Patching in reverse (1 Viewer)

[Balroak]

Ok I'm not awake yet, but I was thinking about something that is prolly suc but I wanted to ask for my own peace of mind.
On the kenetix site they have all the patches from like the last 18 months, maybe more.
I thought for a second OMG what If I just use the old patch and kick EQ into gear...would all the old exploits work?!!?!?!
So I tried it and of couse it was like erm nope, "please Patch me Bal."
So I wiped the tears away and then though I'd ask sdomething,
I imagine there is some code somewhere that says "this is the new patch" EQ reads that and says ahh KK then let him play.
Is it possible/probable that there would be a way to alter the old patch, and let EQ think its the new one therefore...you got it, all the old chit works but non of the new chit?
Or am I being a dag?
*grin.

I'd love that option, oh today I'm going to do don missions for crystals, so load up that patch and play.
Next day ahhh gonna do a Monster Mission, ok load up current patch...
*shrug.
Anyway...*sigh I prolly know the answer,
But if wishful thinking were a disease, I'd be in me coffin.

 

[Cade]

First...

kenetix is the debil!

Next...

The server checks to see if you have the right files, not the client I belive.

Third...

Even if it is a client check, the server probably won't be compatable in some shape form or fassion

Forth...

kenetix is the debil!

 

[Joman]

^^^^ what cade said
well kinda

i dont htink the server checks... thats the patchers job and of course that can be easly bypassed.

only time ive ever come accross a problem with missing files is when i deled somthing from my UI folder and i did get an error just as i was gettin to char select saying it cudnt find it and it sent me to desktop.

the other time is when theres a new expan and i get half the files and then try to zone into the expan zone.. i get a CTD coz the zone file aint there.

also the only reasion to do this is to use old hacks that have been nefed.. considering A it will be nerfed server side rather than client sides B if it aint there will be checks for it.

so good idea but dont think its doable some how

 

[Tone]

Fixes = Server side 99% of the time so even if you could get it to work, you'd probably get booted to server select from a server side check.

 

[Balroak]

kk, just kinda seemed that if say the "rivals mission' worked before the patch, and not after it, perhaps using the old patch would reverse the sony death touch.
Also I wouldn't have to wait for the new MQ2 *grin.
But ty for the replies.