Not able to load game after today's update :S

[poopp999]

<p>after i click Play on the eq2 launcher i get this error:</p><p>Next pointer or block is corrupted (Alloc : 0036345F)</p><p>only happened after the patch today :S</p><p>anyone else experiencing this?</p>

[Jaydia]

<p>I am having the exact same issue. Update failures!</p>

[Galithdor]

<p>haha i got a new computer yesterday, so i thought it was a problem with my PC, good thing i checked this post...</p><p>wierd though</p><p>edit: My old computer was able to log on, my new one, isn't, what's your OS? Might be a win7 bug maybe?</p>

[poopp999]

<p>Yeah i got Win7 ultimate</p><p>so frustrating, even hotfixes are bugged now , [Removed for Content]</p>

[Galithdor]

<p>Win7 Home here, I think it is a problem with Windows 7, as my other PC is using XP Home, and is able to log on</p>

[Jaydia]

<p>I am also using Win7</p>

[poopp999]

<p>well i hope a dev sees this thread and updates the patch</p>

[Melodee]

<p>Yeah,, the new pc with win 7 gets as far as updating the files, then gives a grayed out updating button instead of the play button. Sooooooo frustrating. But I wouldn't go so far as to blame SOE for a windows glitch.</p>

[Niraw]

<p>I have windows 7, I can launch the game but it seems like I have to download each zone, combat/mount animations and graphics from scratch as if I had never played the game before... each time I see a player his appearance takes 1 min or more to load....</p><p>Its unplayable please do something!!!</p>

[Galithdor]

<p>Hmm, so it seems win7 might really be the problem.........though you got further than most of us</p>

[Wenjen]

<p>Windows Vista here.  Same issue with the loading everything.  My load time to just get to char select is hours.</p>

[Reahov]

<p>Hey everyone,</p><p>Are you guys using the streaming client or the regular patcher?  Or is this happening for both?</p><p>Thanks,</p>

[Melodee]

<p>It's happening for both with us.</p>

[Vonotar]

<p><cite>Nirawyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I have windows 7, I can launch the game but it seems like I have to download each zone, combat/mount animations and graphics from scratch as if I had never played the game before... each time I see a player his appearance takes 1 min or more to load....</p><p>Its unplayable please do something!!!</p></blockquote><p>I'm getting that too on Streamline client.</p><p>First time I ran it, it wanted to download 2Gb just to get to character select (I cancelled that)</p><p>Second time it got to character select but then was taking way log into a character in Guild Hall (I cancelled that too).</p><p>Normal client is fine.</p>

[Wenjen]

<p>Stream.</p>

[TalisX1]

<p>I use the full client (not streaming) with win7 Ultimate and all patches are current. I have no issue patching on any of 3 pcs, all same config.</p><p>Silat</p>

[Melodee]

<p>Funny thing is, ours was running fine before the update, although it was a tad laggy.</p>

[Grucilla]

<p>i cant even get the update to complete. i have win7 ultimate. i had no issues before this either.</p><p>i have the full client and using the station launcher to download.  i get a message that windows couldnt move a file from * file to * file. and to make sure i'm not running the game which i'm not.</p>

[Reahov]

<p>In order to try and track this down, if you haven't already, please list your OS and method of download please.</p><p>Thanks!</p>

[Pharly]

<p>Using the streaming client and I've downloaded a large portion of the game already (TSO and everything under). Log in today and it wants to stream 3gb to get to char select. Cancelled that and reloaded, got to char select, had to reload my house and commonlands when running to the spire. Got a 150 mb download when trying to go to loping plains, that's when I gave up.</p><p>Seems like it's just trying to restream the entire game, I checked to see if eq2 is using the same directory at the streaming client screen and it is. Very frustrating.</p>

[ulfrun]

<p>Same issues as above.</p><p>Windows 7 Ultimate</p><p>Streaming Client</p><p>FIOS 25 mb/s</p><p>Download animation showing 2,952.7 MB and it's not going down.</p>

[poopp999]

<p>i still can't get in coz of that [Removed for Content] error.  i tried using the station launcher and moved files to new directory and pointed the launcher to it but still tries to download 10gb of content. Cancelled it coz my bandwidth is capped from my ISP and might go over if i download the game before end of billing cycle.</p><p>If anyone finds a way to make it work please post.</p><p>Btw im using :</p><p>Windows 7 ultimate</p><p>streaming client</p>

