Tidbits of Everquest and Some Helpful Things

Utilities :

Here are some programs that no computer should be without :

AD-AWARE - Ever hear of Adware, Scumware or BigBrotherware? If you have not then you probably have some on your computer. Scumware is loaded secretly onto your computer from browser plug-ins, sites with advertising from unscrupulous sources, "free" MP3 download software (Morpheus and Kazaa are the worst) and from those damn pop-up windows that you can't close. The benign stuff (if you can call it that) just pops up ads that it wants you to see. The malicious versions track every site you go to and sends the info back to it's owner. It also finds your name and email address for spam lists. Ever get a spam email addressed to you or the name of your computer? If you have then you were hacked by scumware. Scumware adds folders, files, registry entries and cookies on your computer without you knowing. It is evil and must be stopped.

Lavasoft has created Ad-Aware, a small program that tracks this evil down on your computer and can then kill it. I found 91 (NINETY-ONE!!!!!) ad related entries on my main computer. I found 25 on a secondary computer. Don't even ask what I found on my office computers. This is an invasion of privacy and most of us don't even know it's happening. I didn't. Download Ad-Aware and let's stop these bastards :)

Download Ad-Aware for free at Lavasoft or the C-NET mirror site.

AVG- For those looking to save some money AVG from Grisoft offers a free version of their anti-virus software. It doesn't have all the same bells and whistles, but it works well.

Download AVG at Grisoft.

McAFEE and NORTON- Unless you never get on the Net, never get email and never get a file or floppy from anyone you don't need these programs :) Both are premium anti-virus programs and are cutting edge. I run both (No, I'm not paranoid. Why do you ask?). Soldiers say, "You never hear the bullet that gets you", same goes for viruses. Protect yourself. And yes, you have to pay for these also. What, you thought owning a computer wouldn't cost ya anything? LoL. You get what you pay for :)

Pay and Download McAfee at McAfee and Norton at Symantec.

PKZIP - If you own a computer, this should come standard. But it doesn't. This is the granddaddy of file compaction programs. Easy to use and indispensable if you email photos, files or just want to compact collections of junk on your computer :) Only $26.00 and still a bargain if they charged twice as much.

Download PKZIP at PKWare .

RZ-SPLIT - Okies... your neighbor, client, buddy, needs a driver file, program, whatever, and he/she isn't on the Net (yes, they are out there). You jump on your DSL and download the file in a flash. You then realize the file is over 1.44 meg and wont fit on a floppy even if you used PKZIP and sledgehammer. Time for RZ-Split. This little wonder will chop a file up to 4.2 gigabytes in size into floppy disk size or any size you tell it to.

It's only $12.00 and it's made me look like a hero to many an impressed client. And remember... if you look like a hero.... you can charge hero rates :)

Download RZ-Split at Killersoftware .

Just For Fun :

Croow EQ Movies - "I found this page from an email I believe was sent by Kelson to Lace who forwarded it to me. The "Emperor Crush Must Die" movie was a hoot ! These films are copyrighted by Croow and are his property. I am posting some of the EQ related films here to help on his bandwidth and to spread the word about some funny stuff :) Croow, I tried to find someway to contact you. You used to have another page attached to the movie page with an email address but I can't find it anymore :( As of 06/20/02 the Croow page has disappeared from the net. Also, I tried the email address listed in some of the films but they keep getting returned. I couldn't stand the thought of his work vanishing from the Net :( I am posting Croows work and storing his EQ films on our server.

Croow, if you are out there, let me know if you are cool with this. I just had to share what I thought was some funny stuff :) - Missy

EMPEROR CRUSH MUST DIE - a film by and copyrighted by Croow - Skahld must kill Crush ... start humming the theme to Mission Impossible :)

NYFE's TEA PARTY - a film by and copyrighted by Croow - Skahld, a B-17 Stealth Fighter, the true test for Safe Fall and a Tea Party in Dorf Town, nuff said :)

SKAHLD NEWT - a film by and copyrighted by Croow - Skahld goes to Velious

LUCLIN - a film by and copyrighted by Croow - Skahld owns a much different video card than the rest of us :)

All films owned and copyrighted by Croow. All films are shown here in an attempt to spread the word of Croow and hopefully not piss him off :)

Get rid of those nasty Bixies Cute page

Tips and Tricks : 

How long does a corpse last?

How do I see who in the Guild is online?

How to get your last name at Level 20

How do I post a message on the Board

Train to Zone!

Warrior taunt trick

Why no one comes when you shout for help

How long does a corpse last?

Any corpse with no items on it lasts three minutes.

Level 1 to 5 - your corpse will remain parked where it fell for 30 minutes of real world time. Don't just stand there! Get moving !

Level 6 an Up - your corpse will live (lol) for 24 hours of online time. Now remember, this is 24 hours of your own personal account time in Norrath. If you play another character on your account then you are eating up the 24 hours of any corpse you have out there. If you do nothing in EQ you have seven days of real time to get your stuff back.

How do I see who in the guild is online?

Create a hotkey in your display with the command - /who all "Ring of Truth" - don't forget the quotation marks or it wont work. When you use it you will get a list of any members online with level and location (unless anon or RP).

Getting your surname

In the chat bar type /surname then the last name you want. hit enter, a window will pop up saying it is checking the database. Shortly you should get a window accepting it or saying it is already taken. If taken make another choice or spell it differently. Now enjoy your full name

Posting a message

In the Message board open the message you want to reply to and hit the "Post Follow-up" link. It will show you all of the previous message in the Message Box. To simplify your post, highlight the previous message and delete it from the Message Box (this just deletes the redundant text of the post you are answering. Why keep repeating the original post over and over?). Now, in the clean message box you just created post your response. When you submit it the post will only contain your response to the above message. Much easier for the folks trying to follow you :)

Train to Zone!

Yet another useful hotkey. Make a hotkey in your display called Train. Use the command /shout Train to Blah Blah Zone ! Please insert the current escape zone you intend to use to replace the Blah Blah. This saves you precious seconds while running with the hordes of Hell on your tail. Very fast and very considerate to any standing in the pipe on the way to the zone :) Just remember to change the Zone name when you move into a new area.

Warrior Taunt Trick

Many times when in SK or Lake Rathe I have heard warriors ask for a caster to get an Aviak out of its perch because they couldn't hit it with arrows. Well, here is how you do it by yourself, no spells or arrows just the god given Warrior talent of taunt. Target the critter you wish to abuse. Run up to the tree, pole, cliff it is on and stand as close to said tree, pole, cliff as possible (looks like you are trying to hug it). Hit your taunt button. Pause. Hit taunt and pause until the critter attacks you, then pound it into the dirt. The reason to pause is if there are multiple critters (like the aviaks on lower plank below Aviak Guard at Arena Spawn). If you taunt without pausing you will pull both the Guard and the aviak you just Aggro'ed.

Why no one comes when you shout for help

This is real basic and should be learned at first level. Shouting for help is useless. It only tells the entire zone you are in over your head. Instead type or set up a hotkey with the command /yell . The yell command is only heard by folks in your vicinity and gives them a direction (i.e. "Bubba yells for help to your right") to find and assist you if they are so inclined.