Advanced Mann-Conomy: How to idle with multiple accounts - Games

[QUOTE=Everything;38540292]Just a heads up, enabling Steam Guard on alt accounts will make it [b]extremely[/b] easy for Valve to tell they're alts, as Guard is hardware-based encryption. If you're okay with that fact then that's fine, but just know the fate of your idle alts is in their hands. If Valve ever takes a stance against multi-account idling, you can kiss them all goodbye.[/QUOTE] I told support about my hoard of idle accounts half year ago, he said he don't care about it and i can idle if i want, so, yeah.

[QUOTE=X-MAN;38558927]Hello, I've recently switched to running my idle accounts through a dedicated server, so I load up one account and then all of the others connect to that one. Has saved me heaps in memory usage so thank you to everyone who has contributed toward the memory usage issue. I've just run into a problem though, which brings up this error: "maxplayers set to 24 Missing shutdown function for Engine VGui<>->Init<> : EngineVGui<>->Shutdown<>" My settings are: +exec idle.cfg -textmode -nosound -low -novid -nopreload -nohltv -nojoy -tvdisable -width 640 -height 480 -port 23 +password 1234 +connect 192.etc.etc.:29018 (I've also successfully used 29015 but that's also having an issue now). Last week when I first tried it I had all my accounts connecting perfectly to my main account however now some of them are coming up with the above issue. Would appreciate any feedback, thank you.[/QUOTE] Same error here, but not on every accounts which is a bit weird.

[QUOTE=Jane;38563989]Same error here, but not on every accounts which is a bit weird.[/QUOTE] Same question here, ppls prefer to ask 30 times more instead read last few pages. Remove each account folder in /steamapps.

[QUOTE=Boben;38564027]Same question here, ppls prefer to ask 30 times more instead read last few pages. Remove each account folder in /steamapps.[/QUOTE] No need being rude, i'm following the topic since the beginning and i can't remember nothing about that specific error: Missing shutdown function for Engine VGui<>->Init<> : EngineVGui<>->Shutdown<> Now, indeed some people fixed their crashes from different errors by deleting the account folder, i just tried it and it looks like it works.

Thanks for the fix Boben but I agree with Jane, I also couldn't find this issue. dequ: Make sure you've got the correct IP address. I go into cmd.exe and type in [B]ipconfig[/B] then what you're after is the [B]IPv4 Address[/B] so once you've added the 29018 on it should look like this: 192.169.2.9:29018 (again not a real IP but it should look quite similar)

[QUOTE=X-MAN;38566413]Thanks for the fix Boben but I agree with Jane, I also couldn't find this issue.[/QUOTE] Any crash can be fixed by deleting.

[QUOTE=X-MAN;38566413]Thanks for the fix Boben but I agree with Jane, I also couldn't find this issue. dequ: Make sure you've got the correct IP address. I go into cmd.exe and type in [B]ipconfig[/B] then what you're after is the [B]IPv4 Address[/B] so once you've added the 29018 on it should look like this: 192.169.2.9:29018 (again not a real IP but it should look quite similar)[/QUOTE] Thanks a lot X-MAN. I wouldn't have had the insight to look for my actual IP, though I had some sort of idea that my IP being dynamic caused it. It works now.

I hate having like 6 steam files for my alts. Is there a way to lessen the size of them?

[QUOTE=X-MAN;38562011]Use this on your first account that you run: +exec idle.cfg -heapsize 131072 -textmode -nosound -low -novid -nopreload -replay_enable 0 -nohltv -tvdisable -nojoy -width 640 -height 480 +sv_password 1234 -sw -port 29018 +sv_lan 1 +map itemtest +maxplayers 35 +mp_idledealmethod 0 Then this on every other following account: +exec idle.cfg -textmode -nosound -low -novid -nopreload -nohltv -nojoy -tvdisable -width 640 -height 480 -port 23 +password 1234 +connect 192.etc.etc.:29018 (note that the 192.etc.etc needs to be YOUR own local IP address and the 29018 matches up with the above port). Good luck :)[/QUOTE] What? -Heapsize was removed by Valve in 2010!

Okay, so I managed to get SandBoxie to work with Steam, but now it keeps saying I need to validate the files, but when it starts, it says I need more memory, even though I can transfer over 20GBs of data at once. Then the validation stops and says the Steam servers are busy. Anyone have a solution.

[QUOTE=chillko;38569373]What? -Heapsize was removed by Valve in 2010![/QUOTE] it's also not necessary to set -width, -height and -sw when you're launching in text mode.

[QUOTE=AlfieGroove;38588787]it's also not necessary to set -width, -height and -sw when you're launching in text mode.[/QUOTE] It is usefull, coz next time you launch tf2 in normal mode, game will be already with this res and windowed.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/i6DmJ.png[/img] I've tried reinstalling and restarting sandboxie What's wrong? :c

[QUOTE=mattmanlex;38589294]I've tried reinstalling and restarting sandboxie What's wrong? :c[/QUOTE] IIRC, reinstalling Sandboxie doesn't delete the config file. Try deleting the config in C:\Windows\Sandboxie.ini, then go to Configure->Reload in Sandboxie, and setup your boxes again.

