by Covi » Wed May 10, 2006 2:24 pm
NO SPECIAL PROGRAMS NEEDED
Steps:
1. *** very vital*** Make sure that your Everquest resolution is at the same resolution as your desktop; same with refresh. Has to be identical or you get graphic errors.
2. Start your first EQ instance. Meaning your character should be in the EQ world.
3. Load your second EQ instance. Meaning double click the EQ icon on your desktop and login with a second account. Don't do anything until this character is loaded into the EQ world.
**(for ease add a EQ shortcut icon to your quicklaunch in the toolbar, this way you only have to hit the windows key for access to EQ)
4. Congratulations!! Practice Alt-Tabbing to get the hang of switching back and forth between them.
5. If you want to login an additional character go back to step #3.
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL MULTIBOXING:
-Practice, practice, practice ALT-Tabbing. The better your reflexes, the more successful you will be.
-Make hotkeys so that you can hit a hot key on one char and switch to the other mid-fight. e.g "hotkey" /target whoever ; pause 7; cast 1-9;
-When zoning, make sure that one char completes zoning before attempting to zone the other if it can be avoided (link death or extended zoning time may take place if both chars zone at same time, this is normal). If you zone both at same time, let one char finish zoning, then alt-tab to the other chars screen to let them finish zoning ***(this screen may be greyed out and take a few extra seconds/mins, so don't worry it's normal)***
-use audio alerts(one of the best implementations ever). I have alerts that tell me when slow is resisted, when a spell fizzles, when my bot is taking damage, just about everything to let me play if I was blind. Most importantly, when someone attempts to cyborz her.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
-Long delay when switching between instances- More than likely your EQ resolution and desktop resolution are different.
-Second character can't sucessfully /follow- Background instances of EQ run at lower framerates. If you are good at playing a bard, you can autorun one char, follow with the other, and alt-tab repeatedly to balance out the frame rate allowing you to sucessfully /follow.
-Slow zoning times / lag - If your comp can't handle the normal graphics, turn them down. First, use old world models, and turn off caching. Second, load any instance of EQ and lower your clip plane, turn off effects/shadows/sky/actor clip plane. Finally use the commands /show 1, /showspell off. When this is done, restart EQ and go to Step #1
If you prefer all EQ instances on the screen at the same time then you will use (no, it doesn't make you "WIN" EQ).
If you have compatability problems with multiple instances of EQ then you will use .
To my knowledge these programs can't get you banned; however I have never used em.
But Covi, how do you know all this?
I been 2-4 boxing since the day EQ was released.
p.s. I haven't ever used WinEQ or EQplaynice so don't ask me for help with it.
disabling journal reduces lag hit alt +j and disable it
changing dbg.txt in log folder to read only fixes aura lag
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