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Set up Raid Mimic

Set it up yourself

Mimic reads the log EverQuest already writes and draws overlays over the game. You do not need a guild, an account or a password to start.

Six steps, about ten minutes. Everything stays on your PC until you choose otherwise.

Download MimicWhat is Raid Mimic? →

What you need

  • A Windows PC.
  • EverQuest on Project Quarm, with logging turned on. In the game, type /log on.
  • Zeal is optional. A few overlays need it, and the guide says which.

Step 1 of 6

  1. Step 1: Download Mimic

    Get the newest release from the releases page and run the Windows installer.

    • Open the latest release: the link goes straight to the newest stable version.
    • Download the Windows installer from the list of files under it and run it.
    • The installer is not code-signed, so Windows may show a blue SmartScreen warning. Click More info, then Run anyway.
    • If you already run PQ Companion, GINA or EQLogParser, leave them installed. They read the same log file and do not get in each other’s way.

    Open the latest release

    Install Mimic in its own folder, not inside your EverQuest folder. If Zeal is not found later, this is the first thing to fix.

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If something does not work

  • Mimic cannot find Zeal at all.

    Reinstall Mimic in a folder outside your EverQuest folder. Mimic’s own files, or antivirus software that watches the game folder, can sometimes get in the way of Zeal when Mimic sits next to the game.

    Mimic can still find your logs from inside the EverQuest folder. It is only Zeal that minds.

  • Zeal never connects, and Mimic’s log keeps saying the Zeal pipe disconnected.

    Right-click eqgame.exe, open Properties, then the Compatibility tab, and untick Run this program in compatibility mode for. Restart the game.

    Some guides tell you to run EverQuest in Windows XP compatibility mode to avoid crashes. That setting breaks the connection to Zeal. While you are on that tab, also check that Run this program as an administrator is off.

  • Mimic sees no character.

    In the game type /log on, then zone or send yourself a tell so the log gets a new line. Mimic reads eqlog files in your EverQuest Logs folder.

  • EverQuest only starts after I change my Windows time zone.

    In Mimic, open Settings and find “EverQuest won’t start unless you change your time zone?”. Close the game, press Check my EQ files, then Fix them. After that you can set Windows back to your normal time zone. Without Mimic, close the game and run the script below in PowerShell, with your own EverQuest folder on the first line.

    PowerShell script (English Windows only)

    $game = 'C:\Path\To\Quarm'
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath "$game\eqgame.exe")) {
  "eqgame.exe not found in $game"
} else {
  Set-Location -LiteralPath $game
  $dir = ""
  cmd /c "dir /t:c /s /a-d 2>nul" | ForEach-Object {
    if ($_ -match '^ Directory of (.+)$') { $dir = $Matches[1] }
    elseif ($_ -match '^(?!\d)\S*\s+\d\d:\d\d(\s?[AP]M)?\s+[\d,]+\s+(.+)$') {
      $path = Join-Path $dir $Matches[2]
      try {
        [IO.File]::SetCreationTimeUtc($path, [DateTime]::UtcNow)
        "fixed:  $path"
      } catch { "FAILED: $path - $_" }
    }
  }
}

    This is a community fix from players on the Project Quarm Discord. Some game files end up with a broken creation date, and that is what trips the game up. The fix changes only those file dates, never what is inside a file. Mimic’s button works on any Windows language; the script below needs English Windows.

Still stuck?

The source code and every release are on GitHub, and the landing page has a short form that goes to people who read it.

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Source code Privacy Raid Mimic Licensed AGPL-3.0-or-later.