Can I install 2 different servers and play them individually?

[Megido]

Answers are highly appreciated.

[fluidin]

Yes, just create two default RO folders (copy and paste), then install your 2 different servers on each.

[Pow]

Yes, just create two default RO folders (copy and paste), then install your 2 different servers on each.

There is actually a much simpler way, but it requires your server to use it's own .grf (Seriously, what server DOESN'T now adays?) and permission from your Administrator to hex the client.

If you ask your Administrator nicely, he/she might even do it for you.

-Pow

[LemonCrosswalk]

I have found that when people try running two of the same client in one RO folder that there is a larger tendency to error.

[SZiaDaN]

Completely depends on the servers.
Some servers aren't affected by it at all while others may stop working.

For example:
If both servers reads the "data.ini". They would both replace that file with their own and the other wouldn't work unless you change it back when you want to play the other server.

Or if both servers are using a data folder. But like Pow said, you'll rarely run into servers like that.. Most servers have their own GRF file these days.

Another problem would be if the servers you want to install in the folder both have similar names. Like "ExampleRO" and "ExRO", both of them could name their GRF file to "edata.grf". Like the other examples, 1 of them would replace the other.

That's just some examples on what could cause trouble by installing 2 servers in the same folder. But, a lot of servers out there have their own "data.ini" with a different name and are using GRF files. So normally you wouldn't have any problem with installing 2 or more servers in your RO folder.

[Descent]

Best way to do it: Make sure you fully install whatever clients needed(SAK/KRO) into respectively named folders and install your server-related files to the respective folders, i.e...

My wife and I both play on heRO and PastelRO, plus have a "test server" folder for Scripts, so we just have it set up as...

c:/Program Files/heRO
c:/Program Files/PastelRO
c:/Program Files/SolsticeRO(test server only)

It works fine. :3

[Omi]

the simplist method, which also uses less space, is just install all the files in one folder, and add the sclientinfo from the server to whatever grf your client reads.

I have 17 servers running from one client, although i should really clean them up..