I was fiddling with EQPlayNice (warning: large image)

[VelMonk]

And I managed this. I thought it was kind of handy, so if you like to 2 (or five, lol) box alot, try using it. System Resources are in the pic.

Pic is down a few posts, edited to protect my friend's sn.

[Blaezenfury]

this program actually IS 100% legit/legal?... if so that will own hardcore heh. whats a good adition to a 65 time gear cleric/65 semi good geared war? 3 accounts, just dont know what to put on 3rd heh. was thinking on a druid enchanter or shm.

[Froofy-D]

Do all 5 instances of EQ have characters running in the game world? Or are they just at the login screen?

[VelMonk]

Yes sir! I was experiencing a little bit of lag, but it was very playable. Just depends if you really like alt-tabbing =P

[Goanad]

ah yes, but it's a little more than just alt tabbing, yes? Isn't there a three stroke keypress to get the mouse back to the current window?

That's what turned me off to the dual instance, one computer thing.....

[Machster]

The problem I have been having with running more than 2 at a time is that CTRL ALT S(witch) will only switch between the 2 last used windows, it will not cycle through each one in order. That makes running 3 or more a pain because you must release the mouse to select it from the taskbar.

[Jitx]

Just get the Windows Compatability Toolkit or whatever and open up ALT+Tabbing in Eq.

[Josh]

I have a logitech optical mouse that has a little button on top, you push it once and it brings up a menu of all the windows, and you can just select the one you want to change to. I run 2 windows of eq and it is VERY convenient. Just 2 quick clicks with my index finger and it switches windows.

[VelMonk]

nt

[Bralkan]

all the program does is make EQ not render (at full speed, i think it maxes them at like 1fps) the windows that are not active. So the ones that you aren't playing in don't use so many resources.

[BurnemWizfyre]

Link to down load EQ Play nice?

[Goanad]

Just get the Windows Compatability Toolkit

What is this Windows Compatability Toolkit you speak of?

[Evan Nash]

If this thing is so great, then why doesn't SOE just use it?

[Samus Aran]

Originally posted by Evan Nash
If this thing is so great, then why doesn't SOE just use it?

Because they're ass-goblins.

Anyways: http://teqim.sourceforge.net

It's completely illegal, just FYI. But it's the same as EQWindows.. They won't ban you for it, but don't run around shooting your mouth off.

[viiperan]

[i]It's completely illegal, just FYI. But it's the same as EQWindows.. They won't ban you for it, but don't run around shooting your mouth off. [/b]

It is not like EQWindows in that afaik EQWindows does not change the runtime image of the code for EQ. EQCPU came from the Macroquest development as an offshoot. From what I understand it injects code into the message loop of EQ to add some extra waits/yields. Macroquest does this as well.

I have not seen someon from Sony say it is legal. EQW was at one time illegal as well, till they added the functionality themselves.

If ever Sony does checking for tampering, you will show up as having a "hacked" image. Whether they make the distinction between just running EQCPU or Macroquest who knows.