Patcher Woes

Let me express what many of you are feeling right now: Arrrrrrrrrgh! Let me in! Let me in! I want my Kitty! *breathe* OK. According to Sony, they are aware of the problems and are working on them, including bringing on more patching servers. Why they didn't think of this before, since this is almost identical to what happened at the original release is beyond me, but I'm sure they want you to play their game as much as you want to play it. Feel free to use this forum to try to help each other get into the game or to just console each other while you wait.

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Class Action suit
# Dec 05 2001 at 3:00 AM Rating: Decent
A class action suit has been started today against Sony / Verant. If you are a player and purchased the SOL expansion and were not able to log in today, you can join the suit and possibly get reimbursed for the cost of the expansion and this month's monthly fees. All of the current 400,000 plus subscribers are invited to join.

If you are interested in joining the class-action suit, please email Andy Llora Esq. at
ofi-andy@pacbell.net. Please use the subject line "Sony / Verant Class Action Suit" in your emails. Andy is the lead attorney from Llora, Trillo and Scrotus partners LLP.

Although we all enjoy the game, the latest actions from Sony / Verant in regards to this expansion are nothing less than breach of contract. Please join us in the fight to keep these corporate giants in check.
RE: Class Action suit
# Dec 05 2001 at 3:25 AM Rating: Decent
shut the **** up dumbass!!!!!!!
sky3d is down
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:59 AM Rating: Default
some others to go, but nonetheless 25minutes as opposed to 31 hours is great =)
PEPPER
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:59 AM Rating: Default
got online Pepper thanks =))) hugsss
Errr...uhhh
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:56 AM Rating: Default
Well was 10 minutes, then it jumped to 25 when i hit..you guessed it...sky3d file, can anyone make a zip file for this plz?
I smell somethin
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:54 AM Rating: Default
Its pepper cuz your the ****, only 10 minutes as opposed to 31 hours =) thanx agaion too bad im on tholluxe and your where u are =P
3d error
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:54 AM Rating: Decent
No 3D Devices Found Error

This error will appear when a customer has DirectX 8.0a installed, but the game is trying to use a DirectX 8.1 compliant driver. The solution is to upgrade to DirectX 8.1.
3-d error...scharra50/delphine
# Dec 05 2001 at 3:26 AM Rating: Default
i dont get it ..what is this 3-d error ?i have waited 20 hours today to log on only to find it says i don't have some 3-d bs..what is this 3-d thibg how can i get around it?
flagrant grovelling plea
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:53 AM Rating: Decent
When I first started installing, I had the INSTALLERCONFIG.EXE crash during, though the installation completed anyway. When the patch didn't work, one of the things I did naturally was reinstall after deleting the EQ directory....so now, all ym patches are having to be redownloaded at a painful crawl.

Pepper - is there any way I/we could convince/beg yo to ZIP most of your EQ directory, minus licensing, *.ini's, and char. files, and slap it up there? I mean, people still have to register their expansions even if they have the files, right?

If you can do this, it would be so fantastically wonderful. If you can't, still many thanks for what you did do, it cut what I was told would be a 71 hour DL into a 7 hour one, heh.
to pygapiscis
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:52 AM Rating: Default
Pygapiscis, your help is indeed apreciated by all us addicts.....just a few files you might want to add to that zip or better yet make another zip for these seem to be the long ones

sky_s3d
Global6_chr.s3d
gequip4.s3d
RE: to pygapiscis
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:55 AM Rating: Decent
gequip2.s3d
?????
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:51 AM Rating: Default
So why is it still taking so long?
I'm ON
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:50 AM Rating: Default
/shout OMG I'm on. Later all have fun hehehehehe
Dance of joy
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:49 AM Rating: Default
/dance THANK YOU PEPPER
/panic
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:48 AM Rating: Default
Now i am done with the darn patch!! and it finds no 3D device!! WTF...isnt this the same game that i was playing 24 hr ago!? F*********K!!
RE: /panic
# Dec 05 2001 at 3:18 AM Rating: Default
you haven't upgraded to DirectX 8.1 if you get that message.
RE: /panic
# Dec 05 2001 at 3:16 AM Rating: Default
Try installing Direct X 8.1 - it worked for my bro, but I still get no device found. I have a Hercules Prophet 4500, he has a GeForce 2. Its worth a try, and here's the link to Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp

