SE4Batch status?

[Atrocities]

Can someone repost the Batch file then, one that does work in XP with instruction on how to use it. Please with sugar on it.

[Unknown_Enemy]

Main software :
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1016581587.ZIP

Then apply the patch on it by unzipping on top of previous files the content of this one :
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1017336891.ZIP

The problem you will experiment is that you wont be able to change the default parameters using SE4Batch, so you will have to edit the config file (Notepad will be fine), or to do a special installation of SE4 in the default path (c:\program File\Shrapnel Games\Malfador\Space Empire 4 Gold or something like that).

Otherwise, it will work like a charm.
I don't have sugar. Can I offer you a drop of milk ?

If you need a "How to use it" I can write one when I'll be back at home.

[Aiken]

Yes, Unknown_Enemy is right - SE4Batch is working on NT. Just did it. But since config file is in DBF format, Notepad is not the best idea to edit it (actually Notepad will screw your config). Better grab some free dbf editor (I'm using CDBF), when open paramete.dbf and edit required fields manually. Save changes and run SE4Batch. It will work perfectly.

[Fyron]

I could not get the program to accept folder names longer than 8 characters, or the DOS style abbreviations for them...

[Aiken]

How to use SE4Batch on WinXP/2000 machine:

1. Install Se4Batch and apply the patch to Version 1.1
Assume that Space Empires IV installed into the "C:\Games\SpaceEmpires IV" folder.

2. Locate file paramete.dbf in folder where SE4Batch installed. Open it with any DBF editor you can find (ie CDBF or DBF Viewer), if you have Microsoft Office you can try to open it with Microsoft Access. Though I had errors after I've tried to edit this file with Notepad, but Unknown_Enemy said that Notepad works fine. So you can try Notepad also. Make a backup copy of paramete.dbf befor editing!

3. Open file should look like this:
--------------------------------------------------
PARID | PARPATHSE4 | PARPATHSAV |PARREPEAT | PATHMOD |PARDELAY |
--------------------------------------------------
1 | C:\PROGRA~1\SHRAPN~1\MALFAD~1\SPACEE~1 | C:\PROGRA~1\SHRAPN~1\MALFAD~1\SPACEE~1\SAVEGAME | 10 | TDM-MODPACK | 0 |
-------------------------------------------------- (sorry too little space to fit strings)
Now change the values of fields according to your setup:
PARPATHSE4: "C:\PROGRA~1\SHRAPN~1\MALFAD~1\SPACEE~1" to "C:\GAMES\SPACEE~1",
PARPATHSAV: "C:\PROGRA~1\SHRAPN~1\MALFAD~1\SPACEE~1\SAVEGAME" to "C:\GAMES\SPACEE~1\SAVEGAME",
PARREPEAT: "10" to any number of turns you wish to process in batch,
PARPATHMOD: "TDM-MODPACK" to the name of a mod folder you're going to play, or delete it completely if you're playing stock,
PARDELAY: "0" to any number of turns between backups (see SE4Batch readme) or leave it "0" if you don't want backups.
Save and exit.

4. Follow the points 5-10 of SE4Batch Readme (too lazy to rewrite 'em).

Unknown_Enemy, if I'm wrong about Notepad, correct me please and maybe rewrite this howto in good language if you wish. I'll delete my post when.

[ April 05, 2004, 20:31: Message edited by: aiken ]

[Ruatha]

Isn't it easiest to make your own batch file and customize it the way you want it, in notepad I made this one (Am at work so I can't test it but it should work):

code:

---

@echo off >NULL





set counter=0



:loop

set /a counter=%counter%+1



echo Running automated turn number %counter% now.



Gamepath\Se4.exe "Game" "password" "0" "modname"







if "%counter%"=="%1" goto **** 



goto loop

ut

---

Where Gamepath is the full path to the SEIV exe file.
Game is gamename with the full path
Password is master password, if none enter a space between the " ".
Modname is ofcourse the name of the mod.
The "0" means you are running as host.

The line could look like this:
c:\games\space Empires IV Gold/SEIV.EXE "c:\games\space Empires IV Gold\FQM_Deluxe\Savegames\NGC4" "iammaster" "0" "FQM_Deluxe"


Save the file as auto.bat and call it as auto 10 in the run dialog box or a dos window to run 10 turns, or whatever number you desire.

Edit: Made for Win XP / 2000
EDIT 2: **** means End in Swedish...

[ April 05, 2004, 21:49: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Spoo]

EDIT 2: **** means End in Swedish...

Yeah, it has a somewhat different meaning in English...

Ah, the joys of language.