New multibox program called clickboxer!

[audible]

I fell over this program on youtube searching for multiboxing tools. It seems quite easily doable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wi6IvfXM0Q

http://www.lavishsoft.com/wiki/index.php/ClickBoxer

I'll for sure try it out this weekend and get back to you people.

Did anyone else try it?

[Crucial]

I fell over this program on youtube searching for multiboxing tools. It seems quite easily doable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wi6IvfXM0Q

http://www.lavishsoft.com/wiki/index.php/ClickBoxer

I'll for sure try it out this weekend and get back to you people.

Did anyone else try it?This was a touchy subject last I read... [Other] Clickboxer - new key broadcasting software ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=15121')

[Svpernova09]

I would be VERY careful using ANYTHING with Innerspace. My info may be incorrect (and please correct me if I'm wrong), but you would have to load ISXWarden to run these scripts? And ISXWarden has been Targeted by Warden before and is ban bait imo.


Edit: IS is subscription based, monthly fee to use, keyclone is one time fee for life, and there are other free alternatives, if you HAVE to click to cast spells and do stuff, lrn2keybindings :_D Seriously I was a clicker until I got a Nostromo, it'll change you for the better I assure you.

[audible]

whoah, so i read the other thread, alot of feelings involved there.

ISXWarden isnt readily available to my knowledge. It supposedly hasnt been available for nearly 4-5 months now.

I got in touch with Lax and he seems like a very helpful guy. If I get banned for it, well then i'll blame Lax for advocating a "safe" program.
But yeah, Innerspace _is_ known as a platform which has grown a few bots in their user base. Question remains if the platform itself is bad or the plugins for it...
In the end its wether you did botting or not that matters. People get banned for racial slurs or inappropriate behaviour.

I'll give this a go and try. After all XML is easy.
If i'm not happy then keyclone. I just thought it could be fun to try something new on the marked.
If i do get banned with my toons, i'll post it here.

[KvdM]

If you want to know if certain software is allowed or not, then just ask a GM about it or mail Blizzard customer service. They should be able to tell you what is and isn't allowed.

[Vyndree]

i'll blame Lax for advocating a "safe" program

Has he actually claimed the program was safe? I'd like to see a post where that's the case, as I have seen no evidence that replicating "clicks" (i.e. NOT replicating a mouse, but making decisions about UI locations in order to position a mouseclick event) was confirmed by a GM.

KvdM is right -- if you want to know if software is allowed or not, ask a GM. As a concern for everyone's account safety (and because Lax & Friends in the aforementioned linked&locked thread claimed that GMs will not confirm legality of a product, regardless of the fact that GMs have confirmed Keyclone) I'm writing up a thread on the CS forum and will link it here once it's posted.

EDIT: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11675540596&postId=116922292304&sid=1#0
Feel free to share your input/opinions/questions in this thread. I'm not a ClickBoxer expert, so if I've made an error somewhere I'd appreciate a correction.

[Suribusi]

I fell over this program on youtube searching for multiboxing tools. It seems quite easily doable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wi6IvfXM0Q

http://www.lavishsoft.com/wiki/index.php/ClickBoxer

I'll for sure try it out this weekend and get back to you people.

Did anyone else try it?

Yes, I use Innerspace to play my 5box crew, as well as Raid on my main (Their new in-game ventrilo is sweet!). Its great to easily learn names/voices since you can see who is chatting anytime. If you have any questions feel free to post or pm me. Been using it for a while.

-S

[zanthor]

I would be VERY careful using ANYTHING with Innerspace. My info may be incorrect (and please correct me if I'm wrong), but you would have to load ISXWarden to run these scripts? And ISXWarden has been Targeted by Warden before and is ban bait imo.I asked Lax about this directly and the current version of IS doesn't require ISXWarden to run WoW.exe, any information saying it does is outdated. ISXWarden is NOT a program I'd suggest running and as far as I know it's not even currently developed.

[Lax]

i'll blame Lax for advocating a "safe" program

Has he actually claimed the program was safe? I'd like to see a post where that's the case, as I have seen no evidence that replicating "clicks" (i.e. NOT replicating a mouse, but making decisions about UI locations in order to position a mouseclick event) was confirmed by a GM.

KvdM is right -- if you want to know if software is allowed or not, ask a GM. As a concern for everyone's account safety (and because Lax & Friends in the aforementioned linked&locked thread claimed that GMs will not confirm legality of a product, regardless of the fact that GMs have confirmed Keyclone) I'm writing up a thread on the CS forum and will link it here once it's posted.

