MultiBox Modified Version

[suid77]

... I have run several times into an issue with closing the server unintentionally with the 8x Esc that is present in this version.

Me too -- not so much with WoW, but with EQ1 it seems to be a big issue. In EQ I tend to hit escape a lot to clear targets and close bags and such. Unfortunately, as-is I've had to go back to synergy (which has it's own set of issues)

So yeah, is the multibox source available any where? I'd be more than happy to tweak it -- maybe add a checkbox to enable/disable the 8x escape thing? Or an option to remap it..

[esoterik]

g'afternoon,

i created keyclone originally for Shadowbane. My guild was facing certain defeat against an enemy with 5x our population. My first thought was that we needed a force multiplier... and since the game had just gone free, keyclone was born.

the only reason i decided to make it for sale was to limit the whining from the other guilds. if i did not make it available, complaints about cheating would have errupted (which happened anyhow). players had been multi-boxing for years, but keyclone made it far too efficient... and so.. the dead spoke.

anyways, the reason i tied it to the cpu was to limit the number of enemies i would have to face using the it. a side bonus was that it helps with beer money. in order to properly tie it to the cpu, i had to verify the license.. which is done in open text (well, the response code is encrypted, but that's inbound)

if you can think of another solution, please let me know.

oh yea, and if you guys care... i usually use it with 4 machines, running 1-6 accounts per box each with a keyclone. i then type in the main keyclone iport and they all connect as one. its not tied to any one game, and works VERY well with WoW (I was surprised how well it worked compared to SB).

in one test, i had 3 members of my guild tie into my keyclone (forwarded a port off my firewall)... and i was running 24+ characters on noobie island in SB.

if you guys want something more added to keyclone, just let me know. and if you have any cool video using it, send me the youtube link and i'll reference it on the keyclone page.

have fun,

kc

how does that work with network lag?
could prove to be a sweet solution for guildies that have to go afk for a bit

[dknix]

Each time I load multiboxserver, my mouse goes slow and its not posting mouse or keyboard. I tryed this software before, what can I be doing wrong this time?


dknix

[dknix]

each time I load the server and the client on the other machine, the server crashes..... why??? plz help

[Mek]

Minor hitch. Can't run the server on my laptop because it is running Windows Vista and crashes right after any client connects.

Otherwise, Multibox works great when I run the server on my XP desktop.

[keyclone]

how does that work with network lag?
could prove to be a sweet solution for guildies that have to go afk for a bit

i have connected remote keyclones together, yielding a combined force of 24 on shadowbane. the lag was barely noticable. it would depend on the latency between the keyclones. (keep in mind that in voice over ip, a latency over 300ms is required before people in the call realize it)

keyclone is p2p and if you both have broadband and live in the US, i would imagine < 100ms latency. once you connect the clones together, you'll see the ping times listed. keep in mind the ping times are round trip... your actions only need to go one way.. so response time would be 1/2 the ping time.

i have been thinking about trying to link many boxers together to get over 100 in a city all synchronized (oh yea... that'd get people bugging out). we'd all have to get on one server, make a bunch of noobies, connect the keyclones, and meet up at a time/place/date. (hmmm...)

[Ellay]

Removing from Sticky thread, please use the post in the software section to talk more about this application (too many stickies on front page)

[Vyndree]

Minor hitch. Can't run the server on my laptop because it is running Windows Vista and crashes right after any client connects.

Otherwise, Multibox works great when I run the server on my XP desktop.

I'm running on 3 vista boxes, and 2 XP boxes just fine. Vista box is the server.

Never had any crashing issues, but every time one of those "<something> needs your permission to continue" windows pops up, multibox client hiccuped and had to be restarted.

Solution? Right-click, Run as Administrator.

If Vista won't play nice, we MAKE it play nice.

[Nidaro]

Hello.

While setting up my PCs for dual boxing, I've come to using Synergy and Multibox. Both work very nicely for the most part but each has a "bug" that has me still looking for some fix or alternative.

My main issue with Multibox is the server dying when I press ESCAPE too many times over a long period of time. I tend to press ESCAPE often both in EQ2 and WoW to close windows.

Would it be possible to either:
- make the "emergency" key configurable or some key that is less likely to be used during gameplay(example: CTRL-BREAK)
- keep a timestamp variable tracking when ESCAPE was last pressed and if it's been more than 2 seconds since last press, reset the counter to 0. This will make it less likely to kill the server accidentally over a long period of time.

In its current state, the multiboxserver process rarely lasts more than 20-30 minutes for me.

Does anyone have a working link to Micah's source code? The link the other thread is no longer valid.

The problem I have with Synergy is the mouse cursor resetting to center of screen after clicking mouse button on clients.

[Flight]

Hello.

While setting up my PCs for dual boxing, I've come to using Synergy and Multibox. Both work very nicely for the most part but each has a "bug" that has me still looking for some fix or alternative.

My main issue with Multibox is the server dying when I press ESCAPE too many times over a long period of time. I tend to press ESCAPE often both in EQ2 and WoW to close windows.

Would it be possible to either:
- make the "emergency" key configurable or some key that is less likely to be used during gameplay(example: CTRL-BREAK)
- keep a timestamp variable tracking when ESCAPE was last pressed and if it's been more than 2 seconds since last press, reset the counter to 0. This will make it less likely to kill the server accidentally over a long period of time.

In its current state, the multiboxserver process rarely lasts more than 20-30 minutes for me.

Exactly my problem; its been present since the facility to close the server by pressing ESC 4 times was put in. Some MMORPGs you just have to use ESC presses multiple times (eg FFXI).

The above suggestions are excellent, or changing the crash key to Alt-ESC, for example.