Risia Ice Games/Instance swapping

Instance Hopping
You can switch instances mid-coin to get more than one coin per jump at any of the locations above. You can get one coin from 2 instances: the one you start at and the one you switch to. After you switch there is a 5 second timer before you can switch instance again.

New instances of a public area are created according to the number of players in that area. If there is no one in an area for about 5 minutes, the instance for that area will be deleted (which clears Pawn Brokers, etc). 1 to about 35(?) players in an an area will have a single instance only. More than about 35(?) players in an area will create a second instance, and so on.

To switch instances, you need to left-click on the area name on the minimap to expand the drop-down box, then left-click the instance you wish to switch to. There is no in-game keyboard shortcut to switch instances.

It may help to move your minimap near the center of the screen for easier access.

The drop-down box on the minimap will stay dropped-down if you: turn on Mouse Look Mode (T key by default), left-click the area name to expand the drop-down box and then keep your mouse over the area name at the top of the menu, turn off and back on Mouse Look Mode (T twice). You can then position your mouse over the instance you will want to switch to, turn off Mouse Look Mode (T again), and then when you hit the coin quickly press T and then left-click.

You can also switch instances by lining up with Mouse Look Mode, then turning off Mouse Look Mode and driving completely with the keyboard so that the mouse is available to click the menu when ready. This works well when using the Bogwater Bracelet of Friends jumping method.

While there is no in-game keyboard shortcut to switch instances, a simple AutoHotkey script can switch you to the next instance with a keystroke (no longer working as before: Turbine has implemented a 5 second delay between instance swapping):
 * 1) Install the free, open-source AutoHotkey scripting utility.
 * 2) Save this script file: Risia Ice Games/Swap Instance Script (copy and paste the code into a text editor such as Notepad and save the file as swapinstance.ahk)
 * 3) Edit the script file for how many instances are available currently. The script defaults to 5 instances: if you have less than that, remove the ";" from the start of line 28, 38, or 48 as needed (instructions are in the file).
 * 4) Run the swapinstance.ahk script you just saved. It will appear as a green A in the System Tray (near the clock). You can pause/restart/close the script from there as needed.
 * 5) In-game, turn off Mouse Look Mode if on (via T) and place the mouse pointer at the center of the area name on the minimap, then press 4. The script will record this location as the place to click to drop-down the instance list menu.
 * 6) Turn Mouse Look Mode back on via T and press 4 again. The script should switch you to instance 1.
 * 7) Jump for coins, with Mouse Look Mode on.
 * 8) Just as you first touch the purple coin (putting on a Feather Fall item just before you come down onto the coin helps), press 4 and the script will press t, click the menu, click the next instance, and then press t again.
 * 9) As soon as you load into the next instance, press 4 again. Repeat for each instance or until you are out of range of the coin.
 * 10) Go jump again! Always use 4 to switch instances, so the script stays in-sync with which instance you are in.