So you want to use MQ2 autologin?

[Nexor]

It might be closer than what Redguides one is but def not the same.

You might want to try

[Servers]
THF=The Hidden Forest [ www.thehiddenforest.org ]

[Accountname]
Password=Password
Server=THF
Character=Name

[rmm10]

Already tried. Didn't work.

The word in that spot (THF) acts simply as an alias. I could use blahblah there and it would work, as long as its in both the server list and the toon entry.

[Nexor]

Yes thats correct, i use the same MQ2Autologin.ini with the E3 install and Redguide one and think i used the same with the last Stormhaven build.

Maybe disable the Autologin option with the MQ2 exe since it looks like you enabled it there, with the Redguide one that has a option like that i have it disabled. Since Autologin is loaded for me regardless.

[Niixnec]

Using the THF login server I just set it as

[ServerList]
HiddenForest=1

then the call under the char name as

Server=HiddenForest

Number would change if you use EQEmu login but even if THF test is up I believe THF prod is the first server in the list as I have not had an issue since setting it up

[rmm10]

Niixnec, which version of MQ2 do you use, and where did you get it?

Its possible that different versions of MQ2 can have different requirements, just like UF and RoF2 had different requirements.

And, I suspect that if you remove the Serverlist section, your autologin will still work. According the past posts, that section is only required when you have the UseINIServerList setting enabled.

Here is what I had to use when I used mq2autologin with UF (for when I had 27 toons):

[Settings]
KickActiveCharacter=1
InstantCamp=0
UseStationNamesInsteadOfSessions=1
UseINIServerList=1

[ServerList]
HiddenForest=1

[xxxxxx]
Password=xxx
Server=HiddenForest
Character=Jaton

[xxxxxx]
Password=xxx
Server=HiddenForest
Character=Shadome

Here is what I use now, with RoF2, for all 28 of my present toons:

[Settings]
KickActiveCharacter=1
InstantCamp=0
UseStationNamesInsteadOfSessions=1

[Servers]
;HiddenForest=The Hidden Forest [ http://www.thehiddenforest.org ]
HiddenForest=The Hidden Forest [Test Server]

[xxxxxx]
Password=xxx
Server=HiddenForest
Character=Jaton

[xxxxxx]
Password=xxx
Server=HiddenForest
Character=Shadome

Note that UF required (according to reports) the usage of the UseINIServer setting. RoF2 does not.

Also note that the MQ2 I use is the version offered by mqemulator.org. Both their freebie and Gold version use an older version dated 2003. The Gold beta and Redguides versions are newer...the Gold beta is dated 2018 and I suspect the Redguides version is the same.

I can't give any info on getting the autologin feature of the newer MQ2 to work. I was not able to, and so went back to using the old version. In fact, when I went back to the older version after messing around with the new, I found that the newer version did something to my computer system that blocked my test toon (Shadome) from using MQ2 at all. I tried reinstalling EQ, reinstalling MQ2 and even clearing out every mention of MQ2 out of my registry. I finally used CCleaner and did a clean up of my temp files and that worked. Why? How can a temp file that apparently is not mentioned in the registry and is not a Service yet still be able to block the hooking function of a program? I have no idea.

[soandsoEQ]

Thanks to everyone for posting this info, I really appreciate it. I wasn't able to get it working for me with what most folks posted about the server shortcut setup though. In my client the THF server is listed somewhat differently, and I was able to get it setup with the following for the server shortcut.

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[Servers]
HiddenForest=The Hidden Forest [ www.thehiddenforest.org ]

notice that in mine it doesn't list out the http:\\ like it does in some of the above posts.

Maybe related, I use a version of MQ2 from the MQEmulator build (don't recall exactly which one I picked), the RoF2 client provided by THF, THF accounts (not eqemu), and the THF login server described here: Login Server FAQ

Also note, that I found the exact wording for my server in the eqlsPlayerData.ini file located in my eq directory (same place as your eqgame.exe). Under the [MISC] group as:

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LastServerName=The Hidden Forest [ www.thehiddenforest.org ]

Good luck, and hopefully this helps someone out there.

EDIT: interesting fact, the forums automatically add in the http:// into the server name. I put it in code blocks so hopefully it doesn't do it this time.