[QUOTE=Boben;38589032]It is usefull, coz next time you launch tf2 in normal mode, game will be already with this res and windowed.[/QUOTE] eh, I never launch any of idle accounts into tf2.

[QUOTE=HarryHy;38590210]IIRC, reinstalling Sandboxie doesn't delete the config file. Try deleting the config in C:\Windows\Sandboxie.ini, then go to Configure->Reload in Sandboxie, and setup your boxes again.[/QUOTE] I deleted sandboxie.ini but I can't even get it to open right: [img]http://i.imgur.com/LIufw.png[/img]

can anyone tell me what happened? i idle account cant connect to the server ip that i put. it kept saying retrying to the ip address ... connection failed after 4 retries. *nvm i fixed it* =x

How much ram hl2.exe will eat (connetecd to deticated server) if I upgrade ram from 8GB to 16? Current 250mb

[QUOTE=chillko;38624841]How much ram hl2.exe will eat (connetecd to deticated server) if I upgrade ram from 8GB to 16? Current 250mb[/QUOTE] it should be pretty much the same

Bad news guys. Refined metal is getting worthless because of the multi-idlers like us. Key prices are going up and up. [url]http://backpack.tf/vote/5021/6/0[/url] [url]http://tf2finance.com/keys/[/url]

Well, if someone's interested in buying 30 accounts to idle, let me know!!! [email]jorge_zamudio@hotmail.com[/email]

By the way guys. That thing with steam guard has been implemented beacuse of upgrade to premium gift. Since you can now upgrade your account without having to pay anything in real money, you don't need to verify your email adress before upgrade. This will force you to verify your email adress anyway if you would like to trade.

[QUOTE=Ally;38676405]By the way guys. That thing with steam guard has been implemented beacuse of upgrade to premium gift. Since you can now upgrade your account without having to pay anything in real money, you don't need to verify your email adress before upgrade. This will force you to verify your email adress anyway if you would like to trade.[/QUOTE] seems legit bro

[QUOTE=Ally;38676405]By the way guys. ....Since you can now upgrade your account without having to pay anything in real money, you don't need to verify your email address before upgrade.....[/QUOTE] I have not had to pay any real money for idle accounts in awhile. I wish I knew then what I knew now. I spent a boatload of money on setting up idles about 9 months ago. Then I found a russian to do it for cheaper...my first 60 cost a lot of money. Then, I read somewhere that people used F2P to idle for paints, tags, etc. Sounded like a good idea(and if I got any salvaged crates, I could upgrade those accounts) so I made a bunch of those. Got some tags, crafted all the items to make room, even though I could not trade....then I heard about some russians that would upgrade for ref..sounds good. Then I notice I had a bunch of ref(after about 5-6 weeks) in those F2P accounts. So, I contacted the russians, paid them ref, got the f2p upgraded, then I had new premiums and all that ref.... TL,DR: I paid for my first 60, and everything after that I got for free(just had to invest the time to idle the f2p accounts) my profile is *Edit* I have gotten more attention from this than I expected, so I made a steam group specific to idling. [url]http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SantaSchool[/url]

[QUOTE=bartfabulous;38692006]I have not had to pay any real money for idle accounts in awhile. I wish I knew then what I knew now. I spent a boatload of money on setting up idles about 9 months ago. Then I found a russian to do it for cheaper...my first 60 cost a lot of money. Then, I read somewhere that people used F2P to idle for paints, tags, etc. Sounded like a good idea(and if I got any salvaged crates, I could upgrade those accounts) so I made a bunch of those. Got some tags, crafted all the items to make room, even though I could not trade....then I heard about some russians that would upgrade for ref..sounds good. Then I notice I had a bunch of ref(after about 5-6 weeks) in those F2P accounts. So, I contacted the russians, paid them ref, got the f2p upgraded, then I had new premiums and all that ref.... TL,DR: I paid for my first 60, and everything after that I got for free(just had to invest the time to idle the f2p accounts) my profile is [url]http://steamcommunity.com/id/bartfabulous/[/url] if you want to know more.[/QUOTE] shame valve reduced droprate of tradable tools on free accounts so freaking much some time back, i can consider myself lucky after getting 2 tools after night of idling with 40 accounts, it used to be so much higher

I used to keep track of how much I got each week, but it got to be a pain in the ass. I have noticed lately that I seem to be getting more hats and salvaged crates, though maybe I am just having good luck.

Hi guys, how to idle 32 accounts, i start 24, but when run 25 acc console closed with error Couldn't load Windows font: Tahoma. Win7sp1x64, Memory 32 Gb

[QUOTE=DemonAk;38699165]Hi guys, how to idle 32 accounts, i start 24, but when run 25 acc console closed with error Couldn't load Windows font: Tahoma. Win7sp1x64, Memory 32 Gb[/QUOTE] having the same issue running around 30th account, running another virtual machine should help, haven't tried it yet though

[QUOTE=radek;38699212]having the same issue running around 30th account, running another virtual machine should help, haven't tried it yet though[/QUOTE] How exactly do you get it to work with a virtual machine? when I try it, it craps out.

I'm having a new problem : [IMG]http://puu.sh/1x3Gc[/IMG] I don't know how to resolve that, but it's annoying, I can't idle and get my weekly drops from this account. (Just created this account and sent him that new upgrade to premium..)