DAoC dual-boxing

[elninost0rm]

Hi there!

I was using KeyClone a bit, tinkering here and there. My DAoC setup is as follows: Windowed mode, and each window COMPLETELY overlaps the one behind it. IE: I have my sorcerer on the main window but my cleric is also logged in behind it (maximized). I tried using key broadcasting to every instance of DAoC (I did the auto detect windows feature). It lists them in the box just fine. I noticed, however, that the key would be sent to the cleric's window (auto-stick selected person, which is a feature in DAoC). It would execute the key, but he would not stick me until I switched windows. THEN he would stick me. Any possible solutions to this problem? Thanks.

[binkiebink]

daoc devs are smarter than rob =[

[Lost Ninja]

Something to do with how keys are passed through DirectX I think, as such the way round it is to use InnerSpace, however that can get you banned (well it will in WoW not sure about DAOC), but others here have multiboxed DAOC far more than me...

((I signed up for two trials, played for about an hour and hated it so never went back. ))

[PyrostasisTDK]

back when I first got keyclone I had intended to do a 8 man setup... but I couldnt get keyclone to work with DAOC even 2 clients 2 pcs. I would LOOOOVE to be able to do this with DAOC, but cant really afford the hardware options, and dont have 8 pcs to use regardless if I did.

Id sell my soul and 2 of my mail order brides to rob if he could make it work.

[elninost0rm]

I do it already with daoc, but I'm only doing it with 2 clients, 2 computers (PC and laptop). I just the program "Multibox" for broadcasting, which works out well, and "Multiplicity" for being able to move my mouse to the other computer and what not. The problem is that I want to run 2 clients on the PC and one on the laptop (if you know anything about daoc, RR11 body sorc, RR11 fire wiz, RR11 DI bot/Bof/the WORKS bot also in tow stunning and shearing while the sorc heat debuffs 50% and the wiz and sorc just unload together. Stuff drops fast). Oh well I suppose. I've tried a lot of things so far to get it to work and it doesn't want to. Must just be the way the client is designed as opposed to WoW.

[PyrostasisTDK]

I think we should kidnap rob, and force him to live in my sweatshop untill he gets it working!

[elninost0rm]

I'm with you there! :-P

I tried AutoHotKey also, but it wants to crash upon broadcasting even one keystroke to the client in the background. /shrug. Running out of ideas here.

[Nisch]

I just got my setup finished yesterday. I was trying the software route, but then decided to go the hardware route. After experimenting with 2 wireless keyboards, I waited until my Vetra USB multiplier arrived.

So my setup is:

4 individual computers

4 accounts running DAoC

2 Keyboards (1 hooked to the Vetra, the other to the main PC's other USB port)

VNC Running on all computers, and the 3 slaves open on the main through VNC to control individual computers (This is much cheaper than extra monitors or a KVM). My main is a dual XEON 4GB SCSI machine, so it can run DAoC and 3 instances of VNC with no problem at all.

I have macros setup on the slave accounts to target/follow my main, assist, and then the same casting confiuration across all 4 computers.

I still have some bugs to work out with the key configurations, but I'm running around with 4 bainshees and it works rather well. My wife runs her bainshee, so we're a team of 5 doing some pretty quick leveling.

This setup is ideal for me because I don't want to be running any software that can get me banned.

[elninost0rm]

That's ideal for what you're trying to do, sure, (hardware) but I just want to be able to run TWO copies of DAoC on my desktop (can already do everything and anything with another on the laptop sofar as assisting, nuking, key broadcasting, etc., but I can't get the commands to be sent to the background client on my desktop (cleric) using KeyClone, or any software for that matter.

[Nisch]

Yeah I tried that as well for quite some time. I finally just decided to go the hardware route. I'm starting to think the game was designed with that in mind.

Funny thing is, I'm a .NET software developer with electronics engineering background. I first tried the software side of things actually coding it myself, but I failed to be able to get anything sent to the background client. Then when I went the hardware route. If I had the time, I would just make a PS2 repeater circuit myself, but with a wife and new baby, I wanted the quickest route, and that was the Vetra equipment. :thumbsup: