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This script will use the Affinity part of cmd.exe and start, and pick a random CPU to run EverQuest on.<br />
This will in theory extend the lifetime of your cpu by spreading the load over different cores each time Everquest is run.<br />
That is; Everquest will run on one core, but each time it runs it will pick a core at random.<br />
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= Script =<br />
Create a batch file inside your Everquest Folder (for this example it assumes C:\EQLite).<br />
Call the batch file A_Run_Everquest.bat<br />
Copy paste the following code into the batch file<br />
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<pre><br />
@@ECHO OFF<br />
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REM This only works up to Minimum of 1 and Maximum of 8 Cores<br />
REM It picks a random CPU core between 1 and the Maximum and runs Everquest on that CPU core<br />
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setlocal<br />
SET _AppFolder=C:\EQLite<br />
SET _AppName=EVERQUEST<br />
SET _AppEXE=eqgame.exe<br />
SET _AppParams=patchme<br />
SET /a _MaxCPU=8<br />
SET /a _rand=%RANDOM%*%_MaxCPU%/32768+1 <br />
SET _affinity=0x01<br />
IF %_rand% EQU 2 SET _affinity=0x02<br />
IF %_rand% EQU 3 SET _affinity=0x04<br />
IF %_rand% EQU 4 SET _affinity=0x08<br />
IF %_rand% EQU 5 SET _affinity=0x10<br />
IF %_rand% EQU 6 SET _affinity=0x20<br />
IF %_rand% EQU 7 SET _affinity=0x40<br />
IF %_rand% EQU 8 SET _affinity=0x80<br />
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cmd.exe /c start "%_AppName%" /affinity %_affinity% "%_AppFolder%\%_AppEXE%" %_AppParams%<br />
endlocal<br />
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= Edits Required =<br />
* Edit _AppFolder=<span style="color:red;">C:\EQLite\</span> change this to the folder path that you installed everquest into<br />
* Edit _MaxCPU=<span style="color:red;">8</span> change this to the number of CPU cores you have (you can find this in Task Manager)<br />
* Change your short cut from C:\EQLite\eqgame.exe patchme to C:\EQLite\A_Run_Everquest.bat</div>imported>Ezri