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Installing Optional Textures and Effects

You can install various texture packs and visual effects to enhance the game’s appearance.

Classic HD Textures

EQ Classic HD is an ongoing project by Cucumbers, Paulgiamatti, Sorn, and Zaela to graphically enhance, upscale, retexture, and reimagine classic EverQuest. They primarily deal with textures, but their package also corrects some minor transparency, particle, and model animation issues.

• Wiki Link
• Note: The link contains special instructions for applying these textures to the Al’Kabor Project (TAKP).

To install Classic HD Textures, first make sure you’re downloading the The Al’Kabor Project version. Open the downloaded zip file. The archive contains an installer and uninstaller you can use. Manually, you can extract or copy the .S3D files contained in the EQClassicHD folder to your EverQuest directory (overwrite if you left the old ones in). To uninstall, copy your backed up files back into your EverQuest directory and overwrite. Install and uninstall.bat can be deleted or ignored.

EQ Basic 1.1

EQ Basic is a FULL graphics overhaul of Everquest, specifically for P99 Green/Blue (Classic, Kunark, Velious). This includes all zones, objects, character models, equipment(Including epics), mobs and spell effects!

• Source
• Download Quarm Fixes

To install EQ Basic 1.1 download and extract the .7z archive to your TAKP folder, overwriting files when prompted.

Old EQ Spell Gems/Particle Effects/Music

This is everything you can do to get EQ back to as close to a classic feel as possible.

• Reddit Link

Various installation instructions for the different parts can be found within the Reddit link provided above.

KaichoFX Spell Effects

Kaicho has been working on their passion project, creating new spell effects, particles, and animations for EverQuest. You can find an example during one of his streams here.

• Reddit Link
• Download

To install KaichoFX, download the zip file from the above link. Rename your current SpellEffects folder inside your EQ folder to something like “SpellEffectsBACKUP” to save original copies in case you want to revert back. Create a new folder called SpellEffects inside your EQ folder. Extract the KaichoFX files into your new SpellEffects folder.

Sound File Fixes

This link provides edited sound files to change the volumes of certain annoying sounds like rain and wind/snow. Scroll down to locate khanable’s post.

• TAK Project Forum Link
• EMT_0% Volume (set to 0.0 - music works, NO environment sounds)
• EMT_25% Volume (set to 0.25 - music works, 25% volume on environment sounds)
• EMT_50% Volume (set to 0.50 - music works, 50% volume on environment sounds)

To install, open your TAKP folder, sort by type. Locate all the EMT files. Move them into a folder to have a backup. Extract the .zip file into your TAKP directory. Log out/back in.

Old Skeleton Models

Simple tool for patching gequip5.s3d and global6_chr.s3d to enable classic EverQuest skeletons. ItsKensterr has provided the patched files here, so you can easily drop into your TAKP installation folder. I still want to provide their original project below.

• GitHub Link

To install the Old Skeleton Models, follow these steps:

1. Visit the link above and download the release for your operating system.
2. Extract the downloaded zip file.
3. Locate the gequip5.s3d file in your EverQuest directory (where you installed the game).
4. Drag and drop the gequip5.s3d file directly onto the eq_skele_patcher.exe file.
5. If Windows flags the executable, click “More Info”, then “Run Anyway” to continue.
6. Locate the global6_chr.s3d file in your EverQuest directory.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 by dragging and dropping the global6_chr.s3d file onto the eq_skele_patcher.exe file.

After following these steps, the Old Skeleton Models will be installed and applied to the game.

This concludes Textures and Effects. Please proceed to Third Party Programs.