Virtual Files not working as hoped

[JohnGabriel]

Hello everyone.

Long time Keyclone user, just now setting up an ISBoxer team to try out. A bit of a learning curve but getting everything working ok.

What I am trying to do is use virtual files to have different settings from my main. For example, on my main I have settings as follows:
Interface->Camera->Max Camera Distance = Far
Interface->Camera->Camera Following Style = Never adjust camera
Interface->Mouse->Click-to-Move Camera Style = Never adjust camera

These settings are not saved across toons, changing it on one toon changes it on all on that account. I hope to use virtual files so my multiboxing alt can use the following:
Interface->Camera->Max Camera Distance = Near
Interface->Camera->Camera Following Style = Always adjust camera
Interface->Mouse->Click-to-Move Camera Style = Always adjust camera

I think its setup right now that Config.WTF is active under virtual files, but its not working. Am I doing things wrong?

[MiRai]

Hello everyone.

Long time Keyclone user, just now setting up an ISBoxer team to try out. A bit of a learning curve but getting everything working ok.

What I am trying to do is use virtual files to have different settings from my main. For example, on my main I have settings as follows:
Interface->Camera->Max Camera Distance = Far
Interface->Camera->Camera Following Style = Never adjust camera
Interface->Mouse->Click-to-Move Camera Style = Never adjust camera

These settings are not saved across toons, changing it on one toon changes it on all on that account. I hope to use virtual files so my multiboxing alt can use the following:
Interface->Camera->Max Camera Distance = Near
Interface->Camera->Camera Following Style = Always adjust camera
Interface->Mouse->Click-to-Move Camera Style = Always adjust camera

I think its setup right now that Config.WTF is active under virtual files, but its not working. Am I doing things wrong?

Config.wtf does not store these settings, config-cache.wtf does. I was going to tell you how to go about this
possibly a better way than creating a bunch of virtual files but, I can't even get the in-game settings to work
and now I'm going to hijack your thread.

Is anyone else seeing this issue where the Camera options do nothing? Here's what I'm seeing while
manually changing these options through the Interface menu:

Camera -> Max Camera Distance slider (Doesn't seem to work)
Camera -> Camera Following Style (All options seem to "Never Adjust Camera")
Mouse -> Click-to-Move Camera Style ("Always adjust camera" is the only setting that works)

Manually changing these options is changing the config file settings accordingly but it's just not working in
game. Logging out and /reload are not doing anything for the issues I've listed above. I have no add-ons
running while testing this.

Am I crazy?

[Sam DeathWalker]

I don't have time to test but I seem to recall some talk of you having to set that file config-cache.wtf to read only if you want to save the settings.

Not sure but thats my recolection.

[MiRai]

I don't have time to test but I seem to recall some talk of you having to set that file config-cache.wtf to read only if you want to save the settings.

Not sure but thats my recolection.

The settings are saving and I am watching them update in real time while playing the game. The problem is no
matter what setting is chosen, absolutely nothing changes.

[Sam DeathWalker]

Write a macro that does what you want like and run it when you log in.

SET cameraPitchSmoothSpeed "22.5"
SET cameraYawSmoothSpeed "110"
SET cameraView "3"
SET cameraTerrainTilt "1"
SET cameraWaterCollision "0"
SET cameraPivot "0"
SET cameraDistanceMax "25"
SET cameraDistanceMaxFactor "2"


http://www.wowwiki.com/Console_variables

For example, having cameraDistanceMax set in the file Config.wtf renders the "Max Camera Distance" slider useless. You will have to quit the game and manually remove the CVar line from the file.


Also dosn't the IsBoxer .wtf file well seems to compliment the other wtf file.


I think config.wtf is kinda like a default file.

IsBoxer should set up individual by character name config files. Like

Config-Samdeathwaa-Ner'zhul.wtf

These update upon log out or while the game is running, as does the config-cache.wtf under your account name.


So I guess that first the game (or IsBoxer) loads the default file, then the account file, then the IsBoxer character name file. And the last loaded of a spicific SET command is what is used. And then if you use the SET commands the sliders no longer work as the SET commands override them.

Thats my guess.

The OP should see all his IsBoxer config files. Change things in there for character spicific changes.

[MiRai]

And then if you use the SET commands the sliders no longer work as the SET commands override them.

Thats my guess.

The SET commands are there because your in-game settings need to be saved and recalled somehow.
However, deleting every single SET command that had camera in the name and then loading up the game
completely fixed the issue. WHAT'S WEIRD IS... everything I deleted in config-cache.wtf is just recreated
once the game is loaded up again except, shit seems to work fine now.

Back on topic...

JG instead of creating a bunch of unnecessary virtual files just create a window swapping macro. First, create a
keymap with two separate WoW macros. The first WoW macro will look something like this:

/console cameraSmoothStyle 0
/console cameraDistanceMax xx
/console cameraSmoothTrackingStyle 0

The target of this macro is Window:Current.

The next macro will look something like this:

/console cameraSmoothStyle 2
/console cameraDistanceMax xx
/console cameraSmoothTrackingStyle 2

The target of this macro is Window:All w/o Current.

You'll need to replace the xx with any value between 1 and 50. The default slider value is about 30 but you can
go beyond that and choose 50 if you really want to be zoomed out far. This will render your Max Camera
Distance slider useless as Sam displayed.

I've been sidetracked several times while writing this out so I may have forgotten something. If I did and I
remember I'll come back to this.