EQClassicHD - better elf pixels!
 

EQClassicHD is an EverQuest retexturing project that features higher resolution textures for player characters.

Features:
· All player character related textures (armor, handheld items, weapons, faces) have been upscaled, retouched, or completely redone by Cucumbers, PaulG, and Sorn. Textures redone in the past by Nysus, Xevin, and Joyelle are also included.
· All player character textures have been converted to .dds to conserve space, memory, and allow for mipmaps.
· Various animation & epic particle fixes by Zaela.
· Transparency fixes pre-applied & minor Velious helmet visor tweaks.

Check out PaulG’s screenshot thread!

Visit our discord for technical help, bug reports, or to discuss tradeskills with Sorn.

We will develop a wiki page dedicated to the project and the work put into it.

Download:

GET UR BETTER ELF PIXELS HERE

Installation (easy-mode):
Only works on Windows based computers
· Extract EQClassicHD.zip to a folder location you are comfortable with (not your Everquest directory).
· Run install.bat (if Windows stops you, select the “Run anyway” option).
· Select your Everquest directory, wait for the prompt to state it has finished installation.
· To uninstall, simply run uninstall.bat (if Windows stops you, select the “Run anyway” option).

Installation (manual-mode):
· Navigate to your Everquest directory. Backup the following files:
· Extract EQClassicHD.zip to a folder location you are comfortable with.
· Copy the aforementioned files into your Everquest directory (overwrite if you left the old ones in).
· To uninstall, copy the backed up files back into your Everquest directory and overwrite.

Special thanks: P99 Staff for being pals, Nysus/Xevin/Joyelle for the previous work, Chebby for the inspiration, Aftermath guild for the use of test server, Turp for being our cheerleader, and everyone that tested and provided feedback

Thanks for this.

I got a "The syntax of this command is not correct" , 14 lines, the same.

Try the manual install

Done manually. Fixed.

Gorgeous. Im staring at all people faces now.

Thank all of you guys for putting forth all of the effort to do this. Just got it installed and it looks great!

I still don't get whether the blade textures are included or not and what exactly the difference is.

Elementals are not, at least this I found out :-)

Thank you Cucumbers, PaulG, Sorn, and Zaela! All of you are server heroes.

Some blade textures are included, but there is another separate set you can use. Cucumbers will have to comment as I don't know much about it.

I feel classically prettier than ever and you guys rocked!.

If Sony have any brain, they should hired you guys before the release of SoL!.

Here's a post that compares the two - qqClassic Swords are the default, Maximum Hi-Definition Swords you'll have to download and install yourself: http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...2&postcount=24

Here's a thread I made for the redone elementals and a guide on how to install them: http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=256151

And here's a link to download both the redone elemental and blade textures: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...kptS1VmZ3lFd2c

To install the redone blades, follow the same process for installing the elementals, but add them to the "gequip" S3D archive instead.

The completely redone elementals and blades we decided to keep separate just because they aren't classic (not even a little classic), but I think they're awesome. The elemental and blade textures included in EQClassicHD are upscaled, and the blades are slightly recolored and retextured, but the difference isn't as noticeable.

Redone blades:
http://imgur.com/OK9YH4O.png
http://imgur.com/bpN5zpB.png

Redone elementals:
http://imgur.com/4KGBTq2.png