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    • brandon220
      brandon220 @Dashrender last edited by

      @Dashrender Apparently there is a Linux client even though they recommend Windows. Could run Ubuntu VMs to avoid licensing issues.

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      • brandon220
        brandon220 @IRJ last edited by

        @IRJ There is a client now. I'm thinking it uses java.

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        • scottalanmiller
          scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

          @Dashrender said in Multiple game instances on one monitor:

          I would think Windows licensing would be your biggest issue. Outside of that, Virtual Box with three VMs, you have console access on each - bob's your uncle.

          Screenshot from 2020-06-12 11-45-11.png

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          • Dashrender
            Dashrender @brandon220 last edited by

            @brandon220 said in Multiple game instances on one monitor:

            @Dashrender Apparently there is a Linux client even though they recommend Windows. Could run Ubuntu VMs to avoid licensing issues.

            Score - that will likely make things easier.

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            • brandon220
              brandon220 @scottalanmiller last edited by

              @scottalanmiller I need to load up a test machine with Ubuntu or similar and let him try it out first.

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              • K
                kmcs last edited by

                Kind of curious now but are you able to have two separate instances of a game going on one pc and have two different people playing it? Just wondering how you would be able to separate the controls if that was even possible.

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                • JaredBusch
                  JaredBusch @kmcs last edited by JaredBusch

                  @kmcs said in Multiple game instances on one monitor:

                  Kind of curious now but are you able to have two separate instances of a game going on one pc and have two different people playing it? Just wondering how you would be able to separate the controls if that was even possible.

                  You don't have two people playing it. it is one person.

                  I used to box 3 characters in Everquest. Back then (2001) it was three whole computers.

                  When I started doing dev work for ProjectEQ (the open source EQ emulator), things had advanced enough that I could launch 18 instances of EQ on my single computer. Of course the non-primary instances were all at minimum graphics settings.

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                  • jmoore
                    jmoore last edited by

                    I still box 3 everquest accounts. We are all level 115 now. Its such an old game that it uses very little resources so it isn't an issue at full graphics.

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                    • travisdh1
                      travisdh1 @JaredBusch last edited by

                      @JaredBusch said in Multiple game instances on one monitor:

                      @kmcs said in Multiple game instances on one monitor:

                      Kind of curious now but are you able to have two separate instances of a game going on one pc and have two different people playing it? Just wondering how you would be able to separate the controls if that was even possible.

                      You don't have two people playing it. it is one person.

                      I used to box 3 characters in Everquest. Back then (2001) it was three whole computers.

                      When I started doing dev work for ProjectEQ (the open source EQ emulator), things had advanced enough that I could launch 18 instances of EQ on my single computer. Of course the non-primary instances were all at minimum graphics settings.

                      That was me with Shadowbane. 3 computers, boxed 10 accounts between them. Was only every active with 3 characters, the other 7 were buff bots and healers that all ran off of macros.

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                      • brandon220
                        brandon220 last edited by

                        I need to experiment and come up with a plan. He wants to buy some new hardware too as his is getting up there in age. He knows there is better/faster equipment out there now. I already did an SSD swap in his laptop (W10) and his iMac (2012). Right now, he is talking about a new Mac Mini and multiple monitors. Parallels is installed on the iMac so he can run Win XP for some old PC games.

                        Virtualbox is a possibility with Linux VMs but I can't say I've ever used it on MacOS. Parallels is another option.

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