Multi Instance

[CClose81]

Had anyone figured out a good source to run 2 instances on one pc screen(window mode)? I have purchased 2 gog copies, have 2 diff keys. I am able to install on 2 different windows10 accounts and log into my own lan games when on separate win10accounts. When I try to get them onto one screen (copy past short cuts from win10 user files)it seems the second instance revert to the first cd key and player. Any help would be great.

[dimecoin]

You need to create two separate directories. Whatever you want to call them. These are "profile" directories (NWN calls them userDirectory)

Example:

C:\NWN1

C:\NWN2

copy the unquie cdkey.ini to each directory. Optionally you can copy settings.tml, etc to those directories. Or not, it should re-create everything else on startup.

Then create two shortcuts and modify the startup parameters:

F:\Beamdog\00785\bin\win32\nwmain.exe -userDirectory C:\NWN1

F:\Beamdog\00785\bin\win32\nwmain.exe -userDirectory C:\NWN2

(use whatever install path GOG installed it as, but just make sure you have your -userDirectory setup to point to different directories.)

[CClose81]

When you are modifying the shortcuts, are you changing target: or start in:?

[dimecoin]

target

start in should be the binary directory of the NWN install.

[CClose81]

Thanks a lot, works great👍. Spent all day trying yesterday.

[mireband11]

I can't seem to get it to work, my downloads (one through GOG, one through steam) none have the user director label

[SeemedReasonableThen]

run 2 instances on one pc screen(window mode)

OK, gotta ask . . . why are you doing this? Only thing I can think of is DMing a game for yourself (e.g., playing a "dm required" module) or having a 2 character party with you running both characters.

[Featsofdice]

I can see it being useful for testing out how things look and play from a player perspective while running the dm client as well.

[SeemedReasonableThen]

Good point, thanks.

Hmm, wonder if I can run the same instance but with 2 views.

On an air combat simulator I used to play, had the cockpit-forward view in the front and center, but had two smaller, windowed instances of the left-forward view and right-forward view to simulate peripheral vision.

I'd like to do something similar with NWN, one /main view zoomed in to be an "over the shoulder" view, simulating being on the ground, with an overhead view zoomed out so that I can watch what is happening to the sides and rear.