Multiple Hooked Processes

[MazeEQ]

Cannot launch multiple processes with the same DDRAW.

[FunkyFr3sh]

Can you give some more details? Are you trying to start the same game multiple times? What game is it?

[MazeEQ]

It's called NexusTK.

Yes I am attempting to open multiple clients.

[FunkyFr3sh]

It's quite common on old games that they're checking the window title and disallow to start another instance if there's already a window with the given title. It's easy to change the title but I'm not sure if this is really something cnc-ddraw should "fix", would probably be something a separate game patch should be doing

[MazeEQ]

It's entirely due to cnc-draw, as natively I can launch as many as I want, and also with Dxwnd I can launch as many as I want.

It's not a mutex lock on the application, it's a lock in cnc.

[FunkyFr3sh]

Ah okay, cool... Will have a look soon.

I run games multiple times with cnc-ddraw just fine (There isn't any lock in cnc-ddraw), but I will debug it and maybe I'll find out what's wrong with it

[FunkyFr3sh]

Works fine for me:

[MazeEQ]

Weird, it seems to lock for me. Maybe it's one of my settings on cnc?

[MazeEQ]

Using an older version, I am still unable to open multiple clients.

It will also close the main folder if it is open.

Using the latest release.

Could you post your .ini?

[FunkyFr3sh]

I've been using all default settings, only enabled windowed mode.

Maybe try the debug build and let it generate a debug log? #44

[MazeEQ]

cnc-ddraw.log

Attached.

Ran it windowed for first open, then 2nd open it never actually opens, cursor just changes to load

[FunkyFr3sh]

Nothing too useful in it, but you seem to have compatibility modes enabled. Try to disable them. (It says Windows 7 Ultimate, but the build says windows 11)

[MazeEQ]

cnc-ddraw.log

Oh oops. was trying different things.

New log here.

If you'd like me to upload my game version somewhere, let me know and I can.

[FunkyFr3sh]

The first log was showing a dirty exit (you clicked on the X button), this one here is showing a clean exit.

I guess the logs you uploaded were both from the working instance and not from the second non-working one.

Yeah, maybe upload your game and I'll try with it

[MazeEQ]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x5HZTlUjEDi6hPZ7PglbJBerfyE-994I/view?usp=sharing

This is the client with the debug ddraw

[FunkyFr3sh]

[FunkyFr3sh]

Copy the game exe, modify the "Nexon.SingleInstance" string in one of them, then it'll work

[MazeEQ]

Ahhh, okay so it does force single instance .thanks!

[MazeEQ]

The log was uploaded after attempting the 2nd instance. I will post a Google drive link shortly.

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