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ISBoxer has a new home at [http://ISBoxer.com ISBoxer.com]!
== Introduction ==
 
[[Image:Isboxer_build_23.png|right|448px|thumb|Quick screenshot of ISBoxer Toolkit]]
 
The ISBoxer Suite is free software for Inner Space. ISBoxer Suite includes ISBoxer Toolkit, [[IS:WindowSnapper|WindowSnapper]], [[IS:KeyMapper|KeyMapper]] and [[IS:Repeater|Repeater]]. ISBoxer Toolkit helps configure WindowSnapper, KeyMapper and Repeater, as well as other unique functionality for multi-boxing with [[Inner Space]].
 
  
== Features ==
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; This is a list of ''some'' of the most exciting features in the ISBoxer Suite
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* One click to launch
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: Launch your whole team with a single click in the Inner Space menu!
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{{Section|1=What is ISBoxer?|2=
* Key broadcasting
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[http://ISBoxer.com ISBoxer] is premium MMORPG [[ISBoxer:Multiboxing|multiboxing]] software, designed to help you optimize your multiboxing experience on your PC hardware.
: Send one, send all, send to any target window or windows!
 
* Mouse broadcasting
 
: '''ISBoxer exclusive feature!''' See the actual mouse cursor in every window!
 
* KVM Mode
 
: Control one or more game windows (on the same PC, or another PC) from the current window. Move over Synergy, this KVM's for gaming!
 
* Key Maps
 
: A variety of [[ISBoxer:Types of Actions|types of Actions]] are available to create your own Hotkeys to do different things, such as enabling special modes, sending keystrokes to one or more windows, and more!
 
* Window Layouts
 
: Choose a layout for your game windows, including the ability to swap them into a main area when active! Picture-in-Picture or tiling any way you like it, because you are the designer, with our click and drag layout editor!
 
: '''ISBoxer exclusive feature!''' Picture-in-Picture switching speed is '''instantaneous'''!
 
* World of Warcraft Macro management
 
: ISBoxer works for many games, but some of them we can provide additional features for. ISBoxer makes it easy to manage your macros! There is also integration with the Jamba addon. See the ISBoxer [[ISBoxer:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]] page for more details on WoW features.
 
* Quick Setup Wizard
 
: The Quick Setup Wizard, new in ISBoxer 33, can help you get started, regardless of what game you are playing. '''For World of Warcraft in particular, this wizard can provide you a fully functional multi-boxing configuration in less than 1 minute!''' (We will soon have a video showing 40-second configuration and subsequent gameplay footage.)
 
  
== Instructions ==
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ISBoxer is designed to improve your ability to:
The following is a very general overview of the process of using ISBoxer Toolkit.
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# '''Configure your game and hardware'''
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#* [[ISBoxer:CPU Management|Manage your CPUs]] and GPUs (video cards)
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#* Program your [[ISBoxer:Input Devices|Input Devices]]
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#* Use [[ISBoxer:Virtual File|different game settings]], such as graphics levels, per window
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# '''See your game windows and important details within them'''
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#* Organize your [[ISBoxer:Window Layout|game windows into a custom layout]], with instant re-arrangement when switching windows. Choose from many layouts specifically [[ISBoxer:Window Layout generator|generated for your team]] on your monitors, or create your own!
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#* Optimize your screen space with [[ISBoxer:Widgets|Widgets]] that show [[ISBoxer:Video FX|live views from other windows]] in your main window, or even on a [http://isboxer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1222 blank canvas on an extra monitor]!
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# '''Interact with your games'''
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#* Clone your mouse clicks and keystrokes to some or all windows, exactly as you perform them, including a visible mouse cursor in every window while in broadcasting mode!
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#* Build your own multiboxing interface with widgets in the game window, including live fully interactive views from other windows, [[ISBoxer:Click Bar|buttons and indicator icons]], and [[ISBoxer:Repeater Region|areas that automatically pass mouse clicks]] to other windows!
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#* Map your keys for multiboxing with a [[ISBoxer:Key Map|highly configurable mapping system]], not only for passing keystrokes but also for adjusting widgets, switching windows, modifying other mappings, and [[ISBoxer:Actions|oh so much more]]!
  
