Help needed - EQ1 Issues

[Umbrae]

My system is as follows.
Asus Crosshair Mother board, Bios V 904 (I know it is not the latest, but it is the most stable according the asus forums (if you are not running a quad core that is))
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 Windsor 2.8GHz Dual Core
BFG GeForce 8800GTS 640MB (BFGR88640GTSOCE) Forceware 169.21
4GB (4 x 1GB) mushkin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer (forget the driver, but I checked for new updates for all 3 days ago)
Raid 5 HDD array (about 1 TB available, with 16 GB set as a swap file (I do 3d gfx rendering as a hobby))
Windows XP 64, and Win Vista Ultimate (dual boot)

I quit EQ for a few years and built a new computer after I had stopped playing. I recently dug out my disks, and reinstalled the game.
Now occasionally I get some issues with textures loading odd, such as some ones pants not loading, or similar. Also I commonly get short lockups, 1-2 min. Sometimes complete freezes. I assumed this was due to the dual core bug. one of the reasons I started using wineq2, was because I heard it could change the cpu affinity.
Although win EQ2 has taken my issues in a whole new direction. The texture corruption has gone nuts, a texture or two not loading is normal. Graphics glitches start signaling the coming of a lockup. Player names will get blocks added to them is almost Always first. The all textures go Technicolor. At this point all is responding fine. Since my main is a necro, I can FD and /q (any other class would be screwed) even with the textures all nutty. but within 5-10 min the PC will hard lock or reboot. If I close EQ I open anything else, BF2, Crysis, HL2, Oblivion fine . . . although the gamma is fugged up. I cannot reload EQ normally without a reboot.

I would have though perhaps it was an issue with a funky texture, but a full file scan shows nothing.


This is happing randomly, but the more instances of EQ I run the quicker it tends to happen. running one account I might not see anything more than a few texture bugs, with no issues with a full night of gaming. Other nights with a single account I have to reboot 3-4 times. With multiple accounts I can usually be garanteed with 1-2 hours I will need to reboot. Sometimes only lasting 5 min.

I installed vista on this machine to test EQ (thinking perhaps XP64 was the cultrate) but Vista just screwed EQ to hell instantly. I never got the ground to load (yes the texture for the ground was missing, from PoK, and 2 other zones. . . about half the buildings too, although the doors were always their)

I am going to delete and reinstall EQ today as that is all I can think of. Yet having fallen out of the EQ world for a few years I was wondering if someone else might have some helpful suggestions?

[Umbrae]

WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 2/3790.srv03_sp2_gdr.070321-2337
System Physical RAM: 3150/4094MB
Page File: 13416/14039MB
Virtual Memory: 655/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 FX-62 Dual Core Processor @ 2813MHz
CPU 2: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 FX-62 Dual Core Processor @ 2813MHz
CPU Affinity Mask: 1
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1680,1050) (1680x1050) PRIMARY
Sound: ?
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.13
WinEQ: 2.15

Loaded Modules:
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Module 0: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\eqgame.exe
Module 1: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
Module 2: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\kernel32.dll
Module 3: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\mss32.dll
Module 4: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\USER32.dll
Module 5: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\GDI32.dll
Module 6: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\ADVAPI32.dll
Module 7: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\RPCRT4.dll
Module 8: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\Secur32.dll
Module 9: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
Module 10: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll
Module 11: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
Module 12: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
Module 13: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
Module 14: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT8.dll
Module 15: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3dx9_30.dll
Module 16: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\WININET.dll
Module 17: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\SHLWAPI.dll
Module 18: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\Normaliz.dll
Module 19: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\iertutil.dll
Module 20: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\xul.dll
Module 21: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\js3250.dll
Module 22: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\nspr4.dll
Module 23: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\MSVCR71.dll
Module 24: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\plc4.dll
Module 25: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\plds4.dll
Module 26: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\SHELL32.dll
Module 27: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\ole32.dll
Module 28: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\VERSION.dll
Module 29: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
Module 30: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\comdlg32.dll
Module 31: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.3790.3959_x-ww_78FCF8D0\COMCTL32.dll
Module 32: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
Module 33: C:\WINDOWS\system32\LPK.DLL
Module 34: C:\WINDOWS\system32\USP10.dll
Module 35: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\WOW64_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.3790.3959_x-ww_5FA17F4E\comctl32.dll
Module 36: C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll
Module 37: C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\MSCTF.dll
Module 38: C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\x86\GameHook.dll
Module 39: C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\x86\lgscroll.dll
Module 40: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.1433_x-ww_5CF844D2\MSVCR80.dll
Module 41: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.1433_x-ww_5CF844D2\MSVCP80.dll
Module 42: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
Module 43: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\WLDAP32.dll
Module 44: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
Module 45: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinEQ2\WinEQ2.dll
Module 46: C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
Module 47: C:\WINDOWS\Lavish.dll
Module 48: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iphlpapi.dll
Module 49: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll
Module 50: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
Module 51: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
Module 52: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
Module 53: C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
Module 54: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mdnsNSP.dll
Module 55: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll
Module 56: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
Module 57: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-EQ.dll
Module 58: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIMG32.dll
Module 59: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D9.dll
Module 60: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D8.dll
Module 61: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-DI8.dll
Module 62: C:\WINDOWS\system32\apphelp.dll
Module 63: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msctfime.ime
Module 64: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\EQGraphicsDX9.DLL
Module 65: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d9.dll
Module 66: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll
Module 67: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\dpvs.dll
Module 68: C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL
Module 69: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL
Module 70: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\WINTRUST.dll
Module 71: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\CRYPT32.dll
Module 72: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\MSASN1.dll
Module 73: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\imagehlp.dll
Module 74: C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\OLEAUT32.DLL
Module 75: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
Module 76: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv
Module 77: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv
Module 78: C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll
Module 79: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.DLL
Module 80: C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll
Module 81: C:\WINDOWS\system32\USERENV.dll
Module 82: C:\Program Files\EverQuest\eqmain.dll

