Alternate Appearance button

[SGB]

<p>Whenever I click the alternate appearance button at the character select screen my game locks up, is this supposed to happen for trial accounts?</p><p>The only way out of this is to quit the process.</p>

[SGB]

<p>SOEBuild=6463LSOEVersionString=2010/5/11 10:51:22EVERQUEST2 CRASH LOG=============================================== ===Unhandled exception EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION at 0x005A72EDApplication was trying to read from 0x20223636    Region Begins At:  0x20223000    Region Ends At:    0x202D4000    Region Size Is:    0x000B1000 bytes    Memory Protection: Invalid (00000000)    Memory State:      MEM_RESERVE    Memory Type:       MEM_PRIVATE</p>

[Crickett]

<p><cite>SGB wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>SOEBuild=6463LSOEVersionString=2010/5/11 10:51:22EVERQUEST2 CRASH LOG=============================================== ===Unhandled exception EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION at 0x005A72EDApplication was trying to read from 0x20223636    Region Begins At:  0x20223000    Region Ends At:    0x202D4000    Region Size Is:    0x000B1000 bytes    Memory Protection: Invalid (00000000)    Memory State:      MEM_RESERVE    Memory Type:       MEM_PRIVATE</p></blockquote><p>I cannot tell anything from this, however:</p><p>I would install all Microsoft Critical AND optional updates AND the current Video Driver.</p>

[SGB]

<p>Thanks for the reply Crickett, I updated my install today. There was only 2 updates for my system as I keep it pretty much up to date anyway and I already have the latest driver, it still crashes <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Dareena]

<p>The Alternate Appearance button switches people to the SOGA character appearance mode that was introduced in the 1st expansion.  Almost no one uses that viewing system.  In fact, your standard appearance doesn't even translate to SOGA.  A person has to intentionally set up a SOGA mode as well.  Otherwise if someone viewed my normal looking half-elf in SOGA, then she might look like some kind of hairless woman with scars and has some kind of weird gray / olive green skin tone.</p><p>Newer races that were added after the fact don't have a SOGA appearance.  Thankfully.  It does offend some people that their carefully crafted character appearance can be totally violated by other players who view the world in SOGA mode.  Yet it is what it is.  I can't control it if people view me in SOGA and I'm not going to take the time to set an alternate SOGA appearance that still doesn't look like my real character appearance.</p><p>As to why you're crashing?  No clue.  It may be a Trial issue.  I'd kind of bet on that.  But I really can't say for sure.</p>

[Jaremai]

<p><cite>Dareena@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The Alternate Appearance button switches people to the SOGA character appearance mode that was introduced in the 1st expansion.  Almost no one uses that viewing system. </p></blockquote><p>I would not say "almost no one" - I've been using it for the male models since they were put in the game.  A lot of the original male models (forgive me) look like they have down syndrome (forgive me).  The SOGA models, while they pretty much all <strong>look very similar </strong>for some of the races - they're at least... cuter.</p><p>I am speaking mostly for the elves.  Ogres are ugly in either model.  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Cynith]

<p><cite>Jaremai@Guk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Dareena@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The Alternate Appearance button switches people to the SOGA character appearance mode that was introduced in the 1st expansion.  Almost no one uses that viewing system. </p></blockquote><p>I would not say "almost no one" - I've been using it for the male models since they were put in the game.  A lot of the original male models (forgive me) look like they have down syndrome (forgive me).  The SOGA models, while they pretty much all <strong>look very similar </strong>for some of the races - they're at least... cuter.</p><p>I am speaking mostly for the elves.  Ogres are ugly in either model.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>I also use it for certain races and only because many of my friends perfer to be viewed that way and have not altered or set their original appearance. I prefer the original setting for some of my characters so I bounce back and forth depending on who I am with and what I am doing and if I am taking a screenshot or not <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Finora]

<p>I won't comment on the quality of either set of models, that has been done to death elsewhere.</p><p>However, perhaps you should do a complete scan of your EQ2 install (on the normal launch pad there is a button to click to bring up preferences where you can select a complete file scan). SOGA models were included as an optional download so if that isn't checked it might not have downloaded.</p><p>If you are using the streaming client or the station launcher I can't recall if or how you might do the complete scan =(.</p>

[SGB]

<p>I'm using the launcher and I can't find any options to do a file check so it's best I just don't click it eh lol. Thanks.</p>

[Shareana]

<p>You may want to post this in the Tech support forums to be honest.  I will move it there for now.  Perhaps posting more info such as a dxdiag would help though....</p>

[SGB]

<p>Thanks Shareana, I'll post the first bit of DxDiag as it will be too long then I'll link the complete file and cross my fingers.</p><p>------------------System Information------------------Time of this report: 5/16/2010, 14:30:49       Machine name: #####   Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100216-1514)           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)System Manufacturer: eveshamvale       System Model: 965X7AA               BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          6400  @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs)             Memory: 3326MB RAM          Page File: 900MB used, 4333MB available        Windows Dir: C:WINDOWS    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)DX Setup Parameters: Not found     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode</p><p><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/endyztth1lw/DxDiag.txt" target="_blank">DxDiag.txt</a></p>