Project Draist quick launcher beta Version 2 Updated 4/29/21

Swight

Dalayan Elder
Update 4/29/21
Patch 2.1 updates the ProjectDraist.txt file to replace Bamkun the Brancu monk at Exiled King with Fexile the new dedicated monk.
Updated 4/27/21
Version 2 includes the following fixes/improvements
1.You can now load any character(Not just Project Draist Toons) with this by putting the correct username in at the first prompt.
2.You can now load the last character you loaded with this program by pressing enter at the first prompt
3.You can now have it open the patcher before running the client.
4.fixed a bug that would cause a crash if you selected the last adept when choosing between more than one of the same level
5.fixed a typo in the ProjectDraist.txt file that was causing a user name to be improperly parsed.
6.changed some cases of Shadowknight to ShadowKnight for consistency
7. Added much better input validation and it will now loop until you put in something that makes sense for the numeric entries.

Credit to Seracid on discord for giving me the inspiration for this.

Attached is a quick console program I made to quickly launch the client with the correct username of an adept hunter prefilled in. There is no error checking so if you put in something stupid expect it to crash or get stuck. Also this only works if you are up to date on patching the client since this bypasses the patcher.

to use Create a shortcut somewhere convenient to ProjectDraist.exe then right click the shortcut and go to Properties. in Properties in the Target field at the end of the path that is there add in quotes the path to eqgame.exe in your everquest directory. the target field should look something like this when done.

Z:\Projects2021\ProjectDraist\bin\Release\netcoreapp3.1\ProjectDraist.exe "Z:\EverquestF2P\eqgame.exe"

if you want it to launch the patcher first you add the path to the patcher to the end of that like so

Z:\Projects2021\ProjectDraist\bin\Release\netcoreapp3.1\ProjectDraist.exe "Z:\EverquestF2P\eqgame.exe" "Z:\Downloads\SOD 2.5\sodpatcher.exe"

Your paths will likely be different. Note if you use the patcher option the operation of the patcher is not automated so be sure to deselect run after patch and close the patcher instead of hitting run game. when you close the patcher this program will automatically launch the game with your selected username.

and before the staff get riled up this does not modify the game binaries at all it is just using a commandline switch that already existed for eqgame.exe and filling in the appropriate value. Also included the source file for those a bit more paranoid or curious.
 

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