[devn00b]

This is a much simpler (on the front end) and graphical Patcher/Launcher for WINDOWS EQ2EMu servers.

A few important notes before I get started

• This software is an early version. It might not be 100% stable.
  
• With this release, the previous Windows installer is depreciated. It will continue to work for now. ALL download links now link to this version (V2).
  
• The patcher may stop working at any time, depending on what I'm doing. In this case, run "Manually-Start-DB.bat" from inside the eq2emu folder. Then run "PATCHER-LAUNCHER.bat"
  

• I am not responsible if it eats your dog, or causes any other unwanted behavior.
  

How the patcher works, and what it's doing behind the scenes.

• Patches are using a custom LZMA implementation. The initial patch size will be large (~1.6GB) due to the maps.
  
• After all, patches are applied the following steps are taken. Items in red happen every launch.
  
•    1) Download the base DB (MariaDB plus a basic, and outdated, database).
  
•    2) Update the IP address of the server files to match those of your network.
  
• 3) Check if MYSQL is running, if not, load it.
  
•    4) Download and import the newest EQ2EMuDB. Also, import base account (eq2emu/eq2emu).
  
•    5) Check for EXE Updates as well as structs.
  
•    6) Import the newest LUA.

• Once the launch button is clicked it runs PATCHER-LAUNCHER.bat this file does the following
  
•    1) Double-check that MYSQL is running. The patcher should cover this, but if you run it manually still need to check.
  
•    2) Start the LoginServer and the WorldServer.
  

I will expand this post at a later date with more info. Please report any issues/bugs via DM on Discord.

Click to download EQ2EMu-Installer-V2.exe .
I have updated the EQ2EMuDB Editor to work with this release. Simply download [ THIS ] bat file drop it in the same folder as the launcher and run.