[Melodee]

<p>OS is windows 7 home</p><p>Trying to get in via streamline and default both, neither are working</p><p>Getting as far as updating files, then getting grayed out UPDATING button in lieu of PLAY button, also character select dropdown box not available</p>

[Caff]

<p>Win7 Pro and the streaming client.</p><p>Started it tonight and it wanted to download a huge amount just to get to character select. Closed it and restarted and now I'm having to re-stream every zone.</p>

[Siddie]

<p>Windows xp and default patcher, it keeps cancelling download.</p>

[Jaydia]

<p>Win7, using the station thing, not sure what that one is called.</p>

[Wenjen]

<p>Vista - Streaming</p>

[Wenjen]

<p>The problem is with loading entity resources.  Appears to be something wrong in that area if that helps narrow your search down.</p>

[Oneira]

<p>Win 7 Home -- Streaming.  From what it appears, when I logged onto char select and then afterwords selected a toon and logged into a zone, that it was downloading the entire zone.  After loading resources which took at least 10 minutes, it then updated the environmental map for at least that long.  I actually got into the game after about an hour, but it was so choppy it was unplayable.</p>

[Siddie]

At least you can log in char selection, i'm stucked at the patcher, it get stucked on EverQuest2.exe.delta....blablabla

[okestia]

<p>Xp Home</p><p>Streaming client</p><p>Critical error - Next Pointer Block is corrupted (alloc: 01F5345F)</p><p>i get that right when i hit play, dont beleive it updated either</p>

[bymkin]

<p><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Windows 7Professional, streaming client.  When I hit play I get Critical Error "Next pointer or Block is corrupted (Alloc:003C345F)"</span></span></p><p>It did an update that took about 20 seconds and now I get this.  I have 18Mbps DSL but I would be surprised if the update was that small.</p><p>Considering blowing away EQ2 and just letting it all reinstall to see if that fixes it but based on these posts it looks like it is an error between win7 and EQ so not sure that would fix it.</p><p>Great update...   I pay what for this?  I hope I get credit for the days of unplayable.</p>

[Reahov]

<p>Okay, update:</p><p>If you <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>are</strong></span> running the <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>streaming client</strong></span>, try renaming your paks folder and run the streaming client again.  <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>DO NOT</strong></span> delete your paks, just rename it.  For those of you that are not using the streaming client, I do not have a suggestion at this time, but keep an eye out for updates.</p><p>Thanks!</p>

[okestia]

<p>im computer illiterate lol what is a pak folder</p>

[Reahov]

<p>In your EQ2 directory folder, there is a file called 'PAKS.'  That's the one you'll be looking for.  Also, rename your Music folder.  Additionally, if you have ONLY run the streaming client, you will not have a 'PAKS' folder.</p><p>Thanks again.</p>

[Suta]

<p>If this information is for streaming clients, and streaming clients don't have a PAKS folder, how can we rename a folder we don't have? <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> ~scratches head~</p>

[Wenjen]

<p>Renamed paks folders.  Didnt work.</p>

[Sannayven]

<p><cite>Sutava wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>If this information is for streaming clients, and streaming clients don't have a PAKS folder, how can we rename a folder we don't have? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /> ~scratches head~</p></blockquote><p>Word, I am having this problem with no PAKS folder</p>

[Jaydia]

<p>I changed the music file name to Musix and the packs to Pax. Reran the station launcher and now it tries to download 9G, but still fails.</p>

[openyoureyes]

<p>I'm using the German Version. Same Problem. Renaming the Paks to Paks_old didn't change anything.</p><p>The Client is downloading the same zones again and again (eg Guild-Hall = first visit after patch around 80 MB, every new visit still around 3 MB).</p>

[Reahov]

<p>Okay, sounds like the suggestions are a bust.  Keep an eye out for updates.</p><p>Thanks for your patience.</p>

[Suta]

<p>No probs.  Thanks for being on top of it anyway <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Reahov]

<p>Okay, another suggestion:</p><p>Again, this is <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>for streaming client users only</strong></span>, try renaming your music, paks, and assetcache folders and then run the streaming client.  If you are a streaming client user and don't have a PAKS folder, that's fine.  It simply means you haven't used the regular patcher before.</p><p>Thanks!</p>

[okestia]

<p>Changed name on assetcache folder and it worked thank you much <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Kotaku]

