Everquest 2 color question

xinside · February 14th, 2005

is there any way to put this game in 16 bit color for it will run a little better?

**Aprox** · February 14th, 2005

I dont recommend running any modern games in 16bit. It will look horrible. Colors will have horrible banding and the performance gain will be nill. I say look for other optimizations. Perhaps drivers or something.

xinside · February 14th, 2005

I dont care about looks. I just want to beable to play it without it chopping every 2 seconds with everything on the lowest detail.

if not is there anything else I can do to make some choppyness go away?

**Xie** · February 14th, 2005

Originally Posted by xinside

I dont care about looks. I just want to beable to play it without it chopping every 2 seconds with everything on the lowest detail.

if not is there anything else I can do to make some choppyness go away?

Buy at least the recommend graphics card? Also if your system is shy on RAM (less then 512MB) add more. Those 2 things can completely change gameplay.

xinside · February 14th, 2005

I dont have the money right now.. im just trying to ask if theres anything I can do to tweak it to make it run better?

**zeke_mo** · February 14th, 2005

What are your system specs?

Luna · February 14th, 2005

All you can really do is make sure you have installed the latest drivers for your card (correctly). You can also shut down any background services that are not needed, and shut off any applications you are not using.

(ie. Turn off the themes service in XP to help speed up the system)

You may also try going to start/run and typing msconfig. Head over to the startup tab, and take off any programs that you don't want running at start up (that will take effect after you restart)

Be sure to defrag your system as well.

xinside · February 15th, 2005

my specs arent that good at all..

1.3 amd athlon
320mb sdram
5200FX geforce

my specs sucks but I can run city of heroes high detail with no choppiness so I figured I can do something to run everquest2 at the lowest detail on everything.
I do everything what you guys are saying. I have the recent BETA drivers for nvidia cause the official release doesnt run the game period. I get a BSOD. I dont have ANYTHING running in the background. only system apps that need to run. I even CTRL ALT DEL explorer heh. oh well. give me money for I can get a new comp! heh.

**lancer** · February 15th, 2005

xinside, come-on man, your pc cannot run EQ2, it can barely run EQ1, get a job, save some money and buy what you need. No kind of tweaking is gonna help unless there are nipples involved and then this could help pass the time.

**lancer** · February 15th, 2005

one thing i noticed, the 5200 is a 64bit card (correct me if i'm wrong anyone), and i know for a fact EQ2 needs a 128bit card to run at min, soooo......

**Aprox** · February 15th, 2005

Yeah, you're just gonna have to purchase some new parts. Sorry man... there's no saving this one.

**Xie** · February 16th, 2005

Actually his comp meets all the minimums except the RAM.

2.1 What are the Minimum Requirements to play the game?
-Operating System: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
-Processor: 1GHz or greater
-RAM: 512 MB
-Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible. Pixel shader and vertex shader compatible hardware with 64 MB of texture memory
-Sound Card: DirectSound compatible audio hardware

**lancer** · February 16th, 2005

but xie what the config doesn't tell you is that the v/card needs to be 128bit

**Xie** · February 16th, 2005

Originally Posted by lancer

but xie what the config doesn't tell you is that the v/card needs to be 128bit

Well according to nVidia the FX5200 has a 128bit interface.

linky

**Aprox** · February 16th, 2005

According to his problem.. sounds like he has a case of thrashing.. which would be a direct result of insufficient memory.... I say upgrade to ATLEAST 512 but more like 768 or a gig if you can.

**Xie** · February 16th, 2005

Originally Posted by Aprox

According to his problem.. sounds like he has a case of thrashing.. which would be a direct result of insufficient memory.... I say upgrade to ATLEAST 512 but more like 768 or a gig if you can.

What I said from the start. Thanks for the backup hehe.

**Aprox** · February 16th, 2005

Hehe.. sorry I didnt see your post. Yeah, as he stated earlier... "mo memoy"..... yeah.

**lancer** · February 16th, 2005

hmm the 5200 is 128bit, oh ok, well i guess its just a case of memory then.

xinside · February 17th, 2005

actually my card is 128 the game runs so your wrong about it not running. just skips after i play it for a long time. i was asking if theres anything i can do to it to make it take up less mem.

<removed>

**Xie** · February 17th, 2005

Originally Posted by xinside

actually my card is 128 the game runs so your wrong about it not running. just skips after i play it for a long time. i was asking if theres anything i can do to it to make it take up less mem.

Other then getting more RAM have you tried perhaps playing at a lower resolution or something. I think thats one of your only ways your going to get the game to run anywhere near smooth w/out more RAM. Games are RAM eating monsters.

Oh and you don't have to lash out @ lancer .. he thought he was right.

February 14th, 2005	Top \| #1
xinside OSNN Junior Addict Joined: January 2005 Posts: 14 Reputation: 0 Power: 90	Everquest 2 color question is there any way to put this game in 16 bit color for it will run a little better?

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Aprox OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: August 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,735 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 2036 Power: 142	Re: Everquest 2 color question I dont recommend running any modern games in 16bit. It will look horrible. Colors will have horrible banding and the performance gain will be nill. I say look for other optimizations. Perhaps drivers or something.

February 14th, 2005	Top \| #3
xinside OSNN Junior Addict Joined: January 2005 Posts: 14 Reputation: 0 Power: 90	Re: Everquest 2 color question I dont care about looks. I just want to beable to play it without it chopping every 2 seconds with everything on the lowest detail. if not is there anything else I can do to make some choppyness go away?

