Zalithion
01-16-2009, 08:07 PM
Hello, my first post here. I havent only been here for 5 minutes, i have actually been looking at the site and forums for a few days and collecting information here and there. I just recently really wanted to try dual-boxing. I have seen people multi-boxing several times and have always wanted to try it. For starters im 16 (tomorrow actually is my birthday turning 16) and i have been playing wow for 2 years now. I am a very smart kid and are in 3 out of 4 honors classes at school and get A's And B's without trying. I did some reasearch before i started and best guess went software over hardware as i in now way have the money for multiple computers. I have always had one account till they started the RAF promotion. I bought a new account that time and did it with my friend but we didnt level much and got no where. My friend recently started and i had him raf with me before he made his account but he quit MMO's shortly after and let me use/have his account for now. I dont know where its gonna go for now but that and my spare account i had are the two accounts im using and then i have my main account with my 80 warlock (w00t).
My first project: Double Shamans
I have looked at shamans and seem to be very popular and overall work well in teams. Im only leveling 2 because of the extra RAF xp thing would ruin the leveling if i tried to do it on my main account too. I plan to triple-box when the RAF runs out but will utilize it for now. I am using Keyclone as my software. I looked around and saw autohotkey (i think thats it) and other like it that were free but more complicated and require scripting. The 20$ wasn't really a big deal IMO if it is a lifetime usuage program. I have already set it up and installed and is working flawlessly. I havent used too many features besides the basics. I have also looked around and found/identified some macros that have been very useful and excellent overall. My hardware part of it all is my computer, keyboard and mouse (obviously). Im running a custom built computer that a local lan center owner made for me. He is a bit of a friend and is always good to me with computers and when me and my friends are there.
Specs: I paid $885 for the computer in the end
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @2.66 GHz 2.67 GHz
Memory(Ram): 4 slots, 2 of them w/ 2gb sticks
System Type: 32-bit Vista Home Basic
Harddrive: 250gb Seagate
Video Card: Nvidia 9600 GSO w/ 756mb Ram
Motherboard:Asus P5N-D
Case: Xion
Monitor is a Hanns-g 22" 5ms 1680x1050 res 1000:1 ratio, HDMI
Mouse: some logitech, nothing special
Keyboard: Logitech g-15, the extra macro/keybind buttons have really come in handy for ease and comfort.
Im gonna try to get some pictures up later if anyone is interested.
Journal on progress:
Day 1: This morning woke up with the day off because bad weather (blah blah blah on to the good stuff) So i had made the decision last night was gonna start this but had raids with my 80 warlock so couldnt start then. Got up DLed keyclone, setup, made characters and BAM. It had begun. Was playing with macros, keybinds, setup for a good half of the day on alts and stuff before actually cracking down and leveling. I hit lvl 10 not long and am on brake ATM. I am going for 12 or 13 tonight. Only problem im really having is with quests, picking up sharing and completing. I made a macro to accept a quest if attempting to share which helped a bit.
Day 2: Tried Jamba didnt take the time to fiddle with it so gonna try some other time. Got to 12, little slow on leveling because totem quests have been obnoxious and killing mobs can sometimes be hard if i get multiples. still leveling.
Day 3: Spent alot of time leveling today.Went well. I am getting good at working with a situation on the fly with my setup. I got to 17 before stopping leveling. I removed Jamba from my addons list because it was messing with any other characters i went on and i wasn't willing to take the time to play with the settings to fix it.
Day 4: Busy most of day, may do some leveling later tonight.
Day 5: Didnt level
Day 6: spent a good chunk this afternoon leveling. I hit 18.
stuffs come up and the project is slowing down a bit
Well tomorrow is my birthday and i am not really asking for or expecting anything but if anyone has any ideas as to something i might be able to get to help with boxing all suggestions welcome. I also here the nearby circuit city is going out of business and liquidation starts tomorrow so ill try to get over that way. Also any suggestions for addons, programs, macros or anything is welcome. Im on the server drak'tharon.
My first project: Double Shamans
I have looked at shamans and seem to be very popular and overall work well in teams. Im only leveling 2 because of the extra RAF xp thing would ruin the leveling if i tried to do it on my main account too. I plan to triple-box when the RAF runs out but will utilize it for now. I am using Keyclone as my software. I looked around and saw autohotkey (i think thats it) and other like it that were free but more complicated and require scripting. The 20$ wasn't really a big deal IMO if it is a lifetime usuage program. I have already set it up and installed and is working flawlessly. I havent used too many features besides the basics. I have also looked around and found/identified some macros that have been very useful and excellent overall. My hardware part of it all is my computer, keyboard and mouse (obviously). Im running a custom built computer that a local lan center owner made for me. He is a bit of a friend and is always good to me with computers and when me and my friends are there.
Specs: I paid $885 for the computer in the end
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @2.66 GHz 2.67 GHz
Memory(Ram): 4 slots, 2 of them w/ 2gb sticks
System Type: 32-bit Vista Home Basic
Harddrive: 250gb Seagate
Video Card: Nvidia 9600 GSO w/ 756mb Ram
Motherboard:Asus P5N-D
Case: Xion
Monitor is a Hanns-g 22" 5ms 1680x1050 res 1000:1 ratio, HDMI
Mouse: some logitech, nothing special
Keyboard: Logitech g-15, the extra macro/keybind buttons have really come in handy for ease and comfort.
Im gonna try to get some pictures up later if anyone is interested.
Journal on progress:
Day 1: This morning woke up with the day off because bad weather (blah blah blah on to the good stuff) So i had made the decision last night was gonna start this but had raids with my 80 warlock so couldnt start then. Got up DLed keyclone, setup, made characters and BAM. It had begun. Was playing with macros, keybinds, setup for a good half of the day on alts and stuff before actually cracking down and leveling. I hit lvl 10 not long and am on brake ATM. I am going for 12 or 13 tonight. Only problem im really having is with quests, picking up sharing and completing. I made a macro to accept a quest if attempting to share which helped a bit.
Day 2: Tried Jamba didnt take the time to fiddle with it so gonna try some other time. Got to 12, little slow on leveling because totem quests have been obnoxious and killing mobs can sometimes be hard if i get multiples. still leveling.
Day 3: Spent alot of time leveling today.Went well. I am getting good at working with a situation on the fly with my setup. I got to 17 before stopping leveling. I removed Jamba from my addons list because it was messing with any other characters i went on and i wasn't willing to take the time to play with the settings to fix it.
Day 4: Busy most of day, may do some leveling later tonight.
Day 5: Didnt level
Day 6: spent a good chunk this afternoon leveling. I hit 18.
stuffs come up and the project is slowing down a bit
Well tomorrow is my birthday and i am not really asking for or expecting anything but if anyone has any ideas as to something i might be able to get to help with boxing all suggestions welcome. I also here the nearby circuit city is going out of business and liquidation starts tomorrow so ill try to get over that way. Also any suggestions for addons, programs, macros or anything is welcome. Im on the server drak'tharon.