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Multiboxing STO

breezett93breezett93 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
edited June 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Im looking for someone who is successfully multiboxing or has set it up fairly recently. Anytime I attempt to start a second instance of the game, a Crypticerror window pops up saying it crashed.


Thanks!
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    What is your computer specs? Unless you have a good computer, lowering the video game quality to the minimum is necessary.
  • breezett93breezett93 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    starkaos wrote: »
    What is your computer specs? Unless you have a good computer, lowering the video game quality to the minimum is necessary.

    Windows 8.1
    Intel i7 4790k
    32 GB DDR3
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780TI

    The Event Viewer in windows shows an NvStreamSvc error, which after googling indicated Nvidia. So Im guessing the problem is related to the graphics card. However, I can multibox other games no problem.
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    I am fairly certain you want to ask this on reddit, rather than here...
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  • cookiecrookcookiecrook Member Posts: 4,536 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    Are you running the game in windowed mode? Tabbing out when set to full screen really makes the game client extremely tempermantal and unstable unless in windowed mode. You also need to disable the reduced CPU usage when tabbed out as that causes the client to crash as well. As already mentioned, a very good PC helps significantly.
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  • breezett93breezett93 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    cookiecrook wrote: »
    Are you running the game in windowed mode? Tabbing out when set to full screen really makes the game client extremely tempermantal and unstable unless in windowed mode. You also need to disable the reduced CPU usage when tabbed out as that causes the client to crash as well. As already mentioned, a very good PC helps significantly.

    I have tried both Windowed and Windowed Maximum. "Reduce CPU/GPU usage" is set to off. There is also a "Limit CPU usage when inactive" This is set to on.

    Other thoughts?
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    breezett93 wrote: »
    I have tried both Windowed and Windowed Maximum. "Reduce CPU/GPU usage" is set to off. There is also a "Limit CPU usage when inactive" This is set to on.

    Other thoughts?

    I can run 4 instances of STO in my PC, I have an A8 3.0 Ghz, and 8 Gb of ram, and a mobile radeon r7, no problem so far, fullscreen or windowed in windows 10, also did it in 8.1.

    All those instances were set in 800x600, and mostly to donate stuff to my starbase, with my son, brother and nephew accounts... thou once I used it for a private instance on CC, it was fun!!
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  • captainoblivouscaptainoblivous Member Posts: 2,284 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    Is multiboxing even allowed under the tos?

    :confused:
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  • breezett93breezett93 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    captainoblivous wrote: »
    Is multiboxing even allowed under the tos?

    :confused:

    It actually is okay because Multiboxing != Botting.
  • breezett93breezett93 Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    captainoblivous wrote: »
    Is multiboxing even allowed under the tos?

    :confused:

    What about any experience with ISboxer?
  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    I'm fairly sure this is illegal...
  • jarvisandalfredjarvisandalfred Member Posts: 1,549 Bug Hunter
    edited June 2015
    deaftravis05 wrote: »
    I'm fairly sure this is illegal...

    How so?

    Assuming you meant against the TOS (because there's nothing even remotely illegal about it), so long as you're actively controlling both accounts individually, there's nothing that should be a problem with it. I've mutlibox'd the same account on live and tribble before, or different characters on live before; and the game works just fine for me.
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    jarvisandalfred wrote: »
    How so?

    Assuming you meant against the TOS (because there's nothing even remotely illegal about it), so long as you're actively controlling both accounts individually, there's nothing that should be a problem with it. I've mutlibox'd the same account on live and tribble before, or different characters on live before; and the game works just fine for me.

    The only way it is illegal is if it is used for gold farming purposes, griefing, trolling, or other nefarious purposes.
  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    starkaos wrote: »
    The only way it is illegal is if it is used for gold farming purposes, griefing, trolling, or other nefarious purposes.

    bingo. using it to exploit... is illegal
  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    Wasn't there something in the TOS about one person registering multiple accounts being a no-no? I skimmed over it just now and couldn't find it, but I could've sworn I've read that somewhere.
  • potasssiumpotasssium Member Posts: 1,226 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    reginamala78 wrote: »
    Wasn't there something in the TOS about one person registering multiple accounts being a no-no? I skimmed over it just now and couldn't find it, but I could've sworn I've read that somewhere.

    I had heard that having 2 or 3 is permitted, but forgot where I had come across that information, probably some random game channel.

    Edit: Some Google-Fu turned up these threads on the topic

    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1269811

    http://sto-forum.de.perfectworld.eu/showthread.php?t=264258
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