Running sro on two accounts on the same computer

Stallowned · Post by **Stallowned** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:49 am

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?

ShizKnight · Post by **ShizKnight** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:51 am

Your computer would ASPLODE!!!

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

Mizzlollipop · Post by **Mizzlollipop** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:58 am

ehh i dont think so...ull haf2 leave the game b4 u start the....game....
~edit~
and its explode*

AllEyezOnMe · Post by **AllEyezOnMe** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:00 am

Yes, it's called multi clients.

Stallowned · Post by **Stallowned** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:03 am

AllEyezOnMe wrote:Yes, it's called multi clients.

Care to explain more?

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:04 am

yes, it is; my brother tried it and it somewhat worked.. i'm not too sure though.

0oKeikoo0 · Post by **0oKeikoo0** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:08 am

i really want to know to do this :twisted:

zphantom · Post by **zphantom** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:19 am

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.

purified · Post by **purified** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:24 am

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.

AllEyezOnMe · Post by **AllEyezOnMe** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:26 am

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.

0oKeikoo0 · Post by **0oKeikoo0** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:35 am

wont work for me...

Stallowned · Post by **Stallowned** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:40 am

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

Gseh · Post by **Gseh** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:42 am

it says failed to connect server C10.
after it will be disconnected.

cool2fool · Post by **cool2fool** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:04 am

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

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LadyB · Post by **LadyB** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:05 am

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?

RedBullLT · Post by **RedBullLT** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:29 am

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

1llu51on · Post by **1llu51on** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:34 am

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".

LadyB · Post by **LadyB** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:40 am

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

Stallowned · Post by **Stallowned** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:45 am

Well if you guys had actually read what me and others had said, you would notice that I did switch user.

user · Post by **user** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:47 am

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

Drew_Benton · Post by **Drew_Benton** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:51 am

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]

Arabian · Post by **Arabian** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:53 am

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

user · Post by **user** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:54 am

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?

Stallowned · Post by **Stallowned** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:59 am

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.

Arabian · Post by **Arabian** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:05 am

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?

user · Post by **user** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:09 am

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

Arabian · Post by **Arabian** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:10 am

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

ThiefzV2 · Post by **ThiefzV2** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:11 am

virtualization thru VMWare.... and using a emulated 3d driver, then u can run as many clients as you want legally without bypassing gameguard.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:40 pm

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

Crumpets · Post by **Crumpets** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:45 pm

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.