Test Update 9/19/2023 - New Bugs Only

The Wizard aa Arcane Whisper ranks 2 and 3 do not do anything. I took a video of a test showing it has 0 effect compared to Mind Crash, which according to the description is a much weaker threat reduction.

Yep. It's been confirmed but nothing done about it.

https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq...isper-not-working-on-tlp.285840/#post-4189739

Not sure if this is a new bug or not.

I'm on the test server today testing out the rogue AA called Massive Strike at level 85. The description states that massive strike has a 10% chance to trigger on any backstab. I've backstabbed 510 times and have seen 0 Massive Strikes. At 10% chance I should have seen around 51 procs, but I've seen 0.

So the odds of wizard getting buffed then? rip

Less than a month till beta, I'm expecting backlash over class balance and nothing being done since last beta.

Fixed it for you!

Every year in beta:
EQ devs: "Class balance issues? What's that? Well, this is the first WE'VE ever heard that there's an issue!"

My laptop was running windows 7. Tried that for a while same crash.
Updated to windows 10. Went through all updates. Same crash.
My card is listed as supported. dxdiag shows 11_1 feature level.
Live works fine. I tried removing eqclient.ini as well to no avail.
Here is the crash.

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:56 2023]00000:Starting EverQuest (Built Sep 18 2023 19:05:29)
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:56 2023]00001:EverQuest Configuration Type: RELEASE_NON_AVATAR
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:56 2023]00002:Timezone: UTC-5h00m
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:56 2023]00003:Loading graphics DLL.
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:57 2023]00004:Graphics DLL Configuration Type: GraphicsDLL
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:57 2023]00005:Graphics DLL Version 2.00.12345
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:57 2023]00006:Initializing timers.
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00007:Checking critical files.
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00008:Initializing WinSock.
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00009:Enumerating 3D devices.
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00000:Found adapter #0 - Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 (0.0.0.0000)

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00001:Found adapter #1 - NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (0.0.0.0000)

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00002:Found adapter #2 - Microsoft Basic Render Driver (0.0.0.0000)

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00003:Adapter #0 - Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 :

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00004:32Bit = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00005:16Bit(565) = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00006:16Bit(1555) = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00007:Adapter #1 - NVIDIA Quadro K1100M :

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00008:32Bit = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00009:16Bit(565) = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00010:16Bit(1555) = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00011:Adapter #2 - Microsoft Basic Render Driver :

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00012:32Bit = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00013:16Bit(565) = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00014:16Bit(1555) = 0, D32 = 0, D24 = 0, D16 = 0

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00015:GetAdapterDisplayMode failed.

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00010:Creating window.
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:58 2023]00011:Checking display driver version.
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00012:Activating window.
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00016:GetAdapterDisplayMode failed.

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00017:GetAdapterDisplayMode failed.

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00018:CRender::InitDevice: GetAdapterDisplayMode failed.

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00019:GetAdapterDisplayMode failed.

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00020:GetAdapterDisplayMode failed.

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00021:CRender::InitDevice: GetAdapterDisplayMode failed.

[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00000:EQ Window Width: 800 Height: 600
[Mon Sep 25 22:43:59 2023]00022:FAILED: Unable to initialize texture(s), closing game...

Forcing eq to use the nvida quadro instead of the onboard intel has fixed this for now.
Note that I could not do so via the launcher. It would only let me (and still only lets me) select the nvidia. But under system->display->graphics settings you can add an app in windows and choose the card. That fixed it. (again no problems on live only test).

Shadow haven zoned fine. Zoned to paludal and crashed. Now I crash trying to zone into world every time. Return home greyed out. Relevant dbg.txt is

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:11 2023]00608:Connected to eqzone-34.everquest.com:2263...

