5) Common issues FAQ

This page is meant to be a quick reference for some common issues.

Common crashing issues

Most crashes are caused by the 32 bit process and out of memory errors. (the three below will resolve most crashing issues)
Use 4gb patch on the RoF2 client exe (eqgame.exe)
Use old models
Minimizing the global load for models (details below)
==============================
4gb patch Webpage
Eqgame.exe already patched if you don't want to do it yourself (RoF2 client)
if on lazarus here is a more trimmed down global load that retains MOST of the models NewGlobalLoads_2024-08-24_Lazarus.zip
here is my bot eqclient.ini that has a lot of the options for reduced memory. eqclient.zip
if not or you want as bare bones as you can get. Make a backup of the existing GlobalLoad.txt in your EQ\Resources directory and replace with this one GlobalLoad.txt (this will disable a lot of models, get used to seeing human male warriors running around, if that's important to you, do this last)

Turn off Rebar, RoF2 client does NOT like it and will tank performance. This is labeled as "AMD SmartAccess Memory"

AMD speed bug with BASE clock speeds above 4.2ghz.
Extract and replace your EQGraphicsDX9.dll in your EQ directory
https://github.com/RekkasGit/E3NextAndMQNextBinary/raw/main/Utilities/speedpatched_EQGraphicsDX9.7z

Make sure you have MQ2Maps loaded by issuing a /maps command. If you see a Usage: /mapshow [spawnfilter|reset|repeat] then the plugin is loaded.
Make sure you have your layers visible. Open the map and on the right side below the zoom in/zoom out buttons and above the active layers are the visible layers MQ2 writes data out to layer 2, so make sure that's visible.

Place the MQ2Nav folder in /resources/, so final result would be /resources/mq2nav

If using frame limiter (highly recommended), disable particle effects on background characters.
Frame limiter settings - Want background frame limiting enabled, low Target FPS, and want minimum simulation rate under advanced option at least 30 FPS

Try turning on Direct Play as a legacy Windows feature https://recordit.co/rWl4oWpiXS