Peculliar problem - crash on server connect

[tandcemerson]

Greetings,

I read the other thread that is simillarly titled but I believe I have a different problem though it appears to be the same in many ways.

First of all, I can play live without problems. Also, my two installations of Shards of Dayala work without problem too. I am wanting to try out Shadow Haven which is why I am trying to do this. From a hardware perspective, everything should work well since the other installations are running with no problems.

I've had EQEmu running before, but have since done a re-image. The one big difference I can see is that now I am on DX10 (hate that it is not downgradable), but like I said, the other ones work fine still. I even did a clean install to make sure that everything was good.

So here is what happens: regardless of what server I choose, immediately after I choose one I get an eqgame.exe crash. Unfortunately I can't find a debug file to say what is going on, but it is 100%.

Regarding the thread on dual/quad cores, I am on a core duo system, but when I try to "Set Affinity..." I get an access denied error even though I can get set affinitiy for other processes. I thought that was strange so that may be my problem, but I can't see a way around it.

I think that's about everything I can say and I hope that someone may have some insight into why I am only getting this error for EQEmu.

Thanks in advance!

[tandcemerson]

Ok, an update: I was able to download MS's Process Explorer to mess with the affinity setting so that wasn't it. Also, I can't seem to find how to edit my post, but it is Storm Haven I am trying to connect to

[nosfentora]

It could be your screen resolution - change your desktop res to 1024x768 and see if that helps. i've had the same problem on DX9 and 10

[trevius]

You can only edit your post within the first 5 minutes of posting them.

And ya, you might want to mess with your resolution. I don't know the specifics on fixing resolution issues, but you can probably try your eqclient.ini file and make adjustments there or run the eqconfig.exe program (or whatever it is called in the eq directory) and change the resolution there. Also, maybe even changing your desktop resolution or setting EQ to run in windowed mode might help.

You could possible still have dual core issues, but normally they don't crash instantly after selecting a server. You might want to try some of the other solutions on the thread below. Upgrading to SP3 can help, or running in compatibility mode. And if you are using an AMD processor, you should get the AMD Optimizer program.

http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25327

[nosfentora]

my eq is set to run at 1920x1080 in game, but if i start eq w/ my screen @ that resolution it crashes. i have to drop my desktop res to 1024x768, run eq, then alt+enter to full screen and 1920x1080 kicks in - haven't neded to edit the .ini files yet.

hope it's helpful

[tandcemerson]

Well, over the past few days, amid internet downtimes and other various annoyances, I've been trying all sorts of res combos on both my desktop and for the client. I've tried every compatibility mode too and nothing. I just can't understand why it won't work this time because last time it was so easy and you would think after a re-image it would be easier (less garbage to mess things up).

I'm not running an AMD processor.

I really think I am about to give up since I would think the problem is my use of DX10. It's the only large change I have made and also something I can't really fix without re-imaging again.

Thank you everyone for your help.