WinEQ 2.0 + multicore CPU fix?

[dafier]

Yep, I am correct. Speedstep is Intel....oh I didn't say it in this post. Anyway, AMD has a different name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpeedStep

Overall I am SURE that I am not using WinEQ2 properly. I'll post again after trying it tonight.

[dafier]

Lite, windowed & drivers are up to date.

I need to check the WinEQ2 settings when I get home. So not sure about that.

[fuelforthehate]

Hm. What are your EQPlayNice settings? (Unless of course you have it disabled)

[dafier]

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

Hm. What are your EQPlayNice settings? (Unless of course you have it disabled)

EQPlayNice is Enabled. CPU affinity is Enabled. All else is default, I've not changed a thing.

I am not home right now but if you or whoever else doesn't mind listing the exact settings they have (that is working of course) I'll try that.

Another thing I thought of this morning was the AMD Cool 'n Quiet. I disabled it in my BIOS, but there are drivers & application in the OS. I didn't make sure those are disabled as well.

I have a feeling it isn't the AMD Cool 'n Quiet, I really feel there is something up with my WinEQ2. If it works for others then I highly doubt my system is THE exception.

EDIT:

Thank you all for your continual help.

More information:
I have 2 SSDs and 1 mechanical HDD in my system. 120GB SSD has my OS and some apps on it and has like 70+GB free. 480GB SSD has all my games and other stuff. Mechanical is for backup.

WinEQ2 and EQ install is on the 480GB.

I only run MSE (Win7Pro) for virus protection on that box. The boot is pretty clean too. There are a few apps that start up with the OS but not much and if anything the MSE is the biggest resource hog at boot.

However, 8 core 4Ghz CPU, 16GB of RAM and booting from an SSD makes everything fast. I am saying this to down play my 'hog' statement.

[Rararboker]

When you run WINEQ2, what happens? I get a small multi colored box that pops up near the clock next to the volume/USB unmount area in the task bar.

I right click on that and it gives you multiple game options like EQ, EQ2, DAoC. Each one has multiple "profiles" available when you put the mouse over the game title. FOr running p99 I click on the profile that I modified with those settings I mentioned before. When I modified the settings I made sure to rename the profile to something more unique than Everquest Profile 1.


My processor is a FX-8350, 16GB DDR3 Ram, Radeon 7870 and EQ/WINEQ2 are both installed onto a SSD. So we have very similar systems from what I can tell. I didn't have to make any changes to bios or anything else like that. But without WinEQ2 the game will NOT run on my system. And unless I run it exactly like I laid out here, It will not work.

If my instructions suck let me know and Ill make some screenshots of my process. I don't even remember how I figured this out. lol

[dafier]

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

When you run WINEQ2, what happens? I get a small multi colored box that pops up near the clock next to the volume/USB unmount area in the task bar.

I right click on that and it gives you multiple game options like EQ, EQ2, DAoC. Each one has multiple "profiles" available when you put the mouse over the game title. FOr running p99 I click on the profile that I modified with those settings I mentioned before. When I modified the settings I made sure to rename the profile to something more unique than Everquest Profile 1.


My processor is a FX-8350, 16GB DDR3 Ram, Radeon 7870 and EQ/WINEQ2 are both installed onto a SSD. So we have very similar systems from what I can tell. I didn't have to make any changes to bios or anything else like that. But without WinEQ2 the game will NOT run on my system. And unless I run it exactly like I laid out here, It will not work.

If my instructions suck let me know and Ill make some screenshots of my process. I don't even remember how I figured this out. lol

I didn't rename the profile at all but I uses the WinEQ 2.0 Default Profile.

That profile reads as:

Name = WinEQ 2.0 Default Profile

Window Title = WinEQ {VERSION} {PLUGIN} - EverQuest (Hotkey: {HOTKEY})

EQPath = D:\Everquest

EQClient.ini = .\eqclient.ini

Sound = ON

Test/Beta Server = Normal

Global activation Hotkey = AUTO

Locale = us (US English)

EQPlayNice settings are as:
General
Auto Expland - Off
FPS Indicator - Off
FPS Indicator X and Y = 5/25

Forground:
CPU/FPS Limiter Mode - FPS Limiter
CPU/FPS Limit = 40
Rendering Limiter Mode = 1 out of x frames
Rendering Limit = 1

Background:
CPU/FPS Limiter Mode - CPU Limiter
CPU/FPS Limit = 30
Rendering Limiter Mode = 1 out of x frames
Rendering Limit = 30

I have an Nvidia 660GTX. I get that multi-colored box as well. Right click that and do preferences or run EQ profile which starts the game.

Thanks and I look forward to your reply.

[Bombay2]

Something odd seems to be happening when I limit my FPS. Either through WinEQ, or without WinEQ just using alt+O. Lowering my FPS cap seems to bring back slow-motion movement. At a 40 FPS cap I'm always in slow motion, at 60 sometimes, and at 90 rarely. This is while affinity is set both through WinEQ and without. Has anyone else encountered this?

[Rararboker]

Looks like we have matching settings. You seem to run the game the same way I do. No clue why you would be having issues. Really confusing, heh

[dafier]

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

Looks like we have matching settings. You seem to run the game the same way I do. No clue why you would be having issues. Really confusing, heh

OK. I really appreciate your time. I am going to mess with the settings now and see if I can come up with a fix.

[dafier]

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

Looks like we have matching settings. You seem to run the game the same way I do. No clue why you would be having issues. Really confusing, heh

Bought a R9 270 video card. Going to try it out when I get it and let you know.