How To Have Separate EQCLIENT.INI's Without Two EQ Installs

[Denethor]

General Steps:

1. Find your EQ Directory (For me, it was C:\Games\Everquest)
2. Make a new folder beside your current EQ Directory (Ex.: C:\Games\Mini-EQ). This will be where your 'mini-version' runs out of.
3. Download the text file attached to this post. Rename the file to have a '.bat' extension instead of '.txt'. (The code is also below if you'd rather copy/pasta. Remove the space after the @ symbol on line #1.)
4. Modify the Source and Target destinations (lines 4 & 5) to match your existing EQ directory and the new EQ Directory. Save your changes.
5. Open a command prompt as administrator
6. Run Symlink_All_Files.bat (It will take over 30 minutes to run)
7. Apply whatever modifications you want to the mini-eq directory's eqclient.ini file. A sample file is attached. Such as:

• Turn on Wire Frame character models (Line 110 in the sample file)
• Lower Resolution (and windowed mode if not already) (Lines 998-1003)
• Turn on Old Models (Lines 121-149)
• Turn off particle effects
• Adjust your chat filters (Lines 1070-1130)
  
  If you use MQ2AutoLogin, you will want to form two profiles: One for characters you want using "Full" features, and one for characters using "Mini" configuration.
  
  

[CODE lang="bash" title="Symlink_EQ_Files.bat" highlight="1,4-5"]
@ echo off

rem Modify the source= and target= to point to your everquest folder and your minieq folder
set "source=C:\Games\Everquest"
set "target=C:\Games\Mini-EQ"

rem Do not modify anything below this line
set "exclude=%temp%\exclude.txt"

(
rem exclude files/dires with these strings into full path
echo eqclient.ini
echo .exe

rem escaped backslash and initial and final quotes to avoid partial matches
echo "c:\\source\\directory\\something.txt"

rem exclude thisNot file/directory from source directory
echo "%source:\=\\%\\thisNot"

)> "%exclude%"

forfiles /P "%source%" /C "cmd /c (echo @path|findstr /i /v /g:"%exclude%" >nul) && if @isdir==TRUE (mklink /d \"%target%\\\"@file @path) else (mklink \"%target%\\\"@file @path)"

del "%exclude%" > nul

robocopy "%source%" "%target%" *.exe eqclient.ini
[/CODE]

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[vsab]

I'll give this a go, last time I tried using symlinks something-or-other didn't work.

 

[NobodyKnows]

Or if you are already using innerspace, isboxer, wineq2 (not sure on wineq2 though) you have that available to you, too.
but for those working with windows on-board utilities using symlinks is a great idea (but had some issues with them, too, just like vsab - but maybe the eq client changed and doesn't cause issues anymore)

 

[Denethor]

I've been using this solution for over a year. I just published it after having to rebuild my pc (mobo died).

 

[Robban]

I've been using this solution for over a year. I just published it after having to rebuild my pc (mobo died).

So it is good for boxing chars, but kills the motherboard?

 

[Denethor]

LOL.... Yep. Something killed it. Either this, or the fact it was 7+ yrs old.

 

[jande]

Why exclude the .exe ?

 

[Denethor]

The EXE's will error out if run from a symlink because of the "start in" value.

 

[giogibyeie]

Looks great for box usage!!!! Cool man!

 

[davewilson]

Anyone know if there's a decent utility out there to move ini files from one directory to another?

 

[B_I_G__D_A_D_D_Y]

Anyone know if there's a decent utility out there to move ini files from one directory to another?

I use the Microsoft SyncToy utility to keep my MQ2 and EQ folders sync'd across multiple networked PCs. It's not completely automatic but works well for the price!

Download SyncToy 2.1 from Official Microsoft Download Center

www.microsoft.com

 

[Quichan]

I am shocked to see rsync doesn't come with windows (#Ihatewindows). There are ways to get it but I didn't follow the rabit hole to deeply. Maybe cwRsync (which looks to have a GUI but I've never used it: https://itefix.net/cwrsync) or cygwin which brings a bunch of Linux things (which Macs already have): https://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=rsync&arch=x86_64. Anyone have a recommendation?

