How to Launch Multiple Instances of SWG

If you have multiple SWG accounts and want to run them both at the same time, you will need to make a configuration change to the game before this is possible.

Disclaimer: Please read and understand the entire procedure before attempting this.

Open notepad (or your favorite text editor) and paste these two lines into it:

'''[SwgClient] allowMultipleInstances=true'''

For this to work, you must save it as the proper file type since notepad will save it as a .txt file by default.

Save the file into your SWG folder. Unless you installed it into a different location, it will be C:\Program Files\StarWarsGalaxies

Name the file user.cfg

Click the "Save as type" drop down list and select: All Files

WinXP

Vista

THIS STEP IS VERY IMPORTANT If you do not change the file type, Notepad will actually save the file as user.cfg.txt (even though you won't see the .txt extension) and it won't work.

''Congratulations! You can now run multiple instances of SWG on your computer.''

First, launch the game and log in. Once you get past the character select screen and start loading into the world, you can alt-tab back to the desktop and launch the game again.

Some Important Notes
 * If the user.cfg file already exists in your SWG folder, just add the two lines to it.
 * Exit out of the game before doing this. It will not work if the game is already running.
 * You must have multiple SWG accounts. This will not let you log in the same account more than once.
 * If it doesn't work, it is very likely that you didn't change the "Save as type" selection.
 * Do not launch the second instance until the first one is loading into the world or you will probably crash.
 * Running multiple games is VERY system intensive and while you can theoretically run more than two instances, it isn't recommended.
 * This is a configuration change and is NOT considered a client mod so it does not violate the EULA.

TestCenter Notes
 * You must put a second copy of user.cfg inside your testcenter folder to be able to run multiple instances of the TC client.

Windows Vista Notes Vista comes with an annoying thing called User Account Control (UAC) enabled by default. This may or may not cause problems with saving the file and the workarounds for it are currently outside the scope of this guide.

Credits

 * Elyssa