Up and running in five minutes.

1. 1

   Download and install

   Grab the latest PQ-Companion-Setup-x.x.x.exe from GitHub and run it. The installer handles everything — no Go, Node, or Docker required. After install, PQ Companion auto-updates in the background.

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2. 2

   Point it at your Project Quarm folder

   On first launch, open Settings and set your Project Quarm install folder (the one containing eqgame.exe) and your character name. That's the entire setup — everything else is automatic.

3. 3

   Turn on the combat log in-game

   In Project Quarm, type /log on so the game writes your combat log to disk. The DPS meter, spell timers, NPC info overlay, and trigger engine all read from this file. No log = no live data.

4. 4

   (Recommended) Install Zeal

   Zeal is a separate community project that exports your spellbook, inventory, AAs, and stats to JSON. PQ Companion uses these to power the Spell Checklist, Inventory Tracker, and Character Progression pages. The app still runs without Zeal — those features just won't have data.

5. 5

   Open the Overlay Dashboard

   From the sidebar, open Overlays. This is your one-stop dashboard — DPS, spell timers, NPC info, and trigger alerts in a single layout. Drag panels around to taste, then pop any of them out as a click-through transparent window above the game.

Where to go next

Once the dashboard is up, these are the next places worth poking around.

• Database Explorer

  Press Ctrl + K from anywhere for global search across items, spells, NPCs, and zones.

• Custom Triggers

  Open Triggers, enable a built-in pack (e.g. enchanter mez/charm breaks), or import a GINA pack as JSON.

• Character Progression

  Once Zeal has exported, head to Character for stats, gear paper-doll, AA tracking, and a per-character to-do list.

• Config Backups

  Open Backups and snapshot your .ini files before any risky UI or hotkey change.