Usually the Performance Options are the first thing shown when you open this window, but if not, you'll find it by clicking "Display" on the left-hand side of the Options Window.ĮQ2 was built for the future: nearly 4 years after launch, its graphics detail still stands up to the latest games. You can access the Options Window via the EQII menu or by pressing Alt+O. But right now, let's focus on something that immediately impacts your first play session: the Performance Options. There are many settings to customize in EQ2, all found in the Options Window. Camping takes 20 seconds to complete.Ĭredit: EQ2 Knowledge Base The Options Window Use this when you want to exit EverQuest II. On the left side are buttons related to the community: EQII Menu, Housing & Leaderboards, Guild, Looking For Group, Community, and Map. With these buttons, you can reach all of the important features of the game.
The Navigation Bar has two sets of buttons anchored to your Experience Bar. If you click on an icon, then EQ2 will set a waypoint on that person or location, and will draw a visual "bread crumb" trail in front of your character to guide you to that waypoint.Īlong the bottom of the screen is the most important element of the EQ2 interface: the Navigation Bar. On both the mini-map and the large map window, you can point at any visible icon to learn what it refers to. You'll have to visit those brown regions at least once in order to see points of interest marked on your map. Any regions that you have previously explored are in full-color, while unknown regions are shown in a brown sepia tint.
Within the large map window, you can browse all of the outdoor regions of the world of Norrath. The large map window can be zoomed to full-screen if you wish. This map will also highlight any nearby regions that are important to the quests that you're working on.Ī larger version of the map is accessed by pressing "M" or by choosing "Map" from the EQII menu. In the top right corner of your screen, a square mini-map window shows you the surrounding area and indicates any points of interest. The mini-map is shown at the top right corner of your screen, with in-game clock attached. These are discussed in more detail in the Beginner Guides on Understanding Your Character and Understanding Your Enemy. Beside your character's info will be the same information about your enemy, if you have selected one. You'll refer to this information frequently to judge how healthy or distressed your character is, because it's never a good idea to let your character die. These three colored bars will change in real-time whenever you become hurt or heal, and whenever you consume or replenish your mental resources. It displays your character's health, power, and concentration.
Let's discuss the main elements of the game screen in more detail:Īt the top left is the player window.
Tip: If you minimize EQ2 to the Windows Taskbar, then EQ2 will stop consuming graphics resources, allowing you to use your computer for other tasks without slowdown. Press Alt+Enter again to return EQ2 to full-screen mode. Your EQ2 user interface elements will automatically keep their positions relative to the four corners of the window. This will put EQ2 into a window on your desktop, where you can adjust the EQ2's window size as you wish. You can switch EQ2 out of full-screen mode at any time by pressing Alt+Enter or Alt+Escape.
Navigation Bar: contains the EQII menu and buttons to open game windows, plus your experience bar.Mini-Map: shows the nearby terrain and points of interest.Player Info: tells you about your character's health and condition.The main elements of the screen are labelled above: The EQ2 game screen is extremely customizable, but is quite functional out-of-the-box. Additional character slots can be purchased.) Five more slots are available on account with All Access membership. (Accounts start with 2 character slots available.