How to Multi Client in WU without 3rd party software

[Metis]

Just reposting this so others can have the info. I am not the OP. Credit goes to Drakeling from Wurm online Forums.






So I find it interesting no one else has bothered posting this. Not sure if they were just reluctant to share the information or what. It doesn't seem like anything that requires a great deal of technical knowledge to do, but I've seen nothing about it posted so far. So I figured I'd shed some light on it and enlighten those of you who don't already know how to do this.

There are some caveats to this of course, the main being that if you're going to run multiple clients to connect to different servers and you want your friends to join your game, it's only going to try and connect them to the last one that you've connected to.

This guide will demonstrate how to run multiple instances of the same Wurm Unlimited copy with just using one steam account, no VM or other 3rd party software required. So without further ado here is the guide:

So with an instance of Wurm Unlimited already running do the following steps:
Open task manager (ctrl+shift+esc will you get you there the quickest)
Go to the 'Details' tab from within task manager.
Find the 'SteamService.exe' click on it once and hit the 'End task' button located on the bottom right hand corner of task manager.
Find the 'Steam.exe' process and once again click it and 'End task'
Check to see if GameOverlayUI.exe is running, if so end task on that process as well.
Now just relaunch Steam and login as usual and launch Wurm Unlimited (Steam doesn't know about the previous instance running anymore :))
Repeat these task for however many clients you would like to run.

Notes:
Always make sure to close SteamService.exe first, if you close Steam.exe first it will automatically close your game with it!
You'll need to have administrative privileges on the Windows account you're running on. (By default on a standard Windows install the first user created will by default have admin privileges)
Here is a quick batch file I threw together in order to automate the process of having to close steam and relaunch it. This batch file will atuomatically close all steam processes running and then relaunch steam, login (if you set the credentials), then automatically launch Wurm Unlimited for you.

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@echo off

rem ------------- Variables ------------------



SET SteamUserName=USERNAME

SET SteamPassword=PASSWORD

SET WurmUnlimited=366220

SET Steam="%programfiles(x86)%\Steam\Steam.exe"



rem -------------------------------------------



rem -------- Kill the 3 steam processes -------



taskkill -f -im steamservice.exe

taskkill -f -im steam.exe

taskkill -f -im gameoverlayui.exe



rem -------------------------------------------



rem ------- Start Wurm Unlimited --------------

start "Steam" %STEAM% -login %SteamUserName% %SteamPassword% -applaunch %WurmUnlimited%



Copy the code above into a text editor (Notepad, Notepad++ or the like), change USERNAME and PASSWORD to those of your own, then save the file as WurmUnlimited.bat to a place of your choosing. You can rename it from WurmUnlimited to whatever you like, just note the .bat you'll need to make sure you change the file type under save as to *.* . Once saved right click and run as administrator.

Also, this is saving your steam account password in plain text on your computer, so if you share you're computer this is not advised, unless you're comfortable with those people potentially knowing your steam password. If you don't want to store your steam password on your computer then just remove %SteamPassword% from the batch file. Steam will just prompt you for it once it launches.

Let me know if you all have any questions or suggestions, or if you found this useful :-)

[Metis]

If anyone wants the original post I can provide a link, just let me know.

[-USA' Salevar]

You are and pippip are gods!!!

[Fattox]

Ahh this is great, i needed something like this, as i want to make a Priest alt to play on a 2nd screen.

However, i have Steam auto-login for me, and don't want my credentials in plaintext in this script. So, i edited it a bit, for people who use "remember me" when logging in to Steam.

Note: Remember to run as administrator!


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@echo off

SET Wurm=366220
SET Steam="D:\Steam\Steam.exe"

rem -------- Kill the 3 steam processes -------

taskkill -f -im steamservice.exe
taskkill -f -im steam.exe
taskkill -f -im gameoverlayui.exe

rem ------- Start Wurm Unlimited --------------

call "Steam" %STEAM%

:LAUNCH
timeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul
start "" %STEAM% -applaunch %WURM% >nul 2>nul || goto LAUNCH
exit

[Drakeling]

PipPip? What? I'm the the one who made this post ont he official Wurm Unlimited forums:

http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/133388-run-multiple-wu-clients-no-sandboxie-or-vm-required/

Fattox, tha't s a great modification to the original batch file! I'll definitely have to modify my original post on the Wurm Unlimited forums to reflect this and make sure to give you credit on there. Thanks!

[Blaze1961]

Great Job! This is pretty damn cool (especially on a multi mon setup). Would this batch file be able to work with other games as well?

[Drakeling]

Yes, it could work with other steam games, with some caveats. Some games won't allow to launch them twice, that's due to the game itself, and in most cases you must resort to running them in Sandboxie or VM. Some games running more than one instance of to create an unfair advantage in could get you banned under certain circumstances. With that out of the way, just modify the Wurm=366220 variable to the appid of the game you wish to run. You could also rename the variable to something more suitable, like just game or the name of the game. Just make sure to change %WURM% in the lower part of the batch file to reflect that as well.

[Metis]

Escrito originalmente por Drakeling:

PipPip? What? I'm the the one who made this post ont he official Wurm Unlimited forums:

http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/133388-run-multiple-wu-clients-no-sandboxie-or-vm-required/

Fattox, tha't s a great modification to the original batch file! I'll definitely have to modify my original post on the Wurm Unlimited forums to reflect this and make sure to give you credit on there. Thanks!

Drakeling I apologize for that, I did not go back and verify. Sorry. It just auto copied PipPip when I pasted it, I have no idea who that is, I will correct the post for you. Thanks for your hard work on this.

[Thor (Craft)]

I just saw someone linking to this post today and noticed it gave instructions to place your Steam Username and Password in a batch file.

I HIGHLY recommend you NEVER place your username and password in plain text on your computer. It's not needed for this and there are alternatives.

http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/137892-launching-multiple-clients-without-killing-steam-and-without-any-3rd-party-software/

or (old style)


@echo off
rem ------------- Variables ------------------
SET Wurm=366220
SET Steam="%programfiles(x86)%\Steam\Steam.exe"
rem -------- Kill the 3 steam processes -------
taskkill -f -im steamservice.exe
taskkill -f -im steam.exe
taskkill -f -im gameoverlayui.exe
rem ------- Start Wurm Unlimited --------------
call "Steam" %STEAM%:LAUNCHtimeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul
start "Steam - Wurm Unlimited" %STEAM% -applaunch %WURM% >nul 2>nul || goto LAUNCH
exit

[Skurcey]

is this allowed by devloppers?

[Joreel]

It's really no different from multi-boxing your game to make your own party so as long as its just you playing it probably isn't an issue.

[bowfin35]

When I did it, it was like I opened Steam from a different PC. Now it's downloading the game again, and I have to download all my other games again. Is that normal?

[Adambean]

@Fattox, thanks, your batch job worked perfectly. :)

[Xyphagoroszh]

This doesn't work for me anymore. Does anybody else have the same problem? Are there any alternative solutions?

[Highspy]

Yeah something has changed as I can no longer use this route.

[EmmaGrace]

There is the method I use.

https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/137892-launching-multiple-clients-without-killing-steam-and-without-any-3rd-party-software/