Running a "client" to test module work or see what players see

[Varsuuk]

If I install FGU Universal license - what is the easiest was on one host to run a second instance of FGU to view what my players would see or test modules with?

Do I need to install a second copy somehow since both running instances would be using the same data dir? Or do they use completely different directories so they can safely share a prog AND data dir?
(In the past I always just logged on from my laptop - this time working on a single machine.)

[humby]

You can run the same installation of FGU twice at the same time and have one instance running as the GM and one as the client:

Set up your GM instance to connect via LAN and start the table.
Open a second instance of FGU and Join the first, using 127.0.0.1 as the IP address in the Join LAN Game section at the bottom.

[Zacchaeus]

Alternatively start your GM instance as Cloud and then right click on the FGU icon in the task bar and select Fantasy Grounds to start the second instance. Click on Join and then type in your username in the join by DM section.

[Bonkon]

Alternatively start your GM instance as Cloud and then right click on the FGU icon in the task bar and select Fantasy Grounds to start the second instance. Click on Join and then type in your username in the join by DM section.

Good Day Zacchaeus
I never knew the right click trick!! I was always going back to Desktop. Thanks for the tip!

[mhossom]

Agree, that right click thing is AWESOME!!! Thank you for that.

[Nylanfs]

Note: This is a built in function of Windows you can do this for any program you have running, AFAIK.