Multiboxing software
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Multiboxing is a term used to denote one user playing multiple accounts simultaneously. This can be done using one or more machines. Solutions exist for both the PC and Mac. There are also solutions for using both PC and Mac at the same time.
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Software requirements
To multibox, you must first have a separate copy of World of Warcraft for each account you plan to play together. If you plan to roll Draenei or Blood elf characters, or take advantage of any features from Burning Crusade, you must also have separate copies of the expansion as well. Additional software is required and can vary depending on the desire to run all accounts on one or across many machines.
The second requirement is software to broadcast keystrokes from one copy of the game to other copies. Actual software depends on your operating system, and your decision to multibox on one computer or use multiple computers will also affect your needs.
Software-driven solutions are cheaper than Hardware solutions.
Key broadcasting software
Key broadcasting sends keystrokes for one application to one or more copies of the application, whether they are on the same machine or not. Note: This does not broadcast the effects of keystroke, such as a complex macro, but just the actual keystroke itself.
AutoHotKey
AutoHotKey is a PC-only application that sends keystrokes to more than one clients on the same machine.
Although it does take a bit to set up, this is an example of setting up the "2" key to be sent to both World of Warcraft clients.
WinGet, wowid, List, World of Warcraft
~2::
KeyWait 2
IfWinActive, World of Warcraft
{
ControlSend,, 2, ahk_id %wowid1%
ControlSend,, 2, ahk_id %wowid2%
Return
}
HotkeyNet
HotkeyNet is a PC-only application that lets you control several programs on your network from any keyboard no matter which PCs the programs are running on. A single keystroke can send commands to one character, two characters, or any number of them. The commands can be the same or different. You can control more than one program on each PC. You can press hotkeys on any keyboard. The same hotkey can do the same things or different things when pressed on different keyboards. A single command can tell each character to do one thing or many things.
You can use HotkeyNet as a simple key-broadcaster, but it can also do much more. Despite its power, HotkeyNet is fairly easy to use. Here's a sample key definition:
<hotkey numpad_enter>
<sendpc local>
<sendwin Ubertastic>
Whoopee!
<sendpc 192.168.1.102>
<sendwin Ubertastic>
<F1>
Synergy
Synergy, available for Windows, OS X, and GNU/Linux, is an application that allows sending of keystrokes to clients on other machines. It can also send mouse movement as well but some have found this difficult in practice. It allows you to seamlessly transition from one PC to another simply by moving your mouse to that screen or through the use of hotkeys. Once you've moved over to another PC your keyboard and mouse have complete functionality. Each PC does require its own monitor, it just enables you to control all with one keyboard and mouse. Setup time does take a bit, but is well worth the time spent.
Keyclone
Keyclone is a PC-only peer-to-peer unicasting keyboard emulator that will pass keys between machines and to specific windows of interest. This allows for scalable multi-boxing while also getting the most out of your hardware.
Keyclone links applications together, enabling you to hit 'F1' within one application, and having that key simultaneously sent to each of the other applications keyclone is managing. It will also send those same keys to any other keyclones you may have linked in, which in turn will distribute the keys to the applications they are managing.
The idea behind this product is to allow advanced multiboxing without all the expensive hardware addons. This product is not free.
Clonekeys
Clonekeys is a simple Mac application which replicates keystrokes across designated applications. It is incredibly easy to use. Simply start your game sessions and the Clonekeys program. For each sessions tell Clonekeys to add a program and then click that programs window.
Multibox
This is PC-only program is similar to Synergy but is more friendly to the needs of gamers. Note that it is not regularly maintained, and has been forked more than once.
TwoBox Toolkit AddOn
This addon is quite simple, allowing you to force the other characters to follow you once they've made your main character the master. It doesn't make the slave toons attack.
For more details or to download this add on go here:
