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ANPres

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Post Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:01 pm

Toons Not Staying In Line..

I'm not sure how else to explain this..
Just started playing PoTBS.
I've got 3 toons up and running.

Two monitors, main one and then the other two toons on the 2nd monitor.
I'll turn on multicast, start running with them and they all end up in different parts of the map, the longer I run, the further apart they get.

I don't know if this is a vertical particle issue, resolution and I'm not even sure I'm posting in the right place.
It's more of a "bother" than problem. I just have to stop moving, switch toons, get them lined up again and start moving, again.
But they should be in "sync", right?

Thanks much.
J.
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Post Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:06 pm

Re: Toons Not Staying In Line..

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Post Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:18 pm

Re: Toons Not Staying In Line..

bob wrote:This is answered in the FAQ. Why do my toons move in different directions


Ya, PoTBS doesn't have a follow command..
So, I assume you're referring to the second part of the FAQ, which is key mapping vs. key broadcasting?
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Post Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:27 pm

Re: Toons Not Staying In Line..

The FAQ is referring to the fact that free-look games, i.e. where you can freely look around in the world, will usually result in difficulty getting all your toons to stand in exactly the same spot, facing the exact same direction, with the exact same perspective, and with the exact same camera view. So when you move via broadcasting, then the toons tend to move apart. For this reason it is recommended to use the in game follow command if it has one. If it does not, then it makes it tricky. Terra and DDO don't have follow commands, so they are tricky to multibox effectively (actually Terra might have one now). You can do it, but moving around is painful as you are always needing to correct toons. Moving via broadcasting usually requires a fixed perspective game, like Diablo3 or Path of Exile.

So, without a follow command, it will get a little tricky.

Although there is a Follow Skill according to the Wikia. http://potbs.wikia.com/wiki/Follow_Me_(skill).
This looks a little backwards to most MMO's; as in, it is your lead which will issue this, rather than your slaves targeting the lead and following. I'm also not sure if it applies to other players.

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