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Running sro on two accounts on the same computer

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:49 am
by Stallowned
Is it possible?
This isnt' a question of whether it would lag/whether my computer is good enough or whatever.

I had posted a similar thread in tech help several months ago, but it only got two replies.

Anyway, since I don't have two computers I want to be able to run sro on my mom's account to stall, while I am running sro on my account to do whatever.

What used to happen is I would "switch user" on windows, but in the process sro would either close or get disonnected.
Anyway today I decided to try it out and created a second on sro that I would use as the staller, and I logged in that on my windows acount, then minimized sro and "switched user" to my mom's account, this time sro didn't get closed or disconnected. I launched sro, and typed in my username/password did the image verification dealy, but then it gave me the fail to connect c10 error.
I'm assuming that you can't be connected more than once with the same IP address?

Wouuld there be any way to get it to work?

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:51 am
by ShizKnight
Your computer would ASPLODE!!!


I've heard of it being done; may just be rumors.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:58 am
by Mizzlollipop
ehh i dont think so...ull haf2 leave the game b4 u start the....game....
~edit~
and its explode*

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:00 am
by AllEyezOnMe
Yes, it's called multi clients.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:03 am
by Stallowned
AllEyezOnMe wrote:Yes, it's called multi clients.

Care to explain more? :?

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:04 am
by Silver
yes, it is; my brother tried it and it somewhat worked.. i'm not too sure though.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:08 am
by 0oKeikoo0
i really want to know to do this :twisted:

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:19 am
by zphantom
I've heard you can make a virtual PC (there's a program, just google virtual PC) which I believe acts like a separate PC.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:24 am
by purified
You need a program to edit/change the hex on the gameguard.des file in order to double client, don't know how its done, but its possible.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:26 am
by AllEyezOnMe
Stallowned wrote:
AllEyezOnMe wrote:Yes, it's called multi clients.

Care to explain more? :?


For now, you can do this (since there is no gameguard):

Open silkroad the normal way, then go back to where you have the silkroad.exe file, right click on it, click Run As, select a different user than the first silkroad is running on and that should work.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:35 am
by 0oKeikoo0
wont work for me...

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:40 am
by Stallowned
AllEyezOnMe wrote:
Stallowned wrote:
AllEyezOnMe wrote:Yes, it's called multi clients.

Care to explain more? :?


For now, you can do this (since there is no gameguard):

Open silkroad the normal way, then go back to where you have the silkroad.exe file, right click on it, click Run As, select a different user than the first silkroad is running on and that should work.

Why is everyone saying there is no gameguard?
Gameguard loads for me when I start sro :?

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:42 am
by Gseh
it says failed to connect server C10.
after it will be disconnected.

...

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:04 am
by cool2fool
Gseh wrote:it says failed to connect server C10.
after it will be disconnected.

Before they use to work... I do that but after the update few months ago... You need proxy or fake IP to log on 2 client on same PC :(]

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:05 am
by LadyB
I can. you have to make 2 users on the main computer.
start sro, then log off and go on the other, sro will still be running.
am i a genius or what?

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:29 am
by RedBullLT
two SRO clients on my computer would really explode it... I couldn`t load SRO + Diablo II, because D2 laged like shit... my computer rox :)

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:34 am
by 1llu51on
start sro, then log off and go on the other, sro will still be running.
am i a genius or what?

Errr, that log off part is wrong. Once you log off, all running programs will be closed. Including your SRO client.

Use "Switch User" instead of "Log off User".

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:40 am
by LadyB
1llu51on wrote:
start sro, then log off and go on the other, sro will still be running.
am i a genius or what?

Errr, that log off part is wrong. Once you log off, all running programs will be closed. Including your SRO client.

Use "Switch User" instead of "Log off User".


thats what i mean

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:45 am
by Stallowned
Well if you guys had actually read what me and others had said, you would notice that I did switch user.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:47 am
by user
zphantom wrote:I've heard you can make a virtual PC (there's a program, just google virtual PC) which I believe acts like a separate PC.

i read that its emulation is not good enough to run SRO

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:51 am
by Drew_Benton
Stallowned wrote:Why is everyone saying there is no gameguard?
Gameguard loads for me when I start sro :?


I can't link to a specific reply so I'll repost what I've said in my (now buried) thread about this topic:
NuclearSilo wrote:maybe it's not like u think, they are hiding GG, im sure it's still running


I'm a programmer, I'm sure :) I verfified many many times by going tohugh the code and testing, it's not there.

