I was playing on ez with a titanium client and had zero issues. I recently bought UF off steam after seeing the reasons for using SOD and have several issues.

First, I downloaded and extracted the ez spell file and the ez server files and installed them into the main eq dir, when I am in game however, models are missing (pofire has lots of human models for spider and hunters) and spells are missing information.

Is there something I have to do for sod, or am I doing this wrong? I just don't get what it could be.

I wouldn't even see it as an issue if it wasn't stated they last 7days.  If they all poofed when the server reset that would be fine.

I have been buying GIs lately for epic progression, alt PLing and cash farming. All my instances poofed with today's reboot (3 of them) and the day before I had an instance disappear the second I purchased a new one.

The one instance had 2 toons camped out in it. When they logged in it looked like they were still instanced, but when I summoned a waypoint there was no option to leave and others zoning in had no option to join.

Just curious if I am doing something wrong, if there is some limit on the number of active GIs, or if you don't use a GI in X amount of time it goes away? The first GI I bought (time) lasted the full 7days.

Anyhow, be interested in finding out if there are tricks to keeping them open, or if this is just how it is.