How to start your game from a batch file

[DavidG]

Originally posted by Ruatha:
How to make it execute a multiplayer turn (hostrun) from command line?

20 players, do I choose 21 then and password and what else?

I think this is right however I would not suggest doing this. I tried it once and the problem is it does not give you any error warnings. like if one of thr .plr files is missing or the wrong turn.

[Ruatha]

yeah, yeah
But is there something else then: " 21, P/w , ????"

Guess I can check....

[ August 16, 2003, 12:25: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Ruatha]

I can't get it to work.
When I write se4.exe it works but not when I type
se4.exe test pass 1
or
se4.exe test.gam pass 1
or
se4.exe savegame\test pass 1
or
se4.exe savegame\test.gam pass 1
or all above with "" around the parameters or , between or whatever...

[Urendi Maleldil]

Is there a way do do something like the SE4BATCH program using only the command line?

[Suicide Junkie]

You need quotes around each parameter, and the password cannot be null... use a single space instead.

"c:\program files\shrapnel games\malfador machination\space empires\SE4.exe" "D:\SE4\SE4Gold\Savegame\PnNonPBWtake2.gam" "arrmatey" " 1" "Pirates&Nomadsmodv3.2r7"

[ August 16, 2003, 16:25: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

[Ruatha]

Success, now, how to make it process (hostrun) the turn.

se4.exe "savegame\test.gam" "pass" "1"

opens the turn for player1
but; (12 being host)
se4.exe "savegame\test.gam" "pass" "12"
produces "exception access violation"....

[ August 16, 2003, 16:52: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Ruatha]

Anyone knows how to make the turn execute from commandline, i e host run game execution?