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== Installation and Setup
* Download and install a copy of EQ Rain of Fear 2 Client.  
* Download and install a copy of EQ Rain of Fear 2 Client.  
** Remember where you install your client to. You will need this path again to complete installation
** Remember where you install your client to. You will need this path again to complete installation
** There is no legal copy of this I can distribute to you, so you will have to google for it.  
** There is no legal copy of this we distribute, so you will have to search for it.  
** I believe EZServer uses the same client and they may be hosting the files is probably a good google search terms…
** EZServer may have a client download available. Torrents and other sources may also work.
* While its downloading create an EQEmulator account:
** Find and right click on the `eqgame.exe` and select ‘Send to’ then ‘Desktop’. This will create a shortcut for accessing Chainbreaker on your desktop
 
* Join the Discord channel
** https://discord.gg/Q9gBJDJDKB
** Download the Chainbreaker Server Files from the chainbreaker-files channel, which you can select from the left-hand column in Discord
** Unzip these Server Files into your EQ installation path (where eqgame.exe is)
** When prompted, select to ‘Replace All files’ in the location with the ones you are extracting.
 
* Create an EQEmulator account:
** Visit http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/register.php
** Visit http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/register.php
** Check the I have read box, click register
** Check the I have read box, click register
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** Click the Complete Registration button at the bottom of the screen
** Click the Complete Registration button at the bottom of the screen
** Check your email for the account activation email and click the link to activate your account
** Check your email for the account activation email and click the link to activate your account
* Join the Discord channel (You must do this to play on this server as this is where the server files are posted): https://discord.gg/Q9gBJDJDKB
 
* Read the Rules
** Read the Rules of Chainbreaker, posted in the Rules channel, which you can select from the left-hand column in Discord. These Rules are strictly enforced through banning, so read and follow them, no exceptions
** Read the Rules of Chainbreaker, posted in the Rules channel, which you can select from the left-hand column in Discord. These Rules are strictly enforced through banning, so read and follow them, no exceptions
** Download the Chainbreaker Server Files from the chainbreaker-files channel, which you can select from the left-hand column in Discord
 
** Unzip these Server Files into your EQ installation path (where eqgame.exe is)
* Sign In!
** When prompted, select to ‘Replace All files’ in the location with the ones you are extracting.
** Run the shortcut that you created earlier
* Open any File Explorer / File Folder window:
** Sign in with your EQ Emulator account
** Navigate to your EQ installation path
** At the server select screen, select `Chainbreaker` and click Play
** Find and right click on the eqgame.exe and select ‘Send to’ then ‘Desktop’. This will create a shortcut for accessing Chainbreaker on your desktop
 
** Double click the <Shortcut to eqgame.exe> on your desktop to launch the now functional client!
==Character Creation
* Sign in with your EQ Emulator account you created and verified in Step 2
* You can create up to three separate characters on your account
** Once you reach the server select screen, find the Chainbreaker entry and select it, then click play
* Each character starts with 2 additional reincarnation points to spend beyond your primary selection
** Enjoy your time following the rules on Chainbreaker!
** [[Reincarnation]] points are one of the ways in which you can progress your character
** One starting point for an additional [[Race]]
** One starting point for an additional [[Class]]
* Select a character and click play to get started
 
==Loading Area
* The loading area is the central hub of Chainbraker. Here you can do the following and more:
* Spend additional reincarnation points to build your character
* Select one of your two other characters to act as your mercenary
* Buy starting spells. Levels 1 - 20 of each class are available here
* Teleport to cities corresponding to the racial selections of your characters
* Teleport to [[Druid]] or [[Wizard]] rings/portals for the corresponding spells that you have scribed on any character

Revision as of 23:17, 20 July 2023

== Installation and Setup

  • Download and install a copy of EQ Rain of Fear 2 Client.
    • Remember where you install your client to. You will need this path again to complete installation
    • There is no legal copy of this we distribute, so you will have to search for it.
    • EZServer may have a client download available. Torrents and other sources may also work.
    • Find and right click on the `eqgame.exe` and select ‘Send to’ then ‘Desktop’. This will create a shortcut for accessing Chainbreaker on your desktop
  • Join the Discord channel
    • https://discord.gg/Q9gBJDJDKB
    • Download the Chainbreaker Server Files from the chainbreaker-files channel, which you can select from the left-hand column in Discord
    • Unzip these Server Files into your EQ installation path (where eqgame.exe is)
    • When prompted, select to ‘Replace All files’ in the location with the ones you are extracting.
  • Create an EQEmulator account:
    • Visit http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/register.php
    • Check the I have read box, click register
    • Enter the login account name that you want in the User Name section
    • Set a password
    • Set your email account (you should use a real email account that you have access to)
    • Complete the Random Question section to prove you’re not a bot
    • Complete the Additional anti-bot question in the Additional Required Information section
    • Enter your date of birth and privacy settings
    • Click the Complete Registration button at the bottom of the screen
    • Check your email for the account activation email and click the link to activate your account
  • Read the Rules
    • Read the Rules of Chainbreaker, posted in the Rules channel, which you can select from the left-hand column in Discord. These Rules are strictly enforced through banning, so read and follow them, no exceptions
  • Sign In!
    • Run the shortcut that you created earlier
    • Sign in with your EQ Emulator account
    • At the server select screen, select `Chainbreaker` and click Play

==Character Creation

  • You can create up to three separate characters on your account
  • Each character starts with 2 additional reincarnation points to spend beyond your primary selection
    • Reincarnation points are one of the ways in which you can progress your character
    • One starting point for an additional Race
    • One starting point for an additional Class
  • Select a character and click play to get started

==Loading Area

  • The loading area is the central hub of Chainbraker. Here you can do the following and more:
  • Spend additional reincarnation points to build your character
  • Select one of your two other characters to act as your mercenary
  • Buy starting spells. Levels 1 - 20 of each class are available here
  • Teleport to cities corresponding to the racial selections of your characters
  • Teleport to Druid or Wizard rings/portals for the corresponding spells that you have scribed on any character