5 Boxing on 1 PC - Possible?

[Evilseed]

it should work normally.

if you are using the built in maximizer, it will only use one monitor at this time (i haven't put in the multi monitor code yet)

What do you mean by the built in maximizer?

So I will have 1 monitor with 4 wows, the other with 1 (my main). Can Keyclone do those 4 wows in my other monitor?

[Zseth]

Keyclone has a maximizer built directly into its setup function.

First: Open keyclone
Second: Click Setup -> Maximizer -> Position bar according to desired setup
Third: Apply
Fourth: OPEN WOW's should be good to go

Works well if you don't have 10 monitors for 10 guys or anything in between single user and OMFG TOO MANY

[keyclone]

maximizer will 'maximize' a program that was executed using a command.

the command editor is also in the setup area

so, you'd make a command called wow1 and hit the 'program' button to find wow.exe
hit the '+'
go to maximizer, enable, and define your regions.

hit ok

keep in mind, you should force the wow launcher to run every tuesday (or whenever there is a new update) in order to keep your wows in sync. wow.exe, which your command would be executing, would not check for version updates.

also, the built-in maximizer currently only works for a single monitor system. if you are using a dual monitor system, i believe the 2nd monitor would go unused.

[Bollwerk]

Will the maximizer function in keyclone work with multiple wow directories?

[keyclone]

re: will keyclone-maximizer work w/ multiple wow directories

yes. you just need to create a new command for each wow... naming them wow1, wow2, etc would make sense. if you use keymaps, you can also associate the appropriate keymap with the specific wow

then you would run them by typing

wow1;wow2;wow3;wow4

into the connection combobox (re-using an area.. sorry about the dual use)
that command will run 4 wows, load any keymaps required, and automatically put them into the keyclone list. if you enabled maxmizer, it would also place them in their respective regions.

i would also recommend auto-hiding your taskbar... looks much nicer

[Bollwerk]

Excellent. Thanks. You might want to add this to your FAQ. (Unless I'm blind, I didn't see this in there)

[keyclone]

yea... the FAQ and the tutorial haven't been revisited in a while.

hopefully soon... some minor bugs to fix and then the final bits for multi-language support are up first

[Tonuss]

That should be plenty for what you are describing. I run one account on a Core2Duo 6600 @ 2.4GHz and four accounts on a 2.2GHz dual-core Athlon XP with 3GB memory and a GeForce 7800GTX with a 20" monitor. I have four 800 x 600 windows tiled as best as I can (very slight overlap). With all graphics settings at their lowest, they run at ~20-25 FPS with noticeable stuttering, but everything works.

I'm going to upgrade that second system with a 2.4GHz quad-core CPU now that they're relatively inexpensive. I may upgrade the video at some point but it should do just fine for now.

Just thought I'd update this. I upgraded the dual-core Athlon with a 2.4GHz quad-core Pentium yesterday. Turned out the older motherboard used DDR memory and the new one uses DDR2, so I went from two computers with 3/4GB memory to two computers with 2GB memory.

However, upgrading to quad-core has made an enormous difference. The four windowed WOWs run smoothly and at 70-85 FPS most of the time. The video card is the same and the memory has actually been reduced, so it seems that a relatively inexpensive CPU upgrade (~$270 for it, motherboards can run $100-220 or less) can provide the biggest benefit for running multiple WOW accounts on one computer.