<p>renamed assistcache to astcache worked</p>

[Properman]

<p><cite>Reahov wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay, another suggestion:</p><p>Again, this is <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>for streaming client users only</strong></span>, try renaming your music, paks, and assetcache folders and then run the streaming client.  If you are a streaming client user and don't have a PAKS folder, that's fine.  It simply means you haven't used the regular patcher before.</p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p>I didnt have either a music or a paks folder so I renamed the assetcache folder. Im afraid it didnt work for me.  I still have to re-download every zone Ive been in already.</p>

[Reahov]

<p>The assetcache folder is where all the downloaded information is stored for the streaming client.  It is possible that something with the recent update caused some corruption with this folder and that is why some players are unable to login and others were re-downloading information they already had.</p>

[Jaydia]

<p>I dont have an assetcashe folder but had the other 2.</p>

[Suta]

<p>Um, renamed assetcache to astcache as well and it made it WORSE, it's now downloading MORE information than before</p><p>All renaming it did for me is that it ignored the renamed folder and then created a NEW folder called assetcache and started redownloading -everything-. </p>

[Wenjen]

<p>Did not work.  I renamed paks, music and assetcache folders.  When I tried to log in (failed) the assetcache folder regenerated and the renamed folder was moved down the list (alphabetically).  Vista and Streaming just to reiterate.</p>

[Albrig]

<p><cite>Reahov wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>Are you guys using the streaming client or the regular patcher?  Or is this happening for both?</p><p>Thanks,</p></blockquote><p>The Valve Steam SF Client I think is specific to the problem.</p><p>Even reinstalling from a complete clear of the client and the folders brings about the same problem when it was installed and functioning normally; it does the same thing.</p><p>This occurred about the time I first posted in this thread.</p><p>It must be Valve Steam related as the incidents of it are low. I mean if it were global to the regular and the norma streaming client - it would be far wide spread.</p><p>I would think.</p>

[Pharly]

<p>Streaming client user here.</p><p>No paks folder, understandable as I've never run the launcher. Incidently, I don't have a music folder either, while odd it explains why game sound doesn't work for me. I renamed the Assetcache folder to asstcache and re-ran the streaming client, it continued trying to download huge amounts of data. I checked the eq2 directory and it created a new "assetcashe" and the renamed "asstcashe" was still there.</p><p>Was wondering if it would be viable to move the files from "asstcashe" to the newly created "assetcashe" but I'm not that tech savvy and that's alot of info to re-download if I mess up <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2e207fad049d4d292f60607f80f05768.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Jaydia]

<p>I am using ths station launcher is that what you mean by streaming?</p>

[Pharly]

<p><cite>Jaydia@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I am using ths station launcher is that what you mean by streaming?</p></blockquote><p>The streaming client downloads the game as you play (DLing new zones as you enter them, etc.). The Launcher downloads the game in one lump sum which can take days depending on your connection. Asleast, I think that's correct.</p>

[Jaydia]

<p>Where does one get this streaming client, I only knew of the station launcher.</p>

[Pharly]

<p><cite>Jaydia@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Where does one get this streaming client, I only knew of the station launcher.</p></blockquote><p>I got mine from eq2players.com, should be a drop down menu on the front page for "Get the game" go to reinstall eq2, it'll DL the streaming client and then patch as you play. Beware though, when your DLing during gameplay your ping will be very high.</p>

[Properman]

<p><cite>Jaydia@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Where does one get this streaming client, I only knew of the station launcher.</p></blockquote><p>Wont make any difference. Im using the straming client and Im having the same problems.</p>

[Jaydia]

<p>Well I am bored now lol</p>

[Autenil]

<p>Hey guys,</p><p>If you are getting this error message show up when you start the client, please PM me the EQ2_Crash.log or EQ2_Crash.log.old files that should be in your install directory.</p><p>For the streaming client, the default install directory could be:C:Documents and Settings<user name>Application DataSony Online EntertainmentInstalled GamesEverQuest II StreamingC:Users<user name>AppDataLocalLowSony Online EntertainmentInstalled GamesEverQuest II StreamingC:ProgramDataSony Online EntertainmentInstalled GamesEverQuest II</p><p>or slight variations thereof.</p>

