As the title says i am going to try to show you how to start duel-boxing, some of you may of seen 1-2 other post about this.
1) You need 2+ accounts (It is better if they are both in your name as boxing gets you reported by people that think your botting. Even tho you can't get banned for boxing a gm may still look to see if the accounts are in the same name and have same info.)
2)Next you need a program called "Keyclone". This program when running copys the key from one wow window to all others open. So if i had "Demon skin" in slot 1 on my action bar and i pushed the 1 key both whould cast demon skin if i had it in the same spot on both. Keyclone does cost $10 which i think is really cheap. There are other programs but unless you are very good with programing stick with keyclone.
3) Picking classes. Picking classes is harder than in sounds to start with try 2 caster of the same class like 2 mages. This is because melee class and hard to get working as when they follow the are not in range of the target. Melee class are use when people 5 box instance and the melee 99% of the time is the main and has 4 casters to back him up.
4) Races. This does not matter much but undead are the best class to duel-box because of "Will of the forsekan" when your group gets feared you have to run round and pick them all up again which is a pain in the ass. The other way to get round this is shaman's totem but over all it is rare that you get feared but if you aiming for PvP something to think about.
5)Getting started you should have made your characters. I know you will think i think your thick but make sure you made one on each account not on the same one now log into the one you want to be your main (The are mainly watching.)
6)Setting up the screen. You should be able to see both wow windows (Do this with window mode) Set it up so your main window is bigger than the clones window.
7)Macros. This is the hardest bit and it is easy . Firstly On you main make 3 macros called them "Follow" "Assist" "Accept" you do not need to put anything in them. Now put these on spot "0" "-" and "="
Now on your clone make 3 macros called them "Follow" "Assist" and "Accept" aswell. In the put this:
"Follow" = /target [Mainsnamehere]
/Follow
"Assist" = /target [Mainsnamehere]
/Assist
"Accept" = /script AcceptGroup();
/script AcceptQuest();
/script AcceptTrade();
/script RetrieveCorpse();
/script RepopMe();
Now put these in the same spots.
First kill. Your now logged in, got your macros and ready to box
For this i have :
1 = Attack
2 = Shadow bolt
3 = Demon skin
4 = Drink
5 = Food
0 = Follow
- = Assist
= = Accept
Start up keyclone and it should auto find the wow windows.
Click on the mob with your main, then on your keyboard (DO NOT click it on the screen or it will not work. push "-" (The assist one) The will make your clone target the mob. Now Push 2 and they should both fire a shadow bolt.
9) Picking up quests. The is a pain in the ass but can be ok. 1st get the quest on your main, then clikc share quest. Now push the "=" on your keyboard (Again not on the screen). If the quest is not shareabul you do have to go to your clone screen and do it.
Question you may have :
Q : Will it take me 2x as long because i have 2 characters?
A ; No it does not it will take the normal time + maybe a day or 2 played time. 5 Boxers can instance level and have 5 70s with 10 days played which is like 2 days each. If you want to be fast miss out quest like "Get so many x" and go for the "Kill x " Quests.
Q : Where can i get keyclone?
A ; Keyclone is downloadable from here http://www.solidice.com/keyclone/db/keyc…_06jan2008a.exe
When you have downloaded it run it and it should pop up saying "Get lisance" Click that and it takes you to paypal.
Q : I may want to try it but were can i learn more info?
A ; Duel-boxing.com is great and is the home of duel-boxing so if you need help that it is the place to go.
Q : Where can i see the being done?
A ; Movies - Dual-Boxing.com Community Forum is the vid forum and has some great vids.
Q : Is there free programs to do this?
A : There is but they are a lot harder to set up. This is a link to Autohotkey - AutoHotkey - Free Mouse and Keyboard Macro Program with Hotkeys and AutoText And you can find how to set it up at duel-boxing.com in the softwere area.
Q: Is Boxing banable?
A: Duel-boxing is not bannable, but people that do not know about it may report you. This will cause a GM to look at your account and they will see your boxing ,BUT if you use accounts not in your name they have the right to ban you.
Q: How far could i get in PvE multi-boxing?
A: So far 2 5 boxers have done kara and some 4-5 boxers have been SSC/TK and maybe even hjyal. - [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POy9Zg3nivM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POy9Zg3nivM[/ame] Last boss in SSC with 4 boxed shammys.
Q: How far could a boxer get in PvP?
A: So far there is a mutli-boxer with 2163+ rating with there 4 shammys and a healer all the shammys being played by 1 person.
Thanks for reading and gl boxing :wave: