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Guide - (no longer works) Legally download the RoF2 client from Steam

To play on emulators with Very Vanilla MQ, you need an older version of EverQuest. Specifically the "Rain of Fear" or "RoF2" client, which was released way back in 2012.

EDIT: This method no longer works! The process worked by going to Steam and simply downloading it, or using helpers like "DepotDownloader" to grab it, however Daybreak has decided to remove the RoF2 version from Steam. If they are still hosting it somewhere let me know, otherwise I have no help for those looking for it, sorry!

All current emu content on RedGuides is for users who have a legally obtained copy of the old 2012 "RoF2" everquest client.
 
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Thanks Red! The download worked great. I’m hoping a fresh copy will resolve my emu issues.
 
1. I got a dotnet error when first doing the command. There was a link in the message where to down load dotnet 6. Worked fine soon as I installed the latest dotnet.
dotnet.microsoft.com

Download .NET 6.0 Runtime

The .NET 6.0 Runtime includes everything you need to run existing .NET and ASP.NET Core applications.
dotnet.microsoft.com dotnet.microsoft.com

2. After running the command the script will pause for a 5 digit code sent to your email that you registered on your Steam account. It started downloading right after that I entered the code from the email.

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Download looks like this.

Total File Size was 8.91 GB (9,568,307,754 bytes)
 
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second time this year. Accidentally scrubbed my emu install when doing some folder cleanup and didn't remember what depotdownloader was lol. Think I'll rename and relocate it this time.
 
Trying download from steam today since i had an account....really pissed my off with 3 bans accounts and 4 suspensions...stupid DBGs just do not want anymore of my money so I said fine...be that way i'll go elsewhere and be a happy botter...
typical for me being illiterate and old , could only get so far then gave up downloaded the .net update ran the file to start steam, got email from steam saying i was trying to access, did not get a code to type in to confirm it was me. login to steam normal tried to downloaD ROF EQ said i already had game in my steam account so downloading again i guess i'll see what happens next
 
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Processing depot 205711
Downloading depot 205711 manifest
No manifest request code was returned for depot 205711 from app 205710, manifest 1926608638440811669
Encountered 401 for depot manifest 205711 1926608638440811669. Aborting.

Unable to download manifest 1926608638440811669 for depot 205711
App 205710 was not completely downloaded.
The operation was canceled.
Disconnected from Steam
 
Like Algar, I also recently did this and it worked without issue. Mine was 2 weeks ago. Granted it was not done today... I'll see if I can try it today.
 
So here's the previously seen manifests and their IDs.

That doesn't mean any of these would work. 1926608638440811669 was the RoF2 we've used. But if it's empty. It's entirely possible others are empty, and I expect the servers are expecting a specific version as well.
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I checked it's closest neighbor just below it, and it also failed. So entirely possible they nuked them as part of the ongoing litigation or some such.
 
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burdsjm said:
There’s a torrent file that I used. As legal as they come nowadays.
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just to avoid any confusion past, present, or future.

RG is not willing or able to distribute eqgame.exe (etc) or provide links an somewhere else that does.

any "pm me for link / file" will be taken seriously
 
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