EQ on your iphone? [Archive]

fuji

08-17-2010, 05:16 PM

Since the cpu power required to run classic eq is very small, I am curious as to why no one has made an iphone app to run it? I mean, if u can play an fps on a phone, why not a rpg? Would it be hard to develop it for a phone? Anyone know?

Side note: I also just watched this... http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/sony-takes-aim-at-iphone-gaming-in-new-psp-ad/

Why doesnt Sony/Nintendo just make a phone instead of QQing about the iphone? Sorry had to vent.

Tiggles

08-17-2010, 05:48 PM

EQ can run on a Droid

Iphones are trash

Rogean

08-17-2010, 06:09 PM

Iphones are trash

YOUR FACE IS TRASH.

ChubbyBubbles

08-17-2010, 06:11 PM

YOUR FACE IS TRASH.

YOUR TRASH IS TRASH.

Itchybottom

08-17-2010, 06:13 PM

Thanks for reminding me, I need to go get the garbage.

Virtuosos

08-17-2010, 06:38 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

eat it iphone bitches

thxer

08-17-2010, 06:43 PM

YOUR TRASH IS TRASH.

YOUR MOM IS TRASH.

Zexa

08-17-2010, 06:58 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

eat it iphone bitches

I made the terrible mistake of finally buying into the Apple hipster shit and bought an iPhone 4. It's a pretty good phone but the fact that when I touch it(left-handed) all signal is lost makes it worthless. Now if that were fixed, I'd still say it's a little better than the EVO. I got to play with one this weekend and it's a pretty nice phone, but it's like holding a textbook to the side of your head.

Tiggles

08-17-2010, 07:11 PM

YOUR FACE IS TRASH.

Enjoy not touching the side of your phone!

Rogean

08-17-2010, 07:15 PM

Enjoy not touching the side of your phone!

clear 0.6mm case fixes that problem and it's barely noticable.

Tiggles

08-17-2010, 07:17 PM

clear 0.6mm case fixes that problem and it's barely noticable.

Sorry, What was that? I was browsing a full flash website with my Overclocked HTC incredible with Adobe 10.1

Something about buying a case to make your phone work correctly?

P.S Don't ban me I love you

Rogean

08-17-2010, 07:27 PM

Jailbreak == Flash

ShadowWulf

08-17-2010, 07:30 PM

*POOF OF SMOKE!*

Hi there this is the Droid Does EQ guy!

Umm, ok i did a fgoogle search for my own thread and why didnt anybody tell me some sites did articles on me....without me knowing?

ANyways...

http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7485

http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/05/21/video-yup-thats-everquest-running-on-a-motorola-droid/

http://www.mobilewhack.com/everquest-plays-on-a-droid/

http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/everquest-running-on-a-motorola-droid-video/

http://churchdrop.com/everquest-a-fun-reason-to-go-droid/

http://www.phonehalo.com/2010/05/everquest-on-your-droid/

errrrrrrr, why didnt anybody tell me about this?

edit: Im disapointed Gizmodo didnt mention it i guess, id be killer if they did though it would make my month!

Tiggles

08-17-2010, 07:36 PM

Dantes

08-17-2010, 07:41 PM

If Steve Jobs took a dump in a box and marked it iTurd, people would pay $300 for it. Then they would complain that it smells like shit.

Reiker

08-17-2010, 07:47 PM

I made the terrible mistake of finally buying into the Apple hipster shit and bought an iPhone 4. It's a pretty good phone but the fact that when I touch it(left-handed) all signal is lost makes it worthless. Now if that were fixed, I'd still say it's a little better than the EVO. I got to play with one this weekend and it's a pretty nice phone, but it's like holding a textbook to the side of your head.

I told you to get an Incredible bro.

Reiker

08-17-2010, 07:48 PM

Actually now that I see Rogean backing the iPhone I take back everything I ever said about the product. His taste is impeccable, I mean he drives a Ford Focus for christ's sake!

fuji

08-17-2010, 08:45 PM

Soooo....maybe EQ classic will work on an Evo?

ShadowWulf

08-17-2010, 08:47 PM

Soooo....maybe EQ classic will work on an Evo?

Yes yes yes and....yes.
Read my original post.

fuji

08-17-2010, 08:53 PM

Yes yes yes and....yes.
Read my original post.

My bad, that is pretty awesome. I guess i wont get an iphone in 2 months.

Reiker

08-17-2010, 09:03 PM

Dunno why you'd want to play EQ without a physical keyboard.

YendorLootmonkey

08-17-2010, 09:08 PM

If Steve Jobs took a dump in a box and marked it iTurd, people would pay $300 for it. Then they would complain that it smells like shit.

Only if it lost its signal when you grasped it too tightly around the shaft of the turd.

ShadowWulf

08-17-2010, 09:11 PM

Dunno why you'd want to play EQ without a physical keyboard.

App dependent, but it does "WORK" in the sense of the word...ive experimented on an ERIS and its functional but cumbersome and slow to interact. UNTIL i get my custom UI made (Any volunteers? Anybody?) which might help the situation.