EDIT: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11675540596&postId=116922292304&sid=1#0
Feel free to share your input/opinions/questions in this thread. I'm not a ClickBoxer expert, so if I've made an error somewhere I'd appreciate a correction.Your synopsis on the thread is actually incorrect.
1) ClickBoxer utilizes InnerSpace's knowledge of WoW's RAM memory
2) ClickBoxer makes decisions, based on the state of WoW's memory, to position a click on a UI button ClickBoxer is not clicking, it is relaying keystrokes. Or if you want it to, it will of course move the mouse to a given x,y and click. The mouse clicks demonstrated in the video were performed by Repeater, which after pressing the enable key, will click on other windows where you clicked on the repeating window, or will likewise press or release a key in the other windows when you press or release the key in the repeating window. The mouse cursor position is from Windows API, not any special World of Warcraft RAM memory accesses. The same scripts work across all supported games, with no knowledge of the game required...

ClickBoxer and Repeater are both open source. If you had looked at it before making these assumptions, you may not have made such a post claiming that ClickBoxer is determining UI positions or anything of the sort. Sorry, but you're entirely wrong here...

[Lax]

Also, replicating clicks isn't too entirely different from replicating keyboard buttons. Either is just duplicating the action from the main screen, no special decision making at all. Move mouse to a given coordinate in the main window, click. Secondary windows do the same action. What your confusion may be is that you don't see the cursor in the secondary windows?

[Lax]

So, given these facts, my questions are as follows:
1) Is reading WoW's memory bannable? According to Lax, it is only bannable when it has to do with packet sniffing and/or datamining. (I'll keep my personal opinion to myself)
2) Is making dynamic decisions (based on memory) about the location of a UI action button (in order to click it) bannable?
3) Is InnerSpace, as a platform (and by association to some known-naughty scripts) bannable? That is, will users who do NOT use the naughty scripts but DO use the InnerSpace platform be banned thanks to nefarious folks? 1. Also, that is not what I said. What I was trying to explain to you is that Inner Space does not read WoW's game memory. The only part of it that Inner Space interfaces with or reads, is the part that interfaces with Windows or DirectX, and that is because Inner Space is a layer between the game, and Windows. I never said it is "only bannable" in x case, what I was responding to was the quoted section of the ToS, which does not apply to Inner Space. The section you would want to be quoting is section 4.
2. There are no dynamic decisions made in ClickBoxer or Repeater.

PLEASE don't put words like these in my mouth when posting on the WoW forums, and PLEASE at least read the source code before making claims about what the software you're posting about actually does. They are open source for a good reason!

[Vyndree]

Sorry, Lax. I just got back from my lunch with my workgroup.

You want me to read the source code of both ClickBoxer and InnerSpace (since they both work together) in order to form an opinion or concern? Sorry if I sound a bit odd, but I find that rather humorous -- does everyone need to understand code/scripting languages in order to have or dispell a concern that a product will/won't get them banned? It's irrelevant that I can indeed read code, it's just funny that it would be OK to insinuate that people can't have legitimate concerns unless they read and understand every single line of code. You can also see why it would be logical, if one has concerns about a product's potential to get them banned, why they would hesitate to try it to find out.

I wouldn't I apologize if I made mistakes in my interpretation of the locked thread, but I think everyone will agree with me that the original ClickBoxer thread is not exactly easy to read. You'll notice that I also quoted your full statement regarding the ToU section along with my synopsis, so if I have misinterpreted you, there is still the full quoted text to be read and reinterpreted above.

As for my post in the CS forum, I've updated as I go and I think it would be awesome if you'd like to fix any mistakes I've made. If you don't have a world of warcraft account that can post on the official US forums, I'd be happy to directly copy/paste any statement you'd like to make if you just want to post it in this thread. I started the thread purely to end a debate of opinions and so we can put the disagreements to rest -- whether or not my opinion is right or wrong is irrelevant and I've tried to keep any bias out of it.

Like I said in my original post, any expert in ClickBoxer is welcome to add their thoughts and/or definitions to the thread, and to correct my limited knowledge as well. As the developer/owner you'd be the ideal person to drive the thread, since it's in the best interest of your product to get a solid confirmation on whether or not your interfacing and input methods are kosher with the game rules.

My interests are solely for the account safety of the community, so my knowledge of the product, development, and design is limited. You can't argue, though, that it's new ground to implement a "click replicator" and that it largely hasn't been proven or disproven by the GMs. So it's my interest to get that solidarity -- whether it's yes or no.

[Lax]

Sorry, Lax. I just got back from my lunch with my workgroup.

You want me to read the source code of both ClickBoxer and InnerSpace (since they both work together) in order to form an opinion? I apologize if I made mistakes in my interpretation of the locked thread, but I think everyone will agree with me that the original ClickBoxer thread is not exactly easy to read. You'll notice that I also quoted your full statement regarding the ToU section along with my synopsis, so if I have misinterpreted you, there is still the full quoted text to be read and reinterpreted above.

As for my post in the CS forum, I've updated as I go and I think it would be awesome if you'd like to fix any mistakes I've made. If you don't have a world of warcraft account that can post on the official US forums, I'd be happy to directly copy/paste any statement you'd like to make if you just want to post it in this thread. I started the thread purely to end a debate of opinions and so we can put the disagreements to rest -- whether or not my opinion is right or wrong is irrelevant and I've tried to keep any bias out of it.

Like I said in my original post, any expert in ClickBoxer is welcome to add their thoughts and/or definitions to the thread, and to correct my limited knowledge as well. As the developer/owner you'd be the ideal person to drive the thread, since it's in the best interest of your product to get a solid confirmation on whether or not your interfacing and input methods are kosher with the game rules.

My interests are solely for the account safety of the community, so my knowledge of the product, development, and design is limited. You can't argue, though, that it's new ground to implement a "click replicator" and that it largely hasn't been proven or disproven by the GMs. So it's my interest to get that solidarity -- whether it's yes or no.I have World of Warcraft accounts that CAN post, however I do not feel that my posting on the WoW forums would add to the value of the thread. Just as we see here on dual-boxing.com, there would be people responding who will voice their opinion of me, and the conversation would degrade into uselessness instead of an objective look at the matters at hand. I would like to post a thread like that, but there are reasons that I simply cannot describe to you at this time, so I'm sorry for that at the moment. I agree that a response from Blizzard would settle the score, and I do understand your motive in posting the thread, and I do not disagree with that.

The problem is that as it stands, the thread began with a misinterpretation of the video I made and audible brought up here. The portion you see me completing the quests, I first switched to each window and opened the quest window -- I'm told that an in-game macro can be used, probably in conjunction with assist, to do that quicker, but that's beside the point -- and then hit my repeater toggle (I bound it to the MR button on my G15). Moving the mouse on the main screen and then clicking at the desired position, caused the same actions to be replicated on the background windows -- the way this works is no different than replicating key presses, it's just done with mouse positioning and clicking instead. Another press of my repeater toggle key, and replication stops.

The clicks on the ClickBoxer window press keys, for assist, melee attack, stomp, and so on. The same thing is also done in portions of the video with binds. In this case, I was binding G15 through G18 for e.g. my round robin stomp, follow, assist, and lightning bolt. The ClickBoxer window as Suvega described on the thread is overlayed on the game and skinned to look similar to WoW, and it can be interacted with (similar to how you might interact with X-Fire, for people who use that).

I'm not suggesting that you should or could read the source code to Inner Space. What I am suggesting is that the source code to ClickBoxer reveals the essentials to how it works. The ClickBoxer layout used in the video is shown here: http://www.lavishsoft.com/wiki/index.php/ClickBoxer#Layout_2 -- there is nothing else to ClickBoxer, that's all the code to it. For example:

<button name='atk 2'>
<X>250</X>
<Y>2</Y>
<Width>48</Width>
<Height>16</Height>
<Text>atk 2</Text>
<OnLeftClick>
<![CDATA[
relay "all other" press 2
]]>
</OnLeftClick>
</button>

This defines a button on the interface, and when clicked it will perform: relay "all other" press 2
I think what that will do is pretty clear without explanation, but if not, it will relay to all of the other windows, to press 2.

Same for Repeater, which is also open source. http://www.lavishsoft.com/wiki/index.php/IS:Repeater -- the download contains only an .iss file that can be opened with any text editor. The code is not incredibly complex, it contains comments, and should be relatively easy for people to follow even without programming experience. The nuts and bolts of it is simply an event that Inner Space fires when you press a button, including mouse buttons. When the event fires that you pressed or released a button, the same relay "all other" press <key> is used (or -release). Mouse clicks have a slightly different syntax, but is still essentially the same. The difference for mouse is that the current X,Y position of the cursor is also passed along. Frankly, I'm amazed that mouse replication is a new concept, and as it is still 1 key to 1 action, I would be surprised if it is disallowed.

And while your questions are fine, I suspect that "making dynamic decisions" would not be allowed, and that "reading WoW's memory" with respect to game data as opposed to its interaction with Windows is not allowed (note that running World of Warcraft in Cedega or Wine on Linux is allowed, and does not read anything different than Inner Space).

The problem I do have is that people reading that thread now have the false impression that ClickBoxer does these things because you said it did. I just feel it was a slight bit irresponsible to assume that there was any dynamic decision making based on WoW memory going on, and to perpetuate that on the WoW forums without being sure of it. But like I said, I believe that you were well-intentioned by attempting to get a response, it's just that your post kind of begs for a negative response from a blue or green poster who might respond based on what you said, rather than the substance of the application.

[audible]

Wow, this thread really kicked off.. that was not my intention at all.

I got so curious that i fired up this little script ( as it is ) and i have to say. Its incredibly easy to use.

Basically you need some ability to open up an .xml file in an editor. And read.
Setting up the file"program" for a class spesific setup is really easy. I probably did everything in 5 minutes.
Now if i could make a couple of macros accepting quests aswell, then it'd be nice:)
Lua code is out there.

You suddenly have all the abilities ready on a button in front of you. one holy priest in your group just for healing, no problem, each of his spells have their own button for whatever target. Etc..

This was just my initial test from 1-5 with 2 warriors. I'm truly impressed and i'll gear up 5 toons this weekend when i dont have an exam to read for.

I'll keep you posted.

One note though, IF innerspace wasnt legal and you would be banned for using it. Shouldnt scan.dll react on it upon startup? There is no "hiding" or protection active in InnerSpace.

[zanthor]

The GM's have repeatedly said that as long as ONE hardware action equals ONE hardware action in each client it is 100% legitimate. The ONLY question I had from the begining of any of these IS threads is the question: Will Innerspace get you banned due to it's affiliation with known botting applications? Which has been answered by several members of the community as a resounding NO however I'll personally hold off until the new product (Cerebus?) releases and will only switch to that if KeyClone doesn't add Linked Round Robin clusters...

[Vyndree]

The problem comes with the general rule that "if you can do this with standard hardware, it's OK" (as per discussions on the G15 and other nonstandard hardware).

The same thing goes for multiboxing.

The problem is, there is no precedent for non-relative hardware movements using the mouse on a full hardware rig. That's why, while I can tell you the intentions of the ClickBoxing XML you've posted seem innocent but what's innocent to me is not always a shared opinion with Blizzard.

Round Robin, Video Swapping -- those are all emulations of staggered castsequences and KVMs. But there's no real way for me, using hardware, to reliably say "I want to go to this x,y coordinate" using a mouse multiplexer.

For example, I used to be under the impression that, as long as a human is holding down a button, it's OK to have that button repeat indefinitely as long as the human continues holding it down ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=15281&'). This is actually an incorrect assumption -- and while my intentions were innocent (i.e. A human is still behind the keys, holding down the button) Blizzard doesn't share my opinion ('http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=6762551711&pageNo=1&sid=1#8'). That's fine, I just won't do it.

So, while I understand that ClickBoxing in particular has no nefarious intentions, that doesn't mean that it's not against the rules as Blizzard interprets them.

It's a shame that you can't participate in the thread (as I most certainly feel you know the most about the specific nuances of your product). Many people utilize "forum alts" that don't match their normal character names/aliases for this very purpose and I certainly wouldn't object to that either if that option is available to you. I'll likely continue bumping the thread as necessary over the course of the next few days and see if we can spur some blues to respond. I've had positive conversations with the folks in the CS forum in the past, so hopefully that will help get us an actual response.

[Lax]

I don't BELIEVE mouse replication will be an issue, but if it is, then it can simply be removed from the Repeater script. It's really only useful for clicking in-game dialogs, and only when they are in the same position in all windows. It's not reliable for clicking on NPCs for example because the NPC will be in a slightly different position in each screen. And I believe you can make in-game macros to do most of the in-game dialog clicking, so beyond reducing the number of binds you'd need to make, it does not provide a significant advantage anyway (although I'm sure there are cases I havent thought of).

But yeah, I agree with you on the majority of your points, and obviously it is up to them whether it is okay or not to replicate the mouse in this way.

[Vyndree]

Correct, for reference I believe the command for dialog clicking is /script SelectGossipOption(#), where # = the numeric position of the option you would like to click

[eqjoe]

whoah, so i read the other thread, alot of feelings involved there.

ISXWarden isnt readily available to my knowledge. It supposedly hasnt been available for nearly 4-5 months now.

I got in touch with Lax and he seems like a very helpful guy. If I get banned for it, well then i'll blame Lax for advocating a "safe" program.
But yeah, Innerspace _is_ known as a platform which has grown a few bots in their user base. Question remains if the platform itself is bad or the plugins for it...
In the end its wether you did botting or not that matters. People get banned for racial slurs or inappropriate behaviour.

I'll give this a go and try. After all XML is easy.
If i'm not happy then keyclone. I just thought it could be fun to try something new on the marked.
If i do get banned with my toons, i'll post it here.

I have been using my own version of clickboxer for months with no problems.

-j

[Vyndree]

Reythur is active on the thread, though not quite with the information we needed.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11675540596&pageNo=2&sid=1#39

I've posted a followup to see if we can shed any light on the click coordinate issue.

[Tasty]

Reythur is active on the thread, though not quite with the information we needed.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11675540596&pageNo=2&sid=1#39

I've posted a followup to see if we can shed any light on the click coordinate issue.

I'd think he'd probably need to ask around before he opens his mouth. Its a very precarious thing dealing with information in the boxing buisness on wow forums :P

[Vyndree]

Meh, I'm patient.

[zanthor]

One point in fact about the mouse broadcasting...

It's currently a feature in Octopus, Keyclone and I know you can do the same in AutoHotKey.

I've used it in Keyclone and just like was said here, it's useful for clicking on STATIC portions of the UI but not so great for clicking on NPC's.

[Vyndree]

Keyclone and Octopus can both send keyclicks to specific x,y (or nonrelative) locations on your screen?

