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Mori

Dalayan Beginner
I'm new to SoD, and not the best with computers, but I have unzipped the files into the proper folder etc. and have gotten to character selection screen however the window is in the upper left corner and is cut off on the left and top. How can I make it full screen or at least move the window? Sorry if this is extremely simple and im too much of a noob to get it but I appreciate any help and direction.

Thanks
Mori
 
Go into the EQ Windows folder (probably in a folder called 'eqx' in your 'EQ' folder). In there, you will find a file called 'eqw.ini' that you should open. Once opened, there are some settings in there that you can modify to change your window location.

Mine looks like this:
[General]
EQExe=D:\Games\Everquest\eqgame.exe
FixEQIni=TRUE
[Hotkeys]
ReleaseMouse=Ctrl Alt R
ReloadIni=Ctrl Alt I
EQWSwitch=Ctrl Alt S
[Positions]
1280by1024X=-3
1280by1024Y=-8
1280by1004X=-3
1280by1004Y=-6
640by480X=-3
640by480Y=-8
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I play in 1280by1024 screen resolution and those coordinates, -3 and -8, tell the EQ Window where to line up at. You can try those coordinates or keep trying to change them little by little until you have it where you want it.

Good luck!
 
Another option is that you could set both coordinates to 100 or so, so eqw will be placed a little bit "into" the screen from the top left corner (instead of outside of the screen, which is what the negative numbers are). Then once you start up eqw, press CTRL-ALT-R and position the window yourself by dragging the titlebar.
 
Thanks for the replies =) I tried what Aratar said and it worked well. Thank you both for helping out, Ill keep in mind that CTRL+ALT+R will allow me to move the screen with the titlebar
 
Sorry to bump such an old thread but seeing as I made this thread for a similar issue to the one I currently had I saw no reason to make a new thread. I am using the same settings but now I am playing on a wide screen laptop. Does anyone know how I should change the settings to not make the game looked stretched out but still fill the screen? this is what the config settings look like:

[General]
EQExe=C:\Program Files\SoD\eqgame.exe
FixEQIni=TRUE
[Hotkeys]
ReleaseMouse=Ctrl Alt R
ReloadIni=Ctrl Alt I
EQWSwitch=Ctrl Alt S
[Positions]
1280by1024X=-3
1280by1024Y=-8
1280by1011X=-3
1280by1011Y=-6
1030by755X=-3
1030by755Y=-8
640by480X=294
640by480Y=111
1024by768X=-2
1024by768Y=-1
1024by755X=-3
1024by755Y=-5
Click to expand...
 
That's the eqw.ini, it only defines where the starting position is. You have to change your resolution, either in-game or in the, I think, eqclient.ini
 
Right but I think the problem is that I have a widescreen and this game is clearly not meant for that. I was just wondering if there is a way to fix that or now, using screen position or what resolution would produce a not stretched picture. And would there be some way to not have my desktop show underneath if it doesn't take up the full screen? I'll fool around with some different resolutions and sorry if this is making no sense.

Thanks for the help :keke:
 
I really don't remember what resolution widescreen is, but in your eqclient.ini you'll find:
[VideoMode]
BitsPerPixel=32
Width=1280
Height=768
RefreshRate=60
FullscreenRefreshRate=0
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
WindowedWidth=1280
WindowedHeight=768
WinEQWidth=1280
WinEQHeight=768

Try setting it to your widescreen resolution.
 
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