Test Server Only Streaming?

[Miapa]

<p>Is it true that the Test server can only be downloaded via the Streaming client now?  I asked Tech support why I couldn't download testeq2.exe via the non-streaming launcher and it was said that you can no longer download it that way; I needed the Streaming client.</p>

[Cyliena]

<p>I use <a href="http://launcher.station.sony.com/" target="_blank">Station Launcher</a> for both Live and Test. So no, streaming is *not* the only way.</p>

[Marrie]

<p>Streaming was the only way I was able to get it to work since I don't have the old launchers after a hard drive wipe.</p>

[feldon30]

<p>The original EQ2 TestServer launcher can be downloaded here: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2wire.com/files/TestEQ2.zip" target="_blank">http://eq2wire.com/files/TestEQ2.zip</a></p><p>Incidentally, the original EQ2 launcher can be downloaded here:<a href="http://eq2wire.com/files/EQ2.zip" target="_blank">http://eq2wire.com/files/EQ2.zip</a></p><p> If that's not enough to get your computer to start downloading Test, you can try this 200MB download I put together: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2wire.com/files/EQ2TestServer-original.zip" target="_blank">http://eq2wire.com/files/EQ2TestSer...er-original.zip</a> It's all the exe, dll, vdl, and launcher/patcher files for the original EQ2 Test launcher, excluding any kind of customizations or settings. This is not an official download in any way. You'll want to extract it into your EverQuest 2 folder inside the TestServer folder.</p>

[Miapa]

<p>Thanks Feldon!</p><p>I have the newest non-streaming launcher.  I deleted the "testserver" folder just to double-check and it will not download the base files for the test server.</p><p>Also, I'd like to point out that the non-streaming launcher is no longer linked from eq2players.</p>

[ChrisMarchant]

<p>I use EQ2.exe for live and test, but I'm suppose I'm lucky as I still have my ROK box with discs, so can re install from that if something goes wrong.</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p><cite>Xivian@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Is it true that the Test server can only be downloaded via the Streaming client now?  I asked Tech support why I couldn't download testeq2.exe via the non-streaming launcher and it was said that you can no longer download it that way; I needed the Streaming client.</p></blockquote><p>To clarify, I stated that we no longer support the older methods of connecting to the test server.  People with that method already in place can continue to do so and it is included and functional with the previous patch method, Station Launcher.</p><p>However, we currently offer full support for our latest LaunchPad which comes in a full download and streaming iteration. The streaming iteration is the only method to connect to the test server covered by what we currently support.</p>

[xxproto21xx]

<p><cite>TSR-JoshuaM wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Xivian@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Is it true that the Test server can only be downloaded via the Streaming client now?  I asked Tech support why I couldn't download testeq2.exe via the non-streaming launcher and it was said that you can no longer download it that way; I needed the Streaming client.</p></blockquote><p>To clarify, I stated that we no longer support the older methods of connecting to the test server.  People with that method already in place can continue to do so and it is included and functional with the previous patch method, Station Launcher.</p><p>However, we currently offer full support for our latest LaunchPad which comes in a full download and streaming iteration. The streaming iteration is the only method to connect to the test server covered by what we currently support.</p></blockquote><p>Well can you please link me to a streaming version of the test server then because it does not exist in the eq2 test directory, and the FAQ is for the old launcher along with all the downloads on the eq2players website are all the old launcher. </p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p>You can download our latest LaunchPad here, make sure it is the Streaming version if you intend to use the Test Server.</p><p><a href="http://launch.soe.com/eq2" target="_blank">[EQII] LaunchPad</a></p>

[xxproto21xx]

<p>thanks</p>

[Nuadah]

<p>Does that mean we're being forced to use the streaming client if we want to access Test?</p>

[Eveningsong]

<p>No.  As was stated above, that's the only way they support.  But all the older patchers can access Test just fine.  In fact, unless something has changed very recently, you can't actually get to Test using the newest streaming patcher, it wasn't an option.</p>

[d1anaw]

<p><cite>Xivian@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Is it true that the Test server can only be downloaded via the Streaming client now?  I asked Tech support why I couldn't download testeq2.exe via the non-streaming launcher and it was said that you can no longer download it that way; I needed the Streaming client.</p></blockquote><p>I use the launcher and always have. I think the only time I was in streaming was during the last beta test and I really didn't notice all that much of a difference.</p>