Setup

1. Obtain the Rain of Fear 2 client. Google for a download or ask other players for tips. Don't store its content under C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86), but somewhere like C:\RoF2 or C:\EverQuest\EQMight. Once installed, do not run or patch it.

2. Go to the root folder of your Rain of Fear 2 installation. Find the file eqhost.txt and open it with an editor, such as Notepad. Make sure it looks as below:

[LoginServer]

Host=login.eqemulator.net:5999

3. You need to patch your Rain of Fear 2 client to use some EQ Might specific files. This is required for various spells, texts and custom currencies to work correctly. There are two options to do this.

• Use the EQ Might Patcher (recommended)

• Update the files manually

3a - EQ Might Patcher (recommended)

Download Derple's the latest EQ Might Patcher (all releases: https://github.com/DerpleDude/EQMightPatcher/releases), set your Rain of Fear 2 directory and run it. You can also use the Patcher to start your game later.

3b - Manual Update

Download the EQ Might specific configuration server files (alternate download available on discord). Copy the files into your Rain of Fear 2 installation. Overwrite existing files. Make sure the files in the sub-folder Resources are copied into the corresponding sub-folder of your installation.

4. You need at least one EQEmu account. To do so, you first need to register to the forum and then create your account(s). 

5. Read the server rules.

6. Optionally download and install any thrid party software you want to use, such as E3Next. It is actually recommended to do this after you have the game running without it.

7. Start the client

7a - EQ Might Patcher

You can start the client using the EQ Might Patcher.

7b - Manual

Option 1: Right-click eqgame.exe and create a shortcut and add the parameter patchme. Then double-click the shortcut to start the game.

Option 2: start.bat, which is provided with the server files, in the root folder of your client installation. You can modify the start.bat file with Notepad and replace "YourAccountName" with your actual account name, so you don't have to fill it in everytime you start the game.

8. Create your character(s) - log in and visit the Server-Greeter, Gene and Walter in-game.

Make eqgame.exe Large Address Aware (4GB Patch)

Allows the 32‑bit client to use more memory and prevents crashes.

Tool: https://ntcore.com/4gb-patch/

The EQ Might Patcher can apply this automatically.

Set up Frame Limiting

If you use MQ:

• Use the MQ Frame Limiter; it overrides EQ’s built‑in limiter and gives smoother, more stable performance.

• Community standard: set background FPS low (1 FPS prevents ImGui animations from lingering).

• Foreground FPS is personal preference.

More info: https://www.redguides.com/community/threads/mqnext-framelimiter-demo.78448/

If you don’t use MQ:

• Use EQ’s built‑in frame limiter under Options → Display.

• Set a reasonable max foreground FPS and a very low background FPS to reduce CPU/GPU load when the client is not focused.

Use Dedicated GPU

Set EQ to use the discrete GPU if one is available.

Disable Gaming Overlays  

Overlays from Discord, Nvidia, Overwolf, etc. can conflict with MQ.

Adjust in‑game settings or eqclient.ini for additional performance

• After completing the steps above, you can fine‑tune performance using EQ’s in‑game options or by editing eqclient.ini.

• Players with multiple EQ installs often keep one “pretty” client and one optimized client; adjust settings per install as needed.

• Rekka’s E3Next wiki includes an example eqclient.ini. Use it only if you understand what each setting does.

• Avoid modern‑EQ performance guides: Guides aimed at Live EQ (e.g., Fanra’s) may be inaccurate for EMU, since EMU still uses an older 32‑bit client.

Update Drivers

Install the latest motherboard and GPU drivers.

Update DX9

Install the full DirectX 9.0 SDK (not just the web installer): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

🛑 Symptom

When attempting to download the server files, a virus warning appears, and I'm unsure how to bypass it.

📌 Cause

The message you are receiving is a false-positive and caused by the file start.bat.

🛠️ Resolution

• You can ignore the virus warning, or

• You can download the server files from discord. This download does not contain the start.bat file.

🛑 Symptom

When double-clicking eqgame.exe you receice the follwing message:

Please start EverQuest.exe.

📌 Cause

To access an EQEmu server, the client needs to be started with the parameter "patchme".

🛠️ Resolution

• Start start.bat which is provided with the EQ Might server files, or create a shortcut as described in the Resolution 2 of the next topic "eqgame.exe could not be found".

🛑 Symptom

After double-clicking start.bat, the game doesn't launch, instead you receive the following error:

eqgame.exe could not be found

📌 Cause

• start.bat does not resides in the same directory as eqgame.exe or eqgame.exe is missing.
  
  

🛠️ Resolution 1

• Ensure you downloaded and extracted the Rain of Fear 2 (Rof2) client to a directory where you have access permission. It may not resides inside C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86).

• Ensure you downloaded and extracted the EQ Might configuration files, which include start.bat to the same directory as where eqgame.exe resides.

• If the error remains, edit start.bat using a text editor to this:

start "" "eqgame.exe" patchme /login:YourAccountName

🛠️ Resolution 2

Alternatively to using start.bat, you can create a shortcut:

• Right click on your eqgame.exe and Select Send To > Desktop (create shortcut).

• Right click the shortcut and select properties.

• Click on the Shortcut tab. In the Target window after the eqgame.exe hit the spacebar then type patchme.

• Click the Apply button then the OK button.

🛑 Symptom

After launching the game and entering your account credentials, you receive the following error:

A connection to the server could not be reached.

📌 Cause

This error typically occurs when the client is attempting to connect to a login server that is unavailable or misconfigured.

🛠️ Resolution

• Navigate to your Rain of Fear 2 client folder.

• Locate the file named eqhost.txt.

• Open it using a text editor (e.g. Notepad).

• Ensure the contents match the following exactly:

[LoginServer]

Host=login.eqemulator.net:5999

• Save the file and restart the game.

✅ Additional Notes

• Ensure there are no extra spaces or hidden characters.

• If the login server is temporarily offline, retry after a few minutes.

🛑 Symptom

The game runs at extremly high speed and makes it almost impossible to navigate or create a new character.

📌 Cause

AMD speed bug with BASE clock speeds above 4.2ghz.

🛠️ Resolution

• Extract and replace your EQGraphicsDX9.dll in your EQ directory https://github.com/RekkasGit/E3NextAndMQNextBinary/raw/main/Utilities/speedpatched_EQGraphicsDX9.7z 

✅ Additional Notes

• This FAQ is taken from Rekka's Github. Here is the original post:
  https://github.com/RekkasGit/E3Next/wiki/5)-Common-issues---FAQ

🛑 Symptom

After launching the game you receive the following error:

Error in your GUI XML files. Check UIErrors.txt.

📌 Cause

This error often occurs when the game is launched outside its working directory. For example:

start c:\rof2\eqgame.exe patchme

🛠️ Resolution 1

• Start the game from within its working directory by navigating there. e.g. like this:
  c:
  cd rof2
  start eqgame.exe patchme

🛠️ Resolution 2

• Use a shortcut including the working directory (which is defined in the field "Start in") as described in the Resolution 2 of the topic eqgame.exe could not be found.

See section E3N for EQ Might.