Maps - where did they go?Follow

Hi all;

After a recent patch, my maps stopped working. No biggie, it was about time for a new update from mapfiend anyway, so I did what I always do; download the full pack, unzip them into my 'maps' folder, start EQ and...still no maps?

I deleted all maps, ran the patcher, got all maps back, logged in to...no maps.
Unpacked the mapfiend maps once more into the maps folder, logged in again - still no maps.

Being a ranger, I'm used to being lost, errr, I mean, exploring, but still, I've grown quite fond of having maps so I'd like to get them back somehow.

Have any of you had this problem and found a way to solve it?

The other thing that may be happening.

There are 3 layers for each map. You can have 1 or more layers on or off. So if the map window is appearing, then nothing on the map scroll, turn the layers all on and see if a map appears on the scroll.

An accidental click can drive you crazy with the maps.

Sorry, thought you meant the map window didn't appear, not that it appears but no map content.

I assume you've restarted and done complete file check, so if still not working after that, I'd delete the EQGraphicsDX9.dll file fromt he main everquest directory and do full scan to replace it.

If that doesn't work, I'd check a few other things, like run the DX diagnositc text and check your video driver is working correctly, if either appears to not be functioning correctly, I'd try re-installing the same version video driver again, and directx9c as well.

Seems that a corrupted DX file is the most common for a persistent problem. I don't remember having this specific problem being persistent, but wife's computer often inverts the maps, or displays only partial content, and is generally fixed by restarting (and sometimes requiring a brief cool down, depending on the time of year).

You might also try creating some maps using the in-game map tools and see they show up. And if they do, make sure the file you created is in the correct map directory (Use layer 3 as the active layer, and file should be zone_3.txt) and will have some content in it. Mapfiend doesn't use *_3.txt layers in general, and if it does, they're empty, so you'll know if you edited it or not.

If you can create a map and exit the game and log back in and still see it, then its problem is either a configuration problem on where EQ is storing the maps, or the downloaded maps are corrupted (although, you should be able to see the default zones, like PoK without downloading any maps, as EQ gives you the base for all the city zones).

Maybe this will be more helpful in finding the root of the problem.

Yther Ore.