Titanium: Problems Connecting to Server and with WinEq2
 

Hi all, I've been trying to get Eqemulator to work for the past 12 hours or so and have ended up banging my head against a wall. First,
I installed the titanium client and followed the setup instructions, and am running windows 7 32-bit. I have a dual-core CPU and have tried all the guidance in the stickied thread to fix dual-core issues. The problems I keep having are a combination of several different problems discussed on the FAQ (http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...akka=EQEmuFAQ). The thing that's puzzling me is that they seem to be occurring inconsistently, regardless of what troubleshooting steps I try.

The first error is when I try to log in to the server select screen, about 50% of the time it will time out. If I manage to get through, there's yet another 50/50 chance that it will go through but no servers will show up. If the servers do manage to show up and I select one, about 90% of the time it just goes to a black screen then goes back to the login screen about 2 minutes later. If by some miracle of god I manage to actually get in to the character select screen or the world, I often crash when zoning and if I don't, the lag is unplayable (~1,000ms).

I realize this is a laundry list of problems, but I would appreciate any help. I've tried all the troubleshooting steps I can find on the forums. I've gone through the dual-core FAQ, I've double, triple, and quintuple checked that eqhost is configured properly. I have added an exception to windows firewall for Everquest, and have tried completely disabling the firewall. I have tinkered around with resolution settings and running everquest in compatability mode, and this hasn't done me much good either (although running windowed at 800x600, I seem to have a decent chance of getting through to the character select screen. Although, trying to actually play at 800x600 is far from ideal).

Finally, I have tried to install wineq2 in the hopes that would help fix some of my issues. I am unable to run the initial patch for wineq without it freezing up midway. Currently, I've posted a thread to the lavishsoft forums and am awaiting reply on that issue (http://www.lavishsoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5146).

I am really looking forward to being able to relive my Nostalgia for this game, but I'm having a hell of a time doing it. I'm sorry if there is any information I left out, please let me know and I'll provide it. Thanks for any help anyone can offer!

Edit: Also, I have tried reinstalling titanium to a directory other than program files. Still no luck.

Please disregard, I ended up reinstalling for the third time and for some reason it actually seemed to fix the problem. I'm a little perplexed, but not complaining.