If we have more than one pirate in same account and want to play them all simultaneously on one computer here is what we should do:
1. Go to Disney POTCO Official website at
www.piratesonline.com and log in using your account info. After log in choose
MANAGE ACCOUNT.
2. Now we need a second account. If we don't have one just register for a new basic free account by choosing
ADD A NEW ACCOUNT. If we already have one choose
LINK AN ACCOUNT. Fill the forms and now we have two linked accounts.
3. Launch POTCO and log in using our main account info. Wait until the pirate selection screen appears. Switch to Windowed mode and lower down all graphics settings in
Options and pick quiet ocean to avoid lag later.
Press
Ctrl+Alt+Del to activate Windows Task Manager. Under
Processes choose
Launcher1.exe and click on
End Process. Click Yes in confirmation window then close the Windows Task Manager window.
This procedure will allow us to launch a second POTCO on same computer.
4. Choose the first pirate character and click Play to enter the game.
5. Launch POTCO again but this time log in using our 2nd or free basic account. If both account are linked correctly then we should see a yellow/white arrow beside our username box (upper left corner of screen).
6. Click on that arrow and we will enter the pirate selection screen of our main account. Choose the second pirate character and click Play.
Now both pirates of same account are online at same time. I usually arrange the windows like this so i can control both easily but chat is a bit difficult to read.
7. In this pic below both of my pirates have same quest to get pirate lore from EITC corvettes so i just sail them both. One on helm while the other on cannon and both finish that quest faster.
I'm using an old computer (NOT Dual Core) with Windows XP and 1GB RAM yet still able to run 2 pirate with little lag but all graphic options are set to lowest.