[EQMac] For those starting up on the Mac Server - Page 4

Astaire · 03-22-2009, 04:11 AM

Thinking about giving this server a shot but I'm skeptical of the low end game... How hard is it to level? I don't mind working for it, but without mercs and no one to group with it would be a bitch to level with the population the way it is.

Eonan · 03-22-2009, 07:57 AM

So I am having an issue where my entire screen is white (all the objects save NPC's) any suggestions?

tad10 · 03-22-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Eonan

So I am having an issue where my entire screen is white (all the objects save NPC's) any suggestions?

Sounds like a VRAM issue.

EQMac.com :: View topic - Gfx Error:Most things are white :/

matmanx2 · 03-22-2009, 12:05 PM

Holy cow! I saw this post and thought I had warped back in time 5 years or something. I played EQMac when it was brand new on my Powerbook 12" and on my Dual 1.25GHz G4 Powermac. Leveled a Beastmaster up to 67 or so and had most of my epic finished before I stopped playing and went on to other things. The lack of support from GM's was frustrating (I once broke the server for an entire week by causing that war on Luclin between the 3 tribes in Hollowshade Moor. Once the war broke out and they killed each other off nothing respawned until the GM's manually reset the zone.) but the community was awesome. I have some good memories from my time there and arguably enjoyed EQMac more than my original EQLive experience.

I was able to go on raids and get loot in EQMac that I would have never been involved with on EQLive just because of the sheer number of people competing for them (like Lodizal, for instance). Cool thread!

Laedrun · 03-22-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Eonan

So I am having an issue where my entire screen is white (all the objects save NPC's) any suggestions?

theres a better thread at eqmac.com, was solved by turning off mipmapping, texture compression, or switching to medium textures

Divinefactor · 03-22-2009, 01:14 PM

so just long term planning on being able to raid, due to the casualness of the raid scene, would class matter much at all?

I played Bard Rogue Wizard Cleric Necro and as much as I liked being needed to stare at a wall as a cleric, I like the ability to solo if I cant find a group...

Anyone that plays able to give me a semi rundown on class desireability in raids and groups along with soloability on eqmac?

Heavens_Myst · 03-22-2009, 01:34 PM

I was actually pretty shocked at the population levels. ~10 people in game levels 1-10, about the same about 11-20. Just from perusing the EQMac forum it looks like pretty much anything is needed/wanted.

Goliath · 03-22-2009, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astaire

Thinking about giving this server a shot but I'm skeptical of the low end game... How hard is it to level? I don't mind working for it, but without mercs and no one to group with it would be a bitch to level with the population the way it is.

If you are impatient or don't want to do the "oldschool leveling" experience, you can always get buffs. KEI, Virtue, Blessing of the Nine/Blessing of Replenishment, etc etc.

tad10 · 03-22-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astaire

Thinking about giving this server a shot but I'm skeptical of the low end game... How hard is it to level? I don't mind working for it, but without mercs and no one to group with it would be a bitch to level with the population the way it is.

Eh, no clue but me and 3 other folk are starting in AK/Qeynos on (tentatively) April 10th, happy to group with you if you're around then.

Why April 10th? Logistics of getting four people low-end macs that can run it well + UPS ground + the desire to start on a weekend so we can get some decent leveling done. We'd all prefer the 3rd, but I don't see it happening.

Divinefactor · 03-22-2009, 02:20 PM

dear god,
please do not let me fall into my addiction...

loading please wait....

just loaded up a bard... omg this is hilarious

Shutup · 03-22-2009, 02:44 PM

Gah, I gotta stop clicking these threads. You bastards always suck me in.

Javvo · 03-22-2009, 03:27 PM

This is too tempting to pass up. I'll be buying a Mac tonight. God, even just grinding AAs would be a blast on this server... Imagine being there for the first Quarm kill? Ugh.

Fuck you guys.

tad10 · 03-22-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Javvo

This is too tempting to pass up. I'll be buying a Mac tonight. God, even just grinding AAs would be a blast on this server... Imagine being there for the first Quarm kill? Ugh.

Which brings up an interesting point I was discussing last night with a buddy. EQMac went live before Quarm was killed on the PC version. As I'm sure we all remember, Quarm 1.0 wiped all comers (I remember seeing either an AL or FoH ss with everyone dead) with some insane AoE or DoT (been a while). Quarm was quickly updated to Quarm 2.0 and killed by TR. There is a small, but not insignificant possibility, that the Quarm on AK is Quarm 1.0 -- if so, it's not clear that SOE would bother (or could even) update him to the killable Quarm 2.0.

