a0331e78d2
Deployed game tree copied back from the Windows build machine, containing the compiled 5.1.0b_RC1 binaries and every asset the deploy produces. 846 files: 21 added, 825 modified. Freshly built binaries: MW4.exe, Launcher.exe, autoconfig.exe, ctcls.dll, MissionLang.dll, ScriptStrings.dll, Language.dll and the rest of the runtime DLL set, carrying everything merged this cycle -- the 16-pilots-plus-cameraship launch fix, the MFD mode 4 split-display support and its stutter fix, -tmon, -tcoop, -fps, -tbaud, the Load File console lobby feature, configurable Rookie Mission, and the English Language.dll build. New in the deployment: - set-appcompat.bat / set-appcompat.ps1 -- the one-click AppCompat shim installer, now shipped by deploy-mw4.ps1 so any copy of an install can repair its own registration (the layer is keyed on the exe's full path). - libmysql.dll -- required by mw4print 2.0's MySQL export, late-bound at runtime. - Four hsh art files restored from 5.0.7D: MFD/assassin2.bmp, Mechs/battlemaster iic.bmp, Mechs/behemoth ii.bmp, Mechs/mad cat mkii.bmp. - banner.txt, dbstruct.txt -- mw4print banner text and the exported DB structure reference. dgVoodoo2 is included as MW4/dgvoodoo2_files/ -- deliberately in a subfolder and NOT alongside the executable. Nothing loads from there, so the files are available for a pod owner to install on Windows 10/11 without being active by default. This keeps XP pods safe: they use native DirectDraw, and having dgVoodoo2 loose in the game folder would break them. Do not move these files up a level in the repo. Runtime leftovers from testing on the build machine are included as well (DDrawCompat logs, DebugLog.txt, mw4-help.txt, two screenshots), consistent with this repo's stated purpose as a full disaster-recovery mirror in which nothing is excluded on purpose. All binaries and art are stored via Git LFS per .gitattributes; verified that MW4.exe, libmysql.dll, the dgVoodoo2 DLLs and the screenshots staged as LFS pointers rather than raw blobs. Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) <noreply@anthropic.com> Co-authored-by: GitHub Copilot <copilot@github.com>
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BattleTech: FireStorm - MW4.exe command line reference
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Usage: MW4.exe [options]
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Options may appear in any order and are case-insensitive. An option that takes
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a value must be followed by a single space and then the value, for example:
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MW4.exe -tmfds 4 -tmon 1,2,3,4 -tbaud 115200
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Values outside the documented range are ignored and the default is kept.
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DISPLAY AND VIDEO
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-window Run in a window instead of fullscreen.
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-fullscreen Force fullscreen. Overrides -window.
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-tmfds <0-4> MFD output mode:
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0 = no MFDs
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1 = original 1280x480 span (5 channels + radar)
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2 = black and white (3 channels + 1 dual)
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3 = colour (3 channels + 2 dual)
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4 = split dual 640x480 - drives two independent
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MFD monitors, so no span hardware is needed
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-tmon <m>,<r>,<f1>,<f2> Hard-assign display devices in the order
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main, radar, MFD1, MFD2. Values are 1-based; a
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value of 0 leaves that slot auto-detected.
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Separators may be ',' '/' or ':'.
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MFD1 and MFD2 only apply with -tmfds 4.
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Example: -tmon 1,2,4,3 swaps the two MFD panels.
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-tcoop <0-5> How the radar/MFD panels claim their displays.
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0 = legacy single call (as shipped; works on XP
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and under dgVoodoo2, fails on Windows 10).
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1 = drop SETFOCUSWINDOW, let DirectDraw create
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the device window.
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2 = SETFOCUSWINDOW first, then CREATEDEVICEWINDOW.
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3 = SETFOCUSWINDOW first, then EXCLUSIVE only,
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matching what the main display already does.
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4 = EXCLUSIVE|FULLSCREEN only. The main display
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has already set the focus window, so the
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panels never contend for it.
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5 = as 4, plus ALLOWREBOOT.
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Results are reported in gos-displays.txt.
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-mechview <1|2> Show the rotating mech view. 1 = on the radar
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-mv <1|2> screen, 2 = on the main screen. Default: off.
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-3dt Draw the MFD target as a live 3D model instead of
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the pre-rendered 2D bitmaps.
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-capdev <0-7> Select which device screen captures come from:
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0 main, 1 radar, 2 mission review, 3 hudchat,
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4 nav, 5 weapon, 6 target, 7 armor
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AUDIO AND PLASMA DISPLAY
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-nosound Disable all sound output.
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-noplasma Disable the COM2 plasma score display.
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-pctime <seconds> Plasma display clear time. Minimum 3.