Mouse MULTIPLEXING is something I know people emulate in software, but it requires that all screens be the same resolution and certain amounts of de-sync'ing is to be expected due to the relative movement signals. If Keyclone/Octopus are using absolute positioning for mouseclicks, then I'm sure they'd be interested in this precedent as well -- I was unaware that they utilized functionality of this sort.

[Vyndree]

Update has been posted by Reythur -- though I have a feeling the post timers are still screwy -- so I've edited my most recent post to include the new information.

[Aethon]

Lax:

When you say Clickboxing can send to x,y coords, does that mean regular pixel points within the resolution of the monitor? i.e. my WoW is maximized on the screen at 1600x1200, and you're basically just clicking a pixel at point 75,95 which happens to be where my Bar1 Key1 is?

Would this require you to have 1 monitor per WoW instance (and probably more then 1 computer)?

Or is this an x,y based upon the WoW window itself? i.e. My WoW is windowed to 1024x768 on my 1600x1200 monitor, and point 1,1 is the lower left corner of the current WoW window. Which would thereby allow multiple WoW windows on a machine. This is what it sounds like more to me, but I'd like clarification.
Also, as far as clicking a point in WoW (assuming it's multiple instances on 1 machine) how do you overcome the click once for focus of the window?

If it's not agianst the ToS/Blizzards bias towards your company's software, it sounds fantastic, as we can finally have back our click for blizzard/treants/rain of fire/flamestrike functionality without have to resort to multiple boxes and hardware replication.

[RobinGBrown]

I'm not going to harp on about the trustworthiness of Lax/Lavish like I did in the last thead but there is a very simple cost equation:

AFAIK Innerspace is a subscription based 'platform' that will cost you $10 per month (I assume there are lifetime subs, etc as well) and will not be gauranteed to be safe.

Keyclone will cost you a one time payment of $19.99 and is as safe as you can get in WoW third party tools thanks to the scrupulousness of it's maker.

The decision seem mind numbingly clear to me regardless of the number of ex ISXbotters who will vouch for Innerspace 'safety'.

[Dragonshadow]

To all who are wondering/confused/scared:

Innerspace will not get you banned.
ISXWarden will (If it is detected anyway...)
None of the multiboxing scripts written for Innerspace require ISXWarden.
You are safe.

Lax is trying to re-invent Innerspace's image to not be so much affiliated with botting (openbot, etc) as much as to be a tool to do many, many other things with
(From a business standpoint this is a giant leap in the right direction, as Innerspace is not only used with wow, but with other games aswell).

'nuff said.

[Dragonshadow]

-snip-
(deleting a post doesn't work!)

[Rigz]

Keyclone and Octopus can both send keyclicks to specific x,y (or nonrelative) locations on your screen?

Mouse MULTIPLEXING is something I know people emulate in software, but it requires that all screens be the same resolution and certain amounts of de-sync'ing is to be expected due to the relative movement signals. If Keyclone/Octopus are using absolute positioning for mouseclicks, then I'm sure they'd be interested in this precedent as well -- I was unaware that they utilized functionality of this sort.I'm very intersted in this as well as I never thought keyclone had any functionality like that? Does it?

[zanthor]

In setup, pass mouseclick hotkey.

Press that, hit your mouseclick, and it passes.

[Lax]

Lax:

When you say Clickboxing can send to x,y coords, does that mean regular pixel points within the resolution of the monitor? i.e. my WoW is maximized on the screen at 1600x1200, and you're basically just clicking a pixel at point 75,95 which happens to be where my Bar1 Key1 is?

Would this require you to have 1 monitor per WoW instance (and probably more then 1 computer)?

Or is this an x,y based upon the WoW window itself? i.e. My WoW is windowed to 1024x768 on my 1600x1200 monitor, and point 1,1 is the lower left corner of the current WoW window. Which would thereby allow multiple WoW windows on a machine. This is what it sounds like more to me, but I'd like clarification.
Also, as far as clicking a point in WoW (assuming it's multiple instances on 1 machine) how do you overcome the click once for focus of the window?

If it's not agianst the ToS/Blizzards bias towards your company's software, it sounds fantastic, as we can finally have back our click for blizzard/treants/rain of fire/flamestrike functionality without have to resort to multiple boxes and hardware replication.Well, like I explained in a previous thread: Inner Space virtualizes the input for each window, and can simply add input (e.g. mouse, keyboard, etc) to the input queue and the game will receive it as if it were from hardware. So there is no click for the focus of the window, because that would be giving input to Windows, and I'm giving input directly to the game.

But to clarify again, it wasnt ClickBoxer in the video that was doing the click repeating, it was Repeater (which specifically repeats actions in another window; ClickBoxer CAN do it though). The video clearly demonstrated this on a single monitor (see the quest portion). The way it works is I would move my mouse over the quest Complete or Accept button, and click. Repeater would get the current x,y within the window (GetCursorPos minus the position of the client portion of the window e.g. GetClientRect -- these are Windows API, not something that needs to be grabbed from WoW), position the mouse cursor at the same position within the other windows (virtually, as described in the previous paragraph -- you will not see the mouse cursor move unless it is positioning for the foreground window), and click in them.

It's definitely not against the ToS unless they lump it into "against the spirit of the game" or "changing your game experience" (but as the FAQ here indicated a Blizzard poster responded with, so grouping changes your game experience too).



I will say I'm not particularly surprised at the blue and green responses, given the confusing content of the entire WoW forum thread. But I guess I did predict exactly that anyway -- see what I'm up against?! ;) They even suggested emailing hacks@blizzard.com about it, just based on what they read. At least the hacks team can make a more informed judgment, though, so I'd say that's actually not a bad idea.

[Vyndree]

Green posters are just normal users who have demonstrated consistently reliable/accurate information in the past. ;) It's the blues who speak for Blizzard.

In any case, I added a section that some here might find interesting -- I'm actually considering throwing it in a new thread for discussion since (while it applies to ClickBoxer) it's actually more general for all future software and might actually deserve its own discussion.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11675540596&sid=1&pageNo=3
EDIT: <SNIP ('http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=139394#post139394')>

I'll keep the spam out of the ClickBoxer thread and create a new topic to discuss click vs mouse broadcasting and link it here ('http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=139394#post139394')...


UPDATE FROM REYTHUR:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11675540596&postId=118283592857&sid=1#55


The question was: is making decisions about where to click in a UI bannable?
The wording of this question unfortunately leads to a large number of possible misunderstandings of what I would like to respond with. =/

Are you making the decision? Or is the software?

We're honestly touching upon very questionable grounds here, and I'm wary to provide either a positive or a negative at this point in time.

Due to the nature of Multi-Boxing (and as you're well aware of, we've deemed Multi-Boxing more than fine) there are always going to be questionable methods of approaching the practice. Replication of a keyboard press is a little less of an issue due to the way it works; however, software making adjustments of mouse placement depending on a number of variables determined by the user leans more towards automation.

While the use of the mouse to click on point A on screen 1 and point A on screen 2 is a little less questionable than the preceding example, it can still lead to some interesting and questionable uses of it.

I'd personally avoid it until the technology is 1) more well defined and it's limitations established and 2) a better understanding of it's specific intended uses are understood fully.

I understand that this isn't exactly the definitive answer you were looking for, and for that I apologize. However, I'd prefer to abstain from providing a definitive yes or no until more information is available regarding the technology.

[PyrostasisTDK]

I'm not going to harp on about the trustworthiness of Lax/Lavish like I did in the last thead but there is a very simple cost equation:

AFAIK Innerspace is a subscription based 'platform' that will cost you $10 per month (I assume there are lifetime subs, etc as well) and will not be gauranteed to be safe.

Keyclone will cost you a one time payment of $19.99 and is as safe as you can get in WoW third party tools thanks to the scrupulousness of it's maker.

The decision seem mind numbingly clear to me regardless of the number of ex ISXbotters who will vouch for Innerspace 'safety'.

Problem is keyclone isnt guaranteed safe, atm blizzard doesnt mind it, but that could change. As for the price.... I love rob, I have three copies of keyclone and have used it extensively, its a great program. That being said, I have been waiting on an update for features that innerspace has since april, and it doesnt look like lock forward is going to happen any time soon. Keyclone hasnt seen an updated since jun... so if I have to pay a little more for a program that will work with my games, that will push the envelop and continue to make innovative updates... then so be it.

As for his past...None of us are saints, I'd have to agree that a lot of us here have done shaddy things in the past. I know I have.

[zanthor]

As for his past...None of us are saints, I'd have to agree that a lot of us here have done shaddy things in the past. I know I have. I cheated at checkers once... but I couldn't let my brother win!

[Suribusi]

I'm not going to harp on about the trustworthiness of Lax/Lavish like I did in the last thead but there is a very simple cost equation:

AFAIK Innerspace is a subscription based 'platform' that will cost you $10 per month (I assume there are lifetime subs, etc as well) and will not be gauranteed to be safe.

Keyclone will cost you a one time payment of $19.99 and is as safe as you can get in WoW third party tools thanks to the scrupulousness of it's maker.

The decision seem mind numbingly clear to me regardless of the number of ex ISXbotters who will vouch for Innerspace 'safety'.

Innerspace is $4/month, for up to 5 PCs. or $36/year if you buy a year subscription instead of monthly. There is also no recurring payment methods that you might get "trapped" into (Like how I have not been on xbox live in 5 months and should have canceled it, however they have gotten $5 x 5months out of me when I have not used their service). This way you can decide if you want to continue usage of Innerspace when your time expires, or never have to worry about it again if you forget about it.

I thought keyclone was $10 per PC, but maybe that has changed to 1 time $19.99 as I see on his site. I haven't really kept up on it that much.