Good luck
:/
RE: /panic
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:54 AM Rating: Default
You werent playin 24hours ago.... remember the servers were down so that we could make a "smooth" transition to SoL =/
Error
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:48 AM Rating: Default
If I get an error should I start all over again
PEPPER!!!
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:47 AM Rating: Default
omg Pepper thanks =))) so far it is dling patches at least =) its past the connecting part and not freezing =)) be back to let u know if i get on Rodcet Nife thanks!!!!! /cheers Pepper
BEer!
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:47 AM Rating: Default
ANyone live in Atlanta near hiway285 exit 30 want to go out for a beer this is too much!!
Zips
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:46 AM Rating: Default
Im trying the zip down load now In Wis. usa
This is stupid
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:45 AM Rating: Default
I have two computers each having 3d cards..which is NOT bein recognized ...OF COURSE...I had absolutely no problems with the patches..did both systems downloaded in under ten minutes..did a complete file check on both just to be safe..under five minutes...NOW I STILL CAN'T PLAY.
and because there is a new engine or something I haven't even LOADED SOL yet..I needed to upgrade memory past the 256 I have in both machines...
ARGH!!!! WTF am I supposed to do NOW????
RE: This is stupid
# Dec 05 2001 at 3:19 AM Rating: Default
upgrade your DirectX to 8.1
Any more files
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:45 AM Rating: Default
Does anyone have the rest of the files we need to get on...?
i should work for verant ;)
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:44 AM Rating: Decent
ROFL you guys are a hoot.

http://www.pepper-land.net/bin/luclin_patch.zip

unzip it to your eq dir.

to answer your ?s:

a) c:\program files\everquest is the default directory.

b) if you still need to download files, it's cause you weren't completely uptodate before this (don't forget before there was optional, kunark, velious, patch buttons)

c) i own shadows of luclin, but shouldn't matter, these files are downloaded regardless

d) get winzip (winzip.com) if you don't have it
Do u have to have Luclin for Patch
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:41 AM Rating: Default
Do you have to have the Shadows of Luclin expansion or is this patch from Pygapiscis good for the "regular" game too?
zipped
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:40 AM Rating: Default
ok, got them to unzip to the default target but wont start cuz im missing a file or soemthin, think i need to send all this to eq directory how do i do it?
RE: zipped
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:42 AM Rating: Default
just go to the zipped files again, double click them. then when it says to where, don't accept the default, manually point it to the Everquest directory. u'll figure it out, just look around.
Verant strikes again!
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:40 AM Rating: Default
READ THIS! It looks like VI has gone and changed the user Licence Agreement again without notifying us!!!!!! One of the files early in the patch is Licence.exe, hmm could that be another modification? Didn't the original agreement say that we would be notified first of any changes? This will make at least the second time they've pulled this on us. Oh and just to be clear I've read the entire news post twice now, all sorts of talk about the Luclin features but no mention of the agreement.

Thanks alot VI, you Gatesian pricks.
RE: Verant strikes again!
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:43 AM Rating: Default
Yeah i just saw that too.
THANK YOU
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:40 AM Rating: Default
Well it may not be everything that i need but 30+ hours just got turned into 2 hours so... im happier thanks agian
all dloaded
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:39 AM Rating: Default
Got it all D-Loaded, start it up and bam no 3d box, i dindt even buy luclin i got dx8.1 and updated my drivers any clue?
rankin
# Dec 05 2001 at 2:38 AM Rating: Default
It annoys the crap out of me that we buy the game pay our registration fee's then they hit us with a "you must up-grade your system" i mean honestly i have a wife and kids and am trying to support my family aswell as enjoy my EQ time but how the hell can they ask me to up-grade when i pay my damn monthly fee's....RUDE PRICKS
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