Easiest way to show it is to open up Silkroad, hit ctr + alt + delete. You will see sro_client.exe and its 300+ MB memory usage. If you read up on GameGuard, you will see that it does "Process Cloaking". That is so programmers cant open the process and read/write memory to and from it. If you are still not convinced, you could write yourself your own little AutoIt script / program to read memory from the game and it will work.

The fact my demo / any program you do yourself works further confirms that GG is not running. Heck, move your GameGuard folder in your SRO directory to your dekstop and run SilkRoad and you will still see the logo (because its in the pk2 file) and file come up.

Hope that's enough to convince!


Oh and Stallowned, multi-client is not possible now though any ordinary programming / modifying of the client. They changed it so you can only connect on one PC [not you can connect from the same IP still on a different computer]

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:53 am
by Arabian
zphantom wrote:I've heard you can make a virtual PC (there's a program, just google virtual PC) which I believe acts like a separate PC.


I heard the "virtual" video card is not good enough to run sro.

Just what I heard

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:54 am
by user
Arabian wrote:
zphantom wrote:I've heard you can make a virtual PC (there's a program, just google virtual PC) which I believe acts like a separate PC.


I heard the "virtual" video card is not good enough to run sro.

Just what I heard

isn't that what i said 2 posts up?

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:59 am
by Stallowned
Drew_Benton wrote:
Stallowned wrote:Why is everyone saying there is no gameguard?
Gameguard loads for me when I start sro :?


I can't link to a specific reply so I'll repost what I've said in my (now buried) thread about this topic:
NuclearSilo wrote:maybe it's not like u think, they are hiding GG, im sure it's still running


I'm a programmer, I'm sure :) I verfified many many times by going tohugh the code and testing, it's not there.

Easiest way to show it is to open up Silkroad, hit ctr + alt + delete. You will see sro_client.exe and its 300+ MB memory usage. If you read up on GameGuard, you will see that it does "Process Cloaking". That is so programmers cant open the process and read/write memory to and from it. If you are still not convinced, you could write yourself your own little AutoIt script / program to read memory from the game and it will work.

The fact my demo / any program you do yourself works further confirms that GG is not running. Heck, move your GameGuard folder in your SRO directory to your dekstop and run SilkRoad and you will still see the logo (because its in the pk2 file) and file come up.

Hope that's enough to convince!


Oh and Stallowned, multi-client is not possible now though any ordinary programming / modifying of the client. They changed it so you can only connect on one PC [not you can connect from the same IP still on a different computer]


Oh damn, :(
Thanks for the detailed response though.
I guess I'll just have to keep stalling at night.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:05 am
by Arabian
user wrote:
Arabian wrote:
zphantom wrote:I've heard you can make a virtual PC (there's a program, just google virtual PC) which I believe acts like a separate PC.


I heard the "virtual" video card is not good enough to run sro.

Just what I heard

isn't that what i said 2 posts up?


Did you ever say anything about not good enough video card?

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:09 am
by user
Arabian wrote:
user wrote:
Arabian wrote:
zphantom wrote:I've heard you can make a virtual PC (there's a program, just google virtual PC) which I believe acts like a separate PC.


I heard the "virtual" video card is not good enough to run sro.

Just what I heard

isn't that what i said 2 posts up?


Did you ever say anything about not good enough video card?

fine, be that way

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:10 am
by Arabian
user wrote:
Arabian wrote:
user wrote:
Arabian wrote:
zphantom wrote:I've heard you can make a virtual PC (there's a program, just google virtual PC) which I believe acts like a separate PC.


I heard the "virtual" video card is not good enough to run sro.

Just what I heard

isn't that what i said 2 posts up?


Did you ever say anything about not good enough video card?

fine, be that way


Hehe kk :P

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:11 am
by ThiefzV2
virtualization thru VMWare.... and using a emulated 3d driver, then u can run as many clients as you want legally without bypassing gameguard. 8)

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:40 pm
by Jay
you could do that if you had a program that allows you to have a virtual windows but you need to have alot of ram to run two clients at once on once pc it gets kinda slow as it is on my pc..lol

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:45 pm
by Crumpets
Or you could go all evil and dark by getting yourself ' softmod '. You could run multiple accounts like as many as your comp can handle. Hm hm.

But any-who VMW sux tho, I tried it before and it gave me DirectX errors, and even when it did work it looked like shit. Best thing to do is to well no clue, I hardly ever stall anyways, and if I need soemthign to be stalled I just ask someone who actually has the ability to stall and i'll pass him a few items.


I think.