If so, rsync is an awesome, simple and powerful command that essentially only copies files that have changed (can can be used to do it over ssh for remote hosts too). It really is just a command that takes what you want to copy and where you want it to go and it performs an update where needed. This is such a widely used tool that there are a million hits if you google it. If you can do some basic shell file things then you pretty much will know how to use this already. E.g. In all platforms but windows you can list all files that end with ".ini" by running: `ls -l *.ini` (the -l just makes it an easy to read list of files). You can rsync those to another directory (folder) just by adding the target, like `rsync *.ini c:\some\other\directory\` (I quickly checked and it looks like on Windows you get the `dir` command, but if you get "Git for Windows" it'll come with a full implementation of the ls command and I assume a bunch of other cool things, plus git.

I'm sure any modern Windows command prompt user can tell you exactly how to get rsync and ls-like-functionality working. I'd love to know if someone can share.

 

[Undefeated]

I need some help. I have made a copy of my existing EQ. It goes like this c:/user/daydream/Everquest
When I copied it I made this. c:/user/daydreamcopy/Everquest. So my other Everquest set up is called Daydreamcopy and then goes into the Everquest folder. My question is how can I load my copy EQ because the Patch does not work. I tried making a copy of the Launchpad from the Daydreamcopy Everquest but it wont run. The original still runs. I have to much lag and wanted to let my Main/Runs the group to be on Everquest and my other toons to load from the other so I can adjust there graphic setting to the lowest. Plus graphic setup change if you use one copy of EQ and try to adjust setting you can not have 2 different type. Can someone please tell me how to fix this issue. Thank you all in advance.

 

[Undefeated]

I need some help. I have made a copy of my existing EQ. It goes like this c:/user/daydream/Everquest
When I copied it I made this. c:/user/daydreamcopy/Everquest. So my other Everquest set up is called Daydreamcopy and then goes into the Everquest folder. My question is how can I load my copy EQ because the Patch does not work. I tried making a copy of the Launchpad from the Daydreamcopy Everquest but it wont run. The original still runs. I have to much lag and wanted to let my Main/Runs the group to be on Everquest and my other toons to load from the other so I can adjust there graphic setting to the lowest. Plus graphic setup change if you use one copy of EQ and try to adjust setting you can not have 2 different type. Can someone please tell me how to fix this issue. Thank you all in advance.

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[Kilas_Army]

This set up is pretty amazing. It has increased the performance of my 5 boxes immensely. They never lag behind in chase mode and when I give them a "come to me" command they zip to my position like a shot. Combat performance is really good to with no weird healing gaps or delayed assists which I was getting when running 6 "full" boxes.

My only problem is that it seems to REALLY hit my CPU hard (Core-I7 4790) which was surprising. Each "mini" box is up between 10-12% CPU usage whereas my main "Full" box hovers between 2-4%. Memory usage is slightly better but, I have a ton of RAM so I am not worried about that.

I used the EQClient included in the link above which activated stick figures and turned off all particles and many other settings which makes it all the more puzzling that my CPU is so active.

Any ideas why this happens?

Thanks in advance and if more info is needed, I can expound.

 

[Ladon]

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Is your profile picture really your in-game box crew? That's... brazen.
I would strongly recommend against broadcasting who you are and that you use MQ2.

 

[B_I_G__D_A_D_D_Y]

This set up is pretty amazing. It has increased the performance of my 5 boxes immensely. They never lag behind in chase mode and when I give them a "come to me" command they zip to my position like a shot. Combat performance is really good to with no weird healing gaps or delayed assists which I was getting when running 6 "full" boxes.

My only problem is that it seems to REALLY hit my CPU hard (Core-I7 4790) which was surprising. Each "mini" box is up between 10-12% CPU usage whereas my main "Full" box hovers between 2-4%. Memory usage is slightly better but, I have a ton of RAM so I am not worried about that.

I used the EQClient included in the link above which activated stick figures and turned off all particles and many other settings which makes it all the more puzzling that my CPU is so active.

Any ideas why this happens?

Thanks in advance and if more info is needed, I can expound.

I'd start by asking if you've excluded all EQ and MQ related folders from your Microsoft Defender (or other) antivirus?

