Launch issue and question

[Fippy]

1) I've repeatedly seen cases where a right-click launch of a char set will launch the first box and then stall. I've waited several minutes to see if it was just slow, but no second box launch. I need to decline the EULA and then relaunch the char set. Just thought I should mention this.

2) Sometimes I may want to launch one or two boxes for a session. I can do this via launch-slot. If I manually launch the remaining slots is this equivalent to initially launching them all? I want to make sure that I don't need to have those other characters sign out and then relaunch.

[MiRai]

Sometimes I may want to launch one or two boxes for a session. I can do this via launch-slot. If I manually launch the remaining slots is this equivalent to initially launching them all? I want to make sure that I don't need to have those other characters sign out and then relaunch.

As far as I know, yes, it's the same thing. If something happens to not work upon manually launching every Slot, then just re-launch the Character Set as is. Unless you're playing World of Warcraft (which, judging by your recent posts you aren't) you don't need to log your characters out to the character selection screen.

[Fippy]

Thanks for that info. So ISBoxer keeps track of what chars are in-game and doesn't try relaunching the ones already running?

In that case, if I have multiple char sets for diff combinations of chars, can I switch by launching the new set?

[MiRai]

Thanks for that info. So ISBoxer keeps track of what chars are in-game and doesn't try relaunching the ones already running?

In that case, if I have multiple char sets for diff combinations of chars, can I switch by launching the new set?

ISBoxer does not know what characters are being played, it only knows what you've told it.

If you launch Slot 1 all by itself for Character Set 1, and then fully launch Character Set 2, it's going to use Slot 1 from Character Set 2. If those characters are different between each Character Set, and your profile relies on a specific character to be in that Slot (e.g. if you're using Key String Actions to type out /follow and /assist commands), then things aren't going to work unless you have that same character logged in.

I hope that makes sense.

[Fippy]

I'll experiment with it once I get on.

If I launch slot 1 in CS1, and then launch CS2. Assuming that the chars are the same in slot 1, do the mapped keys and stuff change?
With the recent addition of queuing on the new EQ server, I don't want to log boxes out to change character sets. I don't mind dropping back to character select.

Maybe there is no solution.

[bob]

If you tell it to load a different character set, then the settings to that character set will apply, including key maps, menus, videofx, clickbars, etc.

You will also probably need to make sure that the Slots in a character set are setup by account order, rather than a preference for characters. i.e. Slot1 always is a character from Account1, Slot2 is always a character from Account2, etc this is not strictly necessary depending on how you set your targeting, but it probably will be if you make use of virtualisation to drive character specific key maps and/or Slot/ATG targeting.

This way when you log out to the Char Select screen, the list of characters you get are only characters that will ever be in that specific slot, so any settings applied when you select the next character set will be correct for the character you log in, and the only thing you might get wrong would be selecting the wrong character for the reloaded character set.

[Fippy]

I am definitely seeing ISBoxer fail to launch a char set the first time. It starts one session and then waits. If I cancel that session and once again ask ISBoxer to launch a char set then the entire set launches.

[bob]

And this is where it gets confusing. You have two different things going on in this thread.


1. Why are you accepting the EULA each time? Surely this is a do it once, it doesn't appear again until next patch. Also, the EULA popups sometimes cause weird failures. Turbine's launcher is certainly a PITA for EULA popups and multiboxing, in that sometimes the file locks on the EULA text are not released in time for the following session.
2. Have you checked the Inner Space Console for any errors or pointers to the problem.
3. Have you tried monitoring the process at all. This might require digging deep and using Process Monitor to log the activity when it works vs when it doesn't and seeing where it halts, or whether there is something different.
4. Could it be other software you have, like Antivirus, Firewalls, AntiSpyware, VPN, some overlay thingy.
5. What about hardware? Have you reset your router recently?

[firescue17]

@OP: Are you using -nopatch to skip the patcher? The patcher sucks and isn't required until there's a new patch.

@Bob: the EULA shows up everytime regardless of patch or -nopatch settings.

[Fippy]

Yes I am using "patchme" to skip the patcher. (This is for EQ1, whose only connection to Turbine is something in a gnomish device)
This used to work (launch all boxes), so I have no idea what changed. But it always works on the second try.

Also, this is not at home. We have a real IT dept and enterprise equipment here, so I doubt it needs resetting. (I work at a university and am able to play from my office at times)

As for console errors.... well let's fire it up right now...

"ISBoxer already running" on attempt #1. Attempt #2 is launching all sessions. Well sure ISBoxer is running, I right-clicked the char set and said "launch". I expect that to work OK. Anyhow, good data point.

(And sorry about the multiple topics, at the time it seemed like a little ps)