No Everquest.exe file
 

I only seem to see escapetonorrath.exe file and putting patch me on the shortcut target doesn't seem to bypass the patch server. I downloaded this from steam, tryin to figure out why it's not working with emu.

it's eqgame.exe. not everquest.exe

Yes. that file isn't there either. The only executable file I see in the folder is escapetonorrath.exe but "patchme" isn't bypassing the patch server. No eqgame.exe file at all.

Did you actually purchase Underfoot or House of Thule, or are you trying to use the trial client?

purchased from steam

I had a similar issue, There is an executable called _verquest.exe. Make sure you properly installed everything so it can expand the file to Everquest.exe. There should be a setup or install program in the package.