Auto follow, key broadcasting questions.

[sdh74]

So I am new to dual-boxing but I have been going quite well. I started off with three shamans and learned the ropes. I had a few problems with key broadcasting and facing target when the enemy mobs ran through me forcing me to turn all three characters. I just clicked key broadcasting on Isboxer and turned the characters around. After a while I got quicker at it and sometimes forgot to turn it off then realizing my mistake, turned it off only to see my characters running off into the distance. Turning it back on and manually moving them then when they stopped turning Jamba auto follow off and then manually moving them back to character "A" then turning it back on so they auto follow again was tedious but a lesson learned. I figured "hey I need to find a better way" but concentrated on just learning the ropes on a few commands seemed like a better idea to begin with.

Then I started three mages and I must say that the way mages should be played is beyond my abilities while dual boxing. Having to freeze the enemy, blink, turn and dps while turning key broadcasting on then off again and turning auto follow back on after the blink was way beyond my abilities so I quit at level 28 and left them there for now.

So I started three priests. Everything was going great...dot, shield, smite and burning through mobs even without any gear made me love doing the priest. Then I reached level ten and chose shadow spec on all three classes. I dps the target down and use mind flay and then run to the next target...umm why aren't they following....OK re-enable follow and then kill the next one...auto follow is again off. Oh wow so if I have to turn it back on after every single target this is going to be a very annoying thing. So I figured I needed a macro for auto-follow and while I was at it a macro for key broadcasting as well as Shift Alt+R on and off again for accepting and handing in quests is a little annoying seeing as quite a few times I forget to turn it off again and then run off in three different directions.

I have tried to find the macro I needed but unfortunately I'm not that great at search engines when I don't know the exact wording required to find what I need.
So to recap I need help finding...
a. Auto follow macro (single key to press and they follow)
b. Key broadcasting macro (single key to hold down while casting AoE spells and accepting/handing in quests)

[JackBurton]

alt-F is the default for your toons to follow master. change it up to whatever you want. me? I have a mouse button used as the the follow button.
http://isboxer.com/wiki/WoW:Quick_Start_Guide

Is this what you are looking for for AoE?
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/27268-Targeting-AoE-Spells-with-send-click-in-ISBoxer

macro to accept trade is
/script AcceptTrade();

so it will be a two step operation.
1- <master> IWT
2- <all other> AcceptTrade macro

[Khatovar]

I had a few problems with key broadcasting and facing target when the enemy mobs ran through me forcing me to turn all three characters.



For most characters, you can use Interact with Target. Any character that has melee autoattack will be able to run up to an attackable mob. This includes turning around to face the correct way.

If a certain character doesn't have a melee autoattack {hunters, for example} You can have them follow you, causing them to turn to face you, and if you're facing the mob, they should also be facing. If necessary you can "round up" the slaves and run them a bit so they all face the same direction.

As an additional to that, you can broadcast the arrow keys to your slaves. If they are facing you and end up standing in the mob, you can use the arrow keys to make the slaves back up.





So I figured I needed a macro for auto-follow and while I was at it a macro for key broadcasting as well as Shift Alt+R on and off again for accepting and handing in quests is a little annoying seeing as quite a few times I forget to turn it off again and then run off in three different directions.


mind flay and then run to the next target...umm why aren't they following....OK re-enable follow and then kill the next one...auto follow is again off

You should use Jamba. It was designed to help with many multiboxer specific issues, including follow options and quest turnin, tracking and pickup.

http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/48510-Addon-Jamba-An-assistant-for-multiboxers-Version-5-1-1-release-thread
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/28573-Jamba-Getting-Started

The macro command for follow is simply /follow. I talk about setting up follow and interact with target here (http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/36955-Newb-s-Guide-to-Multiboxing-Start-here-if-you-are-brand-new-to-Multiboxing?p=322299&viewfull=1#post322299).

[JackBurton]

One Button Face Target write up by Ualaa
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/29540-ISBoxer-How-to-setup-a-quick-face-target-command