[Suta]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Hey guys,</p><p>If you are getting this error message show up when you start the client, please PM me the EQ2_Crash.log or EQ2_Crash.log.old files that should be in your install directory.</p><p>For the streaming client, the default install directory could be:C:Documents and Settings\Application DataSony Online EntertainmentInstalled GamesEverQuest II StreamingC:Users\AppDataLocalLowSony Online EntertainmentInstalled GamesEverQuest II StreamingC:ProgramDataSony Online EntertainmentInstalled GamesEverQuest II</p><p>or slight variations thereof.</p></blockquote><p>I think for most of us here, we are not crashing or getting error messages. Just that it's restreaming every zone we go into, even though we already have it.    Renaming folders has not worked for many of us.</p><p>I think I might just completely uninstall EQ2 and reinstall the streaming client and see if a fresh reinstall fixes it.</p>

[Pharly]

<p>So what's the verdict? Do we just have to delete and reinstall with the launcher? It's frustrating to not be able to play on your day off <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/2786c5c8e1a8be796fb2f726cca5a0fe.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Jaydia]

<p>I am getting an error about the patch and temp folder and I am not streaming I am using the station launcher!</p><p>I have this in the launcher folder:</p><p>2010-03-06 12:42:38 [63188] INFO  main - Bootstrapper version = 1.1.4.843039 2010-03-06 12:42:38 [63188] INFO  main - Started with args =  2010-03-06 12:42:38 [62024] INFO  platform::StationUpdater - Checking update from <a href="http://lp2.patch.station.sony.com/patch/sl/main/StationLauncher.soe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://lp2.patch.station.sony.com/p...ionLauncher.soe</a> into C:Program Files (x86)Sony Online EntertainmentStation Launcher 2010-03-06 12:43:24 [62024] INFO  main - Update was completed! 2010-03-06 12:43:24 [62024] INFO  platform::StationUpdater - Checking update from <a href="http://lp2.patch.station.sony.com/patch/sl/main/StationLauncher.soe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://lp2.patch.station.sony.com/p...ionLauncher.soe</a> into C:Program Files (x86)Sony Online EntertainmentStation Launcher 2010-03-06 12:43:25 [62024] INFO  Bootstrapper - Starting application dll: Filename: C:Program Files (x86)Sony Online EntertainmentStation LaunchermainStationLauncher.dll; App Version: 1.1.5; Build version: 1.1.5.877194; Command line:  --exeVersion=1.1.4 2010-03-09 16:01:57 [14592] INFO  main - Bootstrapper version = 1.1.4.843039 2010-03-09 16:01:57 [14592] INFO  main - Started with args =  2010-03-09 16:01:57 [14592] ERROR Bootstrapper - Other instances running - I will now exit.</p><p>No crash or error log!</p>

[zandarith]

<p>Vista, Streaming</p><p>I don't have a PAK or a Music folder. I renamed the assetcache folder and it made no difference. I guess I'll have to try uninstalling and downloading the entire game.</p><p>After not being able to play on AB for over 10 hours, and now this, I have to say that I'm not at all happy with you people. You really need to get it together.</p>

[Dillin]

<p>I'm having the same issue.  I renamed the assetcache folder and the download dropped to 60Mb.</p>

[bymkin]

<p>I renamed <span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">assetcache folder and now it seems to be working and I am passed that error, but like others, obviously I have to re-download everything.  My folder had 4 gig of content so it will be SLOW zoning for a long time.  At least I have high speed internet or I would just move on to another game and kill my account.   Silly that after EQ1 and all the other sony MMORPG's they haven't figured out testing yet!</span></p>

[Jabul]

<p>So what do we have to do to fix this problem? :o</p>

[Tarneel]

<p>I'm also unable to run the game using the launchpad. When the scanning files progress bar gets to 100% it just hangs.</p><p>I'm running Win 7 64 Home Premium.</p>

[poopp999]

<p>ok so i renamed the assetcache and it goes through and downloads another assetcache folder and i guess it starts downloading everything from scratch all over again.</p><p>Is there a workaround to this instead of streaming everything again ?</p>

[Grucilla]

