How to Setup Shards of Dalaya (patcher 1.80)

[XPMaster]

This guide is based off of a guide that was first written by Xardon, and later updated by lynnetelll.

For those that have issues installing, do not reply to this thread, create a new thread.

Hopefully this guide will help people who got stuck with figuring out the new patcher's options.

1. Insert your installation CD with "the game" Titanium or better. Follow the on screen instructions to install.
2. Obtain the SoD Patcher from this page. Save the patcher to a path of your choice. In my case, I chose to put them under "SoD Patcher" in My Documents. You should have one application called "sodpatcher.exe".
3. Run the patcher. If you run Vista or Windows 7, it will ask you to access your computer. Click allow. This is necessary because the patcher needs access to your installation directory.
   
   
4. You will see the SoD Patcher pop up and look like this. Change the "the game" Directory to where you installed "the game" (the default location is C:\Program Files\****\everquest).
5. Keep the default settings checked, and check "Bind Affinity to Processor:" if you use a dual-core or quad-core processor. Click Patch and Run.
   
   
6. If you checked Use EQW, another window will pop up. It will ask you to locate your "the game" executable. Go to your installation directory, and choose eqgame.exe from the list ("the game".exe will not work). Click Start "the game".
7. After the patcher runs, you should see the EULA displayed in-game. Go through the configuration, checking settings you want, and enjoy.

Patcher Options:
"the game" Directory - Put your "the game" install path here.
Repatch All - Tells the patcher to check all of the SoD files and make sure they are correct.
Use EQW - Tells the patcher to run EQW to put SoD in a window.
Run after Patch - Tells the patcher to run SoD after patching.
Bind Affinity to Procesor - Runs SoD on a single processor, use if you have a dual-core or a quad-core processor.
View Log - Use this if you have issues with the patcher and need to post to get help.

 

[lynnettell]

Issue I have is there is no extraction. Try just saving the sodpatcher.exe to your SoD folder. It's not zipped anymore.

 

[XPMaster]

Good catch.

 

[cr6klo4]

SoD Pathcer Error

Hello all,have played EQ1 for bout 5 yr's now.but stoped 4yrs ago....and only recently dicovered free EQ server,so thought to myself why not get back into it...
Ok,so the prob. i have is after reinstalling [Everquest Titanium] and made a new folder [Sod Patcher] and ran the SoD patcher i get the error message that eqgame.exe [Could Not Be Found] please make sure that the path is correct.So i double checked everything (all is good)
but i dont have a [eqgame.exe] in my Everquest folder. so i did a search and found a (eqgame.exe-1366415E) in a prefetch folder.
So i double checked everything again and all is good,except still can not run the SoD Patcher.
Any idea's on this ....

 

[cr6klo4]

Patcher

Ok, i got it working now...LOL guess the secret was to dumbie proof....hehe

 

[lynnettell]

Can we delete the other stuff, and sticky this, please?

 

[Syhdow]

SoD Patcher / EQ installation

I have a working EverQuest account as of this moment, and I am interested in trying out SoD.

My EQ install is patched to the latest patch, sooo...

Do I have to have a clean install with no updates from the SoE servers?
Will running the SoD patcher affect my existing installation and prevent me from playing on my regular EQ pay account?

Thanks!

 

[lynnettell]

I'd recommend copying your files (not moving them!) to another directory if you plan on playing Live again. But to answer your questions...

Do I have to have a clean install with no updates from the SoE servers?

No. SoD patcher will fix your stuff to our version (hence why I recommend copying over).

Will running the SoD patcher affect my existing installation and prevent me from playing on my regular EQ pay account?

It won't interfere, and you can play once servers are back up, but again, I'd recommend copying to a new directory. That way you have one that is patched Live, and one patched SoD, no need for extensive repatching.