Cannot two-box from single directory install

[TheMightyTaco]

<p>As of today I can no longer run two instances of EQ2 from the same directory from Station Launcher. The game client now opens/creates ui.log with an exclusive lock. After you have started one instance, the patcher attempts to open/create the file and is denied access.</p>

[Vodr]

<p>Here's a multi boxing tip,  create a shortcut to your everquest2.exe file and use that.  Launches the game but bypasses the patcher.  Makes it much faster getting into the game overall.</p><p>Really you only need to patch once every few weeks for GU's and such that wont let you log in without patching.  Every second counts.</p>

[Eveningsong]

<p><cite>Ulion@Befallen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>As of today I can no longer run two instances of EQ2 from the same directory from Station Launcher. The game client now opens/creates ui.log with an exclusive lock. After you have started one instance, the patcher attempts to open/create the file and is denied access.</p></blockquote><p>Same here.  Yes, the shortcut works, but at the same time you shouldn't have to do a work around in order to run two copies of the game on the same computer.</p>

[ganjookie]

<p><cite>Eveningsong wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Ulion@Befallen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>As of today I can no longer run two instances of EQ2 from the same directory from Station Launcher. The game client now opens/creates ui.log with an exclusive lock. After you have started one instance, the patcher attempts to open/create the file and is denied access.</p></blockquote><p>Same here.  Yes, the shortcut works, but at the same time you shouldn't have to do a work around in order to run two copies of the game on the same computer.</p></blockquote><p>lol</p><p>this is how Ive always done it.  Using the launcher is a bore.  I dont call it a workaround, I call it complaining.</p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>Eveningsong wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Ulion@Befallen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>As of today I can no longer run two instances of EQ2 from the same directory from Station Launcher. The game client now opens/creates ui.log with an exclusive lock. After you have started one instance, the patcher attempts to open/create the file and is denied access.</p></blockquote><p>Same here.  Yes, the shortcut works, but at the same time you shouldn't have to do a work around in order to run two copies of the game on the same computer.</p></blockquote><p>It is neither a documented nor a supported feature, they have 0 responsiblity of verifying that any changes made will affect a unsupported feature.</p><p>All functionality to get a multibox setup runnig is the responsiblity of the end user, if a patch breaks it, then the end user needs to figure out what is wrong.</p><p>Yes, I multi-box on multiple machines and did not expierence any issues after the patch, but then I don;t run out of the same directory, prefer the performance gain of different sata drives holding each copy of eq2 directory, any patches occur I run a differential copy to the other installations and launch them from the patcher bypass. Only one install of eq2 runs the patcher</p>