<p><cite>Jaydia@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I am getting an error about the patch and temp folder and I am not streaming I am using the station launcher!</p><p>I have this in the launcher folder:</p><p>2010-03-06 12:42:38 [63188] INFO  main - Bootstrapper version = 1.1.4.843039 2010-03-06 12:42:38 [63188] INFO  main - Started with args =  2010-03-06 12:42:38 [62024] INFO  platform::StationUpdater - Checking update from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lp2.patch.station.sony.com/patch/sl/main/StationLauncher.soe" target="_blank">http://lp2.patch.station.sony.com/p...ionLauncher.soe</a> into C:Program Files (x86)Sony Online EntertainmentStation Launcher 2010-03-06 12:43:24 [62024] INFO  main - Update was completed! 2010-03-06 12:43:24 [62024] INFO  platform::StationUpdater - Checking update from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lp2.patch.station.sony.com/patch/sl/main/StationLauncher.soe" target="_blank">http://lp2.patch.station.sony.com/p...ionLauncher.soe</a> into C:Program Files (x86)Sony Online EntertainmentStation Launcher 2010-03-06 12:43:25 [62024] INFO  Bootstrapper - Starting application dll: Filename: C:Program Files (x86)Sony Online EntertainmentStation LaunchermainStationLauncher.dll; App Version: 1.1.5; Build version: 1.1.5.877194; Command line:  --exeVersion=1.1.4 2010-03-09 16:01:57 [14592] INFO  main - Bootstrapper version = 1.1.4.843039 2010-03-09 16:01:57 [14592] INFO  main - Started with args =  2010-03-09 16:01:57 [14592] ERROR Bootstrapper - Other instances running - I will now exit.</p><p>No crash or error log!</p><p>this is the same for me.  i was really hoping this would be resolved today. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  </p></blockquote>

[Ferreus]

<p>Windows 7 Home Premium - 64bit Edition</p><p>Station Launcher - Version: 1.1.5 Build: 1.1.5.877194 - Release</p><p>It downloaded a 5 MB patch but before reaching the character select screen I get the error message "Login rejected: The client's version does not match the server's. Please re-run the patcher.".</p><p>I went and installed the Streaming Client over the existing game installation (backed up everything beforehand of course). It downloads a small patch and I'm able to log into the game.</p><p>Edit: I'm on the Splitpaw server. A similar thing happened to me with the release of the SF expansion.</p>

[Autenil]

<p>Hey guys.</p><p>We're having trouble reproducing the "Next pointer or Block is corrupted" error message internally.  If you renamed your assetcache directory and didn't delete the old files, I'd love to take a look at them.  If you still have them, please PM me and tell me how many files you have and about how big they are.</p><p>As far as the streaming client redownloading everything...  It's a long and sordid tale, but the short story is that when the streaming client launched most files had their "version" calculated incorrectly.  We were testing out a highly choreographed fix that involved pushing new asset lists with the correct version calculation along with a tool that would fix everyone's already downloaded assets.  Apparently, someone jumped the gun and pushed the new asset lists without the tool.  The version on nearly every asset changed to the correct version which means that everyone's streaming client thought that it had to re-download nearly every asset.  They were immediately deleted and queued for download, hence the several-hundred-MB-to-several-GB download indicators that people were seeing.  However, when you shut down and restarted the client, it forgot about every asset that you had previously downloaded and your download indicator went back to on-demand assets only.</p><p>My apologies for this.  There was a carefully crafted plan to fix the problem with minimal player impact but it wasn't executed properly.  However, this was a one-time fix.  Now that the versions are calculated correctly we won't have this problem again.</p><p>We have a few changes to the streaming client coming up in the next few updates too.  One is a change to start fetching the zones connected to your current zone so that zoning somewhere for the first time takes less time.  The other is the ability of the streaming Launcher to keep downloading assets until you hit the play button.  You could then wait for the full client to download if you wanted.  We also have plans to have the streaming client continue to fetch the rest of the game in the background while you play (instead of just fetching assets on-demand as it does currently).</p>

[Suta]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>  The other is the ability of the streaming Launcher to keep downloading assets until you hit the play button.  You could then wait for the full client to download if you wanted.  We also have plans to have the streaming client continue to fetch the rest of the game in the background while you play (instead of just fetching assets on-demand as it does currently).</p></blockquote><p>Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of a Streaming client?  I'd take advantage of that option of course, but just saying <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Anyways, to everybody else, I totally uninstalled everything [Backed up my uisettings file of course] and reinstalled and am no longer getting redownloads. Everything streams only once again.   A price to pay but worth it imo.</p><p>Edit: Ugh forgot my saved searches</p>

[Eveningsong]

<p>Well personally I often start up the game then go grab a drink, etc.  while it does patching etc.   Might as well let it keep streaming files until you get back to hit Play instead of wasting the time <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />.</p>

[MsYa]

<p>Thanks for explaining Autenil <img src="/smilies/b2eb59423fbf5fa39342041237025880.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Vonotar]

<p><cite>Autenil wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Hey guys.</p><p>We're having trouble reproducing the "Next pointer or Block is corrupted" error message internally.  If you renamed your assetcache directory and didn't delete the old files, I'd love to take a look at them.  If you still have them, please PM me and tell me how many files you have and about how big they are.</p><p>As far as the streaming client redownloading everything...  It's a long and sordid tale, but the short story is that when the streaming client launched most files had their "version" calculated incorrectly.  We were testing out a highly choreographed fix that involved pushing new asset lists with the correct version calculation along with a tool that would fix everyone's already downloaded assets.  Apparently, someone jumped the gun and pushed the new asset lists without the tool.  The version on nearly every asset changed to the correct version which means that everyone's streaming client thought that it had to re-download nearly every asset.  They were immediately deleted and queued for download, hence the several-hundred-MB-to-several-GB download indicators that people were seeing.  However, when you shut down and restarted the client, it forgot about every asset that you had previously downloaded and your download indicator went back to on-demand assets only.</p><p>My apologies for this.  There was a carefully crafted plan to fix the problem with minimal player impact but it wasn't executed properly.  However, this was a one-time fix.  Now that the versions are calculated correctly we won't have this problem again.</p><p>We have a few changes to the streaming client coming up in the next few updates too.  One is a change to start fetching the zones connected to your current zone so that zoning somewhere for the first time takes less time.  The other is the ability of the streaming Launcher to keep downloading assets until you hit the play button.  You could then wait for the full client to download if you wanted.  We also have plans to have the streaming client continue to fetch the rest of the game in the background while you play (instead of just fetching assets on-demand as it does currently).</p></blockquote><p>Can you ensure that these extra download options are that, optional.</p><p>At the moment I'm using the streaming client on a second PC for crafting purely within the guildhall, therefore I wouldn't need any other zones downloading.</p>

[Vonotar]

<p>Doh!</p><p>Looks like you've already made some tweaks... here I am crafting in the guild hall, all guild hall items in place and the client is still downloading Mb after Mb hogging up my paultry wireless connection...</p><p><strong>How do I make it stop downloading other zones!</strong></p>

[Suta]

<p><cite>Banedon@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Doh!</p><p>Looks like you've already made some tweaks... here I am crafting in the guild hall, all guild hall items in place and the client is still downloading Mb after Mb hogging up my paultry wireless connection...</p><p><strong>How do I make it stop downloading other zones!</strong></p></blockquote><p>Ugh. Yes I'd like it to be optional as well.</p>

[Autenil]

<p><cite>Banedon@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Doh!</p><p>Looks like you've already made some tweaks... here I am crafting in the guild hall, all guild hall items in place and the client is still downloading Mb after Mb hogging up my paultry wireless connection...</p><p><strong>How do I make it stop downloading other zones!</strong></p></blockquote><p>The client has had some minimal prefetching built in since the streaming client was launched.  Namely, the client will download the following without waiting for it to be needed:</p><ul><li>The appearance cache.  This is actually required during the "Caching Appearances" step the first time you see the zoning screen after starting the client, but the client will start pulling it down (it's about 20MB and changes often) as soon as it can.</li><li>Character create assets.  This is most of the assets you need to create a new character (all races, genders, textures, some animations, etc).  You'll need this to render other players anyways.</li><li>Starting zones.  These are the assets you need to get into the new player zones as well as the basic resources for all of the zones your characters are currently located in.</li></ul><p>All of these prefetch scenarios are very common to most of the player base.  When I do the "download the rest of the game during idle time" fetching, it will most likely be optional and dependent upon you having more than enough hard disk space at the onset.</p><p>Also, most prefetches are paused while zoning to make sure that the zone you're currently going into is given highest priority.</p>

[woolf2k]

<p>have you checked out this forum</p><p><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/forums/show.m?forum_id=4">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...ow.m?forum_id=4</a></p><p>It sounds like you have a security issue. Perhaps something you recently installed or a windows update that changed your security settings. </p><p>It also would be helpful if you specified if it was the streaming client, the Station Access launcher or the EQ2 launcher. They all install everquest 2 in one form or another.</p><p>I've been trouble free with the Station Access launcher and the streaming client. </p>