February 14th, 2005	Top \| #4
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Everquest 2 color question Originally Posted by xinside I dont care about looks. I just want to beable to play it without it chopping every 2 seconds with everything on the lowest detail. if not is there anything else I can do to make some choppyness go away? Buy at least the recommend graphics card? Also if your system is shy on RAM (less then 512MB) add more. Those 2 things can completely change gameplay. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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xinside OSNN Junior Addict Joined: January 2005 Posts: 14 Reputation: 0 Power: 90	Re: Everquest 2 color question I dont have the money right now.. im just trying to ask if theres anything I can do to tweak it to make it run better?

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February 14th, 2005	Top \| #6
zeke_mo (value not set) Joined: August 2004 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 1,965 Reputation: 1290 Power: 126	Re: Everquest 2 color question What are your system specs? "My Mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas" ~Sam Zeitgeist Money as Debt, educate yourself.

February 14th, 2005	Top \| #7
Luna OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 303 Reputation: 359 Power: 109	Re: Everquest 2 color question All you can really do is make sure you have installed the latest drivers for your card (correctly). You can also shut down any background services that are not needed, and shut off any applications you are not using. (ie. Turn off the themes service in XP to help speed up the system) You may also try going to start/run and typing msconfig. Head over to the startup tab, and take off any programs that you don't want running at start up (that will take effect after you restart) Be sure to defrag your system as well.

February 15th, 2005	Top \| #8
xinside OSNN Junior Addict Joined: January 2005 Posts: 14 Reputation: 0 Power: 90	Re: Everquest 2 color question my specs arent that good at all.. 1.3 amd athlon 320mb sdram 5200FX geforce my specs sucks but I can run city of heroes high detail with no choppiness so I figured I can do something to run everquest2 at the lowest detail on everything. I do everything what you guys are saying. I have the recent BETA drivers for nvidia cause the official release doesnt run the game period. I get a BSOD. I dont have ANYTHING running in the background. only system apps that need to run. I even CTRL ALT DEL explorer heh. oh well. give me money for I can get a new comp! heh.

February 15th, 2005	Top \| #9
lancer There is no answer! Joined: October 2004 Location: FL, USA Posts: 3,087 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1430 Power: 137	Re: Everquest 2 color question xinside, come-on man, your pc cannot run EQ2, it can barely run EQ1, get a job, save some money and buy what you need. No kind of tweaking is gonna help unless there are nipples involved and then this could help pass the time. "The world has just got smaller now, but people have got further away."

February 15th, 2005	Top \| #10
lancer There is no answer! Joined: October 2004 Location: FL, USA Posts: 3,087 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1430 Power: 137	Re: Everquest 2 color question one thing i noticed, the 5200 is a 64bit card (correct me if i'm wrong anyone), and i know for a fact EQ2 needs a 128bit card to run at min, soooo...... "The world has just got smaller now, but people have got further away."

February 15th, 2005	Top \| #11
Aprox OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: August 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,735 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 2036 Power: 142	Re: Everquest 2 color question Yeah, you're just gonna have to purchase some new parts. Sorry man... there's no saving this one.

February 16th, 2005	Top \| #12
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Everquest 2 color question Actually his comp meets all the minimums except the RAM. 2.1 What are the Minimum Requirements to play the game? -Operating System: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP -Processor: 1GHz or greater -RAM: 512 MB -Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible. Pixel shader and vertex shader compatible hardware with 64 MB of texture memory -Sound Card: DirectSound compatible audio hardware tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

February 16th, 2005	Top \| #13
lancer There is no answer! Joined: October 2004 Location: FL, USA Posts: 3,087 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1430 Power: 137	Re: Everquest 2 color question but xie what the config doesn't tell you is that the v/card needs to be 128bit "The world has just got smaller now, but people have got further away."

February 16th, 2005	Top \| #14
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Everquest 2 color question Originally Posted by lancer but xie what the config doesn't tell you is that the v/card needs to be 128bit Well according to nVidia the FX5200 has a 128bit interface. linky tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

February 16th, 2005	Top \| #15
Aprox OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: August 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,735 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 2036 Power: 142	Re: Everquest 2 color question According to his problem.. sounds like he has a case of thrashing.. which would be a direct result of insufficient memory.... I say upgrade to ATLEAST 512 but more like 768 or a gig if you can.

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February 16th, 2005	Top \| #16
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Everquest 2 color question Originally Posted by Aprox According to his problem.. sounds like he has a case of thrashing.. which would be a direct result of insufficient memory.... I say upgrade to ATLEAST 512 but more like 768 or a gig if you can. What I said from the start. Thanks for the backup hehe. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

February 16th, 2005	Top \| #17
Aprox OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: August 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,735 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 2036 Power: 142	Re: Everquest 2 color question Hehe.. sorry I didnt see your post. Yeah, as he stated earlier... "mo memoy"..... yeah.

February 16th, 2005	Top \| #18
lancer There is no answer! Joined: October 2004 Location: FL, USA Posts: 3,087 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1430 Power: 137	Re: Everquest 2 color question hmm the 5200 is 128bit, oh ok, well i guess its just a case of memory then. "The world has just got smaller now, but people have got further away."

February 17th, 2005	Top \| #19
xinside OSNN Junior Addict Joined: January 2005 Posts: 14 Reputation: 0 Power: 90	Re: Everquest 2 color question actually my card is 128 the game runs so your wrong about it not running. just skips after i play it for a long time. i was asking if theres anything i can do to it to make it take up less mem. <removed>

February 17th, 2005	Top \| #20
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Everquest 2 color question Originally Posted by xinside actually my card is 128 the game runs so your wrong about it not running. just skips after i play it for a long time. i was asking if theres anything i can do to it to make it take up less mem. Other then getting more RAM have you tried perhaps playing at a lower resolution or something. I think thats one of your only ways your going to get the game to run anywhere near smooth w/out more RAM. Games are RAM eating monsters. Oh and you don't have to lash out @ lancer .. he thought he was right. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional