Create Fake Links - Help

This guide will show you step by step how to use our Create Fake Links tool to create various types of "Fake Links" in the EverQuest game.

Step 1:

First, you will need to find a button on your Actions window, Socials tab. You need to pay attention to the page number, as well as the button number. In the example below, I have chosen Page 2, Button 3 (shown by the red circle).

Next, you will need to decide what text you are wanting to display, and what channel(s) you wish to display the text in (/gu, /g, /1, /rs, etc.). After you've decided on a button and your message, we can move to step 2.

Step 2:

Now you will need to load the EQResource Create Fake Links tool. For our example, I'm going to create a button with 3 messages. Each message will contain a different link type. I want the messages to go to channel /2, which is the serverwide.eqresource channel in my EverQuest box.

There's a lot going on here, so let's break it down:

Button Label: This is the name of your button. For our example, I'll name it "A Test".
Social Page: This is the page number on the Socials tab that we want our button on. For our example, we chose Page 2.
Social Button: This is the button number on the Socials tab that we want to use. For our example, we chose Button 3.
Line X Link Type: This is where we decide what type of Fake Link we are wanting to create. There are currently 3 types of fake links we can make:

Achievement Link - This link appears orange in game by default, and links an achievement
NPC Dialogue Link - This link appears light blue in game by default, and is used by NPC's that we interact with in game. These links, when clicked, will force the clicker to repeat the linked text in /say. This can be a very fun link!
Item Link - This link appears pink in game by default, and links an item

Button Line X: This is where we put our message at. You'll notice there are three text boxes for each line. The first and third text boxes are for text that will not be part of our Fake Link. Only the text entered in the middle text box will be turned into a link. For our example, I want Line 1 to be "/2 This is a simple test of the Fake Link script". I only want the words "simple test" to be a link, so in the first box I enter "/2 This is a ", in the middle box I enter "simple test ", and in the third box I enter "of the Fake Link script".
Fill in as many lines as you want. When done, press the Submit button.

Step 3:

This step will vary depending on which browser you use. For our example, I used Chrome. Upon pressing the Submit button, a text document was downloaded to my Chrome downloads folder.

Now we need to open up the text document. If done correctly, we should see something like this:

This is the code we will need to create our Fake Link button. Let's go ahead and highlight all of this text and copy it to our clipboard.

Step 4:

To continue, we need to completely close out of EverQuest. Don't skip this step, as our button will not work if EQ is open when we perform the following steps.

Now that we've camped out and completely closed the EverQuest game, we need to open our EverQuest directory. This is the folder you have installed EverQuest to. Inside this folder, we are looking for a .ini file. The file is named after your character name and server. For our example, I'm creating the button for my character Rorcex on the Cazic Thule server. So my .ini file I need to locate and open is named "Rorcex_cazic.ini".

After we've located and opened this .ini file, we need to click Edit > Find. In the Find window, we need to type [Socials], then click Find Next. This will take us right to the section of our .ini file we need to be at:

After we've found our [Socials] section, we need to place our copied button code right underneath it. If done correctly, it will look something like this:

Now we can save and close our .ini file. We can also exit out of our EQ folder, and close our text document that was downloaded.

Step 5:

We're almost there! All that's left to do is log back into EverQuest and try our new button! If everything was done correctly, we can now enjoy our messages with new Fake Links!

Feel free to pop in our Serverwide channel to chat with us about EverQuest, and show off your new Fake Links! To join, simply type "/join serverwide.eqresource:eqresource" in game.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Mishakaal Souldanc On: March 21, 2023, 11:17:51 PM

HEY, I DID IT! THIS IS SUPER COOL!
After many trials and errors, here it is!!!!

Page4Button2Name=Elixir
Page4Button2Color=5
Page4Button2Line1=/cast 2
Page4Button2Line2=/cast 2
Page4Button2Line3=/g 63^5259^'֍ Elixir << 3Thoraf^1871160^0^-1^4095^1313051332^' %t >> 4 1424hp'
Page4Button2Line4=/say 63^5259^'֍ Elixir << 3Thoraf^1871160^0^-1^4095^1313051332^' %t >> 4 1424hp'

Page3Button10Line1=/say Test NPC dialogue link 4 %t'
NOTE: Keep the space after 4 input text or words you want, or command like %t then close bracket with ' and don't forget to add the squares at the beginning and end of the code line. 4 is the blue color text and also the dialogue code so anything you write in that space will be set in light blue and a text input if you click it!!! COOL!

Can replace %T with any text you want!!! It will trigger a text input if someone clicks the link ALSO which can be used super easily for questing and helping others say the right thing for quests, raids and npc interactions !!

Re: Create Fake Links By: Mishakaal Souldanc On: March 21, 2023, 09:44:06 PM

Faction works = ORANGE text color darker
Achievement works = ORANGE text color slightly brighter
Item and spell work = PINK text color
i figured out in the lucy database the exact ID/number to get the AA/spell so that somebody clicks on any of them it will show the information for it.

Dialogue = light BLUE which i want.
But do you know what is the CODE line or how to get the dialogue code for it to put it in a hotkey like the others above? Is it line 2?