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:12 2023]00609:Zone Connect -- 2 -- Sending MSG_EQ_ADDPLAYER
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:13 2023]00610:Zone Connect -- 3 -- Received MSG_SEND_PC
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:13 2023]00611:Received our Player from zone.
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:13 2023]00612:Received MSG_EQ_ADDPLAYER, Player = Jondolare, zone = Paludal Depths
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:14 2023]00613:MSG_TIME_STAMP received.
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:14 2023]00614:MSG_TIME_STAMP received. (Items inc).
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00615:Item done, MSG_WEATHER_EVENT received.

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00616:Initializing zone.
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00617:Initializing world.
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00199:Beginning handling memory on zoning.
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00200:Memory: Load: 67, Total Phys: 7817, Avail Phys: 2534, Total Page: 15753, Avail Page: 8841, Total Virtual: 134217727, Avail Virtual: 134207494, FreeBlocks: 131998430,1566637,318308,277968,30931,7970,3590,2047,724,204
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00201ools: Temp: 131072(0). Persistent: 54070116(53978452). OnDemand: 131072(43789). Zone: 0(0)
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00202:MaxTextures: 13331k, CurrentTextures: 3411k, HighQualityTextures: 3411k
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00203:Finished handling memory on zoning.
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00204:Memory: Load: 67, Total Phys: 7817, Avail Phys: 2534, Total Page: 15753, Avail Page: 8841, Total Virtual: 134217727, Avail Virtual: 134207494, FreeBlocks: 131998430,1566637,318308,277968,30931,7970,3590,2047,724,204
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00205ools: Temp: 131072(0). Persistent: 54070116(53978452). OnDemand: 0(0). Zone: 0(0)
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00206:MaxTextures: 13331k, CurrentTextures: 1536k, HighQualityTextures: 1536k
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00618:Verifying world files.
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:16 2023]00619:Attempting to load paludaltwo.EQG.
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:17 2023]00620ump generation request succeeded: C:\Crash\24f76009-203c-403e-ba5a-f4ca37eda450.dmp
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00621:Fatal error occurred in mainthread! (Release Client #630)

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00622:Client Version: Sep 18 2023 19:05:29
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00623:Skin Directory: UIFiles\Default\

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00624:Graphics DLL Loaded: Graphics DLL Version 2.00.12345
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00625:Graphics Build Date: Sep 18 2023 19:02:20
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00626:Video Card: NVIDIA Quadro K1100M, 0.0.0.0000

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00627:Crash (char = Jondolare, zone = paludaltwo)

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00628:Local Player's World location at time of crash: -1810.000000, 799.000000, -247.000000.

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00629:Gamestate at crash = 253

[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00630rocessor: 8 of type 8664
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00631:Memory: Load: 68, Total Phys: 7817, Avail Phys: 2479, Total Page: 15753, Avail Page: 8833, Total Virtual: 134217727, Avail Virtual: 134207487, FreeBlocks: 131998430,1566637,318308,277968,30931,7970,3590,2047,724,204
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00632:CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.40GHz 10000
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00633ools: Temp: 131072(71010). Persistent: 54070116(53978452). OnDemand: 0(0). Zone: 1179648(1098622)
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00634:MaxTextures: 13331k, CurrentTextures: 3584k, HighQualityTextures: 3584k
[Tue Sep 26 13:32:18 2023]00635:Memory Mode: Minimum

Return home will be greyed out for a half hour (i think it is) after your last logout. Go have lunch then come back and try again.

I testcopied and started from there. Decided to try and enter paludal from shadeweavers instead of of shadowhaven now im back in the same predicament. The crash happened on two very different machines. The first was my laptop recently upgraded from windows 7 to 10. The second my desktop thats been on windows 10 for a couple years. sky = 0 on both btw.

100% Justifiable backlash at that.

Same thing happened to me with different zones. I deleted my eqclient.ini file and I was able to get back in.

One of the Devs said to set TextureCache=FALSE in you eqclient.ini file. That may have been the cause.

There is a patch going on right now. Maybe this will get fixed and you won't have to try the work arounds.

that was off in my eqclient.ini already as was sky.
What i did notice was removing my eqclient.ini allowed me to login. one of the differences I spotted between the two files was posteffects=0 on the working one.