[rmm10]

Yeah, sorry SoandsoEQ, I missed the forum program auto inserting the https. Any group of text that looks like a website gets auto changed to a clickable link. But yes, its just the site name that is used. I will try to use the quote thingy next time. And yes, that thing that EQ does where it lists the last server it joined can be handy in giving a clue as to how to spell the server name. Also right above it is LastServerID=1. Thats what we used back in the UF days...we would log in a toon manually, then log out and check the file for the number that was put there.

But that name entry may not be all that is needed. Sometimes the autologin function can be picky about where spaces are in the front and back...and in some cases a [] has to be used right after the =. I don't know why and I don't know what it means.

And yeah, the server entry for when you log in to THF thru the emu system instead of directly thru THF is probably different. I should have mentioned that in my last posting. There are just so many picky variables that its easy to miss one when trying to make a help post.

[Gawdzukie]

I did all the steps you said, and it will load up my toon but they all stop at the server select screen. I checked the file, and it said last server was 1 so I put that in the server but still stops at select, and if I click play then I have to click to enter world.

I have also changed under [ServerList] HiddenForest to 1, and to The Hidden Forest and still stops at the server select screen.

[Settings]
KickActiveCharacter=1
InstantCamp=0
UseStationNamesInsteadOfSessions=1
UseINIServerList=1

[ServerList]
HiddenForest=The Hidden Forest
KickActiveCharacter=1
InstantCamp=0
UseStationNamesInsteadOfSessions=1
UseINIServerList=1

[ServerList]
HiddenForest=1

[station name]
Password=PW
Server=1
Character=Gunnar

[station name]
Password=PW
Server=1
Character=Gawdzukie

[rmm10]

I seem to recall that you use the E3 version of MQ2? If so, then THAT uses a different set of rules. I have had an E3 guide in the making for awhile but since I am not done learning E3, I have not posted it yet.

If you are NOT using E3, then you'll have to use the login method that I call "the shortcut method". That method involves creating a separate shortcut on your desktop for every toon and then creating an MQ2AutoLogin.ini file that fits the version of MQ2 that you have. The version I have (for the mqemulator.org gold version from last year) uses this:

[Settings]
KickActiveCharacter=1
InstantCamp=0
UseStationNamesInteadofSessions=1

[Servers]
HiddenForest=The Hidden Forest [ wwwhiddenforestorg ]

[accountname]
Password=xxx
Server=HiddenForest
Character=Jaton

[accountname]
Password=xxx
Server=HiddenForest
Character=Shadome


Note 1) I deliberately misspelled the Hidden Forest Server because this dumbass forum program kept adding //htps: to it, no matter how many times I tried to use the URL button. For your ini file, add in the dots to make it a properly spelled website name.
Note 2) MQ2AutoLogin.dll has been a work-in-progress for over 15 years. Different versions have incorporated several ideas that never did get past the planning stage because that's the way things work when you have multiple groups of people working on the same program but not talking to each other because they all have different ideas about how the way things should work. Sooo....don't be adding other crap that you may see from old inis in old posts. Just use what you see here.
Note 3) Note that this does NOT have [ServerList]. That's because its not used. Heh.
Note 4) In the [Servers] section, The "HiddenForest" entry is just an alias. It can actually be anything...it can be THF, DonaldDuck or blahblah. It does not matter, AS LONG AS the "Server=" entries under [accountname] match it. For example: Server=blahblah. HOWEVER, the text after the = is VERY picky. It must match exactly what MQ2Autologin sees as the server name. All it takes is for one space to be out-of-place and that will cause autologin to fail at the server select window during the login process.
Note 5) To make things clear for noobs who are reading this post...the [accountname] is the "username" (or station name) that you use when you log in your toon.

If I guessed right and you ARE using E3, then the above will NOT work. The MQ2 that is included uses a later version of both MQ2 and MQ2AutoLogin that were written to work together for a login process that, for boxers, can provide a faster way to login. But you do have to make a choice as to whether or not you will use the newer method or the old shortcut method. BOTH methods are possible BUT you cannot use both...the ini entries are different and so incompatible. Post here if you use E3 and if so, which login method you want to use.

[Calmethar]

"[Servers]
THF=[] The Hidden Forest [ www.thehiddenforest.org ]"

Works well here, if anyone is struggling.