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Smawl
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 Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 1:07 pm Post subject: dual boxing on one machine ? |
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what do i need (software) to run 2 bots on one pc?
thinkin of levelling a tank (since we are always short) now that smawl can Cheal, but wife's PC isn't always available so want to set up my machine "solo".
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Renvik
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| Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.eqwindows.com/
This seems to be a favorite. It contains EQ's memory space, so it doesn't bog down the entire system, and it allows you to run more than one character. Still takes a beefy machine to run two at a time but this program makes it possible.
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Buchalter
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| Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:06 am Post subject: |
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If you wanna level a Tank you're always welcome to PL my Warrior!!! 
31 and rising... |
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Smawl
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| Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 10:37 am Post subject: |
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31 and rising...
bah, then he gets back flagged and we're right back where we started :p
SK is level 14 (I only had a hour!)
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Buchalter
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| Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:49 am Post subject: |
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| Smawl wrote: | | bah, then he gets back flagged and we're right back where we started :p |
Not likely - these days AD hardly even tries to backflag the few MAIN members and apps we have without EP/Time Flags. The best they can hope for is to get backflagged with the other guilds working on Time right now - and most of them are being pretty stingy with invites for backflags.
No - I'm playing the Warrior purely as a low-stress outlet... and to see if I can actually get an Alt over level 40!!!  |
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Smawl
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| Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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damn machine bogs down with EQW 
sigh... oh well, needed a new one for EQII anyways (wait till the wife hears that!)
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NoxiousElephants
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Do a Google search for "EQPlayNice". It's a program that limits the framerate of any EQ's running in the background. It has always worked well for me on my severely underpar machine when two boxing.
The biggest problem I ran into while figuring out how to two box was that I was trying to run my two windows side by side, which simply doesn't work. Make sure the windows are maximized or at least directly over top of eachother and the same size. Use alt-tab to get between them. If you're using Windows XP, check the EQWindows.com message boards for a download that will allow you to ALT+TAB in XP. EQWindows itself really isn't necessary since you can now run EQ inside a window using legit methods.
It can also help to run each instance of EQ out of two different EQ files (ex: C:\EQ1 and C:\EQ2).
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Smawl
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:17 am Post subject: |
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using XP... machine still bogging with EQW. (1 gig processor, 512 ram, 128 video)
will try playnice...
...or you could just log in Nox
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Tanadil
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:20 am Post subject: |
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NOXEUS!!! WHERE ARE YOU BUDDY!!  We miss you and want you to come back to us!! PLS PLS!!!
Wow wade your computer is slightly better than ours, both our Vid cards are 64 MB! we wish we had a 128....wish we had 1gig of ram too! 
By the way! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURREN ( AMY ) 22!!!!!!!!! and she still loves me too! 
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Ratbart
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Happy BDay Laurren! /derail off
You can find EQPlayNice and WinEQ at:
http://www.lavishsoft.com/
EQWindows and WinEQ are not the same program. |
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Smawl
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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both our Vid cards are 64 MB! we wish we had a 128...
some 64s are better than other 128's. luckily mine 128 is the "good" version (texture & light shaders or some crap like that), but it ain't helping me with the dual box (that or my memory settings etc aren't tweaked properly). oh well, i should probably just concentrate on ONE character anyways.
happy BDAY Laurren! wtb Laurren in a BDAY suit 
EQWindows and WinEQ are not the same program
cool, thanks, still might check it out 
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Larinika
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Thanks for the b-day wishes. I had a wonderful b-day. I got a sweet husband who takes good care of me 
WTB Laurren in a BDAY suit
In your craziest dreams....
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Smawl
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:19 am Post subject: |
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EQWin / EQplaynice... didn't it used to be free ????
i hate giving my credit card numer out
In your craziest dreams....
nah... spenc already emailed me the pictures
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Renvik
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Something is on test that may make this easier to do soon:
| Quote: | | - The EverQuest process is now more friendly. There is also a slider bar to set your Max. FPS. in the Options window under display settings. This will free up more resources while running EQ. Also, when EQ loses focus it will use less resources. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:35 pm Post subject: meh |
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Buchalter has made me his PL slewt!
Dang frog! |
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Buchalter
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Face it, you love da Frog!  |
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Tanadil
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Prolly because I would not let him abuse my frog i mean use me to PL his warrior!!!
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