Post#2 » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:32 am
The trick I use is running two separate EQs. The first one has all the global.ini files as they should look. The second is a copy of the whole EQ folder, but with global.ini files set to the absolute minimum (about 5 lines long), and everything (including clip plane) set low low low.
With this you'll need two EQ shortcuts on your desktop. The first one launches your main, the second one launches boxed chars. On your main window everything looks good, in your box windows, everyone (plus mobs) are human models, no one is seen holding a weapon, and you cant see 10 feet in front of you. But if you're using hotkeys and tabbing over, who cares what the secondary window looks like inside.
The boxs load up twice as quick as the main, and with a lot less chop lag.
I'm at work, but I'm sure you can google how to set what I've described here. It will free up a lot of ram.