New user here. Just downloaded and installed WinEQ2 (Pro version) for use with EQ. I run two toons on the same PC, so I have 2 instances of WinEQ2 running, with 2 windows, one for each toon.
First problem I am running into: sometimes (I'm not sure what causes this) my mouse gets trapped in my active window. When I run EQ vanilla (no WinEQ2), my mouse is free to travel across my entire display. I tried using 'scroll lock' but the mouse remains captive. What settings do I need to use to permanently free my mouse, such that I simply click on the border (or inside of) of the window I want to be active (or click on wineq icon in taskbar) at that moment?
Second problem: when I resize either of my windows, the content in the window gets fuzzy - i.e. the text (on hot buttons, in chant windows) and edges of game objects (windows, toons) are no longer sharp - feels like I took off my glasses. The way I want my windows set up does not conform to exact display resolutions, so I usually start out with 1024x768 for my main's window and resize up a bit, and with 800x600 for bot's window, and resize that up a bit, too. But when I do, they become fuzzy. Is there a way to fix this that does not require me to conform to the preset resolutions?
Third problem: I have one window (main, usually) partially overlaying the second (bot, usually). But the background window is blinking now that I have installed WinEQ2 - it's not actually the window, but the content inside the window that flashes rhythmically, every second or so. Amazingly annoying and very distracting. What's causing this and how can I fix it?
Note - I just launched EQ via the standard launcher (i.e NOT via WinEQ2) and now I am seeing the same thing. I never saw this once prior to installing WinEQ2.
mouse release and resolution issues
Moderators: Lavish Software Team, Moderators
sysinfo.txt contents
WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 2/2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814-1233
System Physical RAM: 717/2046MB
Page File: 1691/3939MB
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CPU 4: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz @ 2394MHz
CPU Affinity Mask: 2
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1280,1024) (1280x1024) PRIMARY
Sound: ?
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
WinEQ: 2.15
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EverQuest:
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EQ Version: eqgame.exe Dec 10 2008 23:51:13
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EverQuest:
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Profile 1: WinEQ 2.0 Default Profile
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EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: OFF Server Type: Normal Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 29 (+145 min RAM)
Dynamic Lighting: ON (+4 min RAM)
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Sky: COMPLEX (+10 min RAM)
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Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=TRUE
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EQ Version: eqgame.exe Dec 10 2008 23:51:13
Foreground
Mode: FPS Limiter
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Background
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Re: mouse release and resolution issues
1. I don't know what is locking the mouse to a window, but it's not WinEQ 2. There hasn't been a "mouse release" function in WinEQ 2 since EQ started using the hardware cursor at the end of 2005 (or beginning of 2006, whichever). But, hitting the Windows key will usually free up your mouse if something's got it captured.ozzy43 wrote:New user here. Just downloaded and installed WinEQ2 (Pro version) for use with EQ. I run two toons on the same PC, so I have 2 instances of WinEQ2 running, with 2 windows, one for each toon.
First problem I am running into: sometimes (I'm not sure what causes this) my mouse gets trapped in my active window. When I run EQ vanilla (no WinEQ2), my mouse is free to travel across my entire display. I tried using 'scroll lock' but the mouse remains captive. What settings do I need to use to permanently free my mouse, such that I simply click on the border (or inside of) of the window I want to be active (or click on wineq icon in taskbar) at that moment?
Second problem: when I resize either of my windows, the content in the window gets fuzzy - i.e. the text (on hot buttons, in chant windows) and edges of game objects (windows, toons) are no longer sharp - feels like I took off my glasses. The way I want my windows set up does not conform to exact display resolutions, so I usually start out with 1024x768 for my main's window and resize up a bit, and with 800x600 for bot's window, and resize that up a bit, too. But when I do, they become fuzzy. Is there a way to fix this that does not require me to conform to the preset resolutions?
