Octopus 1.3.8a - .NET / C++ Hybrid Boxing Software

[Ozbert]

ugghhh...just changed from two video cards to one and used 'span'. octopus won't load my second screen so I come here to look at the tutorial and it isn't available anymore..crap.

If you're using span mode, then your graphics drivers are just reporting one extra wide screen to the OS instead of two screens.

For example, if you span across two 1920x1200 screens, then Windows thinks you have a single screen of 3840x1200. Set up your maximiser for that desktop size and you should be fine.

[sy1717]

I read this thread, wiki, and I still can't make Octopus work on 1 PC with 2 instances of WoW. Perhaps I just don't understand the concept of what is server and what is client and how to configure it. And I couldn't find an example of such configuration. Is Octopus supposed to start second copy of the game? I found the place where you can specify WoW.exe filename, but it won't start it. Or should I start it manually? Then how do I connect to it? Any help?

EDIT: Eventually I figured it out. Not sure how, but it works. Both my instances of WoW accept keystokes from each other. Guess now I will have to start figuring macros and bindings.

[sofakng]

Can I setup key modifiers to change my keyboard/mouse to control a specific instance versus all instances?

For example, I'd like to bind F10 to tell Octopus to send all keyboard/mouse events to ALL instances. Then, I'd bind F11 to tell Octopus to send keyboard/mouse events ONLY to instance #1, F12 for instance #2, etc, etc.

Oh, and I guess I'd need Octopus to set the window focus on that specific instance (or my default/instance #1).

That way I could easily switch between instances and do character-specific stuff when needed... (eg. move my mage out of the way, etc, etc).

[skarlot]

yeah the idea with this program is just all input goes to the focused window on the focused client and the keylist filters for the rest of them.

[sofakng]

I'm not sure what you mean...

Are you saying that what I want could be done? If so, how?

[skarlot]

sorry can't do it.... not on the agenda for this app but maybe for an app I have on the back burner possibly.

[Stereorage]

http://www.skarlot.net/octopus

The above link is not working for me at all. I've tried numerous times, different methods. Shut my firewall off temporarily and stuff, and it still does not work.

Is there an alternate mirror for the software?

UPDATE: Never mind. It just all sudden decides to work.

[Scooper]

Greetings.

The feature described with sending cursor to multiple windows on one computer is exactly what I've been looking for.

Sadly the link isn't working for me atm, http://www.skarlot.net/octopus

Not for any of my friends who I've asked to check for me either.

If anyone can help me that would be great =) I know that the project is on hold at the moment, but I could really really need it.

Also, will the cursor feature only work for WoW?

[skarlot]

ok i took it down but now I'll put it back up (I hate to see it unavailable:P). Yes the cursor feature is only for WoW right now. I havn't even thought abuot it with anything else.

[Scooper]

I was specifically interested in trying it for DAoC (dark age of camelot), since the program doesn't like to accept keystrokes before the window is active. Was hoping yours could work better