# Make sure Inner Space is installed, and has been run at least once.
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'''ISBoxer does not provide any automation, autofire, botting, hacks or other cheating functionality. Top MMORPG publishers including Blizzard Entertainment, Trion Worlds, Sony Online Entertainment, CCP, Turbine, NCSoft and others all allow multiboxing with ISBoxer'''.
# After making sure Inner Space is closed, launch the ISBoxer Toolkit (note: you '''may''' need to right click and select "Run as Administrator" if using Windows Vista or Windows 7)
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# Create one or more Character Sets. A Character Set defines a team you will be playing.
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# Export the configuration to Inner Space
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# Launch (or re-launch) Inner Space
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{{Section|1=Getting Started Multiboxing with ISBoxer|2=
# Launch a Character Set from the Inner Space menu (under ISBoxer Character Sets)
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*[http://isboxer.com/index.php/get-isboxer Download ISBoxer]
 
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*[[ISBoxer:Quick Start Guide|Quick Start Guide]] (or Quick Start Guides for [[ISBoxer:EQ1:Quick Start Guide|EQ1]], [[ISBoxer:EQ2:Quick Start Guide|EQ2]], [[ISBoxer:LOTRO:Quick Start Guide|LOTRO]], [[ISBoxer:RIFT:Quick Start Guide|RIFT]] and [[ISBoxer:WoW:Quick Start Guide|WoW]])
'''Please see our [[ISBoxer:Getting started|Guide to Getting Started with ISBoxer]] for a more complete guide with [[ISBoxer:Getting_started#Walkthrough_Videos|Walkthrough Videos]].'''
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*[[ISBoxer:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]]
 
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=== Game-specific Information ===
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{{Section|1=See ISBoxer in action|2=
* EverQuest II
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* ISBoxer.com forums: [http://isboxer.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=10 Screenshots], [http://isboxer.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=11 Videos]
** Question: Does SOE allow using ISBoxer with EQ2? Answer: [http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=19709 Khatovar's e-mail to SOE and their customer service response]. Thanks to Khatovar for sharing this.
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* [http://isboxer.com/index.php/videos ISBoxer.com Videos section]
* [[ISBoxer:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]
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* [[ISBoxer:Screenshot|How to capture multiboxing Screenshots]]
 
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* [[ISBoxer:Video Capture|How to capture or stream multiboxing Videos]]
=== Using Multiple Computers ===
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See [[ISBoxer:Using_multiple_computers|Using multiple computers]]
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{{Section|1=Supported things|2=
 
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*[[ISBoxer:Supported Games|Supported Games]]
== Downloads ==
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*[[ISBoxer:Supported Operating Systems|Supported Operating Systems]]
=== ISBoxer Suite ===
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*[[ISBoxer:Supported Input Devices|Supported Input Devices]]
; Current stable release
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* 2009-07-26 Build #33 installer: [http://www.lavishsoft.com/downloads/mods/Lavish.ISBoxerSuite.33.exe Lavish.ISBoxerSuite.33.exe]
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* [[ISBoxer:Release_history#Build_.2333_-_2009-07-26|List of Changes since Build 32]]
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{{Section|1=Learning more about ISBoxer|2=
 
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*[[ISBoxer:Multiboxing|What is multiboxing?]]
The ISBoxer Suite installer will install ISBoxer Toolkit, WindowSnapper, KeyMapper and Repeater. Please install to your Inner Space folder (which should be selected by default during installation).
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*[[ISBoxer:User Manual|User Manual]]
 
