Multiboxing Wiki - My 5 (Now 10!) Boxing WoW Writeup

[Dinazzo]

i read and re read and re read you post i just not sure about the keyboard y splitters are they use to connect the main keyboard to all the computers at the same time give t hem a another keyboard to control them with

I am new to the boxing and i want to build a setup just like you have i have a decent idea how everything goes but however i was wondering if i can get some pics fro where you connect you stuff up and how they are connected
so that i would have a better understanding of whats going on

still at this point the Y splitter got me confuse for now i think i know the purpose of them but i not 100% sure

anything you add i would be grateful for i have been reading other stuff as well i got like a huge book printed out that i going go thu

however i really like your setup best and I am willing to spend the money to get set up that way

i know the computer i have now can and will run wow 5 times but it just don't look that simple or would seem like a good way to go to me

thank you
Dinazzo

[Sokoo]

May need to change the part where you say you can't transfer from PvE to PvP as of now it is possible to do so
PvE-to-PvP Paid Character Transfers Now Open
11/09/08

Providing a smooth and enjoyable experience for all players is always a priority for us, and we are continually re-evaluating our policies and programs to do so. As the state of the game has matured substantially since the inception of Paid Character Transfers, we will now be allowing PvE-to-PvP transfers on a full-time basis to provide players with more mobility and freedom to easily play with their friends.

Keep in mind that all of the other standard cooldowns and restrictions will continue to apply; we’re just opening the option to transfer characters on Normal realms to Player-vs.-Player realms. Please review the Paid Character Transfer FAQ if you have any questions on how this service works.

You can use this service at any time by visiting your Account Management page and selecting the “Paid Character Transfer” button.

[Xzin]

The post is actually so long that I can't edit it anymore. Will have to figure that out.

[Erra]

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hi piggy,

sorry about the slow response.

unit187 put an extensive guide for AHK together here:
http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=807

if you are unsure of scripting and would rather just get up and running, there is keyclone here:
http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=883

keyclone is easier to set up and has a few tricks AHK doesn't have. on the other hand, keyclone has a one-time $10 price tag (all updates free).

i might be biased as i wrote it.. and continue to update it. my goal has been to get people up and multi-boxing in minimal time... reducing the hardware cost along the way. you should be able to find plenty of references to keyclone using 'search' here.

if you have any questions, just spend me a PM.

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Sorry to bother you, but I can't seem to find where you're supposed to pay on your website? O,o
Or rather, where I click to pay!

[blade350]

so most of the keys seem to be transfering over to the 2nd box in wow but the Q and E and also the mouse looking around does not seem to transfer to the second window, any ideas? forward and backwards and the number keys all work...also i have "focus follows mouse" on

[confusedtx5]

Awesome write-up Xzin. Gave some great insight for me on how the pros do it.

For me, a single pc with keyclone is gonna be the best I think, now that pc hardware is so much more advanced then when wow first came out. my pc already has aud$3k of hardware in it, and i'm due for another upgrade (Core i7 ftw). If for some reason it can't handle 5 instances of wow (already does 2 without a sweat), then I'll link keyclone to a secondary pc.
I'm gonna be running 5 druids for PvE initially. With the right key mapping (and alot of practice), I believe I can control a tank, dps and heals at once. And being druids I can change their roles at a moments notice, eg 4 heals on the tanker at once.

[Xzin]

At this stage in the game, I would seriously suggest a software solution for MOST people. If you need cutting edge PvP response times then go hardware. Conceptually, what I did can now be done virtually in software and actually work pretty well.

[KAC]

I use keyclone on two different computers right now operating 5 accounts. 4 instances on one and just one on another. As far as hardware switching goes I think keyclone does a superb job at broadcasting key presses with no lag at all really. The only lag I have is due to hardware,ram amount and the sheer fact im running 4 games on the same rig. I am planning on building 3 new boxes that will each run 2 wows on differnt comps with my main being fed by one computer. Each comp will have a raptor drive in it and 6gigs of ram along with a nice upper class vidcard in a microatx lanbox/htpc enclosure.

The thing I hate most is actual screen real estate in my current setup. I have dual 24" monitors but they are not big enough. I was planning on getting three more 22"inchers to have each char on and using synergy to just jump to them when I needed too.

I configure my g15 keyboard using the g-keys and binding them to my druids healing macros for each individual char. My three shammies have macros that heal the tank each seperate focus and the whole group with chain heals. My pally tank has no problem holding aggro or being healed in pve encounters at all. I stumbled across this thread and saw that this is some years old but still has some cool info in it. I think I am going to buy one of those xkeys pros and use that like xzin did with the tooltips pics right on the keys for healing instead of the g15 and use those keys just for macros for quest accept and inviting and setting focuses.

What i want is a mouse click broadcaster because remembering where all my keys are and then switch up chars and hitting modifier keys to operate macros based on new focuses is a pain in the royal ass. Is there any mouseclick clone that works well with wow that anyone here uses?