From ec44bc5dfa54561c4ae915f7bdaa9cfd2a71187b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arcattack <arcattackmusic@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:42:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] play_steam.bat: cockpit view + gauges (BT_START_INSIDE +
 BT_DEV_GAUGES)

The steam bat missed the two client flags the join bats set -- steam-launched
missions booted 3rd-person (the same field bug fixed for join.bat earlier).
Env inherits through the menu's mission relaunch.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 players/play_steam.bat | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/players/play_steam.bat b/players/play_steam.bat
index 8c15a1d..011ac1c 100644
--- a/players/play_steam.bat
+++ b/players/play_steam.bat
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ if not exist "content\BTL4.RES" goto badpath
 set BT_PLATFORM=glass
 set BT_STEAM_NET=1
 set BT_LOG=steam.log
+rem Cockpit view + MFD gauges -- the same client flags the join bats set
+rem (field report: players booted 3rd-person without them).  Inherited by
+rem the menu's mission relaunch.
+set BT_START_INSIDE=1
+set BT_DEV_GAUGES=1
 cd content
 ..\build\Release\btl4.exe
 echo.