Command line switches for windows?

[Zenchess]

I know you can do a --help for the linux version to get alist of command line switches, but what about windows?

What command lines should I use if I want to host a game? I.e.: minimal graphics and no sound

[DominionsFan]

The command line options can be found in this file:
Doms 3 install directory/stdout.txt

[Arralen]

Code:

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usage: dom3 [option(s)] [gamename]

options:

-v  --version       Print version number and exit

-d                  Increase debug level

-g  --host          Generate new turn and exit

    --verify        Verify all 2h-files and exit (creates .chk files)

    --statfile      Create a player info file after each turn (stats.txt)

    --scoredump     Create a score file after each turn (scores.html)

    --finalhost     Generate new turn, send out final score msg and exit

-c  --nocredits     Disables the end credits

******* Network Options *******

-C  --tcpclient     Connect to a Dominions multiplayer server

-S  --tcpserver     Start a Dominions multiplayer server

    --ipadr XXX     Use this IP-adr when connecting to server

    --port X        Use this port nbr

    --preexec CMD   Execute this command before each turn generation

    --postexec CMD  Execute this command after each turn generation

-t  --hosttime X Y  Host on day X (0=sunday) hour Y (0-23)

    --minutes X     Set host interval in minutes

-h  --hours X       Set host interval in hours

    --pauseday X    Stop timer on this day (0=sunday)

-q  --quickhost     Host as soon as all turns are done

-n  --nonationsel   No nation selection when resuming a network game

    --noclientstart Clients cannot start the game during Choose Participants

    --uploadtime X  Game is created after this many minutes.

    --uploadmaxp X  Game is created if this many players join.

    --closed X      Nation closed X=nation number (0-79)

    --easyai X      Nation ai controlled X=nation number (0-79)

    --normai X      Nation ai controlled X=nation number (0-79)

    --diffai X      Nation ai controlled X=nation number (0-79)

    --mightyai X    Nation ai controlled X=nation number (0-79)

    --impai X       Nation ai controlled X=nation number (0-79)

******* New Game Options *******

    --mapfile XXX   Filename of map. E.g. eye.map

    --randmap X     Make and use a random map with X prov per player (10,15,20)

    --research X    Research difficulty 0-3 (default 1)

    --hofsize X     Size of Hall of Fame 5-15 (default 10)

    --indepstr X    Strength of Independents 0-9 (default 5)

    --magicsites X  Magic site frequency 0-75 (default 40)

    --eventrarity X Random event rarity 1-2, 1=common 2=rare

    --totalvp X     Vic. points available in the world 0-25

    --capitalvp     One extra victory per capital

    --requiredvp X  Vic. points required for victory (default total/2)

    --summervp      Vic. points are accumulated each summer

    --richness X    Money multiple 50-300 (default 100)

    --resources X   Resource multiple 50-300 (default 100)

    --supplies X    Supply multiple 50-300 (default 100)

    --masterpass XX Master password. E.g. masterblaster

    --startprov X   Number of starting provinces (1-9)

    --renaming      Enable commander renaming

    --noscoregraphs Disable score graphs

    --nonationinfo  No info at all on other nations

    --era X         New game created in this era (1-3)

-M  --enablemod XXX Enable the mod with filename XXX

******* Random Map Options *******

    --makemap XXX   Generate a random map with filename XXX and exit

    --riverpart X   100 = normal amount of rivers, 0=no rivers

    --seapart X     Percent of map that is below water level (default=30)

    --mountpart X   Percent of map that is mountains (default=20)

    --forestpart X  Percent of lands that are forests (default=20)

    --farmpart X    Percent of lands that are farm lands (default=15)

    --wastepart X   Percent of lands that are wastes (default=10)

    --swamppart X   Percent of lands that are swamps (default=10)

    --mapaa         Enable antialiasing for random maps

    --mapsize W H   Set width and height of random map (default=1600 1200)

    --mapprov X     Set number of provinces (default=150)

    --passmount     Don't use impassable mountains on random maps

    --mapgcol RGBA  Ground color 0-255 (default=170 146 116 255)

    --mapscol RGBA  Sea color 0-255 (default=54 54 130 255)

    --mapbcol RGBA  Ground border color 0-255 (x4)

    --mapsbcol RGBA Sea border color 0-255 (x4)

    --mapnoise X    Ground color noise 0-255 (default 15)

    --borderwidth X Border width 0-500 (default 100)

******* Video Options *******

-w  --window        Run Dominions 3 in a window

-u  --fullscreen    Use the entire screen

    --bitplanes X   Try to use a color depth of X bits per pixel

    --zbuffer X     Try to use a depth buffer of X bits per pixel (default=16)

-T  --textonly      Use this with --tcpserver to get graphicless server

    --gamma X       Set gamma function (brightness) 0.1 - 5.0 (default=1.0)

    --opacity X     Set gui opacity 0 - 100

-r  --res X Y       Set screen resolution / window size (default=800 600)

    --animback      Use animated backgrounds

-a  --noanimback    Don't use animated backgrounds

    --fade          Use fade effects

-f  --nofade        No fade effects

    --nopopups      No helpful popups

    --fps X         Aim for this nbr of frames per second (default=20)

    --maxfps X      Maximum nbr of frames per second (default=50)

    --filtering X   Quality of OpenGL filtering 0-3 (default=2)

    --maxtexsize X  Max texture size in pixels 32-4096 (default=unlimited)

    --treequal X    Tree quality 1-5 (default=3)

    --texqual X     Texture quality 1-5 (default=3)

    --nolightfx     No light effects in battles

    --partamount X  Max nbr of particles 0-8 (0=none, 4=default, 8=max)

    --nograss       Don't draw the grass

    --noarcade      Don't draw floating damage numbers

    --noglext       Don't use any OpenGL extensions

    --vsync         Enable vsync

-V  --novsync       Disable vsync

    --renderpath X  Use different optimizations 0-1 (0=good for low mem cards)

-x  --fastgrx       Faster graphics (use 3 times for best performance (-xxx))

-p  --perftest      Run a performance test and exit

******* Audio Options *******

-s  --nosound       No sound effects or music

-m  --nomusic       No music

    --musicvol X    Set music volume, 0-100

    --clickvol X    Set mouse click volume, 0-100

    --defsound      Use default sound device

    --directsound   Use direct sound

    --waveout       Use waveout for sound

Example: dom3 -wm   Run Dominons 3 in a window and without music

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[Gandalf Parker]

The command switches are the same for all the versions. So the list that you see in linux is also the list in windows. Getting some of them to work can be trial and error. Especially since windows doesnt seem to really like the text mode. At least to me it seems like it doesnt do things the usual way.

Gandalf Parker

[DrPraetorious]

Can anyone else get the text mode to work under windows? I either get nothing, or I get an "incorrect CD key" error.

[Ygorl]

I don't know if it's something similar in Windows, but on the Mac with the terminal the game has to be started from a particular directory in order to run (and it's not the directory in which the binary resides).

[Gandalf Parker]

What are you trying to do with the text mode? Run a game? Or just set your preferences for how you want Dom3 to run?

[DrPraetorious]

I'm hosting games on my machine - no reason not to run it in text mode if this is possible.

The other switches all work fine (at least, those I've tried.)

[Johan K]

You can't see any text output in Windows and thus can't supply any input either. So you must cover everything with the switches, if you are only to continue hosting an already existing game it should be quite easy, but if you are to setup a new game in text mode it will be very tricky.

This should work if you continue on an old game. But you won't see anything unless you start another dom3 and connect.

-T --tcpserver <nameofmygame>