About the sound problems... not sure if this is what
you mean or not, but I'm almost positive that when
Planes of Power was released, they changed all the
music from midi format to mp3. So that might help your
sound problems.
--- "Nygaard, Jeff" <
jeff.nygaard@...> wrote:
> Not sure about your sound question, but I had
> windows 95 and upgraded to
> windows XP when SoL expansion hit and I have not had
> any problems and I have
> a Sound Blaster Live, but I also don't have the
> music turned on. In regards
> to the PoP and LoY Expansions - each of these
> expansions have some of the
> best utilities in all of Everquest. I couldn't live
> without these utilities
> ever again.
>
> The PoP has teleporting stones throughout all the
> lands. There is no real
> need to wait on ports or even pay for a port unless
> these is no Plane of
> Knowledge Stone anywhere around, 1 or 2 zones away.
> Levels 1 through 65 can
> use the stones.
>
> The LoY expansion released on screen maps. You can
> zoom in and out. You can
> look at all of Felwithe or just the platform and hut
> you are standing on.
> All my maps have the name of the class GM listed
> where he is located. Really
> no reason to get lost anymore. I would say 90% of
> the zones have maps. Maps
> have succor locations. You can modify each zone map
> to mark key locations
> and spawn points.
>
> I'm not sure how long ago you played, but travel has
> been one of the very
> low points for me. I can remember waiting on the
> boat in Butcher Block many
> times, thinking there has to be a better way - this
> is not fun. Well travel
> is longer a task that takes you forever. These 2 key
> EQ tools were well
> worth the cash in and of itself in my onion.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: inflamatory890 [mailto:jjjdaniel@...]
>
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 6:30 PM
> To: EverQuest@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [EverQuest] WinXP and Sound Blaster (live)
> music (midi)
> problems.
>
> First I hope this group is for the PC version of
> Everquest. I quit
> about a year and a half ago when I upgraded to
> Windows XP. I have a
> Sound Blaster Live (value) card. I had the Shadows
> of Luclin
> expansion.
>
> The sound effects and ambient sounds were good, but
> the music was
> horribly distorted. I did the usual card driver
> updates with XP and
> posted to the Vault and other fan sites. Others with
> XP and this
> sound card had the same problem. EQ support emailed
> me back a
> response that they were aware and were working on
> the problem.
>
> Before I consider coming back, I was wondering if
> anyone had similar
> problems and were they solved with the current, new
> expansion I
> believe is called "Planes of Power".
>
> I'd hate to invest in the expansion to discover I
> still can't have
> the music specific to areas within the zones. Any
> feedback would be
> appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>
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> http://www.everquest.com
>
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