CHANGE LOG (v1.0 -> v1.1) 9-30-12
Non-trivial changes/additions:
Page FileThe page file is 'virtual' memory used by Windows to help maintain stability and performance for your computer, especially during high memory usage scenarios. Does it seem like you can't open as many clients as others, even though you have a similar amount of memory? Do you often see crash errors related to memory? Then there's a good chance you need to increase the size of your page file.
Player's with multiple (internal) hard drives can also see a large boost in performance by enabling multiple page files. Each additional page file will greatly increase your computers performance in low memory situations. If you have a Steady State Drive (SSD), you have no need for multiple-drive page file configuration. Users with 16GB of RAM or more can safely configure their page file to be (16 GB, or 1x system RAM)
Here is a Window's guide on changing the size and configuration of your page file. The total size you should set up your page file to be depends on a number of things, but here is a rough guideline based on an 8GB of RAM system:
1-6 clients: (2x your system RAM or 8GB)
7-12 clients: (12-16 GB)
13-18 clients: (16+ GB. Sound crazy? It is. So is loading this many copies of the same game, no matter how old.
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MQ2MFilter (v1.1 edit: Don't use MQ2MFilter, in-game filtering command sufficient)You can avoid using this plugin if you follow the excellent guide for /filter posted by Paldail:
http://ezserver.online/forums/index.php?topic=2973.0Instructions on MQ2MFilter still linked in main post. If you are already using MQ2MFilter there is no need to stop using this plugin; change meant primarily for new players. MQ2MFilter offers advanced filtering options that the majority of players don't care for.
Stick Figures!(Image added to main post)
Placing this line into your eqclient.ini:
StickFigures=1
will stop character models from loading and replace them with the stick figures you see in the image. As you can see, you will have a tough time actively playing the characters for which this is enabled. However, it certainly does lower memory usage and increase performance!
