how do i get them all to go in same direction

[NSHKROO]

i am triple boxing 3 chars and im having trouble getting them all going in the same direction do i need to download a marco or something

soz for not getting it :(

[nogbog]

Characters are usually divided up into a Main + Slaves.

So you control your "Main" and your slaves are set to follow, usually by a macro.

[NSHKROO]

could u please explain macro ty for help

[Sun]

easiest way is to ...

macro
FOCUS main
FOCUS alt
FOCUS alt
place those macros on same corresponding button

once you invite to party the FOCUS will work THEN

assorted macros
/assist focus
or
/follow focus
etc
etc

this also allows you to change FOCUS by having the FOCUS macros setup on your action bar per toon

[Frosty]

i am triple boxing 3 chars and im having trouble getting them all going in the same direction do i need to download a marco or something

soz for not getting it :(

If you are using Keyclone, you will need to set your movement keys to the do-not-pass list.

Add the following to the DNP (do not pass):

A, Shift+A, Ctrl+A, Alt+A
Do the same for W, S and D

Then have your slaves follow your main with your prefered method.

Example:
/target party1
/follow

[Tekram]

I think there is a macro section on this place somewhere.

I recently took up quad boxing using keyclone and macro's. Since I got bored of easymode pvp with a druid and waiting for my guild full of friends to make ourselves worth something.


Anyways... Here are a few macros to help you out.
The invites. I run this from WOW1 toon to invite all the others into the party.
/invite toon2
/invite toon3
/invite toon4

The accept. This macro is a more versatile macro its for accepting quests/trades/etc.
/script AcceptGroup();
/script AcceptQuest();
/script AcceptTrade();
/script RetrieveCorpse();
/script RepopMe();

This next macro is the assist/follow/everything macro. When I'm on a toon that I want to lead with i simply do a /target name and then /focus. This allows me to lead with any of the 4 toons.
/target focus
/follow
/assist
/stopcasting

[Zzyzxx71]

Here's some documentation on how to accomplish that task without focus should you choose. Use whichever one you feel meets your needs better.

God I hope this doesn't suck. The No Focus Manifesto v0.1 ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=72077#post72077')

[blast3r]

Here's some documentation on how to accomplish that task without focus should you choose. Use whichever one you feel meets your needs better.

God I hope this doesn't suck. The No Focus Manifesto v0.1 ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=72077#post72077')

I must have overlooked this. Going to give your method a shot!

btw, any advice on how to take control of each toon in the event the main dies and be able to start running with it? My current thinking is that if the main dies which uses A,D,S,F keys for movement I would have to setup other keys for each toon to be able to lead. I'm using a single box with Octupus for key cloning. I would love it if I could just hit a macro to change the main and have the toons follow while using the same key bindings. I think that might not be possible but who knows. Can you use script to change the bindings on the fly? I would love to have 5 buttons on my x-keys pad (one for each toon) telling it you are the leader and telling the others to follow and change the keybindings on the fly. I would be in BG heaven!

[blast3r]

Here's some documentation on how to accomplish that task without focus should you choose. Use whichever one you feel meets your needs better.

God I hope this doesn't suck. The No Focus Manifesto v0.1 ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=72077#post72077')

I must have overlooked this. Going to give your method a shot!

btw, any advice on how to take control of each toon in the event the main dies and be able to start running with it? My current thinking is that if the main dies which uses A,D,S,F keys for movement I would have to setup other keys for each toon to be able to lead. I'm using a single box with Octupus for key cloning. I would love it if I could just hit a macro to change the main and have the toons follow while using the same key bindings. I think that might not be possible but who knows. Can you use script to change the bindings on the fly? I would love to have 5 buttons on my x-keys pad (one for each toon) telling it you are the leader and telling the others to follow and change the keybindings on the fly. I would be in BG heaven!

quoting myself...

I found a script that lets you assign key bindings which appears to be on the fly. I will have to play around with it later but looks promising! In theory I could hit a macro that changes the keybinding and wouldn't have to actually hit different physical keys. So I hit my button called "main" all the slaves follow it and the keyboard maps accordingly. Main dies so I hit "slave2" button and now the same keys I used to move my main will work for 'slave2". I sure hope this is possible! If so my whole boxing experience is going to change for the better. Does anyone know if something like this might work?

-- Set the default behavior for the right mouse button
SetBinding("BUTTON2","TURNORACTION");
-- Set the W key to move forward
SetBinding("W", "MOVEFORWARD");
-- Unset the key combination Ctrl+F
SetBinding("CTRL-F");

[blast3r]

Here's some documentation on how to accomplish that task without focus should you choose. Use whichever one you feel meets your needs better.