Direct3D9:
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Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/nv4_disp.dll/6/14/11/6921
Adapter Display Mode: 1680x1050 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1680x1024 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN (Windowed)
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: 853MB
Direct3D8:
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Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: (not currently available)
DirectInput8:
-----------------------------------

EverQuest:
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Profile 3: (Youbetyourassiededitedthispart)
EQ Path: C:\Program Files\EverQuest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: OFF Server Type: Normal Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 29 (+145 min RAM)
MipMapping: ON (+4 min RAM)
Sound: ON (+22 min RAM)
Dynamic Lighting: ON (+4 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: 1. HIGH (+32 min RAM)
Sky: COMPLEX (+10 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 500MB (BASE+217MB)
Level of Detail: 1
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: VertexShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=1
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=1

[Umbrae]

The only odd things I notice is that it list my available texture mem. as 853MB. That seems odd since my vid. card is a 640MB card.
Also, it list my virtual mem. as Virtual Memory: 655/2047MB (which I double checked. my swap file is set at 10GB (I thought I set 16 this time, oh well)).

[Lax]

Now occasionally I get some issues with textures loading odd, such as some ones pants not loading, or similar. Also I commonly get short lockups, 1-2 min. Sometimes complete freezes. I assumed this was due to the dual core bug. one of the reasons I started using wineq2, was because I heard it could change the cpu affinity.

I would never classify 1-2 minutes as a "short" lockup. That's indicative of something severe. WinEQ 2 does set the affinity to a single core, as long as you left the option default.

Although win EQ2 has taken my issues in a whole new direction. The texture corruption has gone nuts, a texture or two not loading is normal. Graphics glitches start signaling the coming of a lockup. Player names will get blocks added to them is almost Always first. The all textures go Technicolor. At this point all is responding fine. Since my main is a necro, I can FD and /q (any other class would be screwed) even with the textures all nutty. but within 5-10 min the PC will hard lock or reboot. If I close EQ I open anything else, BF2, Crysis, HL2, Oblivion fine . . . although the gamma is fugged up. I cannot reload EQ normally without a reboot.

You can reset the gamma by closing WinEQ assuming you had it running.

It seems odd that you have no problems running other games. If that's truly the case, I would chalk it up to video incompatibility with EQ, and would definitely be asking on the EQ technical forums rather than here (particularly considering you had problems without WinEQ in the first place).

The only odd things I notice is that it list my available texture mem. as 853MB. That seems odd since my vid. card is a 640MB card.
Also, it list my virtual mem. as Virtual Memory: 655/2047MB (which I double checked. my swap file is set at 10GB (I thought I set 16 this time, oh well)).

Texture memory is the video card's memory PLUS some shared system RAM as might be assigned in BIOS. Virtual memory, I believe, is on a per application basis (I'd have to look this up to be specific, but I'm just saying this is not out of the ordinary). The page file line above that shows your 14039MB page file.

The only suggestions I have from looking at your sysinfo.txt output is to try disabling various advanced graphics options. e.g. vertex shaders, pixel shaders, even texture caching. If you disable them and nothing changes when you next launch EQ, then you could of course flip them back on.