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?