Hardware question p99

[myriverse]

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

Everquest: Windows - Application Error:

The instruction at 0x02a045b4 referenced memory at 0x0370f0ec. The memory could not be read.

Click OK to terminate the program.

This is usually caused by too large of a resolution set in the eqclient.ini file. Run in WindowedMode and dial the resolution back a bit.

Thread like this should really be in the Technical forum.

[skwayb]

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

Everquest: Windows - Application Error:

The instruction at 0x02a045b4 referenced memory at 0x0370f0ec. The memory could not be read.

Click OK to terminate the program.

I get to the server select screen but this pops up - crash before character select.

Thoughts?

I'm wondering if it has to do with the craptastic Intel(R) HD Graphics.
Computer Specs aren't terrible otherwise - especially compared to Hardware from the era.
4 Gigs Ram (3.87 Usable)
64bit OS
1.86GHz

The wife's portable toy laptop really is that - tiny screen/keyboard, no CD drive, super light and touch screen. It's not super old - year and a half tops?

Go into the eq directory and run the options editor. That way the correct graphics card is seen by the game. I see this error when I copy the e dir to another machine with a different graphics cars. Also select the correct resolution there f you. If not edit the eqclient.ini so all modes list the correct resolution.

[Clark]

Hope you can get it to work. Technology sucks sometimes gah.

[Efften]

I had this issue, and I believe I fixed it by right clicking on the eqgame.exe, go to properties-> compatibility tab, switched it to win 7 and checked the box for run as admin.

[mgellan]

Go into eqclient.ini and set the video parameters in the [VideoMode] section to whatever wierdness your laptop is set to. I've run EQ on integrated video and it's fine, orders of magnitude faster than what we ran EQ on back in the day [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] -- Mg

[Thulack]

Few options:

Change video res to match your laptop in eqclient.ini file

Right click your shortcut and make sure its running as admin and compatibility xp sp3

[natx]

will it run on this $9 computer? that would be awesome:

http://geekdad.com/2015/05/chip-computer/

[Troxx]

Running in Widows 7 compatibility mode fixed the issue.

The game actually runs better than i thought it would ... max res is 1300s/700s.

EC tunnel was slightly laggy before i turned off names, others spell effects and clip plane down.

All in all not bad - computer is cheap in the 100-200 range and really portable. It's a lot more portable than my G73-75 (i forget which) series Asus gaming rig.

Thanks for the help guys! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Maelstrom]

I can run P99 on a netbook. Amazing really.

[Eredhel]

Yeah I've run it on a netbook and currently play on an XP machine I built several years ago.