Re: Create Fake Links By: Riou On: March 21, 2023, 08:13:48 PM

Quote from: Mishakaal Souldanc on March 21, 2023, 08:08:23 PM

This is a multi-colored hotkey that i personally edited and made it work. I never saw it from anyone else on one line using more than 1 color but i did 2 using aa/spell links and achievement links. I went to lucy, figured out the spell/aa ID and the code...

Page5Button12Line3=/say 63^8052^'Turn Undead >> 3Thoraf^1871160^0^-1^4095^1313051332^' %T <<

Now that said, i found out there are more links and colors available in the game. Like the NPC dialogue but i did not find a valid example beside an emulator post with a passcode 52213. So i tried to see if it could get me any result and it did show me the light blue color of npc dialogue text links. But the problem is that it breaks because i'm missing something in the code to close the bracket to be read correctly to only show the text.

What am i missing? Can you please help me by giving me an example of a npc dialogue code or telling me the method to get the code like if i did ;tell itemlinked to the server to get an item or spell code?

In THIS line of code what am i missing? for line 1 to get a npc dialogue code working?
Page3Button10Line1=/say Test NPC dialogue code links52213^ test

Page3Button10Line2=/say testcode63^37896^'spelllink
Page3Button10Line3=/say test me3Rorcex^11000004^0^1^1362119591^10000^'achievlink

That's what i was looking for and asking because it's not common knowledge.

Some of these might work, except the Item one was changed I think

Re: Create Fake Links By: Mishakaal Souldanc On: March 21, 2023, 08:08:23 PM

This is a multi-colored hotkey that i personally edited and made it work. I never saw it from anyone else on one line using more than 1 color but i did 2 using aa/spell links and achievement links. I went to lucy, figured out the spell/aa ID and the code...

Page5Button12Line3=/say 63^8052^'Turn Undead >> 3Thoraf^1871160^0^-1^4095^1313051332^' %T <<

Now that said, i found out there are more links and colors available in the game. Like the NPC dialogue but i did not find a valid example beside an emulator post with a passcode 52213. So i tried to see if it could get me any result and it did show me the light blue color of npc dialogue text links. But the problem is that it breaks because i'm missing something in the code to close the bracket to be read correctly to only show the text.

What am i missing? Can you please help me by giving me an example of a npc dialogue code or telling me the method to get the code like if i did ;tell itemlinked to the server to get an item or spell code?

In THIS line of code what am i missing? for line 1 to get a npc dialogue code working? I tried just the pointy arrow but it breaks or doesn't close the bracket. I end up with numbers showing on the left of the word instead of just the text in light blue.
Page3Button10Line1=/say Test NPC dialogue code links52213^ test

Page3Button10Line2=/say testcode63^37896^'spelllink
Page3Button10Line3=/say test me3Rorcex^11000004^0^1^1362119591^10000^'achievlink

That's what i was looking for and asking because it's not common knowledge.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Riou On: March 21, 2023, 01:23:31 PM

Quote from: Mishakaal Souldanc on March 21, 2023, 10:50:34 AM

What is the CODE line or example of working code for NPC Dialogue that i can use for active links in my hotkeys?

I want the light blue as a third color on top of achievements, items and spells. I got it to bring me the color with the passcode 52213^' test but 2213 shows so i'm missing something to close my bracket and complete the code so the game uses it properly.

Another question: How do i get the codes for npc dialogue links in the game?

Items is ;tell itemlink
Dialogue is =

Can you guys help me please?

Best regards,

Misha!

NPC dialogue should just be normal text, they all should end with that double pointed Arrows character

Re: Create Fake Links By: Mishakaal Souldanc On: March 21, 2023, 10:50:34 AM

What is the CODE line or example of working code for NPC Dialogue that i can use for active links in my hotkeys?

I want the light blue as a third color on top of achievements, items and spells. I got it to bring me the color with the passcode 52213^' test but 2213 shows so i'm missing something to close my bracket and complete the code so the game uses it properly.

Another question: How do i get the codes for npc dialogue links in the game?

Items is ;tell itemlink
Dialogue is =

Can you guys help me please?

Best regards,

Misha!

Re: Create Fake Links By: Riou On: January 12, 2020, 03:21:47 PM

Quote from: mmointernetgamer on January 12, 2020, 11:58:44 AM

I am looking to change the color used in these fake links to YELLOW like the Experience Messages, Merchant Buy/Sell, Aggro Labels - Warning, Broadcasts, Spell Overwritten, or System Messages. OR, GREEN like Aggro Labels - Low, Event Messages

I run loot for my guild and would like the ability for 3 different players to take bids using different colors that DO NOT match the pink/purple item link color in the same channel, so orange with bright yellow or bright green would be awesome.

This would allow 1 player to use default chat color, one to use orange & another to use yellow or bright green would be ideal.