But yea, im looking for someone wo whip up a very simple P99 compatible UI designed for sub-1024x768 displays in mind with oversize buttons large font elements. I think if i can get this it will help alot on the playability side of things. But lacking UI skills I need a designer.

Also lacking an iPhone to work with (Anybody got a free or cheap one for me? Hint hint) Im dependent on Ipeeps doing their own research on their side of the fence, but though the interest is there nobody has really tried yet.

fuji

08-17-2010, 09:14 PM

Dunno why you'd want to play EQ without a physical keyboard.

Lawls. It has to be a lot easier than trying to play an FPS.

luckynclover

08-17-2010, 09:40 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

eat it iphone bitches

holy shit thats the most i laughed since forever!

Eternal-Elf

08-18-2010, 01:42 AM

holy shit thats the most i laughed since forever!

same here man I died laughing

Zordana

08-18-2010, 03:04 AM

YOUR TRASH IS TRASH.

TRASH TRASH IS TRASH

Edgetiq

08-19-2010, 04:28 PM

WTB EQ on iPhone

KnuckleSangwich

08-19-2010, 04:36 PM

The iPad would be a much better platform :)

quido

08-19-2010, 04:42 PM

Jailbreak == Flash

That's cute, the coder uses proper comparison syntax instead of the assignment operator(=)!

ShadowWulf

08-19-2010, 04:52 PM

WTB EQ on iPhone

Then give me an Iphone to work with, or do it yourself.
In fact this has ALL BEEN COVERED before, my techniques work on the iphone, its just slower and less customizable as a result. When I ask for direct comparisons with iphone users nobody actually tries the leg work though.

So, good luck with that.

Reiker

08-19-2010, 05:59 PM

Because if you have any sort of tech savvy you wouldn't have purchased an iphone in the first place.

Enderenter

08-19-2010, 06:44 PM

Because if you have any sort of tech savvy you wouldn't have purchased an iphone in the first place.

So true.

If Steve Jobs took a dump in a box and marked it iTurd, people would pay $300 for it. Then they would complain that it smells like shit.

That's sig-worthy. Made me laugh irl.

KnuckleSangwich

08-19-2010, 06:55 PM

Because if you have any sort of tech savvy you wouldn't have purchased an iphone in the first place.

Care to share your thoughts behind this?

Dominick

08-20-2010, 11:07 AM

Because if you have any sort of tech savvy you wouldn't have purchased an iphone in the first place.

Not to fan the fire, I work designing radar systems. I am originally a microwave engineer, who manages a mid size SW department. I like my job because I get to write a lot of code and manage.

"If you have any sort of (X) you are (Y)" makes me point out who I am and what I do.

I have an iPhone 4. I could not reproduce the problems others had unless I really cupped the phone. There were a flurry of articles using bandwidth and signal strength to evaluate this problem. I found one, you can look at this for info.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3794/the-iphone-4-review/2

Malrubius

08-20-2010, 11:21 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

omg, roflmfao

toddfx

08-20-2010, 12:57 PM

Back when Shadow was doing tests on the Droid, I briefly tested it on the iPhone.

I believe the iPhone its self has just as much potential to play EQ as the Droid does. The thing to remember is that neither phone is actually processing the game data the way your PC does. Essentially all it is doing is streaming a live video feed from your desktop while tracking the mouse interaction and relaying it back to the PC. With this in mind, it seems the internet connection would be the real bottle neck. A good remote desktop app is also key.

When I was doing my tests, I was using the LogMeIn app to control my desktop. At most, I was getting about 10 FPS within my network and less than 5 FPS outside. Color quality settings were set to low on the app, so it looked pretty crappy. These were base test results, and I never ended up having time to explore other avenues.

Although my immediate results fell short of Shadow's excellent Droid performance, I do believe it is possible to tweak it up to a playable level on the iPhone. I plan to do some more tests once I find the time.

ShadowWulf

08-20-2010, 03:59 PM

Although my immediate results fell short of Shadow's excellent Droid performance, I do believe it is possible to tweak it up to a playable level on the iPhone. I plan to do some more tests once I find the time.

Goodie, get back to me. BTW As far as droid apps go I found LoGME In to be HORRIBLE performance wise. I netted about the same performance using that app.

Using PhoneMyPC thus far is not perfect but it is FAST (30-40fps at Full Quality over wifi, 10-25 over 3g).
My eventual goal is a decent 50-60 FPS, resolution and UI designed to be native to droids, displayed and resized for full touch operations.

Another thing to remember is some games respond better than others, EvE Online is FAR FAR faster for some reason than EQ is.

I would love to see some videos also if you ever get the chance.

EDIT: Any luck with clocking your Iphone4 to a true 1ghz? Its throttled down to save battery power but with the droid 1 we now have it running at 1.32GHz and while minor it DOES help smooth out frame rates and display speed for this kind of project. Even on my day-to-day standard overclock of 1.1 GHz I score 1390 on quadrant, putting me wellll ahead of the Droid x or even with the droid 2 and even higher then nexus one. A full 1.32 GHz overclock (when its stable) ramps upwards of 1900 on quadrant which makes it technically one of the fastest palm sized devices in the cell world, for the next upcomming year. Stability though? LOL....just dont try this at home unless you KNOW what your doing!