DROID Does - EverQuest!

[gwlaw99]

So if you lowerd the resolution of World of Warcraft really low and turned off all particle effects, etc..., you could play that as well?

[ShadowWulf]

So if you lowerd the resolution of World of Warcraft really low and turned off all particle effects, etc..., you could play that as well?

Yes, obviously I recomend slower paced games like classic EQ for obvious input and awkward control issues. I spend time on it buffing and trading for example for donations, not really anything to stressing or active.

WoW has a very simple client and if you really cranked it all down it should play passably well for buying and selling, but due to the FAST nature of combat I don't know if i recommend farming anything actively. I haven't played wow in years so i dont have a client I can test right now.

[gwlaw99]

This would probably be really good for turn based games like Fallout 2 or civilization that do not require reflexes or games that you can pause to set up actions like Baldurs gate 2.

[ShadowWulf]

Ok i just rolled out one more video of the gameplay (I just copy-pasted my youtube description for the video btw. The information though applies to ANY game you might want to run on it, the idea and technique applies across the board.)

Ok another CLASSIC Everquest running on android upload! Thanks to Project 1999 for the server! Project 1999 - Classic Everquest check it out, start playing on PC! READ EVERYTHING to understand what im doing here!

Again, this is filmed with my wife's droid ERIS one handed so be kind! Also, due tot he way it processes the image it appears much slower, in actuality I now have it running smoothly at about 30+fps, even in the rain and while moving over WiFi.

This is an experiment in usability and playability using an app called PhoneMyPC (no I dont work for them!) to play classic Everquest on your ANDROID phone! This video is one mainly centering around optimizing the client and UI settings for cell phone use! You'll notice I had to do almost no zooming or screen moving this time. How?

CLIENT: 800x600 resolution, 16-bit color, actor and far clip plane set to 25%, simple sky, particles are left ON but density is set to MINIMUM and distance pulled as close as possible. ALL advanced shaders disabled. Simple water in all zones (no NEW water), no shadows. Its EQ the changes on a mobile are unnoticeable !

In fact, dropping the resolution and effects like this speeds the streaming a huge amount, yet due to the much smaller and pixel-dense DROID screen the resulting image is in fact very clear, colorful and properly proportioned.

By dropping the resolution it blew up the UI which is PERFECT. As you can see all text is perfectly readable and clear, the larger icon size makes clicking a breeze with screen controls, and the mobs and players are sized in a way easy to see and interact with.

So for sitting around, buffing for donations, chatting with your guildies or anything else it works great setup like this! Enjoy!

App used: PhoneMyPC
ROM: Petes BuglessBeast 1.0
1.2 GHz Low Voltage overclock Kernel
WiFi connection
And a bunch of other EQ client side and droid side minor changes that added up to this, smoothest yet experience (see above!)

Highest Temp reached: 101f stable. Nice!

[JasumX]

That is really cool. Keep up the good work!

I just started experimenting with PMPC in order to check WOW auctions on the go Still haven't figured out the movement piece though... It seems nothing I have tried yet allows me to bind characters to any move or autorun keys.