Using 2 Windows of WoW? -How?

[Bing]

I'm botting one instance of WoW, but I would like to play on the other one. Although, I have the graphics set to windowed and low on the botted WoW how can I use my actual instance of WoW with different settings if that is possible?

 

[bloodmarks]

four options:
- use separate PC for each
- use separate VM for each
- use 2 WOW installation folders
- use 1 WOW installation folder and start WOW exe twice each time login with different user (WOW settings are shared than you cant have separate settings in this way)

i prefer method 2 (separate VM for each WOW)

 

[holynorth]

- use 1 WOW installation folder and start WOW exe twice each time login with different user (WOW settings are shared than you cant have separate settings in this way)

Or you can just open them both and change the settings on one. Works fine.

 

[bloodmarks]

Or you can just open them both and change the settings on one. Works fine.

I assumed this is obvious (that you can open exe twice and change settings in each instance to different values,

but i also assumed that people would realize when you shutdown both and startup both again next day only settings from one of them will be saved (usually one you shutdowned last or one that you changed settings in last), since if 2 instances of WOW share same files and folders they also share same (saved) settings on disk

 

[EchoTiger]

Hello!

Usually the client will default back to the settings of the last closed client.
Aside from copying a new WoW directory, one solution would be to make a macro that automatically adjusts your graphical settings.

Ex:
For lowest graphics, you could run these three macros.

First Macro:
/console m2Faster 1
/console ffx 0
/console hwPCF 1
/console shadowlod 0
/console timingmethod 1
/console showshadow 0
/console showfootprints 0
/console showfootprintparticles 0

Second Macro:
/console overridefarclip 0
/console farclip 177
/console horizonfarclip 1305
/console detailDoodadAlpha 0
/console groundeffectdensity 16

Third Macro:
/console groundeffectdist 1
/console smallcull 1
/console skycloudlod 1
/console characterAmbient 1
/console extshadowquality 0
/console environmentDetail 0.5

I'm sure I'm missing a few settings, but any of your preferences can be modified with these /console commands.
See: The Wiki Page for a full list.


Instead of clicking all three macros, you could run a /click command to chain-react them.
Ex:
First Macro:

/click ActionButton2​

Second Macro:

/click ActionButton3​

When the first macro is pushed, it'll click your second macro (assuming it's on button 2 of your bar), then that one will push 3.



All of these values can be adjusted to fine-tune your graphic preferences.
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[Droopy]

It's 2016 now, are those still the only ways? I had basically the exact same question here...
https://www.thebuddyforum.com/honor...support/253401-question-account-settings.html

 

[Dxbkillerman]

I'm doing this right now. Just start the bot with the HB launcher and your playing account regularly using Bnet

edit: I just realized you asked if it's possible with different settings... No idea then