How do I automatically log in when launching my 2 clients?

[JFL]

I want to use HotKeyNet to log in on my two accounts when launching the game. How would I go about doing this? Thanks in advance.

[Khatovar]

Assuming you're using the basic starter script, you'll need to change the Launch and Rename subroutine and the launch Hotkey.

//———-
// SUBROUTINE TO LAUNCH AND RENAME A COPY OF WOW.
//————-
<Command LaunchAndRename>
     <SendPC %1%>
          <Run %2%>
               <RenameTargetWin %3%>
                    <RemoveWinFrame>
     <wait 1000>
          <text %4%>
     <wait 200>
          <Key Enter>

This changes the LaunchAndRename subroutine to launch wow from the folder specified below, removes the border, inputs the password specified below and then hits enter to launch to the character screen or Authenticator popup.

//————
// HOTKEY TO LAUNCH AND RENAME
//————-

<Hotkey LCtrl LAlt w>
     <if WinDoesNotExist WoW1>
          <LaunchAndRename Local “D:\World of Warcraft\WoW.exe” WoW1 PASSWORD>
               <endif>
     <if WinDoesNotExist WoW2>
          <LaunchAndRename Local “E:\World of Warcraft\Wow.exe” WoW2 PASSWORD>
               <endif>
     <ResizeAndPosition WoW1 WoW2>

This defines the locations of your WoW launchers and password and renames the windows to WoW1 and WoW2 and then does the Resize and Position.

This assumes that you have the Battle.net Account Name already saved {remember account name checked on the launcher.}

Note that this will only work if you run WoW from 2 separate locations because you will need the dropdown for the accounts and the account email address to be preset in WTF\Config.wtf. If you run from the same folder, you won't have the opportunity to swap account names/emails and they will try and log into the same account.

[JFL]

Are you saying that I should copy the WoW folder to a second location? I'm not at my WoW computer right now and I'm not sure I understand.

[Khatovar]

Yes, copy the folder. It can be to the same drive, just a different name, like -

G:\WoW\World of Warcraft\Wow.exe
G:\WoW - Slaves\World of Warcraft\Wow.exe

This way you have different config files for each one.

I have mine set up with Symlinks. I deleted the Data and Interface folders in my slaves WoW folders and symlinked them back to my Master's Data and Interface folders. This way the slave folder only takes up a tiny fraction of the space a full install would, but still allows you to maintain separate configs.

[JFL]

So I selectively copy all but the Data and Interface folders, then create links to them in my slave locations? Or do I have to copy them over and then delete them?

[Khatovar]

You can selectively copy, that will be a lot faster. I just didn't want to complicate things if you didn't know what you were doing

Once you copy the files and install the symlink stuff, go into the master folder, rightclick on the folder you want to symlink. you will see "Pick Symlink Source" in the menu. Go to the slave folder, right-click an empty spot and select "Drop as... > Symbiolic Link". Then do that again for the next folder and any other files you'd want to link. You can only do one at a time.