Crashing when attempting to Enter World

[drisen]

I've been playing EQ99 for about 2-3 months now and I'm really enjoying it, especially during Covid-19.

Yesterday I zoned out of Mistmoore and crashed. That happens from time to time. Went to log back in and I'd crash every single time I hit "Enter World". Game music will continue to run but character animations on the login screen will freeze. If I leave it there is will eventually say "THE SERVER IS NOT RESPONDING." and drop me back to the login screen. Trying to login immediately again will show I have an active character online.

When this happened yesterday I uninstalled everything and started fresh. It took 3 attempts but eventually this worked and I was able to get back up and running. Played for 2-3 hours last night and then 5-6 hours today during conference calls. Switched characters, zoned, etc. About 6pm I went to ported to West Commons and crashed. Trying to re-enter the game I'm met with the crashes at login screen once again.

I've searched for this issue and don't see anyone with the same experience. I've done the "Run in Xp Service Pack 2" compatibility mode, I've done WinEQ2 to try and resolve issues and now I'm at a loss. About to uninstall and repeat the 2 hours process from last night in hopes that this doesn't become and issue again but in the meantime... anyone have any ideas why this might be happening?

[drisen]

Couple additions I left out - Had a friend test to see if he could login. He could without issue. Complete re-install again this evening and hanging at the exact same place, as soon as I attempt to "Enter World" either through mouse click or pressing enter.

[mcoy]

Try connecting via a hotspot or vpn to rule out connectivity problems. What you're describing sounds like a routing issue with your ISP. Unfortunately, the only fix is to wait for your ISP while you use an alternate means of connecting.

-Mcoy

[drisen]

Two more uninstalls/reinstalls last night and I'm back up and running. Changed characters and zoned several times without issues. Fingers crossed!

[drisen]

Everything ran perfectly for 2 days and once again I hang at login screen as soon as I attempt to "Enter World". Afraid this might be the end of my p99 days, just not worth the frustration.

[mcoy]

Try connecting via a hotspot or vpn to rule out connectivity problems. What you're describing sounds like a routing issue with your ISP. Unfortunately, the only fix is to wait for your ISP while you use an alternate means of connecting.

-Mcoy

[loramin]

Just to add to what Mcoy is saying (repeatedly :)), this place has some unusual circumstances: we've literally had crazy players launch Denial of Service attacks on P99 because they got got cheating.

As a result, Rogean has had to implement some ... unusual networking techniques. And as a result of that, if your ISP doesn't "play by certain rules" ... even if most other places on the Internet don't care about those rules ... P99 will, and you can have issues related to your ISP.

Using a hotspot or VPN (only like $5/month and it lets you download bit torrents without your ISP knowing) bypasses the problem. So even if you don't want to use your phone or a VPN permanently just doing so temporarily can let you know if this is the issue.

[loramin]

P.S. And then if it is a networking problem, you might be able to fix it by messing with settings on your router ... but that can be an annoying process (as every router is different), so you don't want to do it until you know that's the problem.

[Ichewith]

im currently having the same issue crashes everytime i try to enter the world

[Bondrake]

I've had this issue a bunch in the past. It seems to happen when im working from home and using a work laptop that runs a VPN. The fix for me is unplugging my ISP modem for a few minutes. Sometimes I have to do this 2 or 3 times.

[Ichewith]

if anyone has a solution to this issue would be much appreciated (not wanting to use a vpn) or if not guess its time to find something else to play

[flaviuscrispus]

I have been having a similar issue and have been making posts all over the place the last two weeks. I have made some progress and am able to connect though it is a work around and not a fix in my opinion. I have comcast and have been unable to enter world except for 1 day when it worked the last two weeks. I have my own internet connection though my modem from Comcast. Comcast uses their xfinity network, which is like a standalone wireless network on your router. I have connected to the xfinity hotspot on my modem and eq connects like it was never a problem. I am going to contact comcast on monday and see if they can provide some solution on their end to allow me connect.