Baclk screen after Server select

[kill_Aes_Sedai]

What client are you using? The same thing happens to me if load SoD and the server doesnt support it.

[Dekt]

Titanium-Starting EverQuest (Build Oct 31 2005 10:33:37)

[trevius]

You may want to try updating your video card drivers and see if that helps. Also, do you happen to be playing from a location other than your own house where you own the modem/router yourself? If so, and if you are playing through a proxy like at work or school/dorm, it may be a proxy issue with blocking port 5998. You might want to check your router and make sure it is ok.

Also, have you tried more than just 1 server? Maybe the server you are trying is the cause of the problem. I would generally recommend trying PEQ as a test base, since all clients should always be able to connect to it, but since it is down, I would recommend trying a few different servers, and probably mostly the ones from the preferred list as recommended. Some servers use a custom spell file (or other custom files) and sometimes requiring custom files can cause clients to not connect properly for whatever reason, but that is normally only after you reach character select.

Have you tried completely uninstalling EQ and deleting the EQ folder and then installing it again, yet? That may help if there is any chance you patched even a little while trying to get setup for the first time.

[Dekt]

I havnt been playing anywhere else, I am doing a fresh install form CD at the moment, I hade tried other server and it didnt work. Im considering I might have goofed something up somewhere for me to be doing this much digging. So we will see what a fresh install does.

[Dekt]

As far as servers go, im looking into EZServer, does that requier special files? From what i have read it doesnt. But Id like to ask since we are talking about the possibility.

[trevius]

Yeah, EZ server has a custom spell file (and maybe other custom files I don't know of offhand), but you should still at least be able to reach the char select if that was the cause of the problem. Generally the spell file doesn't cause an issue, but sometimes it can.