Tip of the Day

Iven

Virtual Keyboard

Use a virtual keyboard to lock/push the control key, or other keys.
Enter osk.exe into the Windows prompt !
Very usefull for some manual tradeskill combines.

Iven

Hotbuttons for URLs and files - Calculator

Create a hotbutton/social with the name CALC and paste the following
slash command into it, to receive quick access to the windows calculator:

/url C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe

Adjust the path if it does not work !
Your can link other files and websites by that. Not only exe files.
For websites use:

/url www.
(/url www.everquest.com)

Iven

Boats

It is possible to drive with most of the small boats that are located on lakes and oceans in original zones.
To use them, simply right-click on them ! Boats can also be used to raise the begging skill.

A few known locations are:

Qeynos Hills, Lake Whirley, Hadden
Ocean of Tears, south east goblin island /waypoint 514, -7262

Ahoy !

Iven

Program Freeze

Very usefull software for EQ fullscreen mode freezes and also for the windowed mode.

Closes the EQ client and other programs with Ctrl + Alt + F4.
Compatible with Windows 11.
Can be automatically started with Windows.
Supports 30 languages.

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ProcessKO (Freeware)

Get this version: ProcessKO_x64.zip for 64-Bit (x64) Window

Iven

Quick opening another task instance

Press and hold a shift key on the keyboard and then left click
with the mouse on a task in the Windows taskbar !
Does also work for eqgame.exe, the EQ client, which is handy for boxing.

Iven

Creating another Windows (10) desktop instance

Press and hold the Windows key on the keyboard and then press the tab key (⊞ + Tab).
Then click on "New desktop". By hovering with the mouse cursor over the preview images,
you can drag and drop open tasks to the new desktop. Or by the right click menues at the task image.

That way you can offspin windows and other tasks to another desktop instance.
Like for:

Hiding EQ at work
Resolving Alt-Tab boxing problems
Multiple users

Press ⊞ + Tab for switching between the desktop instances.

Iven

Hotbutton macro: Three slash commands in one line

An example for practicing Alteration skillups with the Root spell:

/timer 162,/pause 37,/cast 1

/pause 37,/cast 1

/pause 37,/cast 1

/pause 37,/cast 1

/vt yournamehere 6

(The character name must be all lowercase !)

Only /timer and /pause slash commands do stack with other slash commands in the same line.
They have to be at the beginning of the line. It does not matter if /pause or /timer is first.
Slash commands must be separated by a comma ,.

/pause commands do get proceeded after other slash command(s) in the same line. Maybe also /timer commands.
So in this example it does:

Activate spell slot/gem 1,
then activates a timer of 16.2 seconds,
then adds a pause of 3.7 seconds,
then activates spell slot/gem 1,
then adds a pause of 3.7 seconds,
then activates spell slot/gem 1,
then adds a pause of 3.7 seconds,
then activates spell slot/gem 1,
then adds a pause of 3.7 seconds,
then sends a voice tell to the character.

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Maps: How to to embed map locations for collections

1. Create a subfolder called Collection Ground Spawns in the EQ maps folder !

It will look like this:

D:\EverQuest\maps
- Brewall
- Collection Ground Spawns
- GoodUrden
- My Maps

2. Then copy the files from the root map folder (..\maps) and paste them into ..\maps\Collection Ground Spawns !

3. There you search and open or create the according map files with the Windows Notepad (text editor) !

Like hodstock_3.txt for Hodstock Hills.

hodstock.txt	base layer	Basic zone layout like walls, hills, shore lines.
hodstock_1.txt	1st instanced layer	Often used for NPC locs; zone lines; remarks.
hodstock_2.txt	2nd instanced layer	Often used to mark the central coordinates (0,0).
hodstock_3.txt	3rd instanced layer	Often used for collectibles and other ground spawns.

!! You cannot create your own names; you have to use the firm original map file names so that the game client can find the files.

4. Copy the map locations into these files and save them. Do that zone by zone, file by file.

Example:

P 529.6429, -2481.0955, 452.3598, 0, 0, 0, 3, Collection
P 1781.0503, -2605.3301, 642.6354, 0, 0, 0, 3, Collection
P -2407.6233, -445.6468, 339.9863, 0, 0, 0, 3, Collection

Tip of the Day

1. Create a subfolder called Collection Ground Spawns in the EQ maps folder !​

2. Then copy the files from the root map folder (..\maps) and paste them into ..\maps\Collection Ground Spawns !​

3. There you search and open or create the according map files with the Windows Notepad (text editor) !​

Like hodstock_3.txt for Hodstock Hills.​

4. Copy the map locations into these files and save them. Do that zone by zone, file by file.​

5. Login or /camp and re-enter the world to get access to the new maps !​

1. Create a subfolder called Collection Ground Spawns in the EQ maps folder !

2. Then copy the files from the root map folder (..\maps) and paste them into ..\maps\Collection Ground Spawns !

3. There you search and open or create the according map files with the Windows Notepad (text editor) !

Like hodstock_3.txt for Hodstock Hills.

4. Copy the map locations into these files and save them. Do that zone by zone, file by file.

5. Login or /camp and re-enter the world to get access to the new maps !