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POD HARDWARE AND ARCADE (CTCL)
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------------------------------
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-ctcltype <1-3> CTCL role for this machine:
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-ctcl <1-3> 1 = console, 2 = game pod, 3 = cameraship.
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Default when absent: console.
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-dragon Disable CTCL entirely and run standalone.
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-coop Co-operative arcade mode. Implies 1 coin per game
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and the game-pod role.
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-#coop <coins> Co-op with an explicit coin count. A negative
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value selects the cameraship role instead.
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-trio <0|1> RIO cockpit board protocol. 0 = original board,
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1 = newer protocol (different framing and acks).
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-tbaud <9600-921600> Force the COM1 baud rate for the RIO board. Use
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for replica boards with a high-speed UART. The
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wire protocol is unchanged; only the rate differs.
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-useorgjoy Use the original joystick axis mapping.
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-ojoy Same as -useorgjoy.
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-usetockeys Enable TOC keys. They are disabled by default.
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-tocadt <seconds> TOC auto-detect timeout. Minimum 5.
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-auxadt <seconds> AUX auto-detect timeout. Minimum 3.
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-usecam Force camera mode. Implied by the cameraship role.
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-suicide Allow self-destruct at any time.
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-jpd Enable JPD input handling.
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ZOOM AND FIELD OF VIEW
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-zmfova <0.01-0.5> Zoom field-of-view, stage A.
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-zmfovb <0.01-0.5> Zoom field-of-view, stage B. A and B are swapped
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automatically so that A is the wider of the two.
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-zmmrgn <0.01-0.49> Zoom left/right margin, as a fraction of width.
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-zmtime <0, or 0.05-3.0> Zoom transition time in seconds. 0 = instant.
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MULTIPLAYER AND NETWORK
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-serve Automatically host a server game on startup.
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-lobby Indicates the game was started from a lobby.
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-game <file> Load the named game/mission file.
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-gamename <name> Name advertised for the hosted game.
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-playername <name> Player name to use.
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-password <password> Password for the hosted or joined game.
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-advertiseport <port> Port used to advertise the server.
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-ipx Use IPX in the server browser.
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-nodplay Disable DirectPlay networking.
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-directplayprotocol Force use of the DirectPlay protocol.
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-secure Enable secure networking for the game session.
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-set_internet Configure network settings for internet play.
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-set_lan Configure network settings for LAN play.
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-win32dedicated Run as a Win32 dedicated server. Disables sound
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and rendering and uses the dedicated server UI.
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-allowmultiple Allow more than one instance of the game to run.
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-oldmpui Use the older multiplayer user interface.
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LOGGING AND DIAGNOSTICS
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-zlogstyle <value> ZLog output style.
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-zlogflush <value> ZLog flush behaviour.
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-zlogbuffer <size> ZLog buffer size.
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-zlogname <filename> ZLog output file name.
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-olog Write the legacy .log match report instead of the
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newer .rpt format.
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-fps Write a per-second frame pacing report to
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gos-fps.txt next to the executable: average fps,
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1% low, worst frame in ms, and a count of frames
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taking over twice the average (hitches). Useful
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for confirming smooth pacing on the MFD modes.
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Off unless this switch is given.
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-gamestats Save game statistics.
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-help Show this reference and exit without starting.
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DEVELOPMENT AND TEST BUILDS
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The following are only active in LAB (Debug, Armor and Profile) builds. In a
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Release build they are accepted and ignored.
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-build Rebuild the resource packages at startup.
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-norun Do not run the game after building.
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-demo Demo mode.
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-rekey Re-key resources.
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-bloat Enable bloat diagnostics.
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-reportnotresourced Report assets that are not in a resource package.
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-armorlevel <0-4> Assertion/armor checking level.
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-leak <n> Memory trace level.
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-diskfirst Prefer loose files on disk over packaged data.
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-testclasses Run internal class self-tests.
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-aistats Enable AI statistics collection.
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-bspmap Save BSP map differences.
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-showscripterrors Display script errors as they occur.
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-mrtest Mission review test mode.
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-prtest Print report test mode.
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-nowrc Disable weapon range checking.
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-regs Debug builds only: enable script regions.
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-spew Debug builds only: enable script spews.
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OTHER
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-nocd Skip the CD check. (The CD check is already
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disabled unconditionally in this build.)
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-noeula Skip the end user licence agreement screen.
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-noautoconfig Skip automatic video and sound configuration.
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RECOGNISED BUT INACTIVE
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-join Parsed for compatibility but has no effect; the
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code that consumed it is commented out.
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-noabzug Parsed only in a disabled code path.
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RELATED CONFIGURATION
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---------------------
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Most persistent settings live in options.ini next to MW4.exe rather than on the
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command line. See OPTIONS-INI.md in the source repository for a full reference.
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Arcade pod assignments live in c:\ctcl.ini.
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