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#summary Full list of command line switches for hedgewars, hwengine and server
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#labels Documentation,Engine,Frontend
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= Command-line options =
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<wiki:toc max_depth="2" />
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== Frontend ==
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The frontend in Hedgewars refers to the main and all the other menus before an actual game has started. It does *not* refer to the part where the actual game takes place (see “Engine” for this).
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Symtax: `hedgewars [OPTION …] [CONNECTSTRING]`
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All command-line arguments are optional. When invoked without any command-line arguments, the Hedgewars frontend will start normally with standard directory locations.
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`OPTION` is a sequence of one or more options (seperated by spaces. There are options that enable to load the data directory and the configuration directory in non-standard locations. The following options are available:
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  * {{{--data-dir=[path containing 'hedgewars/Data']}}}: Data directory
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  * {{{--config-dir=[path containing 'Demos' 'Saves' etc.]}}}: Configuration directory
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  * {{{--help:}}}: Display help about command-line arguments and exit the program thereafter
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The program exits if either one of the folders is not correct; quotes are optional, but needed if your path contains spaces.
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Specify `CONNECTSTRING` if you want Hedgewars to join a server and possibly even a room on start. This must be a `hwplay` URL (see [HWPlaySchemeSyntax] to learn more about this).
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=== Examples ===
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This is an example on GNU/Linux on a shell (the dollar sign is not part of the input):
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{{{
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$ /usr/bin/hedgewars --data-dir="/opt/local/share/" --config-dir=".hedgewars/tesing config/"
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}}}
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This starts Hedgewars with the data directory `/opt/local/share/` and the configuration directory `.hedgewars/testing config/` (relative to the current working directory).
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Another example:
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{{{
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$ /usr/bin/hedgewars hwplay://example.org
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}}}
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Makes Hedgewars join an alternative server `example.org` on start.
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== Engine ==
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The engine is the program which runs the actual game.
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It is possible to start a replay or save file directly from the console issuing the standalone {{{hwengine}}} utility with a very simple syntax. 
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=== Standard usage ===
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{{{hwengine [options] <path to replay file>}}}
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By default, `hwengine` will look in the current folder for game assets, if you wish to use another directory you should set the `--prefix` and `--user-prefix` options. See below for even more commands.
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The replay file can be stored anywhere. Note that, as always, engine can only load replay files generated from the same Hedgewars version.
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=== Advanced usage ===
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It is possible to specify almost any settings by adding additional arguments:
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  * {{{--prefix [path to Hedgewars data folder]}}} - Sets the path to the system game data folder
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  * {{{--user-prefix [path to custom Hedgewars folder]}}} - Sets the path to the custom data folder to find game content
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  * {{{--locale [language file]}}} - Sets the game language (en.txt for sample)
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  * {{{--nick [string]}}} - Represents the user nickname
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  * {{{--width [size]}}} - Starts the game with the given width (in pixels)
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  * {{{--height [size]}}} - Starts the game with the given height (in pixels)
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  * {{{--volume [level]}}} - Sets the volume level, possible values range from 0-100 (negative is muted)
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  * {{{--nomusic}}} - Disables music
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  * {{{--nosound}}} - Disables sound effects
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  * {{{--fullscreen}}} - Starts game in fullscreen
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  * {{{--showfps}}} - Shows a fps counter in the top right
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  * {{{--altdmg}}} - Uses an alternative damage indicator
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  * {{{--low-quality}}} - Lowers the game quality
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  * {{{--stereo [type]}}} - Sets stereoscopic rendering type (1 to 14)
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  * {{{--help}}} - Shows a list of command line options and exits the program directly after
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==== More advanced usage ====
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Generally you don't need to set these options but here they are for full documentation:
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  * {{{--frame-interval [interval]}}} - Sets minimum interval (in ms) between each frame. Eg, 40 would make the game run at most 25 fps
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  * {{{--raw-quality [flags]}}} - (For advanced users only). Manually specifies the reduced quality flags, see below. 
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  * {{{--stats-only}}} - Outputs the round information without launching the game, useful for statistics only
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  * {{{--fullscreen-width [size]}}} - Starts the game with the given width (in pixels) when fullscreen
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  * {{{--fullscreen-height [size]}}} - Starts the game with the given height (in pixels) when fullscreen
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Note: any modification to the command line arguments should be reflected in the autostart `.desktop` file, `game.cpp`, `GameInterfaceBridge.m`.
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`--prefix location` is usually hardcoded at compile time, but should you changed the installation directory, then you can use this flag to override it; alternatively you can just specify `--user-prefix`.
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Personal game data is by default contained in one of the following directories:
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  * _Windows_: {{{%USERPROFILE%\Hedgewars}}}
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  * _GNU/Linux_: {{{~/.hedgewars}}}
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  * _macOS_: {{{~/Library/Application Support/Hedgewars}}}
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`--raw-quality value` is determined by combining the values of the flags you wish to enable. Up-to-date variables (in hexadecimal) are online here: [https://hg.hedgewars.org/hedgewars/file/default/hedgewars/uConsts.pas#l62 uConsts.pas]
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  * {{{qLowRes        = 1}}}
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  * {{{rqBlurryLand   = 2}}}
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  * {{{rqNoBackground = 4}}}
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  * {{{rqSimpleRope   = 8}}}
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  * {{{rq2DWater      = 16}}}
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  * {{{rqAntiBoom     = 32}}}
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  * {{{rqKillFlakes   = 64}}}
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  * {{{rqSlowMenu     = 128}}}
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  * {{{rqPlainSplash  = 256}}}
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  * {{{rqClampLess    = 512}}}
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  * {{{rqTooltipsOff  = 1024}}}
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  * {{{rqDesyncVBlank = 2048}}}
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E.g., to have blurry land and simple rope, you would use the number 10 (2+8).
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There are some internal commands, such as `--internal`, `--port [int]`, that are not meant for command-line usage.
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If you want to get your hands dirty and see how the engine interprets commands, you can check out the source code:
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[https://hg.hedgewars.org/hedgewars/file/default/hedgewars/ArgParsers.inc ArgParsers.inc]
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== Server ==
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The server can be configured to run on non standard port or to run as separate process.
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  * {{{--port=PORT}}} or {{{-p PORT}}}: Server listens on `PORT`
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  * {{{--dedicated=BOOL}}} or {{{-d BOOL}}}: Spawn a separate process (`BOOL` is either “True” or “False”)
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  * {{{--help}}}: Shows a short text explaining the command-line arguments and exists the program thereafter.