MacroQuest64

I just wanted to throw out an issue I've been having the last few days and was solved by Goyuzund on EZServer.

It started after installing Windows 10:

I was having massive amounts of command lag on EQBC server (the actual CMD window). I was under the impression that I was getting my toons disconnected, but what was instead happening was that the commands were not showing up on the CMD window until I actually made the CMD window my active window. The syntax would all of a sudden speed through and my bots would all do the action I had asked them to do 10,20,30 seconds earlier.

I thought it was related to anti-virus software, or a firewall issue, but no matter what I tried I couldn't fix it.

Goyuzund suggested I change the priority of the EQBC Server window to High or Real Time.

So, open task manager -> details tab -> right click EQBCServer.exe -> Set Priority: real time

Viola. Problem fixed. Toons responding real time as they should be.

Not sure if this is something that can be fixed in the next update of EQBCServer.exe or not, but hopefully if anyone else has the same problem they can now fix it.

Thanks for that, it made a HUGE difference.

THANK YOU! That was driving me crazy. it wasn't bad lag, but it was a bit more delayed than usual.

I remember doing a little research on this issue awhile back (i.e., setting program priority level). Unless something has changed, I think you need to manually set a program's priority level each time you start that program, and if you want to set priority level permanently (i.e., it's set each time you start that program) you need to use a third-party application or create a shortcut with an argument on the command line to set priority.


Awhile ago I created a shortcut to launch EQBCS.exe. In the properties of that shortcut, I modified the "Target" to run EQBCS at high priority. So create a shortcut pointing to your EQBCS.exe, then pull up the properties of that shortcut, go to the Shortcut tab and look for Target. In front of that Target insert %windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start /high. I think generally speaking, it can be a bit dangerous to set program priority to Real Time, priority High or even Above Normal should be good enough.

Here is a list of Windows 10 priority start command line options:
/low
/belownormal
/normal
/abovenormal
/high
/realtime

Here's an example of the Shortcut's Target line based on a user called John and assuming John stored EQBCS.exe in his Documents folder.

Target Line Before:
C:\Users\John\Documents\EQBCS.exe

Target Line After:
%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start /high C:\Users\John\Documents\EQBCS.exe

If you have spaces in your path name, I think you need to use quotes but I don't remember if you quote the whole Target line or some part of it; you may have to mess around with that. Hopefully this helps.

Close...

You are missing the "program name" parameter in the start. The target line after should be:

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start "EQBCs" /high C:\Users\John\Documents\EQBCS.exe

Interesting rswiders.

My EQBCS shortcut has worked well without incident, however, I was curious so I did add your "program name" suggestion but it still works the same. What does the "program name" get you?

But here is a problem I never resolved, I could never make this Target or something similar work correctly:

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start "EQGame" /abovenormal "C:\Program Files (x86)\Everquest\eqgame.exe" patchme

So I was forced to just use: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Everquest\eqgame.exe" patchme

I would love to get your help solving that target problem. Any suggestions?

did you look at the start command?

start /abovenormal /D "C:\Program Files (x86)\Everquest\" eqgame patchme

I install eq @ c:\eq and mq2 @ c:\mq2 and this works for me

start /abovenormal /D c:\eq\ eqgame.exe patchme


I think your issue was you did not specify working directory....

LamahHerder, thank you. I am actually using the start command, it is in the examples I posted above. Those are all examples of a Target field contained in the properties of different Shortcuts.

It was my impression start is an embedded command and to use it requires a command window to be launched, which is why I am proceeding the start command, used within the Target field of a Shortcut, with %windir%\system32\cmd.exe . Remember, I'm creating a Shortcut and I don't believe a shortcut Target allows you to begin with the start command, it will error out. If I were building a BAT file, then yes, I believe I could simply use the start command without calling for another command (cmd.exe) window.

I awhile back I resolved the issue by using a BAT file that is called via a Shortcut, but I was hoping to use a Shortcut to directly call EQGame.exe by putting the full command string into the Target field of the Shortcut and eliminate the BAT file all together.

You gave an example of:
start /abovenormal /D c:\eq\ eqgame.exe patchme

Are you saying that is the exact line in the Target field of a Shortcut you are using to launch EQ or is that a line from a BAT file?

I dont think there is a start.exe as such so you do need to do your cmd.exe /c start

I tried this shortcut in Win10 and checked task manager Details tab (add column base priority) and it shows my eqgame as Above Normal

I dragged eqgame to desktop > create shortcut
Then I went to properties to modify it...

Target = C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c start "eqgame" /abovenormal "c:\eq\eqgame.exe" patchme
Start in = C:\eq

You guys know you can set priority to above normal by using /setprio 4 as well right? (For eqgame, but this thread kinda derailed into that from eqbcs so I'm just saying...)

Thanks EQMule, that command slipped by me. I just found it in your 17 June, 2016 release notes.

When you /setprio, is that saved in an INI file for use again or do we need to /setprio each time we start MQ/EQ?

It's not a saved setting.
I suppose you could add it to a config file to get run once every time you log in or whatever charselect.cfg for example

Thanks for the heads up on that command EQMule. I can see it's defiantly a handy command.

It might make a nice addition to store the priority in an INI file, maybe the Macroquest.ini.

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