Software Choices

[Row199]

Hi Zanthor,
Thanks very much for your post. I am impressed with the members of this community. I ask a question, and get a few experienced people to respond within a few hours :-)
KeyMaps?
PIP?

It seems like the simplest option for my setup (one computer, one monitor, two characters with similar abilities) would be Keyclone.
The one-time fee of $20 is acceptable, and the ease of setup and ease of use make it quite desirable.

When I get home from work, I will try it out.

Thanks very much!
Row199

[zanthor]

Hi Zanthor,
Thanks very much for your post. I am impressed with the members of this community. I ask a question, and get a few experienced people to respond within a few hours :-)
KeyMaps?
PIP?

It seems like the simplest option for my setup (one computer, one monitor, two characters with similar abilities) would be Keyclone.
The one-time fee of $20 is acceptable, and the ease of setup and ease of use make it quite desirable.

When I get home from work, I will try it out.

Thanks very much!
Row199

KeyClone IS very simple to setup, I would say for a new guy who hasn't touched either, ISBoxer isn't any harder to setup now. The real decision you need to make is do you want mouse broadcasting... if so, then ISBoxer would be your best bet.

[Ualaa]

I was recently given an email ad from pwnboxer.
Is it banned from dual-boxing because it uses features against the wow ToS/Eula?
Just curious... why something cannot even be discussed.

[zanthor]

I was recently given an email ad from pwnboxer.
Is it banned from dual-boxing because it uses features against the wow ToS/Eula?
Just curious... why something cannot even be discussed.

The author/owner of the company has mad himself an enemy of this community through his actions here, and his behavior in the past. Mousecloner in it's first release was found to be violating the TOS (it was fixed immediately but the lynch mob already lynched.)

[Row199]

Hmmm well maybe you can help me decide.
DO I want mouse broadcasting via ISBoxer? Do I need it / will I want it?
Essentially, I want to be able to run my characters around without constantly alt tabbing from one screen to the other giving distinct (slow) commands to heal, cast a spell, etc...
When I move my druid, I want my shaman to move - the MBv2 addon utilizes this follow function pretty well.
When I cast a spell (healing or offensive) I want my shaman to cast his equivalent spell on that same target.
That is pretty much it.
Unless there is more down the road that I should be prepared for (post level 8 )

Thanks!
Row199

[Jheusse]

The main use of mouse broadcasting to my knowledge is when you are using multiple chars that can cast ground targeted AE spells.

Mage's Blizzard is one of the easiest examples of this. When you press your cast button you then have to click where it will be placed. Mouse broadcasting will duplicate the location you clicked to cast in your main window on your slave windows.

Since the addition of the interact with target many of the other benefits of mouse broadcasting are less of an issue, like quest interactions.

Hmm if you are spending talent points on multiple toons of the same class is another case where mouse broadcasting shines.

You can do what you want with either (or any of the solutions listed above), arguably the Jamba addon does half the work of what you need, with auto-following the slave to the master.

I was able to grasp Keyclone myself and put it into play, Innerspace is still quite frustrating to me (non-coder) even with ISBoxer, but it's a very powerful program and is in a more active development cycle.

Keyclone is $20 lifetime for one computer. IS has a 7 day free trial and 35 or 36 dollars a year for a sub on up to 5 computers if memory serves.

The developers of both options are active on these forums. Zanthor is a very knowledgeable IS guy and very patient and helpful.

edit: and regarding the above-mentioned verboten topic, the site is extremely careful about not even allowing the whisper of skirting the ToS here. Multi-boxing is a hobby that gets a lot of scrutiny and is constantly accused of cheating or botting by the ill-informed. Hosting a party that was known to be involved in breaking the ToS would allow those people to smear the entire multi-boxing community with that brush. So they are extraordinarily careful about that here. For example many multi-boxers self report themselves to advise the GMs that they are boxing and the software they are using.

[Ogloo]

all the normal casting and focus, and folliowing is done by keyclone, but the part for the clicking is being able to have the few aoe spells that require you to click (for example blizzard) that a couple wow characters have. This is where you will need it, but a lot of the time the people who run those characters dont even have a need to use them

[Row199]

Yeah, it sounds like Keyclone will take care of all the basics for me.
I think I will get that and try it out. Given that I am leveling a druid and a shaman (non identical classes), I will not worry about aoe dual casting.
I will be sure to let everyone know how it goes over the next couple days.

Thanks!
Row199

P.S. By the way... would you recommend that I self-report myself to a GM ahead of time? Seems somewhat dangerous, even if there is nothing technically illegal.

[Jheusse]

It's not dangerous at all, Multi-boxing is legal. If you are at the keys playing multiple toons that all the accounts are in YOUR name and you're following the 1 keypress=1 action rule you're fine.

Some people self report just for clarity or "be on the safe side", there is no requirement to do that whatsoever.

Eventually if I can work out the kinks in IS, I plan to see the fun of 5 hurricanes from 5 boomkin some day.

[Row199]

Heh, very cool.
I saw a video on youtube of a guy controlling 5 chain lightning shamans in Arena... He decimated people. It was hilarious.