SE4Batch status?

[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:
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PARID | PARPATHSE4 | PARPATHSAV |PARREPEAT | PATHMOD |PARDELAY |
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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:

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@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

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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.

[Aiken]

Originally posted by 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):

Sure it's easier. And your method works too (just checked). Thank you Ruatha.

[Master Belisarius]

Originally posted by aiken:

quote:

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Originally posted by 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):

Sure it's easier. And your method works too (just checked). Thank you Ruatha.

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Yep, the method that you described is the right one to run the SE4Batch in XP/Win2000. I did it work with Win2000 thanks the Unknown_Enemy suggestions when I was running the Death Match2.
About the Ruathua method, think should work too, but when I did some test (some years ago), had problems trying to get backups.

[Master Belisarius]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
Can someone repost the Batch file then

But I sent you the files 2 times! The first time, your standard mail rejected it due lack of space, but when sent you the files to your other email, have not received any message about reject...