Orignal EQ beta zone: Designer Apprentice

[gernblan]

I'm just wondering out loud if anyone happens to still have a copy of that old beta zone from the original EQ beta.

It's shortname is apprentice

Would be neat to know that somebody still has it

I lost my copy in a crash ages ago and have been thinking about it lately.

So I thought I'd just ask.

[Sensu-Bean]

Are you talking about that demo zone where you explored the inside of a castle?

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I think the beta hes referring to is the prototype of north qeynos they had.

[Lalolyen]

Didn't beta run on a diffrent graphics engine though? How would you implement the zone in the current graphics engine without a total rework (fresh build)?

[gernblan]

NO, it was part of the live beta. Same engine as the original release.

[Richardo]

The EQ LithTech engine has been around forever, they just keep adding more crap to it. It's a terrible graphics engine and eats memory like Rogean eats Wendy's Burgers.

[Myrakkel]

Was that the old tutorial zone from the original release of EQ? If so I am sure Skorp2k will may have a copy. If I remember correctly that was the starting zone on the server.

[gernblan]

tutoriala was the name of that one. There was also tutorial.

this one was called "apprentice" and if you look at the client zone list, you'll see a slot for it still, to this day.. just no zone to go with it... it seems to be a lost part of EQ history :(

[Sakrateri]

I know it wouldn't be the same thing but if you could draw up a rough sketch I could try to recreate it with openzone for you...just a thought..

[IADarkyth]

Yeah, I lost some of my old discs which had all of my old EQ, EQEmu, and EthernalQuest/Hackersquest files - lost with that were some old zones and the old GM client.

I've been asking around for them for awhile, but no luck. :'(

[SunmanX]

Are you talking about CHHome?