Thanks,
Mike

I don't think this is possible to generally do since the colors are set, though I believe you can or used to be able to change link colors in your EQ options so you could do it for yourself

Re: Create Fake Links By: mmointernetgamer On: January 12, 2020, 11:58:44 AM

I am looking to change the color used in these fake links to YELLOW like the Experience Messages, Merchant Buy/Sell, Aggro Labels - Warning, Broadcasts, Spell Overwritten, or System Messages. OR, GREEN like Aggro Labels - Low, Event Messages

I run loot for my guild and would like the ability for 3 different players to take bids using different colors that DO NOT match the pink/purple item link color in the same channel, so orange with bright yellow or bright green would be awesome.

This would allow 1 player to use default chat color, one to use orange & another to use yellow or bright green would be ideal.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Create Fake Links By: Rorce On: September 05, 2019, 02:20:19 PM

Quote from: noudess on September 05, 2019, 11:38:23 AM

I tried the program but malwarebytes blocked it. Will the web version be fixed soon?

Just add an exception, it's an unsigned program is all.

Hopefully I'll have the web version up and running soon. I plan on doing a bit of an overhaul on it.

Re: Create Fake Links By: noudess On: September 05, 2019, 11:38:23 AM

I tried the program but malwarebytes blocked it. Will the web version be fixed soon?

Re: Create Fake Links By: Rorce On: September 04, 2019, 09:26:13 PM

I haven't updated this web script with the changes yet, so item links from it will be broken. You can try the program I posted a link to above, it should work just fine.

Re: Create Fake Links By: noudess On: September 04, 2019, 11:26:58 AM

I cannot get any of the generated links to work.

Here's one of mine:

Page2Button11Line4=/5 Check out this item: 020741000000000000000000000000000000000000000000BDD4B808Daggerwoot

I have only tested items, and I saw your message about items being changed. Mine displays all the text before and after, but nothing for the link itself. Is that what you're seeing now as well?

Re: Create Fake Links By: Rorce On: August 26, 2019, 03:36:46 AM

NPC dialog was nerfed, it will not only show to the sender. Item links were changed and I haven't updated this web script yet. I am about to release a program that will create any type of Fake Link tho, and fully customizable. If you want to help test it you can download it here:

https://software.eqresource.com/fakelinkgenerator/setup.exe

Documentation can be found here:

https://software.eqresource.com/fakelinkgeneratordoc.php

Re: Create Fake Links By: Xianzu_Monk_Tunare On: August 26, 2019, 01:10:54 AM

Have all links (item, achievement, NPC dialogue) been nerfed to not work anymore, specifically with things like %t? I tried to fix old inc message; but, no matter what I do, none of the target's name shows and the only thing that does show is the end of what should be the second message rather than what is in the Text to be shown as the link.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Rorce On: January 31, 2019, 06:32:43 AM

Quote from: Talan on January 31, 2019, 06:17:26 AM

Was testing out the npc dialogue fake link. Was working on the character who had the social, but I was not able to click on the link on an alt.

Yes, this link was nerfed some time back.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Talan On: January 31, 2019, 06:17:26 AM

Was testing out the npc dialogue fake link. Was working on the character who had the social, but I was not able to click on the link on an alt.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Rorce On: March 13, 2017, 06:16:31 PM

Quote from: svann on March 13, 2017, 02:40:33 PM

Is there a way to choose what is linked instead of the one the site chooses? I used to know how to link something then retrieve it from the log file and use that but I cant make it work now.

Yes, but it is a little more complicated. In game, type ;t then the item link, and hit enter. You'll get an error with a bunch of numbers - replace all the numbers that our tool generated with the numbers from the error. They must be precise or it won't work. This trick won't work for items with one word names for some reason.

Re: Create Fake Links By: svann On: March 13, 2017, 02:40:33 PM

Is there a way to choose what is linked instead of the one the site chooses? I used to know how to link something then retrieve it from the log file and use that but I cant make it work now.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Rorce On: June 29, 2016, 03:31:49 PM

Quote from: sylfvia on June 29, 2016, 01:55:09 PM

anyway to add a webpage to a link? like clicking on a link would open a webpage?

Unfortunately, no.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Goodurden On: June 29, 2016, 01:55:09 PM

anyway to add a webpage to a link? like clicking on a link would open a webpage?

Re: Create Fake Links By: Raccoo On: June 09, 2016, 06:46:13 AM

You're welcome!

That's true, someone would use for nefarious reasons if it was that easy. Closest it will get is to /say /blockspell which might still work, but they will have to shift + up arrow, then delete /say to use the command. Will probably just make a hotkey to let people know before I use the buff so they can block the illusion portion.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Rorce On: June 09, 2016, 12:17:23 AM

Quote from: Raccoo on June 08, 2016, 11:54:09 PM

The link to this on the articles page is missing the .php

I was wondering if this can be used to give /blockspell command? Wanting to send a tell when I use group pact of wolf on players for quick haste rebuff, so they can click the link and buff block the werewolf illusion.

Good catch, got this fixed, thanks!

I don't know of a way to make links execute commands. But even if I did, it's not something I would share with anyone but the developers, as that opens up the possibility of abuse, and would likely cause DayBreak to fix the bug allowing fake links altogether.

Re: Create Fake Links By: Raccoo On: June 08, 2016, 11:54:09 PM