MQ2 Error Msg

lucke013 · Post by **lucke013** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:12 am

Ok im sure ill get Pillaged etc...for asking this. Ive had MQ for abt 2 weeks now and when i tried to log in today after opening MQ2 first then EQ startup i got the following MSG:
Incorrect Client Version: Wed Mar 10 01:47:22 2004
I Dbl checked forums to see if there was an update and i believe i saw one. My problem is how do i add the new files to my directory? or what exactlly do i have to do. Im not all that computer literate and i hate to say this but i need it explained to me in simple form lol. Any help would be most appreciated

and thank you in advance for not hounding me

vzmule · Post by **vzmule** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:19 am

This one is too easy. I'd almost feel bad for flaming him so....

Dear sir,

MacroQuest is a program that needs to be updated everytime SOE patches eqgame.exe, but then you'd know that if you read a few posts on the board or scimmed the manual.

lucke013 · Post by **lucke013** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:24 am

First of all, lol im a woman....second of all i honestly didnt know that. looking thru the posts like i said i SAW there was an update i was looking for help on how to install to a new directory, im sorry im not as computer literate as you are SIR. i was just looking for a not so computer savey break down of what i needed to do. But thank you for being an ass, i enjoyed laughing.

vzmule · Post by **vzmule** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:31 am

I was an ass? You are new here.

lucke013 · Post by **lucke013** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:37 am

Obviously so... not the point tho, honestly sir, i was just looking for some help thats all. i am not looking to bust anyones balls or start a bitch match. Not my forte whatsoever i was just hoping someone could help me on exactlly what i needed to do explained in simple form since im not all that computer savey. Im sorry im not, not everyone that uses MQ2 is.

Anywho any help would be appreciated im not sure on how to update my files since this will be the first time i would be doing that with this software

crippie · Post by **crippie** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:57 am

Probably not a good idea to post here with your character name and such

Oid · Post by **Oid** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:59 am

Nahh that was polite... he shoulda ripped your head off....

Chaesar · Post by **Chaesar** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:00 pm

Once they release the new download you'll have to recompile it just like you did the first time. I usually extract it into a completely new folder and copy my MQ2Auth0.h file from the old MQ2Main folder into the new one. Then compile it and move the compiled files to whatever folder you use to run the program. This has to be done any time eqgame.exe is changed (which you can see while EQ is patching). It can take up to a couple days for them to realease a new MQ2 depending upon what they need to do/find to fix it, so patience is your friend.

HTH

lucke013 · Post by **lucke013** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:04 pm

thank you for the help. and im sorry some of ya feel that i should have my head ripped off...considering i did nothing wrong or whatnot to deserve my head being ripped off in the first place. ive been poliete and courtious...i suppose some ppl need to get theyre panties untwisted

gnome001 · Post by **gnome001** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:07 pm

yeah.. youmight wanna remove your sig..

Mckorr · Post by **Mckorr** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:31 pm

lucke013:

We get this same question ever time there is a patch. The first thing people do is ask "why isn't it working", instead of either reading the manual or using the board Search feature to find the answer.

After several YEARS of this people tend to get a little curt around patch time. Believe it or not, for post-patch MQ that WAS polite.

So... I'll sum things up. MQ depends on various memory offsets in eqgame.exe. Every time eqgame.exe is updated (patched) those memory locations change, and we have to find them all over again. This can take hours or days, depending on how much time people have to devote and how much the patch has changed things.

In addition, we use various data structures (structs) in MQ to reflect the way data is laid out and processed in EQ. An extensive patch can cause those structs to shift and "break", and we have to rebuild them.

Amadeus is the "king of structs" here, and he's away till the weekend. That means that even if we successfully find all the offsets certain things may remain broken, or new bugs might crop up.

The only solution is to be patient, and wait for us to fix things. If you are knowledgeable enough to update offsets, please look for the appropriate thread and post what you find. If not, wait for the wheels to turn and for us to grind out a new version.

lucke013 · Post by **lucke013** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:36 pm

im totally fine with that, and i did look over the posts and manual etc, like i said im not very comp literate thats why i thought i would post for maybe some simple explination on how to do it thats all. i was not trying to piss anyone off or step on anyones toes or get someone to do research for me. i just was looking for a simple explination on what i needed to do. Im sorry i bothered anyone and im sorry i pissed anyone off it was not my intention

Inigma · Post by **Inigma** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:48 pm

I am just curious. Does it use the same offsets of WSEQ?

Oid · Post by **Oid** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 4:52 pm

It is nothing personal against you, or even the manner in which you posted, but as he said, everyone is busting ass trying to get this working, well, everyone but me, because frankly I am just a troll. I dont even own a pc. but back on topic..... They are busting as s to fix it, and this question pops up 2 or 3 times per patch.

eqsolro · Post by **eqsolro** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:46 pm

BTW - my 2 cents .... ( has not realy anything to do with that thread .. but .... )

what about a Warning in GREAT BIG RED LETTER on Main side ?
- like

EQ PATCHED !!! - STANDBY - WE WORKING ON IT
- with URL pointing on the (forgive me - im tired

. . ) thread searching
offsetz ? )

MQ2 WORKING IN PARTS - NEXT TIME STATUS UPDATE - Keep Cool
- with URL pointing on the thread MQ2::General topic ?)

MQ2 IS WITH YOU - LUKE - !
- with URL pointing on the topic RTFM

?

- Itz not for me - but i think i takes not mutch time and kills some
questions - about the "what to do" - "wahts goin wrong" etc. threads ...

.. hmm dunno to who i should send this thread ( was plazmic the dealer of this Board ? ) so i push it after this thread ....

Hey, keep cool only a idear

...

.. off to bed after 51 hours working N8