seem to get back into the game.

Last night I installed the game and it wouldn't load at all, it kept crashing stating that it encountered a problem, yada yada yada. I did everything that the eqemu forums suggested for a resolution issue, but it still did not work.

Last night, I somehow got into the game because I launched the game in windowed mode and then went to full screen once I was in the game. Now when I try today, everytime I go to fullscreen mode, the game crashes.

I understand this is an older game, but someone out there has had to have figured this out.

1680x1050 resolution.

Thanks!

Edit eqclient.ini and change the settings manually. Search mgellan eqclient for detailed instructions, I've typed them often enough [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Regards,
Mg

[Deathrydar]

Thank you very much for your response. However, this is one of the first things that I tried that did not help.

Thank you for responding though. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[mgellan]

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

Thank you very much for your response. However, this is one of the first things that I tried that did not help.

Thank you for responding though. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're doing it wrong [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] PM me your eqclient.ini if you like...

Regards,
Mg

[Deathrydar]

It wont let me upload it here. It says invalid file. but Ill copy and paste it:

[VideoMode]
Width=1680
Height=1050
WidthWindowed=1680
HeightWindowed=1050
WindowedWidth=1680
WindowedHeight=1050
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=60

The only way i can get the game to start, is if I change my desktop resolution to 1024x768 and also launch the game in 1024x768 mode and then change it once I get in. It sucks....

[KZIMM]

Try setting WindowedMode=TRUE if it isn't already. I wasn't experiencing this just today with the exact same resolution. Couldn't run eqgame.exe defaulted to fullscreen.

[Ridikulus]

I have this same problem on my WinXP laptop.

The game runs as long as I start Everquest in windowed mode, fullscreen works fine after that. It's pretty annoying.

[Ridikulus]

wineq2 makes it permanent windowed mode unless you buy the full version, right?

That blows ;p

[Deathrydar]

Thanks Nilbog. But I don't want perma-windowed mode. My ini file looked exactly like yours, but with 1680x1050 in the spots where you have 1440x900. It didn't matter, it crashed constantly.

I figured out a way to get it to work. It sucks but it works. I have to change my desktop resolution to 1024x768 and the game then launches. Everything is ok once I get to the character select screen and in game, it's just the launching that has an issue.

[nilbog]

My "windowed" game is fullscreen. The only difference is that I can alt-tab immediately. There is no other difference that I can see.

To each his own, I suppose.