The server merge between Druzzil Ro (Xev) and The Combine servers will take place on March 4, 2009, beginning at 3 a.m. PST. The merge will join Druzzil Ro (Xev) and The Combine, making one server that will be titled "Druzzil Ro (Xev, Combine)." The merge is expected to last approximately five hours. Not sure if your account is ready? Here are some tips on preparing your characters for the server merge.

UI and Character Settings

Characters moving from The Combine to Druzzil Ro will need to re-set up their UI and character settings for their characters. Don't worry; your settings will not be lost forever.

Once the servers have been merged, to use the same settings that you had for your character on your older server, you simply need to copy the files and rename them.

1. Log out of game if you are logged in or switch to another character.
2. Go to your EverQuest directory (C:Program FilesSonyEverQuest). Look for UI_charactername_server.ini and charactername_server.ini Example: UI_Zatozia_combine.ini and Zatozia_combine.ini
3. Copy and then paste a copy of those files in your EverQuest directory.
4. If you have ever logged in to Druzzil Ro before, you'll need to first delete the UI_charactername_druzzil.ini and charactername_druzzil.ini files.
5. Rename the pasted combine.ini files to replace combine with druzzil. Example: UI_Zatozia_druzzil.ini and Zatozia_druzzil.ini
6. Log into EQ again and the settings should work correctly for your character.

The Files
The UI_charactername_server.ini file holds the all of the main UI settings for your character, including UISkin setting, window placement, window sizes, and color for backgrounds and text.

The character_server.ini file holds settings for your character's friends/ignore list, abilities, combat skills settings, and Hotbuttons.

Custom UI
If you use a customized user interface (UI), it's a good idea to save a screenshot of your interface. Generally for larger updates, several user interface changes are made. You will need to update your customized interface before logging into game or you may experience problems. By taking a screenshot, if you are unable to get an update for your customized UI, at least you have a picture of what it looked like so you can try to get a new one to match it.

Corpse Cleanup!

All corpses will be sent to Shadowrest. While the system will save your corpses, it's always a good idea to take care of any corpses you have in the world before a game update or server merge. If you can't bring a cleric to your corpse, bring the corpse to a cleric in the Guild Lobby. In the Guild Lobby, you'll find A Disciple of Luclin who will sell you a soulstone. If you give the soulstone to a Priest of Luclin, you can have your corpse summoned to the Guild Lobby from anywhere in the world. You can then get a cleric to perform a resurrection.

EQPlayers Character Pages

Player information will be updated to reflect new names/guilds/servers. Characters moved from The Combine server and characters that receive a name change due to the merge will need to use the /eqplayersupdate command to update their character on the website once the move takes place.

Saving In-game Mail

Mail will not transfer servers with the characters. Characters on The Combine server will need to save their in-game mail before the servers are merged. While characters on Druzzil Ro (Xev) are expected to retain their mail, we also recommend that they save any mail they wish to keep as well just in case.

The in-game mail system has an export feature that will export the mail for individual characters to a text file in the EverQuest directory.

To use the export feature, take the following steps:

1. Open up the in-game email window (ctrl-E).
2. Select the messages you would like to export by clicking them in the top pane, using shift-click and/or ctrl-click if you would like to select multiple messages.
3. Click "Export."
4. The selected messages are then saved to a file in the EverQuest Mail directory with a name in the format:
   SavedMessages_charactername_servername.txt.

This will need to be done for each character that has mail you wish to save.

Inactive Character Purge

Accounts with characters below level 10 that have been inactive for six months or more will be purged from the EQ system. If you wish to keep these characters, be sure to log into them at least 24 hours before the server merge takes place.

Shared Banks

If a player's account has characters on both servers, the most recently updated bank will have priority unless it is empty. Players must empty out the shared bank they don't want to keep before the merge. If players wind up with the wrong shared bank (they didn't empty out the other one in time, etc.) they can use /petition to have the other shared bank copied over.

Logging Out

Give yourself plenty of time to log completely out of game before the servers go down. If you wait until the server boots you, a transaction, skill advancement, etc., may not be saved. Try to log out at least one hour or more before the servers are scheduled to be down. Make sure you log out in a safe place. It's generally a good idea to log out in a city, the Plane of Knowledge, Guild Lobby or another zone that might be deemed safe.

Additional Information

For more information, view the Server Merge Customer Service Notification article.

You can also join the Druzzil Ro and The Combine Server Merge discussion on the EverQuest forums.