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MQ2EQBC

MQ2EQBC

EverQuest Box Chat (communicate between EQ clients)

Authors: Omnictrl, jimbob, plure, Sym, ChatWithThisName, redbot • Config: MQ2EQBC.ini

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EverQuest Box Chat, aka MQ2EQBC, is composed of two parts: a server (EQBCS.exe) and a client (MQ2EQBC). This page is for the client.

  • The server provides a similar service to an IRC server but is much easier to setup.
  • The client is similar to the MQ2IRC client in that it monitors text that is sent to the EQBC server.

Quick start: An "idiot's guide" can be found here and there's also a video setup guide.

Commands

/bc your text here
Sends a message to the EQBC server. 

/bca //command
Send /command to all connected clients, excluding client issuing the command 

/bcaa //command
Send /command to all connected clients, including client issuing the command 

/bcclear
Clears the buffer of the (optional) MQ2EQBC UI window 

/bccmd [option] | toggle <option> | set <option> {on|off}
Meta control of the EQBC client, including connecting to the server, channels, help, status, and more. 

/bcfont #
Sets the font size of the optional UI window 

/bcg //command
Send /command to all connected group members, excluding client issuing the command 

/bcga //command
Send /command to all connected group members, including client issuing the command 

/bcmin
Minimizes the optional UI window 

/bcsa //command
Silently send /command to all connected clients, excluding client issuing the command 

/bcsaa //command
Silently send /command to all connected clients, including client issuing the command 

/bcsg //command
Silently send /command to all connected group members, excluding client issuing the command 

/bcgsa //command
Silently send /command to all connected group members, including client issuing the command 

/bcst {CharName|Channel} //command
Silently send /command to the specified character or channel 

/bct {CharName|Channel} //command
Send /command to the specified character or channel

Settings

The following settings can be activated with toggle or set parameter on | off

  • /bccmd toggle parameter
  • /bccmd set parameter on | off

Parameter can be one of the following:

Parameter Description
autoconnect Auto connect to server when plugin loads
control Allow remote control
compatmode IRC compatibility mode keeps name formatting IRC friendly and echoes outgoing /bct
reconnect Auto-reconnect on server disconnect or zone change
window Use dedicated EQBC UI window
localecho Echoing outgoing commands back if in a channel (echo is server-driven)
tellwatch Relay received tells to /bc
guildwatch Relay guild chat received to /bc
groupwatch Relay group chat received to /bc
fswatch Relay fellowship chat received to /bc
silentcmd Squelch 'CMD: [command]' echo
savebychar Saving custom UI window settings to CharName sections of the configuration file (saves to Window if disabled)
silentinccmd Squelches incoming eqbc command requests
silentoutmsg Squelches outgoing /bct with compatmode on
notifycontrol Relays a message to /bc if the control option is disabled when a command request is received
echoall Echoes outgoing /bca commands if enabled
reconnectsecs # Set the number of seconds to wait until reconnecting (default 15)

MQ2EQBC.ini

The EQBC client will create the configuration file MQ2EQBC.ini

Here's an example non-default MQ2EQBC.ini configuration that uses a custom window,

[Settings]
AllowControl=1
AutoConnect=1
AutoReconnect=1
ReconnectRetrySeconds=15
LocalEcho=0
SaveByCharacter=0
SilentCmd=1
TellWatch=1
GuildWatch=1
GroupWatch=1
FSWatch=1
UseWindow=1

[Window]
ChatTop=600
ChatBottom=800
ChatLeft=700
ChatRight=1100
Fades=0
Alpha=255
FadeToAlpha=255
Duration=500
Locked=1
Delay=2000
BGType=1
BGTint.red=0
BGTint.green=0
BGTint.blue=0
FontSize=3
UseMyTitle=1
WindowTitle=Custom Title Here

[Last Connect]
Server=10.0.0.1
Port=2112

[Custom1]
Server=10.0.0.1
Port=2115
Password=custompass

[Custom2]
Server=192.168.1.101

[Custom3]
Server=eqbc.nsa.gov
Port=1337

Examples

Sending commands to other toons: 

/bct ToonName //sit
/bct ToonName //stand
/bct ToonName //macro ninjalooter
/bct ToonName //endmacro

Make a channel called "monks4ever". On each character you want in the channel, type:

/bccmd channels monks4ever

To make all characters in the channel "monks4ever" say "hail",

/bct monks4ever //say hail

Sending commands to all other connects clients: 

/bca //target id ${Me.ID}
/bca //timed 10 /stick 10

Sending commands to all clients including yourself: 

/bcaa //makecamp return

Using noparse to get MQData with bca & bcaa (one day this will be fixed): 

/noparse /bcaa //bc I am ${Me.PctExp} into ${Me.Level}

Taking advantage of escape characters instead of noparse (only works with /bct at this time): 

/bct Mycleric //bc I am level $\{Me.Level}

See also

Top-Level Objects

EQBC

Used to return information about MQ2EQBC settings and general plugin information

DataTypes

EQBC

Members of this datatype relate to MQ2EQBC settings and generic information and can be accessed via the ${EQBC} TLO.

Members

bool Connected

Client connection status

string Server

Returns hostname/ip of the connected server

string Port

Returns port of the connected server

string ToonName

Character name as seen by EQBC (may reflect YouPlayer)

bool Setting[option]

On/Off status of specified option (/bccmd set for list)

string Names

List of connected characters

bool GotNames

Indicates whether your client has received the name list from the server

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