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Balth's 2018 DDO New Player's Guide

12:19 pm, April 1, 2018 Dungeons and Dragons Online is a 12-year old MMO set in the plane of Eberron (although other places have been added over time). It is based on the 3.5 Dungeons and Dragons ruleset. As a longtime Dun [..] View

Computer keeps crashing while playing DDO-kicked out of quests before I can re-log in

12:19 am, March 28, 2018 This only happens randomly, sometimes never, sometimes often, but it is especially a problem when soloing quests and having to start completely over because by the time I reboot and relog into the gam [..] View

Installation On a Different Drive

11:19 am, March 24, 2018 I recently purchased a new SSD, and wanted to run DDO (but not my operating system) on this new drive. I uninstalled DDO on my main drive (the one containing my OS) and installed it on the new drive. [..] View

Ranged weapons and.. FPS drops..?

11:19 am, February 18, 2018 So this is kind've weird and I maybe only found this by weird coincidence. I only just realized DDO had a built-in FPS limiter and, since my system is decently beefy, cranked it up to 120. Seems to be [..] View

A Possible Past Life Guide

11:19 pm, February 9, 2018 DDO has so many facets, it can seem impossible to figure it out. After build options, I think figuring out past lives may be next most complex given the heroics, iconics, racials, epics, destinies, pa [..] View

Unable to connect from library

11:19 pm, February 5, 2018 So im on a windows 10 system and recently my library started blocking everything. Like everything not just games, i cant even download documents from specific websites and other websites i cant get on [..] View

could not initialize direct3d and Direct X 9 grayed out.

11:19 pm, January 11, 2018 I just ran into this issue on a brand new build. I upgraded my system and installed windows 10 pro fresh. Did all the updates then installed DDO. It wouldn't let me make any changes to the graphics wi [..] View

Ramdom Crashing Windows 10

11:19 pm, December 19, 2017 Hello all, I hope you can help me with this. I reinstalled windows 10 and come back to ddo recently, but I can t really play because I have ramdom crashes. Sometimes I can play a couple of hours with [..] View

F1-F12 Function keys are not selecting properly

11:19 am, December 12, 2017 This is a recent bug for me - the game and my system have been working perfectly for 10 years. What is happening now is that my Function keys are no longer working as per the DDO mapping but are now [..] View

DDO screen constantly freezing

11:19 pm, December 8, 2017 Home computer is Win10, recent (2 year old) ATI video card, 16GB system RAM. The two issues I'm seeing now is that: 1- I will log in with a red connection button about 30% of the time and have to [..] View

Random Freezes / lock ups

11:19 am, December 8, 2017 So whilst playing the game I get random freezes of anywhere between 2-8secs. This happens mainly on entering new areas, or whenever im below 30% health and there are enemies around :D Joke, its comp [..] View

game crashing

11:19 am, December 7, 2017 ok so i just got windows 10 and a new system in general. i have a geforce 770 video card. anyways ddo keeps crashing talking about directx 10 not working. So ive installed the newest drivers and still [..] View

Ravenloft Crashing

11:19 pm, December 6, 2017 So along with most of the community, I was waiting eagerly for the new expansion to come out.. and Weds updating the client. So logged in, jumped onto my level 30 farm character and after spending so [..] View

Constant crashes since Ravenloft (not in new content)

11:19 pm, December 6, 2017 So finally downloaded all the update, and TR'd my fighter to warlock. Played for a couple of hours on the starting island, but crashed when entering a dungeon (Game froze, and became unresponsive, ev [..] View

Best voice chat for DDO?

11:19 pm, November 17, 2017 Normally my buddies and I just call each other on the phone while we play and end up with 5 hour calls. It's not ideal. What is the preferred (?) recommended (?) most common (?) voice chat system that [..] View

Strange UI issues

11:19 am, November 11, 2017 Hi SSG / others, Since about 3 weeks ago I've been having weird issues with my UI. Specifically: - When I load in I can run around just fine and see other characters move but chat doesn't load, and [..] View

FPS Stuttering

11:19 pm, November 1, 2017 I've been experiencing quite a lot of FPS issues since I've started playing again in the past 2 weeks. Using a Nvidia GTX 970, I was getting around 40 FPS max, on low graphic settings, but a consisten [..] View

QtGui4.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error.

12:19 pm, October 18, 2017 Hi! This is the second time this month I have received an error post-patching the DDO client. I don't recall the first one, but it occurred after the Hotfix requiring me to reinstall DDO. Now, after t [..] View

Game is not starting

12:19 am, September 8, 2017 I have not played for quite a while. I decided to log in the game to check how it is after a couple months without logging. But now my client doesn't want to start. After the launcher processes are do [..] View

Community Rules Update

12:19 am, August 31, 2017 One of the things that has been a long-term project of mine is to update the Community Guidelines to better reflect the needs of Standing Stone Games, to more accurately describe the rules as we apply [..] View

Seeking Advice for New Graphics Card

12:19 am, August 31, 2017 Good Morning~ My graphics card is not optimal for gaming, and I'd like to upgrade it without making any expensive mistakes! I'm aware it has to be compatible with other parts of my system in certain [..] View

Launcher error

12:19 am, June 17, 2017 The past few days, whenever I try to start DDO on my laptop I get a popup saying TurbineLauncher.exe - System Error The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP100.dll was not found. Reinstalli [..] View

Game does not open after connecting to the server

12:19 am, June 3, 2017 After logging and connecting to the server the window of the game does not open. The last change in the computer is that Windows 10 updated to Creator. I have already tried to disable the game bar, bu [..] View

Launcher Crashing

12:19 am, April 6, 2017 so the recent patch brought only client crashes so far for me when its on literations on 33% & ive changed absolutely nothing. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time [..] View

New Player: So Confused!

11:19 pm, March 4, 2017 Hi all, I'm sitting here reading all of the info I can on builds and the various systems for character enhancements, etc and am utterly confused. I'm trying to figure out how to make my lvl 9 Palad [..] View

Voice Chat Audio Lost

11:19 pm, February 28, 2017 In the last few days (sometime this past week) my wife lost voice audio while in-game. She gets all other sounds, and when she uses her mic, I can hear her. We have verified that she has the same outp [..] View

Game won't stay in the forefront after?*U34

11:19 am, February 3, 2017 Got windows 10, and logged in a week ago fine, however now it minimizes and any time I try to switch to it, it minimizes again. When I try a different server, it has the 'you have too many characters [..] View

Totally Negligent Ticket System/Customer Service: Log In Issues Completely Ignored

11:19 pm, January 23, 2017 So it's come to this. The so-called "ticket system" is a complete joke. Be warned that Turbine completely abandoned this game back when they discontinued phone support and so far it doesn' [..] View

Brave New Server

11:19 am, January 23, 2017 I've bound myself to Argo for the better part of three years, because I've been able to give my characters the best gear without actually having to work for it through the shared bank. Feeling bold a [..] View

What Exactly Does Ultimate Enlightenment do?

11:19 am, December 31, 2016 i just started playing a 1st life warlock about a week ago now and am level 17, nearly 18 so i decided to look through the trees to decide how i want to finish out. i feel most drawn to the enlightene [..] View

+20 Incite Helm, What does it do?

11:19 am, December 18, 2016 Im confused. Just came back after 2 years. See there is a whole new system again for magic items. So as the title says...... I find this Helm- Incite +20= +20 Enhancement bonus to increased threa [..] View

New glitch - heavy UI flicker

11:19 pm, November 13, 2016 Today I logged into DDO only to find new graphics glitch: UI flickers and flashes badly. So badly that I cannot look at it more then few seconds. It happens all the time if: you are in the building [..] View

Launcher can't start because "...dlll is missing..." - but it's not

12:19 am, October 20, 2016 (Edit - "...DLL..." - wish you could edit thread titles. Anyway...) Trying to load DDO on a new box, Windows 10. Launcher balks and says "Program can't start because MSVCP100.dll is mi [..] View

Game won't load after server select, keeps installing C++ Visual every time I start.