-S

[Xzin]

But there's no real way for me, using hardware, to reliably say "I want to go to this x,y coordinate" using a mouse multiplexer.

Technically, this IS possible to do with a specially made hardware box.

[zanthor]

I thought keyclone was $10 per PC, but maybe that has changed to 1 time $19.99 as I see on his site. I haven't really kept up on it that much.

It's $20/pc.

So to wire up 5 machines it is $100, but thtas a one time thing... those of us who bought in legacy pricing got a good deal!

[Dragonshadow]

I thought keyclone was $10 per PC, but maybe that has changed to 1 time $19.99 as I see on his site. I haven't really kept up on it that much.

It's $20/pc.

So to wire up 5 machines it is $100, but thtas a one time thing... those of us who bought in legacy pricing got a good deal!

Or $36 a year for up to 5 PCs with innerspace.

Hmm.

$36 x 3 = $108

$108 for Three years of innerspace on those 5 PCs (you do it a year at a time... do you really think you will still be playing wow in 3 years? WoW is fun, but I'm betting blizz will kill it somehow)

I would go for the $36 a year solution lol.

[zanthor]

Or $36 a year for up to 5 PCs with innerspace.

Hmm.

$36 x 3 = $108

$108 for Three years of innerspace on those 5 PCs (you do it a year at a time... do you really think you will still be playing wow in 3 years? WoW is fun, but I'm betting blizz will kill it somehow)

I would go for the $36 a year solution lol. http://www.uoherald.com/news/

UO still has an active subscriber base and they went retail in 1997 ('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online'), I played that until Beta4 of EQ in late 98 or early 99... played EQ while checking EVERY other MMO that released until WoW let me into their Beta in 2004... In the four years since WoW released I haven't had any significant desire to look elsewhere, I'm happy with the gameplay and progression the game makes, and quite frankly, I don't see myself moving on to another MMO unless that drastically changes... Since Ultima Online is still live, and it's population peaked in 2003, I'd be disappointed if WoW doesn't see the 10 year mark.

[Vyndree]

But there's no real way for me, using hardware, to reliably say "I want to go to this x,y coordinate" using a mouse multiplexer.

Technically, this IS possible to do with a specially made hardware box.

It's also possible for me to program a delay in a program using certain hardware keyboards, or a constant "rapid-fire" key on the xkeys (which was specifically called out as a "no-no" in a recent blue thread -- one keydown, one keyup per keypress), but that doesn't make it the correct use of a keyboard. The standard use of a ps2 mouse and keyboard, plugged into a multiplexer, does not allow me the advanced functionality of x,y coordinates. ;)


Furthermore (on a rather off-topic tendril of this thread), keyclone is (afaik) the only software product that has, specifically, been addressed by the GMs. Granted, keyclone could develop brand new functionality in his future releases, but take the keyclone, in the exact release state as it was when the blues "okayed" it, and that's the closest thing to a "guarantee" any software product has (at this point).
http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki/index.php/GM_Conversations#Keyclone

Now stop derailing the thread. ;) If you want to compare Keyclone to ClickBoxer, feel free to start a new thread. But for now we're treating this thread as the ClickBoxer info thread. If you want to compare ClickBoxer to all other software available, be my guest -- but a 1-vs-1 comparison is better left to its own discussion. Those tend to get quite heated, and I don't want to make closing/locking clickboxer threads a habit just because they tend to roll off-topic. :D Speaking from personal experience, of course. ;) hehe

[PyrostasisTDK]

Or $36 a year for up to 5 PCs with innerspace.

Hmm.

$36 x 3 = $108

$108 for Three years of innerspace on those 5 PCs (you do it a year at a time... do you really think you will still be playing wow in 3 years? WoW is fun, but I'm betting blizz will kill it somehow)

I would go for the $36 a year solution lol. http://www.uoherald.com/news/

UO still has an active subscriber base and they went retail in 1997 ('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online'), I played that until Beta4 of EQ in late 98 or early 99... played EQ while checking EVERY other MMO that released until WoW let me into their Beta in 2004... In the four years since WoW released I haven't had any significant desire to look elsewhere, I'm happy with the gameplay and progression the game makes, and quite frankly, I don't see myself moving on to another MMO unless that drastically changes... Since Ultima Online is still live, and it's population peaked in 2003, I'd be disappointed if WoW doesn't see the 10 year mark.

Problem is games change over time. UO was great in 97, and good till about 2000 when the devs took a major turn away from pvp and ruined the game for my friends and I. WoW could do the same thing. Fact is with a game that changes over time, its just not fun after a certain number of changes or repetitions.

Look at EQ1 and SWG for examples of drastic changes and extreme repetition.

Will wow be here in 3 years? Sure.

Will most of the people playing wow be here in 3 years? I doubt it. MMO's seem to have an extraordinary high turn over rate, getting worse and worse after your first mmo. WoW is the king now, and will be for a while, but over time people will get burned out.

