I think i messed up my test folder please help! [Archive]

doctorbow

05-07-2007, 03:37 AM

Violetstorm@Oasis wrote: <blockquote>ok, so i fallowed the instruction on the faq to join test...i coppied and pasted ect....ran patcher dled everything...ans im on dial up btw. it then said it had 6 hours to go. then it dled a few smaller files then it said update done. but the play button wasnt lighting up. so i figured maybe something i did messed it up. also btw it still had the toons from the normal server able to select. then i went back into the folders and realized there is another test folder inside the test folder. >.<so i copy pasted ect...wich i think messed it messed it up. so then i put everything back in the 1st test folder. but not realizing that the launchpad launcher in the second test folder was gone....but the one in the 1st folder is still there. so i ran it...loaded, and it still had my old toons on it....so i deleted their info from folder..bad? and reran launchpad...it still says update is done. but no play button, and now says character selct unavailable. is there a way to fix this? or to restore it? but still keep the all the updated downloads for test?? please someone help me! <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> i really wanna play on test. :/</blockquote>Willing to help you: I'm the type that tries to be thorough and will help you till my ideas are exhausted. So, before I begin I give this disclaimer: Read this before doing anything: if you don't understand a step, ask. I would rather clarify a step than fix another problem. Second, I realize it's a good page or so of information (like I said, I try to be thorough), if you don't feel like reading it and don't feel like doing any of it at all, have the courtesy to let me know. I'll check back periodically and see how you're doing. Good luck, (shouldn't be too hard) Okies, first a couple things: We have you delete all .ini files in your root everquest2 directory/folder (I refer to them as folder if you are more familiar) EXCEPT for your server_character_eq2uisettings.ini. Your game SHOULDN"T be hosed, but we're taking this step to make sure it isn't. So: 1) Delete all .ini in root everquest2 folder EXCEPT your server_character(s)_eq2_uisettings.ini file(s). Delete cache folder, delete logincache folder, delete logincache-US folder if they exist. Basically anything dealing with cache (these are safe to delete). **1-a) IF you use a custom interface, you will need to make a backup of your eq2.ini file and then restore the backup, or simply NOT delete it. 2) From within the root Everquest2 folder, run the launcher by double-clicking eq2.exe, select full file scan under preferances and let full file scan run (NOTE: This is full file scan on game files NOT related to test server) 3) See how things work: your UI should be un-affected (provided you did not delete character settings or eq2.ini, as applicable) and game SHOULD work. If your NORMAL game does not work at this point, please stop here, and re-post, we'll look further into it. I don't foresee any issues tho. If it works, also check your desktop shortcut (check it's properties to make sure it's pointing to eq2.exe in main everquest2 folder, and not testeq2.exe in the testserver folder). If you've verified the desktop shortcut works as well, rename it to Eq2 LIVE SERVER (so you can tell the difference) and delete any remaining Eq2 shortcuts from desktop, to avoid confusion. IF it works, please proceed: 4) Delete ALL files in everquest2/Testserver folder, EXCEPT TestEQ2 and TestServerHelp.txt (these are ONLY two files that are there by default) Following these steps essentially restores you to a pre-attempt at test server condition. From there, follow directions to re-patch test server (copy/pasted here for your convenience, with slight modifications in BOLD and non-modified, non-bold text compliments of Moorgard in the original FAQ) 1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the TestServer folder in your EverQuest II directory. Create a shortcut on your desktop for the TestEQ2.exe file, which is the launchpad used to connect to the Test server. You may rename the shortcut if you wish, but don't double-click it yet. If you do, you will end up downloading the entire Test client, which would be a long and unnecessary process. (Note: the test server is almost literally the same game: that's why you want to copy client files to the testserver folder: Think of the testserver folder as it's own 'root' everquest2 folder, except for test client files. I think you had some recursive copying in there that messed up your folder structure(s) and prevented the game from running normally) 2. Highlight all the files and folders in the EverQuest II root directory EXCEPT the following: the cache folder, the logincache folder, the TestServer folder, and the eq2_default.ini file. (You can use Control-A to highlight all the files and folders, then hold down the Control key and left-click on those folders and files to de-select them.) Right-click and drag the selected folders to the TestServer folder. Select the option to COPY the files and folders, NOT move them. (Note the ctrl-A for 'select all' and control-click to deselect (or add-to-selection, as needed) for any individual files/folders. I believe where you may have made a mistake is NOT un-selecting the appropriate folders. Make double sure you don't have the testserver folder selected, or any file/folder mentioned in this step in non-bold text. Once your selection looks good, an alternative to click-drag-copying these files is to ctrl-C for 'COPY', go to the appropriate folder (in this case, the 'testserver' folder, as mentioned, and ctrl-V, to paste. Does the same thing. Your computer should essentially replicate the contents of the everquest2 folder INTO the testserver folder, and that's the idea: when you run the testeq2.exe patcher, it does the same thing as NORMAL patcher, except it synchronizes the files to match the test server environment files. In short, this copy process, if done right, keeps YOU from having to download the entire game again, instead of only the files that are currently different/new on test. You WILL have some downloading to do tho, I assure you.) 3. When the copy is complete, double-click the desktop shortcut you made in Step 1. This will run the Test server launchpad and update the client to be able to connect to the Test server. (remember I said you WILL have files? Well here they come. But have fun. Hopefully this works) Good luck, let me know either way. Will check back periodically.