Same deal with the Rathe Council - is the PITA version that led to Furor's rant (or was that PoT not Rathe -- can't remember) or the fixed version.... I don't think even SOE knows ;-)
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Javvo · 03-22-2009, 03:53 PM

If it really is Quarm 1.0 that would provid for an amazing opportunity for a gaming "experiment" (or social study, I suppose). But if Quarm 1.0 could be downed on the Mac server with a bunch of players from this board and other top players on Al'Kabor that would be amazing and could possibly tell us that years of MMO playing really create better players that could overcome older, "broken" game mechanics.

(this post may or may not make sense, run-on sentences are cool)

Elerion · 03-22-2009, 04:37 PM

Shit, I just realized: If this truly is frozen in 2002, does the insane pit war exploit in Tactics work?

03-22-2009, 07:57 AM	#47 (permalink)
Eonan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia Posts: 292 +2 Internets	So I am having an issue where my entire screen is white (all the objects save NPC's) any suggestions? __________________ Currently Playing: WoW - Arygos - Parry (DK) EQ2 - Antonia Bayle - Leothanas (Monk) EQ2 - Antonia Bayle - Lenathas (Conjurer)

03-22-2009, 12:05 PM	#49 (permalink)
matmanx2 PS360 owner Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 570	Holy cow! I saw this post and thought I had warped back in time 5 years or something. I played EQMac when it was brand new on my Powerbook 12" and on my Dual 1.25GHz G4 Powermac. Leveled a Beastmaster up to 67 or so and had most of my epic finished before I stopped playing and went on to other things. The lack of support from GM's was frustrating (I once broke the server for an entire week by causing that war on Luclin between the 3 tribes in Hollowshade Moor. Once the war broke out and they killed each other off nothing respawned until the GM's manually reset the zone.) but the community was awesome. I have some good memories from my time there and arguably enjoyed EQMac more than my original EQLive experience. I was able to go on raids and get loot in EQMac that I would have never been involved with on EQLive just because of the sheer number of people competing for them (like Lodizal, for instance). Cool thread! __________________ http://eq2players.station.sony.com/c...rId=1007794104

03-22-2009, 01:14 PM	#51 (permalink)
Divinefactor Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: California Posts: 339	so just long term planning on being able to raid, due to the casualness of the raid scene, would class matter much at all? I played Bard Rogue Wizard Cleric Necro and as much as I liked being needed to stare at a wall as a cleric, I like the ability to solo if I cant find a group... Anyone that plays able to give me a semi rundown on class desireability in raids and groups along with soloability on eqmac? __________________ Cleric Deepfury - Barbarian - Beastlord - EQMac, the real deal Ritzfactor - League of Legends

03-22-2009, 02:20 PM	#55 (permalink)
Divinefactor Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: California Posts: 339	dear god, please do not let me fall into my addiction... loading please wait.... just loaded up a bard... omg this is hilarious __________________ Cleric Deepfury - Barbarian - Beastlord - EQMac, the real deal Ritzfactor - League of Legends Last edited by Divinefactor; 03-22-2009 at 02:29 PM..

03-22-2009, 03:27 PM	#57 (permalink)
Javvo Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 253	This is too tempting to pass up. I'll be buying a Mac tonight. God, even just grinding AAs would be a blast on this server... Imagine being there for the first Quarm kill? Ugh. Fuck you guys. __________________ EQ: Javvo - Necromancer - Mayong

03-22-2009, 04:11 AM	#46 (permalink)
Astaire Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Anchorage Posts: 327 -1 Internets	Thinking about giving this server a shot but I'm skeptical of the low end game... How hard is it to level? I don't mind working for it, but without mercs and no one to group with it would be a bitch to level with the population the way it is.

03-22-2009, 01:34 PM	#52 (permalink)
Heavens_Myst Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,479 -134 Internets	I was actually pretty shocked at the population levels. ~10 people in game levels 1-10, about the same about 11-20. Just from perusing the EQMac forum it looks like pretty much anything is needed/wanted.

03-22-2009, 02:44 PM	#56 (permalink)
Shutup Cajun in yo pocket Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Opelousas, LA Posts: 799 +18 Internets	Gah, I gotta stop clicking these threads. You bastards always suck me in.

03-22-2009, 03:53 PM	#59 (permalink)
Javvo Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 253	If it really is Quarm 1.0 that would provid for an amazing opportunity for a gaming "experiment" (or social study, I suppose). But if Quarm 1.0 could be downed on the Mac server with a bunch of players from this board and other top players on Al'Kabor that would be amazing and could possibly tell us that years of MMO playing really create better players that could overcome older, "broken" game mechanics. (this post may or may not make sense, run-on sentences are cool) __________________ EQ: Javvo - Necromancer - Mayong Last edited by Javvo; 03-22-2009 at 03:57 PM..

03-22-2009, 04:37 PM	#60 (permalink)
Elerion My milkshake Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,092 +6 Internets	Shit, I just realized: If this truly is frozen in 2002, does the insane pit war exploit in Tactics work?

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