Hi Im new here

[vanessa]

Sorry if this is an inappropriate post for this particular forum. I came to the most general forum I could find. I'm brand new to EQ Emu. I currently have everquest but not the platinum edition which I can buy. I have a couple of questions. Does playing require long distance caling or are there local access numbers? Is there a way to play EQ offline? I'm just beginning to learn about this and appreciate any assistance. I'm still not that sure about EQ Emu and what it can do.

Thanks,

Vanessa

[Angelox]

Unless we are not on the same planet (and I suspect we may not), EqEmu Everquest is played via public Interenet.
And yes, you need a store bought Titanium.

[So_1337]

To start with, you'll need the Everquest Titanium edition to play. No other version will do. This is because all the servers are running the same version of software, and you need to be able to communicate with the servers with the same version.

From there, how you play depends upon the level of involvement you're looking for. You can host and run a server yourself, or just play on one of the many others that are already going. So long as you have an internet connection, every EQEmu server you play on will be free. The only thing you'll wind up paying for is your ISP to connect to the internet =P

As for playing offline, you can, but you would have to host the server yourself on your own machine and then play from that same machine. This, again, depends upon your level of involvement. The setup can be a bit tedious, especially if it's your first time, but thankfully techguy84 recently wrote a very nice PDF guide for setting up your own server.

The first step would be to get EQ Titanium, and go from there. You can usually find this in stores or online for around $20.

[Dr Schlock]

The edition you would want to purchase is the Titanium edition, not platinum. In terms of dial-up numbers, as long as you have access to the internet, you should be able to play (I assume you have some sort of access or you wouldn't be posting here ) Also, to play offline you'll want to look at the forums/documentation sections on minilogin.

[Dr Schlock]

dangit... I hate when I post at the same time as someone else

[So_1337]

I was about to post something similar, as Angelox only beat me by a minute or two as well =P

[techguy84]

Vanessa, as far as the calling and phone numbers thing, I am only going to assume your on Dial-Up internet. To clear up what the others have said,

The only time you dial a number is when your connecting to the internet through your Internet Service Provider (ISP's like AOL, Earthling, MSN)

Once you do that, your link to the internet in its whole. You go anywhere from that point. You request information (data) from other places, and it travels through the internet back to your computer. The same applies to Everquest, and this Everquest Server Emulator.

Everquest is a Online Game that requires you to connect to Game Servers in order to play. The EQEmu site your on now is what's called a Server Emulator, meaning that we/you can make a server that is similar to the ones used by the Everquest Developers (Sony Online Entertainment). There servers require that you pay a monthly fee to play and here you dont have too.

The only thing you have to have in order to play with us here is a copy of Everquest Titanium, which can only be purchased from online shops like E-Bay or Amazon.com. You can no longer find it in retail stores like GameStop, EB Games, Wal-Mart ect....

Once you have this all you have to do is install it and then make a little change to a file to tell it to connect to us here instead of Sony. This is not that hard and I would suggest that you take a look at the guide linked in my signature for steps on how to do this.

Hope this sheds a little more light into your questions and good luck.

[John Adams]

You really are a "techguy" aren't you? I have never seen you answer a question in 500 words or less

Good work, btw.

[techguy84]

You really are a "techguy" aren't you? I have never seen you answer a question in 500 words or less

Well, I know hundreds of people that are waayyy smarter than I am. I just like to explain things thoughly and in detail. I run a computer business and one of my perks (and also downfalls) is that I explain everything I do or get asked as much as I can with the knowledge I have. I like people to know not just what something is, but why its like that, what happens behind the scenes, what can happen ect....

This way when someone says, "Ok, whats this error" they can be like, ok well I know that that IP address is not mine so I must of messed up there.

Im a nerd I know, cant help it.

[oghog]

Thats ok, we still love ya.

[John Adams]

Originally Posted by techguy84

I like people to know not just what something is, but why its like that, what happens behind the scenes, what can happen ect...

I used to think like you... then I started working with software engineers everyday.

[GeorgeS]

So what this about still using dialup?

I heard the Europeans are redifining broadband as 10mbit connections now or better - making us in the US feel like we're using dialup

GeorgeS