HOWTO: Multibox SWTOR on one PC with ISBoxer!

[Kris1234]

I have exactly the same issues with focus getting cleared and with setting focus at times. Until these issues have been fixed I will probably use a target of target based setup instead.

same for me too, also cleared after a cutscene

coz of all the above ive left it to the old fashioned way untill theres improvement

[Kaelika]

same for me too, also cleared after a cutscene

coz of all the above ive left it to the old fashioned way untill theres improvement

I've also had the same issue with setting my focus, which is exactly why I'm not using focus targeting until I can get it consistently working as it should.

Anyone else getting their focused target (assuming your primary character is the focus for FTL/assist) cleared while going into/out of instances?

Anyone else getting their focused target (assuming your primary character is the focus) cleared randomly (no apparent reason)?


Anyone else having issues setting focus sometimes? I can eventually get it by cycling through targets over and over or escape keys and/or switching back and forth between client windows (retrying until it sticks/sets) though a few times I had to x out the client and restart the client.

I am considering doing the manual macro's to manually target my primary toons target if that will provide more consistancy & less pain...

All of the above is exactly the same as my experiences. It's just too much hassle to deal with it right now, as far as I'm concerned.

[Mercbeast]

Ya, I tried the focus assist. It constantly drops, cut scenes, zoning, quest dialogue.

I went back to the target of target method.

[nodoze]

Thanks all for confirming the focus retention issues & inability to set focus weren't just on my PC. I like it when it works and currently, like pavlov's dog, I am resetting it each time I alt-tab to the slave client... I do that anyway each time my main walks out of instances because that, in and of itself, breaks follow. I am ok now though it is a pain. While I like the focus target method (when not reset) and have work-arounds memorized, likely, when I have time I will reset all of my key mappings to be the "old fashoned" way...

Update: I learned that I can consistently set focus on my duo's slave by clearing my target first (pressing esc one or two times) and then F2 then Alt-F (from memory). I also noticed that if my mouse cursor is on the left side of the window scrolling the mousewheel up/down scrolls chat and if I have it on the right side it does the 3rd person view pull back/in... Clearing & then setting focus seems consistent when the cursor is on the right side...

[fulcrum73]

ok..lame, i have to retype this whole thing again cause the forum decided to log me out =(

anyways, i had the same issues too. few things i found out

1) alt button is spotty when using isboxer and tor at the same time...
2) character that invites is group member 1 (for target party member 1) I rebound this to my F3 Key
3) I rebound the basic ALT + F (creates a focus target) to CTRL + SHIFT + F12 and mapped it to my G3 key

now, after leaving or entering a zone, or after cut scenes i just hit my follow button (i remapped this to CTRL + SHIFT + F3) it targets my main and then I follow it up with the G3 button and im all set. I havent had any issues with this since I left the Alt button behind

[Lax]

1) alt button is spotty when using isboxer and tor at the same time...

It's not spotty, it just requires the Hold option be enabled on your Mapped Key. (This is a game-specific issue)

That is mentioned here under Known Issues http://isboxer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1781

* Your Key Maps may require the Hold option, especially if they include a modifier (Alt, Shift, or Ctrl)

[Alge]

1) alt button is spotty when using isboxer and tor at the same time...

Explanation/workaround: http://isboxer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7093#p7093

EDIT: What Lax said

[pinki104]

im new to isboxer and its all quite confusing atm, im trying to get my 3 alt toons to follow my main toon via isboxer options but im not sure what to do

[Apps]

im new to isboxer and its all quite confusing atm, im trying to get my 3 alt toons to follow my main toon via isboxer options but im not sure what to do

What server are you on? I believe there are two servers of multiboxers from this community. (Im sure theres more, but im sure of these two). Perhaps some in game support may help... Else, I know Mosg, and Mercbeast have some really well thought out setups linked in this forum.

[fulcrum73]

hmm a few folks are having issues with the focus assist and it "disappearing" whenever theres a cutscene or zone change or other things that might cause the little window to go away.
not sure if anyone has noticed this or not, BUT....(for me anyways) its going away but the focus stays intact.

What i mean by this is that I too see that the "focused" target goes away, but all my buttons still work for targeting purposes and follow purposes... maybe another bug im not sure, but its been consistent for about a week now and even tho the graphic goes away, the focus effect and targetting stays for me.

also, not sure if anyone else did this or not, but in the combat keymaps for your 1 through = buttons, i went in and added the Assist Focus mapped key (the one that Lax Made to the actions for the button. Maybe thats why it works for me i dun know...but its working.

My only issue now is trying to find a better Follow