Command line arguments
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All console commands can be specified at the command line by prefixing them with + symbol, they will be executed after executing basev/startup.vs. Some examples:
+SetResolution 640 480 16
+Exec myconfig.cfg
+Map MAP03
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Graphics
-OPENGL selects OpenGL driver
-opengl
-D3D selects Direct3D driver
-d3d
-PARTICLES specifies number of particles to use, default is 2048, but you can't have less than 512 (i.e. you can't disable them)
-particles <count>
-SURFCACHESIZE specifies size of surface cache memory, in kilobytes
-surfcachesize <size>
Sound
-NOSOUND disables all sound, music and CD-Audio
-nosound
-NOSFX disables sound
-nosfx
-NO3DSOUND disables 3D sound, use original mode, Windows version only
-no3dsound
-NOMUSIC disables music
-nomusic
-NOCDAUDIO disables CD music
-nocdaudio
-CDDEV specifies CD device file, default /dev/cdrom, LINUX version only
-cddev <file>
-OPENAL enabled OpenAL driver.
-openal
Input
-NOMOUSE disables mouse
-nomouse
-NOJOY disables joystick
-nojoy
Network
-NOLAN disables all LAN drivers
-nolan
-NOUDP disables TCP/IP driver
-noudp
-IP specifies IP address, Windows version only
-ip <address>
-NOIPX disables IPX driver
-noipx
-MPATH enables MPATH TCP/IP driver, DOS version only
-mpath
-PORT sets default LAN port
-port <port>
Game selection
-DOOM look only for Doom IWAD files
-doom
-DOOM2 look only for Doom 2: Hell On Earth IWAD files
-doom2
-TNT look only for Doom TNT: Evilution IWAD files
-tnt
-PLUTONIA look only for Doom: The Plutionia Experiment IWAD files
-plutonia
-HERETIC look only for Heretic IWAD files
-heretic
-HEXEN look only for Hexen IWAD files
-hexen
-STRIFE look only for Strife IWAD files
-strife
Custom games and development
-GAME specifies custom game.
-game <directory>
-DEVGAME like -game, but also sets Vavoom in development mode.
-devgame <directory>
-DEVSND sets sound development mode, uses given SNDINFO script, sounds and music are loaded form archive directory, which is specified in script.
-devsound <SNDINFO_script>
-PROGS specifies directory where to look for progs. Server progs are loaded from file svprogs.dat, client progs - clprogs.dat. Path must include ending slash.
-progs <directory>
Example: -progs progs/myprogs/
-FILE specifies additional files.
-file <file1> [<file2> ...]
-IWADDIR specifies additional directories where to look for IWAD files.
-iwaddir <dir1> [<dir2> ...]
Debugging
-DEBUG creates a debug file basev/debug.txt with all console messages.
-debug
-STARTTIME sets start time, not in LINUX version and dedicated servers
-starttime <time>
-RHIDE prints debugfile to stderr, in DOS version Sys_Error exits with call frame traceback
-rhide
