IRL - March 2026 EverQuest Patch (Live: 11 Test: 3 & 16)

[NiteMar3]

you havent been on this site long enough , you are using false threats first off . how you gona be 12 accounts w/o mq second , your paid class subscriptions are seperate from your mq subscription... piss them off and you be lucky to get to use mq , just saying lol

he was talking about dpg losing those yearly subs not redguides, try to act like you can read.

 

[tacorobot]

Is this EQ trying to ruin MQ?

 

[NiteMar3]

Is this EQ trying to ruin MQ?

i think its more the community needing to have more patience, but it would be nice to get an update on the progress of the patch maybe once every 12 hrs or once a day. just to give us something to chew on like whats the biggest issue facing the patch so far.

 

[Trevocalpse]

not me refreshing every 10min hoping for good news..

 

[Noctarius]

not me refreshing every 10min hoping for good news..

Same lol

 

[Sic]

Is this EQ trying to ruin MQ?

that's a weird take - EQ does not want mq. so yeah kind of.

let's not turn this into tinfoil baspend kinda conspiracies - but if they can shift the "no mq" to MQ devs instead of baspends they probably think they can shift some of the blame

this is the part of the "cat and mouse" that we rely on the MQ developers who volunteer their time and expertise to this project called MacroQuest

i've said before and ill repeat it because i mean it - brainiac is top-tier levels of skills, experience, drive, and quality. He has years and years and years into this project, the tools that i'm guessing he's developed would take someone else years to replicate (if they kept at it).

When big changes are made you only get 1 comparison to figure it out - it isn't as easy as "every e is now an a, every f is now a b"

not me refreshing every 10min hoping for good news..

you can get notified when it is up and built

https://www.redguides.com/community/resources/very-vanilla-mq-live-servers.1974/watch

 

[Gykrossin]

i think its more the community needing to have more patience, but it would be nice to get an update on the progress of the patch maybe once every 12 hrs or once a day. just to give us something to chew on like whats the biggest issue facing the patch so far.

You can join the discord channel for MQ & Redguides. You can read some awesome content, checkout the development, and learn a lot from those channels.

I personally enjoy reading the `Commits`

 

[Nightmare327]

I would just wait patiently. Any time Brainiac gives to provide updates is time taken away from actual development cycles. Plus, I know as a developer, I hate it when clients start clamoring for daily updates on progress. It is very hard to provide meaningful updates when a lot of the time is spent researching how to solve various bug scenarios the client has no clue about what they actually consist of.

 

[sheijo]

I would just wait patiently. Any time Brainiac gives to provide updates is time taken away from actual development cycles. Plus, I know as a developer, I hate it when clients start clamoring for daily updates on progress. It is very hard to provide meaningful updates when a lot of the time is spent researching how to solve various bug scenarios the client has no clue about what they actually consist of.

I can tell who the business people are here and who the developers are here lol

 

[Medicman]

They're gonna drop a giant patch right before Frostreaver launch that'll disable MQ for a month. Just wait and see.

I hope you're wrong. This is the longest I can remember waiting for the laucher to be fixed/updated.

 

[scoobas]

its crazy I feel like a junky needing his fix!

 

[Sic]

Build is now building.

Thanks for being patient

@brainiac thank you for your endless unmatched dedication to the MacroQuest project

 

[theGreatGizm0]

Just watch "Pantheon" on Netflix.

So good!

Just so happens to be one of the like three shows I've watched the last 5 years.

Build is now building.

View attachment 76072Thanks for being patient

@brainiac thank you for your endless unmatched dedication to the MacroQuest project

Eggplant emoji.

 

[NiteMar3]

that's a weird take - EQ does not want mq. so yeah kind of.

let's not turn this into tinfoil baspend kinda conspiracies - but if they can shift the "no mq" to MQ devs instead of baspends they probably think they can shift some of the blame

this is the part of the "cat and mouse" that we rely on the MQ developers who volunteer their time and expertise to this project called MacroQuest

i've said before and ill repeat it because i mean it - brainiac is top-tier levels of skills, experience, drive, and quality. He has years and years and years into this project, the tools that i'm guessing he's developed would take someone else years to replicate (if they kept at it).

