HotkeyNet: Setting up Tank and Healer Dual-Box

[Babestorm]

I discovered this website a few days ago and have been reading up on dual-boxing, so that I can get my Recruit-A-Friend set up on World of Warcraft up and running. It's been a lot of information to take in. After reading all of the sticky's and downloading all the necessary programs, I'm a bit overwhelmed. So I apologize if this post is redundant and if my question could have been better answered by reviewing a sticky.

So, my problem:

Right now I own two accounts and plan on dual-boxing with 1-Computer/2-Programs, with Windows Vista as my OS (If thats of any importance; aside from admin-mode). My class combinations are going to be some form of Tank/DPS and a Healer. After downloading HotKeyNet, I've been able to create a few useful healing/dps macros for my healer and bound them all to hotkeys 1-5. My only complaint is that the program duplicates the keystroke on both programs, which it is intended to do, causing my tank/dps to use an offensive skill AND my priest to heal when I only wanted one of those actions to be performed.

Basically, I want to be able to hit a Modifer Key, like Shift, and then a hotkey, such as 1-9, and have my tank/dps continue to auto-attack while my priest performs the appropriate macro. This may sound confusing, because I'm struggling to put this problem into words.

I know this program is intended for Same-Class Multi Boxing, but I want to be able to somehow create a setup where I can use two different classes and have the ability to control both characters unique actions from one program window. Any insight on how to setup hotkeys with HotKeyNet or other programs that I can use (as well as a bit of info on how to set them up properly) would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

NOTE: I know of Keyclone, but I'd rather avoid having to pay. I'll take a few hours in learning a more challenging program over $20 and an Easy-Mode application.

[olipcs]

Hi, I'm glad you got the basic setup working :)

There are many ways to do what you want with HKN.
In the following I want to explain HKN to you a little bit further and show you one way how you can achieve what you want.

I'm guessing you use some variant of the two-on-one-pc-sample-script from the HKN Website.
If so you have there a line in it, which looks like this:

<Hotkey ScrollLockOn A-Z, 0-9, Plus, Minus, F1-F12 except W, A, S, D, Q, E>
 <SendLabel w1, w2>
  <Key %Trigger%>

what this does is, that for all the following keys: A-Z (without W,A,S,D,Q,E), 0-9, Plus, Minus, F1-F12
it sends the pressed key to both WoWs (with <SendLabel w1, w2> <Key %Trigger%> )

so to geht what you want you could simply remove 1-5 from the hotkey like this, so that when 1-5 is pressed no hotkey is triggered and there for the key is handled as if HKN isn't installed.

This you can do by altering the first line like this:

<Hotkey ScrollLockOn A-Z, 0, 6-9, Plus, Minus, F1-F12 except W, A, S, D, Q, E>

now, to send a specific command to your healer, you could add hotkeys which react for 'shift + 1-5' and then send a simple '1-5' only to your healer (on the second window (w2)), and let your tank do nothing.

This you can do by adding the following lines:

<Hotkey ScrollLockOn shift 1-5>
 	<SendLabel w2>
  	<Key %TriggerMainKey%>

this would result, that when you press 'shift + 1' only w2(where your healer should be) recieves an '1'.

one little comment on:

I know this program is intended for Same-Class Multi Boxing,

..HKN isn't developed with any class setup in mind, so there lies no restriction...
..for some more infos on HKN functionalities, I may point you to the guide in my signature.

[Freddie]

My only complaint is that the program duplicates the keystroke on both programs, which it is intended to do..

The program is not intended to do that. Most of the hotkeys in the sample scripts are written that way because that's what most WoW multiboxers seem to want. That behavior is not built into the program. It's part of that particular script.

You can send different keystrokes, or you can send keystrokes to only some windows but not others, or anything you like.

[Babestorm]

Awesome!

Thanks for the quick and detailed reply Olipcs. After reading what you wrote, I visited the HKN Website and I'm starting to grasp it a bit more.

This should make my dual-boxing experience a lot more enjoyable! I'm going to re-read your sticky. Great work, btw.

Can't wait to be rolling in level 60's. 8)

Thanks again!

[Babestorm]

My only complaint is that the program duplicates the keystroke on both programs, which it is intended to do..

The program is not intended to do that. Most of the hotkeys in the sample scripts are written that way because that's what most WoW multiboxers seem to want. That behavior is not built into the program. It's part of that particular script.

You can send different keystrokes, or you can send keystrokes to only some windows but not others, or anything you like.

Ah, I see. Fair Enough.

I sort of assumed that it was designed around same-class multi-boxers. After looking into a bit more, I can see that there is a lot of room for customization once you (or I ) understand the programs language.

Thanks for your response

[Freddie]

I sort of assumed that it was designed around same-class multi-boxers.

It was designed to be a general-purpose hotkey program. It's not limited to multiboxing and it's not limited to multplying keystrokes.