Awful Patching Server

Kalanmyr · #1 05-29-2013, 08:32 PM

The EQemu patcher is insanely unstable. Why is there not a dedicated link to the eqchanges zip file? If there is, it doesn't seem to be very accessible. Can somebody point me in the right direction?

Uaellaen · #2 05-29-2013, 08:35 PM

its currently moving to a new server thus you might experience DNS issues ... blame the internet for up to 48 hours refresh on DNS records ...

Uaellaen · #3 05-29-2013, 08:36 PM

can you reach moestaverne.com yet? if so might only take a couple minutes to refresh

Nune · #4 05-29-2013, 08:36 PM

right click the top of the patcher, click Start Everquest Only.

Inform before you angry.

Kalanmyr · #5 05-29-2013, 09:33 PM

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

right click the top of the patcher, click Start Everquest Only.

Inform before you angry.

Please comprehend the post before you reply. A new friend is looking to PATCH the game, not just play his outdated version......

I gave him a link to eqchanges27 and it still won't let him login to the server. The issue is there is no longer a step by step manual installation... There isn't even obvious instruction on how to change the eqhost file.

The old "getting started" guide was much better because it was stable. I'm trying to get new friends to play the server and it has turned out to be a disaster.

Brandonian10 · #6 05-30-2013, 04:31 AM

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

Please comprehend the post before you reply. A new friend is looking to PATCH the game, not just play his outdated version......

I gave him a link to eqchanges27 and it still won't let him login to the server. The issue is there is no longer a step by step manual installation... There isn't even obvious instruction on how to change the eqhost file.

The old "getting started" guide was much better because it was stable. I'm trying to get new friends to play the server and it has turned out to be a disaster.

I can confirm that, currently, trying to get started on P99 while the patching server is down can be pretty frustrating. I think the reason that this problem was not really widely recognized or addressed is that it is a relatively rare occurrence when both Moestaverne is down AND there is a new player trying to get started from scratch. That said, the lack of Rogean's comprehensive 'getting started' instructions does make it difficult to get the game working. Even after having previously gone through the process many times, it took me a few hours to get the game running because I didn't remember the exact steps (yes, I did have the newest Eqchanges file). The game also looked like a mess, with lots of weird minor glitches... luckily at that point in the night I was too drunk to care.

I actually think the new patcher is great; like others have said, even when it's down you can easily circumvent the problem with the 'Start Everquest only' option. This specific scenario just seems to be its one big shortcoming. Luckily, it sounds like the issue will be resolved soon. Really I just wanted to confirm the OP is not crazy.

joppykid · #7 05-30-2013, 12:51 AM

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

this is true rogean fucked up BIG TIME here

just scrapping his legit instructions for some dudes patcher

iv even had to look for the latest patch one time and took me hour to find

If you had used the search function it would have taken 30 seconds. While I agree it should be easier to find, it should not take you an hour lol.

Uaellaen · #8 05-29-2013, 08:41 PM

once it moved to the new server all this downtime shit should be in the past btw...

Furinex · #9 05-29-2013, 08:44 PM

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once it moved to the new server all this downtime shit should be in the past btw...

I dont get this at all. The Launcher is in NO way required to play on this server. Its not even hosted by the same people, or even made by the same people. In fact... why even use it at all!? Create a shortcut of eqgame.exe, right click, properties, and add the following line to the end of the target.

patchme

hit ok, then launch eq and never see that shit again.

Uaellaen · #10 05-29-2013, 08:46 PM

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I dont get this at all. The Launcher is in NO way required to play on this server. Its not even hosted by the same people, or even made by the same people. In fact... why even use it at all!? Create a shortcut of eqgame.exe, right click, properties, and add the following line to the end of the target.

patchme

hit ok, then launch eq and never see that shit again.

in fact the files provided by the eqemulauncher are uploaded by the server owners ... its a easy to patch tool wich has been working fine until some jealous kids started DDoSing the old server, wich lead to downtimes ... new server should swallow those attacks easily ... but hey feel free to make something better! you all know everything anyway ...

and you will have to patch every patch manualy if you dont use it .. wich is also possible ... but if you play on more then one server? oh yeah you didnt think that far ahead did you mister fox news viewer