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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on July 26, 2001, 06:20:00 pm

Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Sandwich on July 26, 2001, 06:20:00 pm
Does anyone know of any command-line switches for either FS2.EXE or FRED2.EXE? I ask because I'd like to be able to double-click on an .FS2 file and have FRED2 open up with that mission file loaded. I would also be handy to have FS2 load up directly to a certain mission, as a certain player, etc.

Anybody?

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Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Taristin on July 26, 2001, 06:30:00 pm
Doesn't work that way. lol, double click will only open FRED2, no missions will load...
Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Sandwich on July 26, 2001, 06:50:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h:
Doesn't work that way. lol, double click will only open FRED2, no missions will load...

Ummm.... DUH! That's why I was asking... I'm hoping against all hope that someone discovered some sort of swithc that would do that, sorta like this:

FRED2.EXE /loadmission:SM1B2.FS2


Or something of that sort...


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"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar ("http://michael.randelman.com"), the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)
Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Sushi on July 26, 2001, 07:35:00 pm
Well, if there's anything for Fred, it'd probably be in the readme or the online help...I know there's a few for FS2, in the readme.



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Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Sandwich on July 27, 2001, 12:17:00 pm
Okay, after a bit of FS2.EXE surfing, I found these command-line switches. Aside from the ones that are documented in the readme (Thanks for the reminder, Sushi), I have no idea what any of them mean. Experiment away, folks!

* indicates a documented switch

-standalone *
-nosound *
-nomusic *
-startgame
-gamename
-password
-closed
-restricted
-allowabove
-allowbelow
-port # *
-connect
-multilog
-oldfire
-clientdamage
-pofspew
-32bit
-coords
-timeout # *


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"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar ("http://michael.randelman.com"), the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)
Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Taristin on July 27, 2001, 01:01:00 pm
-pofspew?  Odd... I wonder what that means...
Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Sandwich on July 27, 2001, 01:27:00 pm
Yeah - the one that caught my eye was "oldfire" as well...

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"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar ("http://michael.randelman.com"), the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)
Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Sushi on July 27, 2001, 05:20:00 pm
You tried any of them?


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Sushi- the OTHER white meat!

Accelerate your game-Velocity Mod ("http://sushicw.homestead.com/files/freespace/velocity.htm")
Sushi's Freespace Zone ("http://sushicw.homestead.com/files/freespace/index.htm")-Future home of loads of cool stuff.
Title: FS2/FRED2 command-line switches?
Post by: Sandwich on July 27, 2001, 05:43:00 pm
Nope - not yet.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)