Difference between revisions of "SWTOR:HOWTO Play multiple characters"

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Introduction

This article will cover how to setup follow, assist, combat for SWTOR using ISBoxer. It does not cover how ot setup ISBoxer nor how to Setup Multi-Monitor support as those items are covered here. First, you must download and install ISBoxer and Inner Space from the Get ISBoxer Now! page here on ISBoxer.com. SWTOR:HOWTO Launch multiple instances More support for SWTOR can be found HERE or HERE

Clickbar Image for Movement

You can download these images in a zip file from here HERE

The Arrow keys are Click Bars that send Left, Right UP, DOWN Strafe Left , Strafe Right to the current screen. I did not want movement going to the other screens since my other toons are normally following my main toon which is usually the current screen. The 1, 2 3 >> are used use with the quest cut scenes so as to allow all of your toons to enter their replys to the NPC. The target button will allow your toons to target the current screens target but NOT fire. The running man button tells your other toons to follow the current screen toon.

1. (If you want to send movement commands to the other screens you can change the keymaps for the arrows to Window All w/Current)

Setting Up Movement

What we will do in this section is create a repeater region somewhere on your screen then Map your follow key on the new region. While playing you can mouse over the buttons and the action for those buttons will be performed.

Before you start setup I would recommend you watch this short video on repeater regions, it is older but it gives you a really good idea as to what we will be doing.

1. On the left menu click New Click Bar and give your new clickbar a name

2. Add the image icons you want to use. If you wish to use the ones I am using there is a link to download them above. 3. On the left menu click the name of the new click bar you just created and you will then see options to edit at the bottom left of the page. Press Buttons 4. Set your button grid to 3 x 4 and your cells to 32 x 32. 5. Click each button, check the Image checkbox and then pick an image for the button, then press copy. 6. Assign your keymaps (This will be covered more in the next section) 7. Repeat steps 4-6 for each button. 8. Drag your Character Set from the top left column into the Char Set slot on your clickbar and you are ready to use your new bar. (If you do not see your click bar open the ISBoxer Control Panel. Then pick the click bar tab and press show all. - Default to open the control panel is control shift alt G) 9. Move your click bar where you would like it to be on all Screens then open your ISBoxer Control panel. (Default to open the control panel is control shift alt G)

Part 4: Export to Inner Space

Yes, this deserves its own section. After making configuration changes through ISBoxer, you must purposefully activate the changes. To do so, go to the File menu and select Export All to Inner Space. (Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+E)

You will not be able to launch your new Character Set without doing so.

Part 5: Launch your new Character Set

Yes, you really did everything that you need to do already.

To launch your new Character Set you can right click the Inner Space icon in the system tray (notification area) and, under the ISBoxer Character Sets menu, select your newly created team. Alternatively, you can also right click on your Character Set in ISBoxer and select Launch. If you prefer a shortcut on your desktop, there is also a "Create desktop Launch shortcut" option in the right-click menu on your Character Set.

Your Character Set should be launching at this point. The first launcher should come up, and you should log into the first account (for the first Character) in your Character Set. After clicking Play on the launcher, the first game client should come up. Once the first game client is up, ISBoxer will automatically start the second launcher instance for you!

If you get a popup box that says "Only one instance of this application can run" instead of the launcher coming up, this happens if the SWTOR launcher is already running, and a second instance of it launches. It is possible to get this message under normal circumstances if ISBoxer tries to launch the next instance too soon (before the first launcher fully closes). At the time you get this message, you can probably manually close the first launcher instance and launch your Character Set again (with the first game clients still running) -- doing so will refresh the Character Set and fill in any missing slots, so this is also what you should do if you closed one instance and want to re-launch it, or if one crashed, etc. If it normally works, but you get this message once in a while, you may be able to increase the "Launch each Character ___ seconds after another is ready" setting in your Character Set to mitigate the problem.

Part 6: There is no part 6

You are now multiboxing. For tips and tricks on how to do things with multiple characters in this game in a EULA-safe manner, check out the ISBoxer.com SWTOR forum and the Dual-boxing.com SWTOR forum!

Things to try if it doesn't work right

• Sometimes issues with Inner Space are fixed in the "development build" before they are pushed to the live build (much like games offer Test servers, beta builds, etc). If it's not working for you, this is the first thing you should try. To try the development build of Inner Space, right click on Inner Space in the system tray (notification area), check "Download development (test) patches" and then close and restart Inner Space.
• If the game itself is set to Fullscreen mode, and maybe even Windowed fullscreen mode, you may see odd graphics issues. Try setting the game to Windowed mode! (in the in-game video options settings, with the game open through ISBoxer)
• The HOWTO: Multibox SWTOR on one PC with ISBoxer! post has all of the known troubleshooting information in it, so it may help to check that for more information.
• If you have multiple monitors, this Multi display issue. thread may also have useful information.

See Also

• ISBoxer.com SWTOR forum
• ISBoxer.com forum post: HOWTO: Multibox SWTOR on one PC with ISBoxer!