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Old 12-10-2017, 06:54 PM
kokey98
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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you don't need ahk or anything special.. unless you also do not use mq2, of course. i am only going over a .bat file that has nothing to do with mq2 directly.

the 'unmentionable' handles everything after you load an instance of eqgame.exe up. so you just need a simple bat file like:

@echo off
start "" /b "C:\<path>\login1 - <toon name1>.lnk"
TIMEOUT 20
start "" /b "C:\<path>\login2 - <toon name2>.lnk"
TIMEOUT 20
start "" /b "C:\<path>\login3 - <toon name3>.lnk"
exit

each lnk is just a created shortcut with this command line:
eqgame.exe patchme /login:<account>

that autopopulates the login, and the rest is 'handled'. follow normal rules if quotation marks are required. if spaces exist in path or exe file as in the example above, anything else??

copy/rename links to easily as many needed, place in some place out of sight -- even just he eq directory works. the .bat file is all you need for easy access. i have a seperate bat file for starting the 'unmentionable' but could easily be placed at beginning of this bat file example too.

i have more than 1 bat for to start eq. one starts just 1 account. then any server specific multi-box configurations.

20 seconds is just for the example... if a ton of toons are logging in, i'd time how long it takes 1 toon to login (worst case scenario near a hub or active bazaar etc to exagerrate load time) and use that for anythign 6-10+. if just 2-3 i'd still leave time to at least select the server before starting 2nd instance.. this is relative to an older pc and not a new one.

you don't even need the unmentionable to make this worthwhile... just type in passwords, hit enter twice, then alt-tab. rinse, repeat... then start selecting toons. at the least you don't have to tab to desktop contantly. AHK (auto-hotkey) can automate stuff too (is that an active hack, genuinely ignorant about a program i've never used nor even gone to there website). simply take this info and go elsewhere for the rest.
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