When big changes are made you only get 1 comparison to figure it out - it isn't as easy as "every e is now an a, every f is now a b"


you can get notified when it is up and built

https://www.redguides.com/community/resources/very-vanilla-mq-live-servers.1974/watch

i'm not sure this has been covered before, but your comment caught me by suprise. The MQ Developers who Volunteer time ? where does the money we sub to go, other than site maintenance and what not. Not trying to offend anyone with my ignorant question, just curious.

 

[Smartiez]

i'm not sure this has been covered before, but your comment caught me by suprise. The MQ Developers who Volunteer time ? where does the money we sub to go, other than site maintenance and what not. Not trying to offend anyone with my ignorant question, just curious.

this website and MQ are free, just be active and give redcents. So, I'm not sure what sub you're talking about

 

[Sic]

i'm not sure this has been covered before, but your comment caught me by suprise. The MQ Developers who Volunteer time ? where does the money we sub to go, other than site maintenance and what not. Not trying to offend anyone with my ignorant question, just curious.

it has been i address it in the > What to expect on patchdays? < link

MacroQuest is open source - the mq compile itself is available on the macroquest github and/or discord
RedGuides is a site that has a bunch of *other stuff* and also pre-compiles for you (we actually also have a github of our "VeryVanilla" if you wanted to compile mostly everything from VV yourself

your RG sub goes to RedGuides and runs the site. RG is the largest contributor, and largest community for MQ - historically also been the largest funder / fundraiser for specific projects.

 

[NiteMar3]

it has been i address it in the !patchday link

MacroQuest is open source - the mq compile itself is available on the macroquest github and/or discord
RedGuides is a site that has a bunch of *other stuff* and also pre-compiles for you (we actually also have a github of our "VeryVanilla" if you wanted to compile mostly everything from VV yourself

your RG sub goes to RedGuides and runs the site. RG is the largest contributor, and largest community for MQ - historically also been the largest funder / fundraiser for specific projects.

Thank you for your time and explanation, much appreciated.

 

[Sic]

patch is up - thanks @brainiac

please use redfetch

 

[Gykrossin]

WOOT!!! WOOT!!!

 

[naamloseeen]

Thank you so much for your work @brainiac and @Sic for the updates, as always.

I've missed being around here.

 

[PunkBoot]

Thanks @brainiac and @Sic, y'all are awesome

 

[JBoggs30]

....and the crowd goes wild.

Thanks a ton Brainiac & gang.

 

[shiftyund]

Thanks @brainiac and @Sic for all your hard work and making EQ enjoyable for me.

 

[Sic]

Thanks @brainiac and @Sic for all your hard work and making EQ enjoyable for me.

just for clarity - the things i do in and around patches is lose sleep staying up to try and help address folks who can't read missed the posts, banners, bangs, notifications about downtime to try and keep RG a smooth experience - and be available in the rare times that brain needs someone for something menial.

brainiac is the one doing all the work on the patch itself - full credit to him

but you're welcome, i put in a lot

 

[Joakhan]

Hot damn. Thanks brain!

 

[Lassirvin]

You guys both Rock!

 

[McLovin]

Thanks for the updates @Sic and @brainiac thank you for all the hard work

 

[Gykrossin]

just for clarity - the things i do in and around patches is lose sleep staying up to try and help address folks who can't read missed the posts, banners, bangs, notifications about downtime to try and keep RG a smooth experience - and be available in the rare times that brain needs someone for something menial.

brainiac is the one doing all the work on the patch itself - full credit to him

but you're welcome, i put in a lot

You are awesome for doing everything that you do, and keeping the community running smoothly, even if we get impatient at times.

Your communication abilities are TOP notch, and we, I feel, appreciate all that you do for us all.

 

[sheijo]

For those that want just a taste of brainiacs pain, get the NSA decompiler program (free for use) and decompile some stuff and try to figure out what the program/dll you decompiled does.

 

[Sic]

I'm locking this thread since people keep posting here.

There is a suspension/ban wave happening. We don't know why. Please keep regular discussion to Suspension MegaThread and please consider submitting a Suspension report to RG.

 

[Sic]

looks like test re-up is today

https://forums.everquest.com/index.php?threads/test-update-03-16-2026-discussion.309225/