12:19 pm, October 12, 2016 Hello. I just reinstalled DDO after about a year break and having major issues starting the game. First, the client keeps wanting to reinstall C++ Visual Redistributable 2005 no matter how many time [..] View

Searhing for Logon Server

12:19 am, September 25, 2016 I am having trouble connecting to my main worls - Sarlona. I get the error Searching for Logon Server (attempt # of 20). The irritating thing is I can logon to every other server no problems. I have t [..] View

A few questions about nebulous game mechanics.

12:19 am, September 19, 2016 Hey all! I had a few questions that have been stumping my friends and I who started playing together a few months back. Most of us know way more than we should about PnP D&D, but we're having [..] View

Public Notice Board

12:19 pm, September 13, 2016 Below is a list of some of the Known Issues that we are aware of, and below that are features that are Working as Intended but may cause confusion. Should you come across any of these issues, there is [..] View

After windows 10 updates, frame rate now under3

12:19 pm, September 3, 2016 I have an older system put it has run ddo fine since 2011. Did the free windows 10 upgrade back in June and it still plugs right along, even a little better than the 8,1 it replaced. However, last w [..] View

Chat Aliases for DDO veterans

12:19 pm, July 14, 2016 I built a list of 40 chat aliases that give useful information through commands in chat like:Raid completionsXP cap and Quests by levelShadow Crypt instance pathsThe Pit wheelsDISCLAIMER: this is inte [..] View

Upcoming Change to In-Game Mail

12:19 am, June 17, 2016 Hello! We're writing today to give you a heads-up on a change to the in-game mail system that will improve game performance. We've been tackling cases of "stacking enhancements", optimizing [..] View

Failed to start rendering system

12:19 pm, May 27, 2016 Trying to get DDO working on a Windows 8.1 laptop. Working fine for me right now on a different Win7 machine. TurbineLauncher.exe (what the shortcut runs) works fine - put in my username and passwor [..] View

Random Freezing, Can't Close Through Task Manager

12:19 pm, May 27, 2016 I've attempted to download and redownload DDO several times, and this issue persists. The client keeps completely freezing up, and I have no idea why. My rig should easily be able to handle this gam [..] View

Cyclical Latency Issues

12:19 am, May 16, 2016 I’ve noticed some new, strange behavior in DDO over the past few days. Basically, I’ll experience (normal for me) latency of 50-80ms and then without explanation, DDO latency will [..] View

Connection to server lost?

12:19 pm, May 12, 2016 Right now I am unable to play at all. I don't understand why - it was working fine 2 days ago (I had no time to play yesterday.) I have checked the tech support pages and have done all the recommendat [..] View

Game error 201 - Reinstalling DDO

12:19 pm, April 20, 2016 I have a PC desktop that is about 3 years old running Windows 8. When I first got the system, I loaded DDO on it and it worked great. Then I used the uninstall feature to remove the game (spousal ag [..] View

Ingredient bag item weight- tip to reducing bag weight

12:19 pm, April 11, 2016 One method I use to reduce the carry weight I am holding is to minimize the weight of the bags I carry. Personally, I store heavy items inside my spare bags and place them in my bank (share bank if th [..] View

Loooong time away ... computer requirements links/recommendations?

12:19 am, March 30, 2016 Hi, I've been away at least a year. Probably more like multiple years since I have anniversary goodies just sitting there on my toons. I've jumped on but no serious playing for a long time. I have a m [..] View

New Install - download locked up @ 86%, 100% of Sound file

12:19 am, March 29, 2016 New computer (yay), new install, Windows 10, went smooth for most of it, then... stopped. Upper (file) progress bar seems inactive, no white strip sliding across, reads... "Downloading client_sou [..] View

Windows 8 issue with laptop usig AMD APU

11:19 pm, March 23, 2016 Trying to help a person who installed the game on his laptop with an AMD E300 APU, 4 GB RAM, and Windows 8.1. He gets the game installed and can get to the login screen/character creation but he has [..] View

New Install: PatchClientDLL: CheckDatFiles Failed

11:19 am, March 18, 2016 I'm trying to run DDO onto a new laptop. After installation, when I get to the "Check Product" screen, I get this error: Code: PatchClientDLL: CheckDatFiles Failed [Unable to decrypt a [..] View

Port Forwarding update and changes - Important

11:19 pm, March 8, 2016 After today's maintenance to relocate DDO to the new data center, the game will be using more ports with which to connect and communicate. If you previously setup port forwarding (or port triggering) [..] View

Problem staying connected in the evenings.

