Players:How To Connect

What to expect

In the latest release (0.6.5), many features have been implemented. See the Project Status Module for a complete list. We are still in an ALPHA development stage, so nothing is 100% complete. Combat, spells, quests, items, loot, even mounts have found their way into the code. Everything requires a second look, so when you are playing on an EQ2Emulator, we ask that you utilize the /bug command in-game and report anything you find that is not working.

Getting a copy of Everquest 2

To play on the emulator you must first have a legal copy of Sentinel's Fate, or a previous version The Shadow Odyssey UN-patched, Box Sets only. Once you acquire either LEGAL box set, you may use our EQ2EmuPatch Utility to patch your client to a compatible version.

Asking on the forums on how to illegally get Everquest 2 is frowned upon, you will not receive an answer and you may possibly be banned, so please do not ask this question.

Client versions that work

The current supported client will always be updated on the main page of our Portal. Check there before asking questions about your current version being supported. If your version is higher than our current, you will have to wait til EQ2Emulator gets updated to your version.

ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR CLIENT FILES BEFORE CONNECTING TO SOE LIVE SERVERS!

In fact, it is highly recommended that you make a copy of your live EQ2 client and use that only for EQ2Emulator, keeping the two completely separate so patching will not break your current Emu client.

Example:

C:\<EQ2 Live Install>\

C:\<EQ2 Emu Install>\

Connecting to a Public Server

Getting an account

Before proceeding, you must create a forum account than create player account to play on the public world servers. To do this, use the Account Management module found on our portal.

Click on 'Create a Login Account', complete the form and click on "Register Account", Now you can begin connecting to the server.

Connecting

It is advised that you backup your Everquest 2 directory so that you can play both on Sony's Live servers while testing the server emulator out.

To connect to an emulator server you must first edit your eq_default.ini file.

Find the line similar to

cl_ls_address 199.108.12.33 199.108.........

and change it to

cl_ls_address eq2emulator.net

That's it.

Now run the Everquest2.exe to login to the server. There should not be any patching screen, you should be taken directly into the game login. If your game shows up with the sony patcher then it may be because you have clicked a shortcut link to the patcher instead of clicking on the Everquest2.exe program.

Guide Written By: Andrew