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**[[ISBoxer:Characters|Characters]]
; Using Windows 2000 or Windows XP?
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**[[ISBoxer:Character Sets|Character Sets]]
: If you get an error when launching ISBoxer that says something like this "<tt>The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application</tt>", then you need to install the '''Microsoft .NET Framework''' version 2.0 or later. (Vista and Windows 7 come with .NET Framework already installed.) You can install .NET Framework via Windows Update.
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**[[ISBoxer:Game Helpers|Game Helpers]]
; Using Windows Vista or Windows 7?
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**[[ISBoxer:Key Maps|Key Maps]]
: If User Account Control (UAC) is enabled in Windows, ISBoxer Toolkit will warn that you need to run it as Administrator. You will also need to run Inner Space as Administrator if this is the case. If you use Ventrilo, you will also need to run that as Administrator for your push to talk key to work (otherwise, Ventrilo will not have permission while the game is active).
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**[[ISBoxer:Window Layout|Window Layouts]]
; If you do not have updates to DirectX 9 installed
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**[[ISBoxer:Repeater|Repeater Profiles]]
: Inner Space may pop up the following message: <tt>Inner Space requires the March 2008 (or later) update to DirectX 9 to be installed on your system. This is different than DirectX 10, and does not mean DirectX 9.0c from 2004. Click OK to be taken directly to the download on Microsoft.com, or click Cancel if you would rather find it on your own. (linux users: d3dx9_37.dll)</tt>. To elaborate, Microsoft released updates to DirectX 9 every other month or so, the latest being November 2008. Having DirectX 10 is irrelevant -- Windows Vista and Windows 7 both come with DirectX 8, 9 and 10. However, they do ''not'' ship with the periodic updates to DirectX 9. If you get this message, you should ''follow its instructions'' instead of asking something like "i need to downgrade to dx9 on windows vista 64 bit before i can run innerspace?" (the answer is no). The November 2008 update to DirectX 9 can be found [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en here].
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**[[ISBoxer:Click Bars|Click Bars]]
; Does this work on 64-bit Windows XP? 64-bit Windows Vista? 64-bit Windows 7?
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**[[ISBoxer:Action Target Group|Action Target Group]]
: Yes.
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**[[ISBoxer:Virtual File|Virtual Files]]
 
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**[[ISBoxer:Computers|Computers]]
==== Upgrading to a new version ====
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*[[ISBoxer:Release History|Release History]]
; Upgrading ISBoxer Suite is seamless and backwards-compatible. You do not need to uninstall your old version, and all of your settings will still be there.
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** [[ISBoxer:ISBoxer 38|ISBoxer 38]]
 
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# Download new version
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# Install new version
 
# Run new version
 
# Export to Inner Space to generate current data
 
 
 
=== Known Issues ===
 
Some of these issues are ''not attributed to bugs in our software''. Any known bugs in our software, however, will be fixed as soon as possible, and noted here.
 
 
 
* Lord of the Rings Online
 
** '''The game must be in DirectX 9 mode''' (no DirectX 10 support at this time, sorry!)
 
* EVE Online
 
** Bug: If the size of the Main Region in the active Window Layout is not identical to the resolution in EVE, the cursor positioning is incorrect
 
* EverQuest 1
 
* World of Warcraft
 
** Mouse broadcasting may not work properly if Hardware Cursor is disabled. You may need to '''make sure that Hardware Cursor is enabled''' in the World of Warcraft video options (click Resolution on the left), and it may help if Reduce Input Lag is disabled (not checked).
 
** Slow performance can be expected when running multiple sessions on one PC if the "multisample" setting is higher than 1x. To improve performance, find the Multisampling drop-down in the World of Warcraft video options (click Resolution on the left, and the Multisampling box will be in the upper right), and select an option that includes '''1x multisample''' (for example, <tt>24-bit color 24-bit depth 1x multisample</tt>).
 
 
 
==== Recently resolved issues ====
 
* All Games
 
** Bug: At launch time, windows may not automatically snap to their inactive region, or may be stuck in their inactive region, until you switch to the window and back again. This is a minor issue -- until it is fixed, just switch to each of the windows one at a time, and back to the window you want as active. This bug has no effect after the first time each window is activated (it is ONLY at launch time). '''Fixed in Inner Space build 4953, please update Inner Space to resolve this issue.'''
 
* Lord of the Rings Online
 
** '''The game must be in DirectX 9 mode''' (no DirectX 10 support at this time, sorry!)
 
* EverQuest 1
 
** '''For best results please make sure you are on Inner Space build 4953 or later, and ISBoxer Toolkit build 30 or later!'''
 
** Bug: When using "Swap Hot Character to main region" with the main region a different size than other regions, you must log each character in from server to character select while in the main region, one at a time, or switching back to the window later will blow the window up from the smaller size (and look pixellated), instead of shrinking the window down from the larger size as intended. '''Fixed in Inner Space build 4953, please update Inner Space to resolve this issue.'''
 