11:19 am, February 22, 2016 For about a week I have been logging on at the same time, in the evening, then roughly 20 minutes later I lose connection and can't log back in. I can't get access to the forums, during this time, ei [..] View

Laptop: Installing Pre-Reqs... only not so much...

11:19 am, February 20, 2016 Have an older laptop I wanted to load the game on, less to play but just so I can use it to "check in" (dice rolls, AH and mail, guild stuff, etc.) When the loader gets to "Installing P [..] View

Client will not load

11:19 am, February 15, 2016 I have been playing fine till I tried to get in today. My rig has a core i7, 16 gigs of ram, nvidia dedicated card, a 1TB HDD and runs Windows 10 (which has had no problems with ddo till today). I hav [..] View

Workaround for failure to connect to patch server

11:19 am, February 12, 2016 workaround... Open with notepad (may have to run as 'the administrator') C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts ~~~ Change 74.201.102.11 patch.ddo.com to #74.201.102.11 patch.ddo.com ~~~ Inse [..] View

Is anyone else having Logon Server issues?

11:19 pm, February 11, 2016 I was working fine this morning. Then I got stuck in a loading screen, where it eventually booted me from the game. Then, when I tried to log back in, it was giving 1 to 20 attempts trying to connect [..] View

Crashing DDO client after login and server/world selection

11:19 pm, February 2, 2016 Hi everyone, Maybe has a solution for this, but each time I login, choose a server/world, and actually the world should start to load, my system (Windows 7 now Win 10) just freezes and nothing can be [..] View

Very slow character log on - Windows 10

11:19 pm, January 26, 2016 I have a very annoying issue. The first character I log on with after launching the game takes a very long time to load. Splash screen takes a fair bit of time before the progress bar moves and then t [..] View

TurbineLauncher not running

11:19 am, January 17, 2016 Hi! Yesterday downloaded the D&D Online (mean TurbineLauncher) when i click (2x mouse, try run) - nothing happens, the process appears briefly and disappears fast - 0 errors message. Have: [..] View

DDO Damage Simulator

11:19 am, January 12, 2016 Information: This is a tool designed to calculate the damage done over time by almost any non-caster build. Once you enter in all the information for your build, the tool should be able to calculate [..] View

Specific character on Thelanis fails to load when all others work fine....

11:19 pm, January 2, 2016 I am able to load any other character on Thelanis just fine and I can load and play characters on other servers just fine but ever since I attempted to step into a quest I was given a long load screen [..] View

Can Not Connect Top Wayfinder server

11:19 am, December 30, 2015 Hi for a few days now on one of my machines i am unable to connect to wayfinder I can login to the launch program I can Connect to any other server on the first attempt Wayfinder fails to connect [..] View

Lammania ....

11:19 pm, December 17, 2015 I was interested in accessing Lammania, but have an older computer so I am reliant on the Preloader. It's a 32 bit system (I know, I know, 64 is better but when I can afford it, I'll get one). So, my [..] View

Epic Destinies past level cap

11:19 am, November 13, 2015 The wiki states: "Epic Destines are a major part of an advancement system that players can use for their level 20+ characters. They are unlocked at level 20, but unlike regular "Heroic" [..] View

Dear devs, is lost & found broken?

