EQ Sluggish at times

[Tazzak]

Symptom: Issues with rapid movement, or very slow movement / frame rate, double durations, crashing, etc. (reference)

Fix 1: Try running EQ under WinEQ2, Found at http://www.lavishsoft.com.

Fix 2: Restrict to one processor in msconfig:

Open the start menu, click on Run,type in msconfig and click on OK
In the System Configuration window click on the start sub menu and the on Advanced Options button.
In the second window that appear, you should be provide with an option for enabling and disabling the number of processors you want to use. (set num=1)
Validate your entry by clicking on OK.
Restart your PC and it should be fine.

Fix 3: Compatibility mode:

Right-click the program icon on your desktop or the shortcut on the Start menu for the program you want to run, and then click Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab, and change the compatibility settings for your program.
Try Windows 95/98 settings.

Fix 4: Use cpu affinity setting. Change your shortcut from

eqgame.exe patchme

to

cmd.exe /C Start /affinity 1 eqgame.exe patchme

Note: You can also change the affinity of a process in Task Manager after it is running (mixed success).