God I hope this doesn't suck. The No Focus Manifesto v0.1 ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=72077#post72077')

I must have overlooked this. Going to give your method a shot!

btw, any advice on how to take control of each toon in the event the main dies and be able to start running with it? My current thinking is that if the main dies which uses A,D,S,F keys for movement I would have to setup other keys for each toon to be able to lead. I'm using a single box with Octupus for key cloning. I would love it if I could just hit a macro to change the main and have the toons follow while using the same key bindings. I think that might not be possible but who knows. Can you use script to change the bindings on the fly? I would love to have 5 buttons on my x-keys pad (one for each toon) telling it you are the leader and telling the others to follow and change the keybindings on the fly. I would be in BG heaven!

quoting myself...

I found a script that lets you assign key bindings which appears to be on the fly. I will have to play around with it later but looks promising! In theory I could hit a macro that changes the keybinding and wouldn't have to actually hit different physical keys. So I hit my button called "main" all the slaves follow it and the keyboard maps accordingly. Main dies so I hit "slave2" button and now the same keys I used to move my main will work for 'slave2". I sure hope this is possible! If so my whole boxing experience is going to change for the better. Does anyone know if something like this might work?

-- Set the default behavior for the right mouse button
SetBinding("BUTTON2","TURNORACTION");
-- Set the W key to move forward
SetBinding("W", "MOVEFORWARD");
-- Unset the key combination Ctrl+F
SetBinding("CTRL-F");

holy crap...i should have searched for "SetBinding" before posting the previous message.

Unbinding and rebinding movement keys when switching main? ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=52564&highlight=SetBinding#post52564')

I'm in heaven now. Can't wait to get home!

[blast3r]

I found out you can't use a script in combat to switch key bindings. dammit!



Going to play around with x-keys and see if I can figure a way to do it. If anyone knows a way to do this please let me know!

[Vyndree]

could u please explain macro ty for help

http://www.vboxing.net/faq

Macro? Isn't that against the rules? ('http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.html')

Of course not, silly! Macroing can be done by anyone, even non-multiboxers, and is built within the WoW interface. You can access your macros ('http://www.wowwiki.com/Macro') by typing "/macro".

What can a macro do that a normal button pusher can't?

Absolutely nothing. However, macros ('http://www.wowwiki.com/Macro') are useful for binding multiple actions into a fluid keypress, such as trinket+AP+PoM+Pyro ('http://www.wowwiki.com/Useful_macros_for_mages#The_I_Win_Button') (otherwise known as the "I Win" button ('http://www.wowwiki.com/Useful_macros_for_mages#The_I_Win_Button'))

What do multiboxers use macros for?

Multiboxers will use macros for almost EVERYTHING. For example, each spell cast the a multiboxer makes will have to be targeted. A very simple macro would have to be implemented for each DPS spell a multiboxer wanted to use.

For example:
/assist Vyndree
/cast Lightning Bolt

This also needs to be done for healing. As you can probably tell, we very quickly run out of buttons and usually fill up every single macro spot with different spells.

Multiboxers also use macros for movement. Unfortunately, you cannot put movement into a macro like you can use your "wasd" or arrow keys. Therefore, multiboxers use the in-game /follow ('http://www.wowwiki.com/Follow') system and assign that to a macro while unbinding their "wasd" keys in the menu->keybindings window.

See also the following questions in my guide ('http://vboxing.net/blog/vboxing.php/2008/06/11/vyndrees-guide-to-guides'):
How do I move my characters around? ('http://vboxing.net/blog/vboxing.php/2008/06/11/vyndrees-guide-to-guides?page=6')
What is a macro, and how can I use it to perform actions? ('http://vboxing.net/blog/vboxing.php/2008/06/11/vyndrees-guide-to-guides?page=7')

[Zzyzxx71]

The manifesto has a complete detailing of how to handle failover in the manner you're asking about.

As far as rebinding keys, you wouldn't have to do it with keyclone - whatever window you're focusing has full key input, then the do not pass list is applied to the remainder of the clients.

[blast3r]

The manifesto has a complete detailing of how to handle failover in the manner you're asking about.

As far as rebinding keys, you wouldn't have to do it with keyclone - whatever window you're focusing has full key input, then the do not pass list is applied to the remainder of the clients.I'll take another look at the manifesto and test some thing out. I guess I'm just having a hard time wrapping my brain around it. Thanks!

[Sarduci]

The DNP list simply will not pass that key between windows with Keyclone. So when you mouse over to the next window or use PIP, just go on about your life. You may need to use a new focus/follow macro or use one that falls though selection based upon conditions like nodead.

[blast3r]

The DNP list simply will not pass that key between windows with Keyclone. So when you mouse over to the next window or use PIP, just go on about your life. You may need to use a new focus/follow macro or use one that falls though selection based upon conditions like nodead.This is what is missing from the manifesto!!! For some reason it just didn't click! I just told Octopus not to pass my forward/back/strafl/strafr keys and tried this again and it works perfectly. This should be added to the manifesto, me thinks.