More Game Options

[skaldarnar]

Allow the user to pass arguments to the launched game. This can be either done by using a plain text box and passing the complete string on execution or by providing matching settings for each command line parameter the game can take.

This is especially a request to allow for the -loadlastgame option.

• [x] general text box for program arguments
• [ ] specific setting for -loadlastgame

Related #291

[IndianBoy42]

This is fixed in the PR, which is being merged soon so i think this can be closed

[skaldarnar]

Updated the PR description, will see into into it with settings menu overhaul.

[IndianBoy42]

How do you want the specific setting for -loadlastgame? a checkbox? or are there other game arguments that we may want to offer as specific settings so we can put it into a dropdown box?

[IndianBoy42]

So, i have started working on a system with a dropdown box that has a list of 'Quick Game Settings' such as -loadlastgame

If you could tell me where i can find a list of important game arguements to use in the list

[Cervator]

They're available in Terasology.java under the PC Facade :-)

Terasology/facades/PC/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/Terasology.java

    private static final String LOAD_LAST_GAME_ARG = "-loadlastgame";
    private static final String HOME_ARG = "-homedir=";
    private static final String LOCAL_ARG = "-homedir";
    private static final String HEADLESS_ARG = "-headless";
    private static final String NO_CRASH_REPORT_ARG = "-noCrashReport";

Not a whole lot of them yet! We need to add a few more like automatically launching in a new world bypassing the menu, or launching without audio enabled (low priority).

There is a little more magic when you run from Gradle, like enabling certain modules for a headless server. That's not supported from the main game launch yet. Some of those are visible in the build.gradle under PC, but some parts actually modify a config.cfg on the fly, not necessarily the best way to do it for the game itself.

Other than loadlastgame headless would be an idea. Although maybe that should be a whole other launch button. There will be other additions to the list later I'm sure.

[IndianBoy42]

That gives me an idea, Do you think we could somehow have these QuickGameSettings show up when u right click the start button in the launcher,

so you right click and a dropdown menu shows up where you can launch in -loadlastgame or -headless mode.

i think that would make more sense than in the settings

On Fri Oct 31 2014 at 8:30:40 AM Rasmus Praestholm notifications@github.com wrote:

They're available in Terasology.java under the PC Facade :-)

Terasology/facades/PC/src/main/java/org/terasology/engine/Terasology.java

private static final String LOAD_LAST_GAME_ARG = "-loadlastgame";
private static final String HOME_ARG = "-homedir=";
private static final String LOCAL_ARG = "-homedir";
private static final String HEADLESS_ARG = "-headless";
private static final String NO_CRASH_REPORT_ARG = "-noCrashReport";

Not a whole lot of them yet! We need to add a few more like automatically launching in a new world bypassing the menu, or launching without audio enabled (low priority).

There is a little more magic when you run from Gradle, like enabling certain modules for a headless server. That's not supported from the main game launch yet. Some of those are visible in the build.gradle under PC, but some parts actually modify a config.cfg on the fly, not necessarily the best way to do it for the game itself.

Other than loadlastgame headless would be an idea. Although maybe that should be a whole other launch button. There will be other additions to the list later I'm sure.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/MovingBlocks/TerasologyLauncher/issues/294#issuecomment-61209116 .

[skaldarnar]

My first thought was that you may want to launch the game with -homedir, -loadlastgame, and -headless at the same time. Thus I'd prefer the checkboxes in the settings.

However, what might be of interest for the future are launch configurations which can be stored and selected via right click on the launch menu (or replace the two comboboxes for the game modes). Thus, you can store several configurations, e.g. "latest develop with homedir ~/terasology" or "stable 42 in headless mode with homedir ~/terasologyserver", and quickly select them in the launcher...

What do you think?

[IndianBoy42]

Yeah, thats a good idea. So basically different 'profiles' with different settings for each, sounds good. I can start on that soon, for now ill try and redo it with checkboxes

On Fri Oct 31 2014 at 3:14:59 PM Tobias Nett notifications@github.com wrote:

My first thought was that you may want to launch the game with -homedir, -loadlastgame, and -headless at the same time. Thus I'd prefer the checkboxes in the settings.

However, what might be of interest for the future are launch configurations which can be stored and selected via right click on the launch menu (or replace the two comboboxes for the game modes). Thus, you can store several configurations, e.g. "latest develop with homedir ~/terasology" or "stable 42 in headless mode with homedir ~/terasologyserver", and quickly select them in the launcher...

What do you think?

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/MovingBlocks/TerasologyLauncher/issues/294#issuecomment-61238156 .

[skaldarnar]

:+1:

[Cervator]

:+1: :+1: