Problem and maybe solution to login server freeze / crash

[Angelox]

I have this problem all the time;
When I start up the EQ client, it will freeze, then crash to desktop after username / password. You can see the servers, but that's all (then it crashes).
The problem is in the "eqlsPlayerData.ini" with these two lines:

LastServerID=
LastServerName=

it can also freeze if "HasReadSWarning=true" is set to "false" and sometimes "LastViewed=-1709800869" has a zero number in it.

I think it only happens to users like me that also have a LAN with a public server running. What I see happens alot to reqular users who do not have a server, is, when I first re-load my server here, they get pushed into my server when they choose someone elses or use quick-connect.
What might also happen to users is, everytime someone loads a server, the numbers assigned to them in do not match any more with the ones in your "LastServerID=" line. In fact, all the server numbers must get shuffled around with a new server add in the log in server. So when you restart your EQ client, what your client is looking for in "LastServerID=" is something different; if you have a 7x client and you "LastServerID=" now matches that of a 6x server, that will cause you to freeze too.
One solution would be to start assigning specific numbers to the public servers (one that would never change).
My work-around solution is;

Always keep "LastServerID=" "LastServerName=" cleared (notheng after the "="). Make sure everthing is set to "true" (HasReadSWarning=true).

Sometimes , even though you do all this, it still freezes- Just restart your server, then you'll be able to log in (make sure you did the "eqlsPlayerData.ini" changes first) .

So far, this has always worked for me

[Angelox]

here's a batch you can make for this that will save you some time;

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cls
copy/y eqlsPlayerData1.ini eqlsPlayerData.ini
eqgame.exe patchme
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should be self-explanitory, you'll need a "fixed" copy of eqlsPlayerData.ini renamed to eqlsPlayerData1.ini for it to work

If you don't know how to make a batch file, I zipped up my stuff an posted it here;
http://www.nahunta.org/preq.zip

you need to unzip it all into your everquest directory and place the "EQ Titanium.lnk" file on your desktop.

It's crude, but it works

[ncjyro]

I'm sure this has been answered already but I'm really not sure where to find the answer. I hate to be that guy but if anyone could help please do. I tried setting the LastServerID= and LastServerName= blank and tried logging on to a server but the same error I got happend. It goes to a black screen and the yellow cursor I am still able to move. But when I push crtl+alt+delete it says Everquest Not Responding. It never am able to log onto EQ and create a character and play. What should I do?

Thanks
Jeff

[ncjyro]

Forget the last thing I said I guess I'll need to get titanium

[Angelox]

Originally Posted by ncjyro

Forget the last thing I said I guess I'll need to get titanium

Yea, I would say start with a fresh Titanium install before you try anything else - and don't forget you can't run the patcher; that will ruin it for you.

[ncjyro]

Ya i did the shortcut thing with the repatch and all so ill go get titanium tomorrow or somethin. thanks again