Question - WinEQ vs ISBoxer vs nothing but straight up MQ2 and eqbc

[Kazzuk]

So, I am really looking forward to reducing clutter on my desk with moving to Rizlona soon, it has been several years since I looked at WinEQ, I used to use ISBoxer and, well I do have 5 capable machines I coudl run EQ on but two powerful ones id rather run multiple toons on, so, given that scenario, any recommendations? I know old school you'd just have multiple copies of EQ installed, looks like wineq lets us avoid that. Just looking for options that have worked well for others I can test out this week.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Many_Whelps]

OH goodie, this thread again

Question - - Isboxer or VV for my style of play

I'm a long time boxer, starting with a 2 box setup in Kunark to a 5 box on 5 machines with a kvm during PoP. I took a 5 year break and have been back for almost 2 years now. I've used wineq2 for years for the tabbing but I've added a 6th toon because mercs suck, and I love running a whole group...

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Question - - New-ish to MQ2 and awaiting new Rizlona Server, do you guys use MQ/VV with ISboxer?

Hi, So I've used MQ2 in the past, back when you had to download the source and compile it yourself, but this was more for messing about, wasn't interested in the actual hack stuff like ghost killing/no delay etc as I didn't want to risk my accounts. I didn't really get much done apart from...

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https://www.redguides.com/community/threads/what-will-isboxer-give-me.68888/

 

[LamahHerder]

I went from eq to wineq to isboxer to wineq to eq

The only reason NOT to use plain EQ right now that I am aware of....

1. Ability to see multiple screens at same time, and organize those screens in grids/etc... (ISBOXER)
2. Borderless eqgame windowmode (ISBOXER, WINEQ)
3. Better hotkeys for switching windows (ISBOXER, WINEQ)
4. Keyboard/mouseclick broadcasting (ISBOXER)

You do NOT need seperate eq dirs
my setup right now for 1-24 toons is just out of 1 eq dir with all the windows covering each other, i like the border so i can quickly see what toon I am on without looking at healthbars etc...

I HATE virtual eqclient.ini files, and am not aware of a reason to use them, it just makes organization/management harder

 

[Knightly]

Virtual files are good if you want to turn down settings for your background characters without extra effort.

For example: My primary character has music turned on and every other character has music turned off.

 

[LamahHerder]

Thats a good reason to use them
EQ music interrupts youtube so havnt used it in years and i just rely on eqwire to deal with graphics performance and dont tweak resolutions per character

 

[Kazzuk]

OH goodie, this thread again
...

I did search before posting and thought it odd I had no results... oh well thanks for the response.

Lama, there a good thread for managing eqclient.ini socials, etc files without needing a full separate install? Ran across something in reddit but cant seem to find that right now too.

 

[Kazzuk]

Oh, just found the char specific eqclient without an extra install guide: https://www.redguides.com/community...-eqclient-inis-without-two-eq-installs.72202/