11:19 pm, November 6, 2015 I accidentally double clicked 2 mantle of the worldshapers from my TR cache ( was going to make 2 xp augements) and got the message stating that you can not have 2 exclusive items. Usually when this h [..] View

current system requirements and windows 10

11:19 am, November 6, 2015 I'm going to have to get a laptop for school, I'd like to know what are the specs currently needed to play the game - how much memory/graphic/processing speed is really needed. If this has been pos [..] View

Returning Player needing help

12:19 am, October 15, 2015 Hi all, I was just seeing if anyone could give me with some small advice on what I should do. I played for a long time and had to quit about 4 years ago. The first expansion was about to come out. I [..] View

client_gamelogic.dat not found

12:19 am, October 10, 2015 DDO was working up until last night on my PC, then it just stopped dead. I run a: Since January, I have offset any additional RAM requirements by the use of virtual memory - since a 32 bit system ca [..] View

Looking for help - out of ideas

12:19 am, October 3, 2015 Hey guys, I've been experiencing so much lag and I've already tried so many things to fix this issue that I'm already getting despaired about all this nonsense. Wish someone have any clue about someth [..] View

Weird noises when logging in (win7 and 10)

12:19 pm, September 25, 2015 I get weird noises. It wouldn't let me post the info, so I will just say since getting a new machine, I get weird noises on the initial loading screens, to the character select screen. After selecti [..] View

lag

12:19 pm, September 25, 2015 this is getting ridiculous. since the warlock update my system as been lagging bad. i set the setting to bare min and it helped for a while but since the new update its worse then ever. npc freezes an [..] View

DDO Visual Error/No Clip Mode

12:19 pm, September 14, 2015 Everyone that has been in a group with me lately has probably heard me complaining about an extremely annoying visual glitch that has been plaguing me for the last six months, it used to occur maybe o [..] View

Help choosing amongst what quest packs remain...

12:19 pm, September 9, 2015 When I started playing DDO I went the Premium route and purchased most available quest packs. I have since played through almost everything I own and now wish to take advantage of the current quest p [..] View

Gear Planner (in development)

12:19 am, August 22, 2015 I've begun writing a comprehensive gear planner that will be a stand-alone desktop program but will also have limited interaction with my build planner. Being its own utility I figured move the develo [..] View

[Massive Help] Starting DDO Journey

12:19 pm, August 15, 2015 Greetings, adventurers! My name is Nervly and I would like to request your services to aid the beginning of my journey. Seriously though, I've played DDO before but I wasn't "playing correctly& [..] View

upgraded to windows 10, DDO Launcher no longer works.

12:19 am, August 9, 2015 I am now unable to play the game ever since I upgraded to windows 10. I have downloaded each of the download options and neither work. I either get, waiting in line and then nothing or the launcher [..] View

Searching for logon server (Cannith problems)

12:19 am, July 22, 2015 I cant connect to Cannith server where my main chars are, although i can easily connect to other servers. When trying Cannith - i get the 20 tries of msg - "Searching for logon server" then [..] View

Wife had to clean boot her Win8.1 system, now can't get DDO to launch

12:19 am, July 21, 2015 Had to do a clean boot on the wife's laptop. She is running Windows 8.1. Prior to the clean boot, DDO ran great, now....not so much. Got everything installed, the game boots up, but when you select [..] View

System freezing for 8-10 seconds

12:19 am, June 29, 2015 I have an i7 980 CPU - i.e. 12 cores. If I close down everything that I can, when I run DDO I always get one core (the specific one varies each time I run DDO) running at close to 100%. Every so often [..] View

A Reminder About Reincarnation

12:19 am, June 19, 2015 We want to remind people about something to keep in mind when undergoing a reincarnation (particularly a +Lesser Reincarnation): It is not possible to have more than three classes during a reincarnati [..] View

Help! Major screen problem.

12:19 pm, June 15, 2015 Hope someone can help, this is not fun. This just happened a few hours ago while I was actually playing the game...my screen suddenly started, and still is, flickering and jumping like crazy, constant [..] View

Returning Player after Stormreach level 12 Cap

12:19 pm, June 13, 2015 Hello all, I just recently downloaded DDO after not playing it for so long and now It seems like I have come to a new game. With these new level caps and new classes and me not remembering how to play [..] View

Lagging out

12:19 am, June 12, 2015 Below is my dxdiag info. Since the Ghallanda hack, I have been having periodic lag issues within every 3 hours of game play, though it's random. My character freezes; sometimes when I enter a new zon [..] View

Where can I buy Shurikens or can I make them?

