PQ Companion Guide

A guide to installing PQ Companion with Former Glory trigger packs

PQ Companion Setup Guide

PQ Companion is a desktop companion app for Project Quarm. It sits next to the client and covers raid overlays, a DPS meter, spell timers, NPC info, live maps, and a regex trigger engine with on-screen text, sound, and text-to-speech. This guide covers install, first-launch setup, and how Former Glory trigger packs will land in the app.

Former Glory Trigger Packs

Former Glory packs for PQ Companion will download from this section. They will be native PQ Companion JSON packs, converted from the same Planes of Power tree as pop.gtp and pop.tgf.gz.

PQ Companion can import GINA .gtp, EQLogParser, and EQNag packs through its import wizard. We are building dedicated PQ Companion packs because the native format is different — JSON categories, extra patterns, timer groups, and optional Zeal pipe-source triggers.

Coming soon. Native JSON conversion is the next pass once we have the PQ Companion pack format.

Need raid triggers today? Planes of Power and Luclin packs are on the GINA Guide and the EQLogParser Guide.

Download and Installation

System Requirements

  • Windows 10/11
  • EverQuest log file enabled — type /log on in-game
  • Zeal (recommended) — Spell Checklist, Inventory Tracker, Key Tracker, and live pipe-source triggers

PQ Companion ships everything it needs. No Go, Node.js, or Docker required to run the app.

Latest installer: PQ Companion Releases — download PQ-Companion-Setup-x.x.x.exe

Website: pq-companion.com

GitHub: jasonsoprovich/pq-companion

Installation Steps

  1. Download the installer from the Releases page (PQ-Companion-Setup-x.x.x.exe).

  2. Run the installer and follow the setup wizard.

  3. Handle Windows security warnings if they appear.

    • Right-click the downloaded file and select “Properties”

    • Check “Unblock” if available and click “Apply”

    • Choose “Run anyway” when prompted by Windows Defender if needed

  4. Launch PQ Companion. The app updates itself in the background and prompts you to restart when a new version is ready.

First-Launch Setup

  1. Open Settings at the bottom of the sidebar.

  2. Set EverQuest Path to your Project Quarm folder (the folder that contains eqgame.exe).

  3. Set Character Name exactly as it appears in-game.

  4. In-game, type /log on.

  5. Confirm Parse Combat Log is enabled in Settings.

The app finds your log file and Zeal exports from that path. A first-launch wizard also tries to auto-detect Zeal.

Install Zeal so PQ Companion can read live client state over a local Windows pipe: target, target HP, pet, group HP, casting, spellbook, inventory, and AAs. Without Zeal the app still runs. Spell Checklist, Inventory Tracker, Key Tracker, and pipe-source triggers will not have data.

Importing Trigger Packs

Open Triggers in the sidebar. The import wizard detects and previews:

  • PQ Companion JSON packs (the format Former Glory will ship)
  • GINA package files (.gtp) and GINA XML shares
  • EQLogParser trigger files
  • EQNag databases

Import process:

  1. Open Triggers.

  2. Start the import wizard and select your pack file.

  3. Review the preview, then commit the pack into a category.

  4. Enable the category (or individual triggers) you want live.

Enable selectively. Start with current raid content and the class you are playing.

The app also ships built-in community packs, including class crowd-control break alerts. Enable those from Triggers without importing anything.

To share a pack later, export a category as JSON from Triggers.

Setting Up Overlays

Overlays (NPC Info, DPS Meter, Spell Timers, trigger alerts) float above the game as transparent, click-through windows.

  1. Confirm Parse Combat Log is on and /log on is active.

  2. Open Overlays in the sidebar (or the specific overlay tab).

  3. Click the pop-out button (⤢) to float that panel over the game.

  4. Drag panels to position. Use Settings overlay lock controls if you need a display-only HUD.

The Overlay Dashboard can hold DPS, spell timers, NPC info, and trigger alerts in one layout.

Backup and Restore

Under Settings → Backups, use App Backup & Restore to export settings, triggers, and trigger packs as a single .pqcb bundle. Import that file on another machine to restore the same setup.

Additional Resources