How do I start a game with command line options?

[Kimball]

Man, I tried that exact method and it still will not work. I created a shortcut on my desktop and filled in the appropriate text and nothing happens. Weird.

I have been trying to do it with a multi-player, turn based game, maybe that is the problem.

[ October 11, 2002, 13:16: Message edited by: Kimball ]

[geoschmo]

The complete savegame path is not needed, even though they show it being used in the history.txt examples. All you need is "savegame/gamname.gam". This is true whether or not you are using a mod.

Of course using the complete savegame path doesn't hurt, it's just not necessary.

Geoschmo

[geoschmo]

Kimball can you copy|paste into the thread here exactly what you are doing?

Geoschmo

[Kimball]

Here it is Geo.

"D:\Space Empires IV\Se4.exe" "d:\space empires iv\savegame\test.gam" " " "1" "test"

I am trying to start a multi-player, turn based game in the right mod directory. Thank you!

[ October 11, 2002, 13:24: Message edited by: Kimball ]

[geoschmo]

So you are using mod data files in a mod folder called "test"? And there is no password for player 1?

[Kimball]

"D:\Space Empires IV\Se4.exe" "d:\space empires iv\savegame\test.gam" " " "1" "test"

The mod directory is "test" and the game was setup as turn based, different machines, with the multiplayer game filename being "test." There are two human players, and I am trying to open player one.

I just replaced "d:\space empires iv\savegame\test.gam" with "d:\space empires iv\savegame\test_1_24001.gam" for the path and it worked.

[geoschmo]

Ah, turn based. I missed that you were doing a turn based game. Yes, that explains it. You will need to change the .gam file name every turn remember.