Octopus, an oldie but goodie. Need some input.

[Ghallo]

Single key broadcasting worked fine, but if I bound two keys together at once (i.e. ctrl-F1) then it wouldn't broadcast anymore.

I had this problem too with my XKeys. I went to each key and did the following:
Add the "on-release" checkbox
Put Ctrl-F1 in both the top box and the buttom box
insert "Key Down" at the end of the top box line
insert "Key Up" at the end of the bottom box line.

[Sethra]

I had this problem too with my XKeys. I went to each key and did the following:
Add the "on-release" checkbox
Put Ctrl-F1 in both the top box and the buttom box
insert "Key Down" at the end of the top box line
insert "Key Up" at the end of the bottom box line.

Seems to be working now.

Thanks!

[Rhod]

I had this problem too with my XKeys. I went to each key and did the following:
Add the "on-release" checkbox
Put Ctrl-F1 in both the top box and the buttom box
insert "Key Down" at the end of the top box line
insert "Key Up" at the end of the bottom box line.

To add to this sub topic: I had a similar problem when I upgraded to 7 from XP Pro with my G15 keys. The key profiler, that starts up when your computer starts, needs to be shut down and restarted as "Run as Administrator." This fixed the problem with my G keys not functioning.

[olibri1]

I have used Octopus since shortly after it was created. I like it a lot, and it works pretty well. My biggest problem has been simultaneous key-presses with key modifiers causing strange behavior. For example, if I broadcast shift-z and am hitting '2' at the same time, then sometimes this ends up as shift-2. I don't know how the key-broadcasting works, but I would have expected that the ASCII value actually gets sent as opposed to the individual keys, which may not have caused this problem.

I like Octopus enough that I'd have paid for it. Unfortunately it takes so much work to integrate that kind of program that you don't know for a long time whether it will work for you or not.

FYI: I use Octopus, hotkeynet, Autohotkey, xkeys, and a logitech g15 for my multi-boxing.

[Rhod]

Ghallo - Something on the main page which has a button for up to may be 5 profiles. I personally would only need 2, I just put 5 up for image symmetry.

The way I see it working is one would set up their "main" profile under "profile 1." Then set up any additional profiles they would need based on preference. Then in the button next to the drop down menu, have a keybind menu for "quick-changing" any "built" profiles.

Then if I had Profile 1 bound to Alt-F10, and Profile 2 bound to Alt-F11, I could quickly change between the two.

The UI image I used is from build 1.3.2. I use 1.3.8 which has a different UI, but hopefully you'll get what I have in mind.

Thanks for checking this out by the way!

[species6729]

I have been using Octopus for a long time. I am just getting back into WOW after taking a few months off. Trying to setup Octopus to play a 5 box team. I think I got it to work 90% of the time. Still have some problems with Mouse Broadcasting to cast AOE from my 4 mage.

I am trying to follow Ghallo and Ughmahedhurtz advice but I am still doing something wrong. This is what I am setting up in Octopus 1.3.5f

1, Go to " Server" tab, then to "Clicks" tab.
2, Name a New profile "my mouse clicks"
3 , I have a Wolf King Gaming Mouse with 4 button + a scroll wheel. I am able to get Octopus to add "Btn1, Btn2, and Btn4" to my profile.
4, On my 4 Mage I have bind "6" with my "Blizzard" spell.
5, In order to cast "Blizzard" from my 4 mage. I need to press "6" (all my mage has the AOE ready), Left click or use Btn4 from my main to where I want to cast the spell but nothing happen. All my mage still has the blue circle out but no one cast the spell. I can either click on each of my mage screen, then left click on the area, then the mage will cast the spell.

Did I miss a step somewhere.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I have been using Octopus for a long time. I am just getting back into WOW after taking a few months off. Trying to setup Octopus to play a 5 box team. I think I got it to work 90% of the time. Still have some problems with Mouse Broadcasting to cast AOE from my 4 mage.

I am trying to follow Ghallo and Ughmahedhurtz advice but I am still doing something wrong. This is what I am setting up in Octopus 1.3.5f

1, Go to " Server" tab, then to "Clicks" tab.
2, Name a New profile "my mouse clicks"
3 , I have a Wolf King Gaming Mouse with 4 button + a scroll wheel. I am able to get Octopus to add "Btn1, Btn2, and Btn4" to my profile.
4, On my 4 Mage I have bind "6" with my "Blizzard" spell.
5, In order to cast "Blizzard" from my 4 mage. I need to press "6" (all my mage has the AOE ready), Left click or use Btn4 from my main to where I want to cast the spell but nothing happen. All my mage still has the blue circle out but no one cast the spell. I can either click on each of my mage screen, then left click on the area, then the mage will cast the spell.

Did I miss a step somewhere.

Yes. Blizzard is a two-button spell. First click pops up the ground targeting circle and can be a macro or regular button, doesn't have to be a mouse. 2nd click is the one you want to click broadcast as that one confirms the location of the ground target and starts channeling the spell.

[Ghallo]

In Octopus you can add a toggle for Mouse Broadcasting. Bind that to a button, set it to "Toggle". Then, after hitting 6 in your example, you hold that button down and click the mouse on the main's screen where you want it to cast.


Note: I am going to do some more work on this app, I've just been having too much fun playing

[geko77]

Hi Ghallo, are you still around? I was wondering if you ever got Octopus updated and posted somewhere to download? I'm particularly interested in having the .NET crash at launch fixed and also the issue of when your computers wake from sleep where your cursor goes to a secondary screen and is stuck there.