Third problem: I have one window (main, usually) partially overlaying the second (bot, usually). But the background window is blinking now that I have installed WinEQ2 - it's not actually the window, but the content inside the window that flashes rhythmically, every second or so. Amazingly annoying and very distracting. What's causing this and how can I fix it?
Note - I just launched EQ via the standard launcher (i.e NOT via WinEQ2) and now I am seeing the same thing. I never saw this once prior to installing WinEQ2.
2. When resizing the window, EQ1 doesn't adjust its game resolution, so the display gets scaled. WinEQ 2 enforces the aspect ratio, but that's about all it can do. To keep it crisp, you can actually pick your own resolution. Open eqclient.ini and find the WinEQ 2 height and width lines, and set as desired. It may be a little tricky to figure out the size you want, but it should help. To do this with 2 different resolutions you will probably want to have a second WinEQ 2 profile with a custom eqclient.ini file.
3. The "flashing" is because of EQPlayNice rendering limiting. You can disable rendering limiting in the WinEQ 2 preferences window under EQPlayNice, Background. Keep the mode as "1 out of x frames" and set Rendering Limit to 1 instead of the default 30. What it's doing is improving performance of both your foreground and background sessions by allowing the background window to NOT render every frame. The flashing occurs because the UI is allowed to render (so your health bars, chat window, etc are always up to date), just not the game world. This frees up something like 50% of the CPU time for each frame, so EQ will run at a higher framerate, causing your character to move slightly faster and more accurately, while using less CPU so your main session can use more. These days it's not AS necessary of a feature, as now people are starting to have 2, 3, 4 or more cores on their CPU. So, if you want full motion video, just set the limit to 1, just be aware of what it does
Hi Lax:
Thanks for the info - will be using this to see if WinEQ2 will work for me. A couple of comments:
"I don't know what is locking the mouse to a window, but it's not WinEQ 2."
I have been playing EQ for months and months in windowed mode without any mouse capture issues. I install WinEQ2 and it occurs immediately. Sorry, but I think empirical evidence is compelling: even if it is not WinEQ per se, the installation of WinEQ2 caused the problem to manifest. I'll try hitting the windows key, but that's a workaround, not a solution, IMO.
"When resizing the window, EQ1 doesn't adjust its game resolution, so the display gets scaled."
I resize all the time in EQ windowed mode and the edges and text and game objects remain perfectly sharp - it just takes several seconds for this to occur. So when the window contents are redrawn after this delay, there is ZERO degradation in quality. This is clearly an instance in which WinEQ2 does a poorer job than vanilla EQ. It resizes instantly, but scales, thus degrading image quality. I will try your suggestions for creating a custom eqclient.ini, but would suggest you consider handling this automatically - as the vanilla EQ client does - this enhancement would keep that aspect of WinEQ2 on par with standard functionality.
Thanks for the info - will be using this to see if WinEQ2 will work for me. A couple of comments:
"I don't know what is locking the mouse to a window, but it's not WinEQ 2."
I have been playing EQ for months and months in windowed mode without any mouse capture issues. I install WinEQ2 and it occurs immediately. Sorry, but I think empirical evidence is compelling: even if it is not WinEQ per se, the installation of WinEQ2 caused the problem to manifest. I'll try hitting the windows key, but that's a workaround, not a solution, IMO.
"When resizing the window, EQ1 doesn't adjust its game resolution, so the display gets scaled."
I resize all the time in EQ windowed mode and the edges and text and game objects remain perfectly sharp - it just takes several seconds for this to occur. So when the window contents are redrawn after this delay, there is ZERO degradation in quality. This is clearly an instance in which WinEQ2 does a poorer job than vanilla EQ. It resizes instantly, but scales, thus degrading image quality. I will try your suggestions for creating a custom eqclient.ini, but would suggest you consider handling this automatically - as the vanilla EQ client does - this enhancement would keep that aspect of WinEQ2 on par with standard functionality.