04.05.2005, 16:33:06
Quote:Red Alert 2 EXE Switches
It is actually possible to customize the running of Red Alert 2 by running the RA2.EXE file from the command line and adding any of the following switches. The syntax of the command should be (remember to change the drive and directory as appropriate as this is the default installation path);-
C:\Westwood\RA2\RA2.EXE? [apply switches here]
The available switches are (note that they are case sensitive);-
-X?? Forces the game to run in DOS 1.19 or later compatibility mode (obsolete)
-O?? Forces the game to run in DOS 1.07 compatibility mode (obsolete)
-WIN?? Runs the game in a new Desktop Window instead of full screen mode
-16?? Forces 16-bit color (although the game defaults to this anyway)
-480?? Sets screen height to 480 pixels instead of 400 in 640x400 resolution (DOS compatibility setting)
xXy?? Runs the game with the resolution settings as specified (height X width)
-ATTRACT? Unknown
-MESSAGES? Allows incoming messages from outside the game (WOL)
-STEALTH? Hides players names in multiplayer LAN and Internet games
-NOROUTER? Unknown
-DROP=? Unknown
-DLINK1? (YR) Unknown but related to Network options
-NETGEAR? Enable additional NetGear logic (helps with NetGear based LAN configurations)
-MPDEBUG? Runs the game with Multiplayer Debug Mode enabled
-SOCKET? Specifies a network socket number (between 0 and 16383)
-DESTNET? Destination network address (IP format, nn.nn.nn.nn)
-SPEEDCONTROL (YR) Unknown but related to Network options
-CD?? Specifies CD-ROM from which to run the game (0 or 1, but 2 can be used if YR is installed)
/h?? Meant to query the application's help file (obsolete)
-h?? Meant to query the application's help file (obsolete)
-??? Meant to query the application's command line parameters (obsolete)
/??? Meant to query the application's command line parameters (obsolete)
-play [filename]? Plays a game movie file (IPB format)
-record?? Creates a game movie file (defaults to SESSION.IPB) in the Red Alert 2 directory
-noaudio? Switches all audio off (useful for players with sound card issues)
-nostr?? Starts the game without reading the .CSF file
-str?? As above but the game will read the .CSF file (although the game defaults to this anyway)
-jabber?? Disables reading of the .CSF file resulting in much jibberish!
GrabPatches? Launches the game and gets it only to check for an updated version (patch)