 

[Kilas_Army]

Is your profile picture really your in-game box crew? That's... brazen.
I would strongly recommend against broadcasting who you are and that you use MQ2.

It was an older group of new free accounts I used to test with but, point taken and thank you for pointing it out.

 

[Kilas_Army]

I'd start by asking if you've excluded all EQ and MQ related folders from your Microsoft Defender (or other) antivirus?

I hadn't done that. I am using Avast free version and I added exceptions to all of the EQ/MQ/RedGuides?Very Vanilla folders I could find.

May have knocked a percentage point or two but, still hovering around 10% per mini box.

 

[Kilas_Army]

Was poking around display settings and in the advanced section, I noticed that background FPS was set to 66 FPS and the Max FPS was set to 66. I lowered that to Min CPU value and the box CPU usage dropped all the way to about 1.5%.
That setting made my boxes pretty laggy however so, I experimented with values until I got smooth performance and low CPU hits.
Ended up right at 31 Max FPS and 30 Max Background FPS. that keeps each box at around 4-5% for the most part.

Thanks for the help.

This set up is pretty amazing. It has increased the performance of my 5 boxes immensely. They never lag behind in chase mode and when I give them a "come to me" command they zip to my position like a shot. Combat performance is really good to with no weird healing gaps or delayed assists which I was getting when running 6 "full" boxes.

My only problem is that it seems to REALLY hit my CPU hard (Core-I7 4790) which was surprising. Each "mini" box is up between 10-12% CPU usage whereas my main "Full" box hovers between 2-4%. Memory usage is slightly better but, I have a ton of RAM so I am not worried about that.

I used the EQClient included in the link above which activated stick figures and turned off all particles and many other settings which makes it all the more puzzling that my CPU is so active.

Any ideas why this happens?

Thanks in advance and if more info is needed, I can expound.

 

[jimbob]

I am shocked to see rsync doesn't come with windows (#Ihatewindows). There are ways to get it but I didn't follow the rabit hole to deeply. Maybe cwRsync (which looks to have a GUI but I've never used it: https://itefix.net/cwrsync) or cygwin which brings a bunch of Linux things (which Macs already have): https://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=rsync&arch=x86_64. Anyone have a recommendation?

If so, rsync is an awesome, simple and powerful command that essentially only copies files that have changed (can can be used to do it over ssh for remote hosts too). It really is just a command that takes what you want to copy and where you want it to go and it performs an update where needed. This is such a widely used tool that there are a million hits if you google it. If you can do some basic shell file things then you pretty much will know how to use this already. E.g. In all platforms but windows you can list all files that end with ".ini" by running: `ls -l *.ini` (the -l just makes it an easy to read list of files). You can rsync those to another directory (folder) just by adding the target, like `rsync *.ini c:\some\other\directory\` (I quickly checked and it looks like on Windows you get the `dir` command, but if you get "Git for Windows" it'll come with a full implementation of the ls command and I assume a bunch of other cool things, plus git.

I'm sure any modern Windows command prompt user can tell you exactly how to get rsync and ls-like-functionality working. I'd love to know if someone can share.

Windows has a tool similar to rsync called robocopy. It has been around since the windows XP days. It may have been available in windows 2000 as well, but I forget. In any case it has a ton of features for synchronizing files.

 

[insane_pawn]

Yep, robocopy (I set so it only syncs changes, it will not delete a file from the master node... I err on the side of caution for this, if I need to remove something from the master, then I take it out from each node manually too) is awesome. I make scripts to sync stuff, especially character hotbutton configs across multiple computers. I set scripts to run on log in / unlock. You can always manually run too. Windows triggers are annoying, so I settled on unlock/log in.

Just now trying to figure out what to do with "basic" config and "show me more" configs. ISBoxer obviously is an option. I just hate if I change a color for something and then I have to remember everywhere I should update it. Anyone who has tried this method and ISBoxer, which is your favorite?

Will Next have eqclient.ini virtualization?

 

[redfox]

After latest patch, I run this, and I get a XML UI error. Any recommendations? Another way to do this with another program or?

 

[LamahHerder]

After latest patch, I run this, and I get a XML UI error. Any recommendations? Another way to do this with another program or?

