Neodon
08-24-2008, 01:50 PM
As part of my multiboxing setup, I run my main instance at full graphics settings and the other four at the lowest settings. The easiest way to do this is to have two copies of WoW, the first one for your main instance and the second one for your other four instances. This wastes a lot of space though, because you have two copies of the Data directory, one in each WoW directory. I have a better solution.
In Linux, you can create links to files and folders. This means you could have a directory called "Alliance" with a bunch of documents with strategies on the best ways to gank lowbies, and you could create an alias called "Gankers" to point to the "Alliance" directory without copying all the files. Lucky for us, there's also a way to do this in Windows.
First, download the program Junction ('http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx') (don't worry, it's hosted in Microsoft TechNet) and extract it to your Windows directory. Next, create a new directory called World of Warcraft2 or something of your choosing. This will be the installation for your other four instances. Now, you need to copy everything in your original WoW folder EXCEPT the Data, Screenshots, Patches, and Logs directories into your new WoW directory. Delete the Accounts under WTF in your new WoW directory (because we're going to create a link for it also).
Now, open a command prompt (Start, Run, type in cmd). Go to your new WoW directory (for example, type cd "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft2"). Type junction Data "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data" and then junction WTF\Accounts "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WTF\Accounts" and you're all set! Launch WoW from your original installation for your main instance and from the secondary installation for the other four instances. Configure the other four with the lowest graphics settings you can stand.
I hope this helps some other individuals who are storage-challenged like I am.
In Linux, you can create links to files and folders. This means you could have a directory called "Alliance" with a bunch of documents with strategies on the best ways to gank lowbies, and you could create an alias called "Gankers" to point to the "Alliance" directory without copying all the files. Lucky for us, there's also a way to do this in Windows.
First, download the program Junction ('http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx') (don't worry, it's hosted in Microsoft TechNet) and extract it to your Windows directory. Next, create a new directory called World of Warcraft2 or something of your choosing. This will be the installation for your other four instances. Now, you need to copy everything in your original WoW folder EXCEPT the Data, Screenshots, Patches, and Logs directories into your new WoW directory. Delete the Accounts under WTF in your new WoW directory (because we're going to create a link for it also).
Now, open a command prompt (Start, Run, type in cmd). Go to your new WoW directory (for example, type cd "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft2"). Type junction Data "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data" and then junction WTF\Accounts "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WTF\Accounts" and you're all set! Launch WoW from your original installation for your main instance and from the secondary installation for the other four instances. Configure the other four with the lowest graphics settings you can stand.
I hope this helps some other individuals who are storage-challenged like I am.