12:19 am, June 11, 2015 I found one place to buy them in the harbor, other vendors in the marketplace sell masterwork everything except shurikens. I tried to search for a recipe to make them but i am having a hard time figur [..] View

Game Locks Up

12:19 am, June 11, 2015 Below is my dxdiag. I am able to load up, log in, play the game all just fine. I turn on my fans (built in my laptop and I have it sitting on 3 fans), and play. I am able to play for about an hour or [..] View

DDOCLIENT Freezes

12:19 am, May 2, 2015 Hello I am running Windows 8.1 64 bit processor. I am not technically PC savvy. I can do some things. I uninstalled DDO and after 2 months did a reinstall. Now at random times the DDOClient just freez [..] View

Installer Errors

12:19 am, April 21, 2015 I have DDO working fine on my desktop. I went to install DDO on my laptop a Toshiba Satellite 305 last night and keep getting the same error message during the installation process. It is saying tha [..] View

not new but away for a bit

12:19 am, April 20, 2015 Been a while for me ... The quick move from 25 to 28 and then epic reincarnation, etc all in weird flux made me step away and play some other games for like 2 years. What is "the game" now? [..] View

Airship questions

12:19 am, April 12, 2015 Hello -- Been about a year since i played and wow, the changes! I'm the leader of a tiny guild that had just worked our butts off to get lvl 60 and get enough AS to buy a Stormglory Tempest -- we tot [..] View

Returning player

12:19 am, April 11, 2015 Hey there folks :) Been gone for a couple of years, and I have a few questions to get back back up to speed. The toon I am playing right now is a PM/rogue. While I was gone, the enhancement trees were [..] View

custom resolution

12:19 am, April 3, 2015 I play with my notebook (MSI GE70 with Nvidia GTX 765M), normally I play the game on the pc screen at 1920*1080 resolution, but when i'm at home i'd love to play in a bigger screen (i'm using 2 more m [..] View

Launcher closes after server selection on Win 7

11:19 am, March 25, 2015 Win 7 64 bit, newly downloaded client (not the play-as-you-download kind; the wait-and-wait-and-wait-then-play kind). This worked last Thursday; then I upgraded to 8GB and an SSD. I've tried reinsta [..] View

whats the point of ransack and =< 1% drop rates?

11:19 am, March 24, 2015 Ive gone vip, played for two months, bought your expacs (and spent over $100 on a game that is most def not f2p), only to see bugs, unforgiving mechanics, and bad game designs enough to make me wond [..] View

Computer crashes every 1-2 hours

11:19 pm, March 22, 2015 While playing the game, my computer crashes (and restarts itself) every 1-2 hours. There are no obvious triggers, in-game or otherwise. Graphics wise i've tried downgrading from Very High (which was [..] View

Stuttering/Hangs After Item Deconstruction

11:19 pm, March 19, 2015 I'm getting frequent stuttering after deconstructing items. My client will lock up for 0.5-1 second after each item I deconstruct. It's super annoying and makes deconstructing items take a lot longe [..] View

Stuck at Installing Pre-reqs

11:19 pm, February 25, 2015 After today's hotfix, I can't get back into DDO. 1st start it went through the routine of installing the patches. The launcher then auto restarted and immediately got stuck at Installing Pre-Reqs. E [..] View

Question About Bravery Bonus

11:19 pm, February 7, 2015 I need some guidance on the bravery bonus system and how best I can use it for my play style. So, my fighter is level 19 and I have just gone with the game's template for leveling her. I'm not a big p [..] View

DDO freezing up after Friday's hotfix

11:19 pm, February 2, 2015 Prior to Friday's hotfix I had no issues with the game. Worked just fine on my machine. After Friday's hotfix, the game is freezing/locking up on my constantly. This seems to average happening about [..] View

How can a small update cmpletely screw the game?

11:19 pm, February 1, 2015 Ok, so Friday morning before the update, all is fine, smashing Stormcleave and most other lvl 8 quests. I was afk when the server booted everyone, so was auto disconnected, but ever since the update, [..] View

Note the creators of the game.

11:19 pm, January 31, 2015 It is the second time it happens the following fact. I have a character with a total of 2,000 coins and try to sell any item a message saying that I hit the limit of 25,000 coins and that I want to c [..] View

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