So does this still work?

 

[burdsjm]

I do this and it does work for me.

 

[Pitot]

Any suggestions on the error "ERROR: Value for '/C' option cannot be more than 253 character(s)."?

 

[Hulda99]

The " '/C' option cannot be more than 253 character(s)." means your two directories (EQ source and EQ-Mini) lengths are too long. I fixed that by putting my "Mini-EQ" higher up the folder tree ("\users\public\EQ-Mini").

 

[grimmier]

if you are trying to use a program files or user dir based location
you can use
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%ProgramFiles(x86)% # this points to "C:\Program Files (x86)"
%USERPROFILE% # this points to Your user folder. typically C:\Users\USERNAME[/CODE]

this should save on character length

 

[a_moss_snake]

New autologin does that, right?

 

[Rare Spawn]

How does ISBoxer virtualize INI files? What is that technology under the hood? I assume that technology coming with with the new launcher?

Saw in auto login discussions that it sort of works, but depends....

 

[brainiac]

Loader has had this “feature” for years and years and it’s never properly worked.

In order for it to work MQ needs to be injected before the game loads its configuration. It’s technically possible but it’s not work anybody has done

 

[a_moss_snake]

Oh sorry, I misread - you can set a different EQ dir per character, so this virtual install method is still very valid

 

[Leguvan]

I use two monitors to play 3 characters. One monitor has one account full window and the other monitor is split screen for two accounts.

This method helped with the problem of all the characters loading up on one side of the split screen and then having to manually move them and sometimes adjust UI windows.

One Main Directory and two symlink directories ensure the character load up in the screen location they were camped out in.

 

[wiggmpk]

Converted to bash for our Linux users, tested on Gentoo (Method A)
[CODE lang="bash" title="bash"]#!/usr/bin/env bash

# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Configuration - change these two paths
# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

SOURCE="$HOME/Games/EverQuest"
TARGET="$HOME/Games/MiniEQ"

# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Usually no need to change anything below
# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

set -u

EXCLUDE_LIST=$(mktemp)

cat > "$EXCLUDE_LIST" << 'EOF'
eqclient\.ini$
\.exe$
/thisNot$
EOF

# If you want to exclude more patterns, add lines like these:
# ^/server/
# logs/
# .*\.log$
# verylongname\.txt$

echo "Creating symlinks from"
echo " $SOURCE → $TARGET"
echo ""

# Create target directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p "$TARGET"

# ── Symlink everything that does NOT match the exclude patterns ──
find "$SOURCE" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 | while IFS= read -r item; do
name=$(basename "$item")

# Skip if it matches any exclude pattern
if grep -q -i -E -f "$EXCLUDE_LIST" <<< "$item"; then
printf " %-36s → skipped (excluded)\n" "$name"
continue
fi

target_link="$TARGET/$name"

# Remove existing symlink or file (be careful!)
[ -L "$target_link" ] && rm -f "$target_link"
[ -e "$target_link" ] && echo "Warning: $target_link exists and is not a symlink"

if [ -d "$item" ]; then
ln -sfn "$item" "$target_link"
printf " %-36s → symlink (dir)\n" "$name"
else
ln -sfn "$item" "$target_link"
printf " %-36s → symlink (file)\n" "$name"
fi
done

# ── Copy the excluded files we actually want to have real copies of ──
echo ""
echo "Copying selected files (.exe + eqclient.ini) ..."

# Method A: using find + cp
find "$SOURCE" -type f \( -iname "*.exe" -o -iname "eqclient.ini" \) -print0 |
while IFS= read -r -d '' srcfile; do
relpath="${srcfile#"$SOURCE"/}"
dstfile="$TARGET/$relpath"
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dstfile")"
cp -v -- "$srcfile" "$dstfile"
done

# Method B: alternative with rsync (often cleaner)
# rsync -ai --include="*/" --include="*.exe" --include="eqclient.ini" \
# --exclude="*" "$SOURCE/" "$TARGET/"

rm -f "$EXCLUDE_LIST"

echo ""
echo "Done."
echo "Most files are symlinked. .exe files and eqclient.ini are real copies."
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