[Suribusi]

Or $36 a year for up to 5 PCs with innerspace.

Hmm.

$36 x 3 = $108

$108 for Three years of innerspace on those 5 PCs (you do it a year at a time... do you really think you will still be playing wow in 3 years? WoW is fun, but I'm betting blizz will kill it somehow)

I would go for the $36 a year solution lol. http://www.uoherald.com/news/

UO still has an active subscriber base and they went retail in 1997 ('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online'), I played that until Beta4 of EQ in late 98 or early 99... played EQ while checking EVERY other MMO that released until WoW let me into their Beta in 2004... In the four years since WoW released I haven't had any significant desire to look elsewhere, I'm happy with the gameplay and progression the game makes, and quite frankly, I don't see myself moving on to another MMO unless that drastically changes... Since Ultima Online is still live, and it's population peaked in 2003, I'd be disappointed if WoW doesn't see the 10 year mark.

Problem is games change over time. UO was great in 97, and good till about 2000 when the devs took a major turn away from pvp and ruined the game for my friends and I. WoW could do the same thing. Fact is with a game that changes over time, its just not fun after a certain number of changes or repetitions.

Look at EQ1 and SWG for examples of drastic changes and extreme repetition.

Will wow be here in 3 years? Sure.

Will most of the people playing wow be here in 3 years? I doubt it. MMO's seem to have an extraordinary high turn over rate, getting worse and worse after your first mmo. WoW is the king now, and will be for a while, but over time people will get burned out.


...and Innerspace works with all of those games (well I don't know about UO, probably not). About any game that runs in directx is automatically supported, and those that 'might' have an issue are usually fixed quickly. WC3, DAOC, EQ/EQ2, WoW, CS:S, etc, etc. So to me it is irrelevant whether I will be playing WoW in 3 years, because chances are Innerspace will support the game I am playing at that time, right out of the box. As well as being able to use the common tools/utilities with them (Clickboxer, the sweet new Ventrilo interface, etc)

-S

[PyrostasisTDK]

Yeah thats the main reason Im really liking IS, no matter what game I play it works with, I just hope the documentation has gotten better since the last time I used it. The site seems to have gotten an overhaul.

[Lax]

Yeah thats the main reason Im really liking IS, no matter what game I play it works with, I just hope the documentation has gotten better since the last time I used it. The site seems to have gotten an overhaul.Documentation is an ongoing battle. You might not find a huge difference in the technical reference, but if you need more information on a given subject please just let me know so I can correct the problem. The stuff that isn't there will be added on an as-needed basis, and if nobody asks, then it's "not needed" ;)

But yes, the main site got an overhaul and we are of course working to get everything idiot-proofed as far as basic usage and configuration for things like the Ventrilo interface and the multi-boxing tools and such, with HOWTOs and videos, etc

[Dragonshadow]

Or $36 a year for up to 5 PCs with innerspace.

Hmm.

$36 x 3 = $108

$108 for Three years of innerspace on those 5 PCs (you do it a year at a time... do you really think you will still be playing wow in 3 years? WoW is fun, but I'm betting blizz will kill it somehow)

I would go for the $36 a year solution lol. http://www.uoherald.com/news/

UO still has an active subscriber base and they went retail in 1997 ('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online'), I played that until Beta4 of EQ in late 98 or early 99... played EQ while checking EVERY other MMO that released until WoW let me into their Beta in 2004... In the four years since WoW released I haven't had any significant desire to look elsewhere, I'm happy with the gameplay and progression the game makes, and quite frankly, I don't see myself moving on to another MMO unless that drastically changes... Since Ultima Online is still live, and it's population peaked in 2003, I'd be disappointed if WoW doesn't see the 10 year mark.

I don't think blizzard is going to be able to keep it alive. After we kill the lich king (What the hell we shouldn't have even killed illidan) all thats left is... Sargeras.


HAY GUIS LATS TEK OUT DIS TITAN D00D. HE CAN'T BE HRD ILVE GOT LIEK 400,000 HP AND HEZ ONLEH GOT LEIK 5,000,000,000,000,000,000 HP LOL

[zanthor]

I don't think blizzard is going to be able to keep it alive. After we kill the lich king (What the hell we shouldn't have even killed illidan) all thats left is... Sargeras.Yep, and it's 100% impossible for them to have created more, new lore, that we haven't even heard of yet...

[Dragonshadow]

I don't think blizzard is going to be able to keep it alive. After we kill the lich king (What the hell we shouldn't have even killed illidan) all thats left is... Sargeras.Yep, and it's 100% impossible for them to have created more, new lore, that we haven't even heard of yet...

They've already stated that the "other" portals in outland can lead to any number of planets, so yes they could.

We still have:

The emerald dream
under the maelstrom
the broken isles (I might be screwing that up, aren't those -in- the maelstrom?)

before blizz has to start inventing new lore.

I'm not saying they can't, I've just got the bad feeling that it won't be as good. Don't ask me why.