** Known Issue: Quitting to Server Select (leaving from Character Select) causes EverQuest to Maximize the game window, even if "prevent the game from repositioning" is enabled.  '''Fixed in Inner Space build 4953, please update Inner Space to resolve this issue.'''
 
** Bug: EverQuest window may show up as "Not Responding" while loading or zoning. '''Fixed in Inner Space build 4953, please update Inner Space to resolve this issue.'''
 
* World of Warcraft
 
** Bug: Mouse broadcasting accuracy may degrade when background framerates are very low, and are much lower than the foreground framerate. '''Fixed in Inner Space build 4907, please update Inner Space to resolve this issue.'''
 
 
 
== Gameplay Screenshots and Videos ==
 
This section is for gameplay screenshots and videos of multi-boxing with ISBoxer. [[ISBoxer:Getting_started#Walkthrough_Videos|Walkthrough Videos]] can be found in our [[ISBoxer:Getting started|Guide to Getting Started with ISBoxer]].
 
 
 
; Videos
 
* EverQuest 1
 
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0acHM6aa6WU Submission by 'allgnomes', playing on Zek server]
 
* World of Warcraft
 
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfymJe-aNkE Sethekk Halls and Shadow Labyrinth bosses, by Lax]
 
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIe70mUTLdQ Basic Multi-boxing with Inner Space, by Lax]
 
** [http://www.viddyou.com/Zerocool2024 Several videos of instance runs, by Zerocool2024]
 
 
 
== Reporting Bugs ==
 
To report bugs or other problems you can do one or more of the following:
 
* Join the chat channel described in the section below and explain the problem
 
* E-mail to lax@lavishsoft.com
 
 
 
== Join us in chat ==
 
We are on irc.lavishsoft.com in channel #isboxer, the best place to talk about and get help with all of the tools for multi-boxing with Inner Space! Whether you are already using it, or just have some questions for people who are, please feel free to stop by.
 
 
 
If you do not know how to join IRC, [http://www.lavishsoft.com/chat/isboxer.php click here to join us via your browser!] There is no registration process or anything, but please select a Nickname (alias) so you don't appear as "mib_5few93" or such from not having a name.
 
 
 
== Coming Soon ==
 
; Pending Updates (completed for next Build)
 
 
 
; Currently in development (may or may not be completed for next Build)
 
* New Samples Browser window
 
** Samples may include any number of top-level ISBoxer items (Character, Character Set, Key Map, Action Target Group, etc), and have various description features including Game information and Author information
 
** Create and submit Samples for others
 
** Download and view Samples, with ability to install any given Sample
 
 
 
; Planned (not yet in development)
 
* Improvement to Repeater List creation: Box to press keys in to toggle in the List
 
* Improvement to Mapped Key creation: Ability to create multiple Mapped Keys with similar properties (e.g. 1 key to 1 key)
 
 
 
== Release History ==
 
See [[ISBoxer:Release history|Release history]]
 

Latest revision as of 00:50, 21 June 2011

ISBoxer has a new home at ISBoxer.com!

What is ISBoxer?

ISBoxer is premium MMORPG multiboxing software, designed to help you optimize your multiboxing experience on your PC hardware.

ISBoxer is designed to improve your ability to:

  1. Configure your game and hardware
  2. See your game windows and important details within them
  3. Interact with your games
    • Clone your mouse clicks and keystrokes to some or all windows, exactly as you perform them, including a visible mouse cursor in every window while in broadcasting mode!
    • Build your own multiboxing interface with widgets in the game window, including live fully interactive views from other windows, buttons and indicator icons, and areas that automatically pass mouse clicks to other windows!
    • Map your keys for multiboxing with a highly configurable mapping system, not only for passing keystrokes but also for adjusting widgets, switching windows, modifying other mappings, and oh so much more!

ISBoxer does not provide any automation, autofire, botting, hacks or other cheating functionality. Top MMORPG publishers including Blizzard Entertainment, Trion Worlds, Sony Online Entertainment, CCP, Turbine, NCSoft and others all allow multiboxing with ISBoxer.

Getting Started Multiboxing with ISBoxer