QWCL / cmdline_param

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Name

Description

›-allow360

Allows 360-pixel-wide video modes to remain in the mode list, which the client otherwise drops to save space when many 320-wide modes exist.

›-basedir

The "base" directory is the path to the directory holding the quake.exe and all game directories.

›-bpp

Allows setting of 'r_colorbits' cvar during start-up

›-cddev

On Linux, specifies the cd device to use.

›-cdmediacheck

Enables periodic checking for CD media changes (a disc being inserted or removed) for CD audio playback.

›-condebug

log all console output to qw/qconsole.log

›-conheight

set vid_conheight during startup

›-conwidth

set vid_conwidth during startup

›-current

Uses the current desktop resolution as the fullscreen video mode instead of switching to a preset mode.

›-d

(SVGAlib build) Sets the color depth, in bits, of the requested video mode, used together with -w and -h.

›-dibonly

Forces the WinQuake software renderer to use only the GDI/DIB output path, disabling DirectDraw and WinDirect.

›-dinput

Uses DirectInput for mouse input instead of standard Windows messages, giving more reliable raw movement.

›-force

Adds a custom video mode (from -width/-height) to the mode list even if the display did not enumerate it.

›-fullsbar

Draws the status bar across the full width of the screen rather than at console width.

›-gamma

Sets the initial gamma value at startup (`-gamma <float>`, range 0.3-3.0), overriding the `gl_gamma` cvar default before the first frame.

›-gl11

Forces the plain OpenGL 1.1 path (loading opengl32.dll), bypassing multitexture and other extensions.

›-h

(SVGAlib build) Sets the height, in pixels, of the requested video mode.

›-heapsize

Sets the hunk memory allocation to `<kilobytes>` (`-heapsize <kb>`, e.g.

›-height

Sets the vertical resolution in pixels (`-height <pixels>`).

›-ip

Binds all network sockets to the specified local IP address rather than all interfaces (`-ip <address>`).

›-lm_1

Selects the GL_LUMINANCE single-channel OpenGL lightmap texture format (the default).

›-lm_2

Selects the GL_RGBA4 (16-bit) OpenGL lightmap texture format.

›-lm_4

Selects the full GL_RGBA (32-bit) OpenGL lightmap texture format.

›-lm_a

Selects the GL_ALPHA single-channel OpenGL lightmap texture format.

›-lm_i

Selects the GL_INTENSITY single-channel OpenGL lightmap texture format.

›-mdev

(Linux build) Sets the mouse device file to read, overriding the default /dev/mouse.

›-mem

Sets the hunk memory allocation to `<megabytes>` (`-mem <mb>`, e.g.

›-minmemory

Sets the hunk allocation to the engine minimum (~5.3 MB); takes no argument.

›-mode

Selects the fullscreen video mode by its number in the mode list.

›-mrate

(Linux build) Sets the serial mouse sample rate, overriding the default of 1200.

›-no8bit

Disables the 8-bit shared-texture-palette OpenGL extension, forcing full-color textures.

›-noadjustaspect

Stops the client from halving the width of very wide (dual-monitor) video modes.

›-noautostretch

Prevents the client from automatically choosing a stretched windowed mode on desktops wider than 640 pixels.

›-nocdaudio

Disables CD audio (music) playback entirely.

›-noconinput

Disables reading console commands from stdin.

›-nodd

Disables DirectDraw, forcing the WinQuake software renderer onto the GDI path (alias of -nodirectdraw).

›-noddraw

Disables DirectDraw, forcing the WinQuake software renderer onto the GDI path (alias of -nodirectdraw).

›-nodirectdraw

Disables DirectDraw, forcing the WinQuake software renderer onto the GDI path.

›-noforcemaccel

Stops the client from overriding the Windows mouse acceleration setting while running.

›-noforcemparms

Stops the client from overriding the Windows mouse parameters (threshold and speed) while running.

›-noforcemspd

Stops the client from overriding the Windows mouse speed setting while running.

›-noforcevga

Stops the software renderer from forcibly including the 320x200 VGA mode in the mode list.

›-nofulldib

Disables the use of a fullscreen DIB (GDI) video mode in WinQuake.

›-nojoy

Disables joystick input.

›-nokbd

(Linux build) Disables keyboard input handling.

›-nomouse

Disables mouse input.

›-nomtex

Disables OpenGL multitexturing in the Classic renderer (prevents loading of `glMultiTexCoord2f`, `glActiveTexture`, and `glClientActiveTexture`), and additionally disables fog rendering engine-wide.

›-nosound

Skips SDL audio initialization entirely, leaving all sound subsystems inactive for the session.

›-nostdout

Suppresses stdout output on POSIX by setting `sys_nostdout=1` before `Host_Init`.

›-notriplebuf

Disables triple buffering of the video output.

›-novesa

Disables the WinDirect fullscreen video path in the WinQuake software renderer (treated like -nowindirect).

›-nowd

Disables the WinDirect fullscreen video path (short form of -nowindirect).

›-nowindirect

Disables the WinDirect (MGL) fullscreen video path in the WinQuake software renderer.

›-particles

Sets the maximum number of simultaneously active particles to `<count>` (`-particles <count>`), overriding the `r_particles_count` cvar at startup.

›-primarysound

Mixes directly into the DirectSound primary buffer instead of a secondary buffer, reducing latency on some hardware.

›-resetwinpos

Resets the saved game-window position to the default, useful if the window opened off-screen.

›-simsound

Enables fake-DMA sound: the mixer runs but no audio is sent to the hardware (used for testing).

›-sndbits

(Linux/OSS build) Sets the sound sample size in bits (8 or 16).

›-sndmono

(Linux/OSS build) Forces single-channel (mono) sound output.

›-sndspeed

(Linux/OSS build) Sets the sound sample rate, in Hz.

›-sndstereo

(Linux/OSS build) Forces two-channel (stereo) sound output.

›-snoforceformat

Stops the DirectSound code from forcing its preferred sample format on the output device.

›-startwindowed

Starts ezQuake in windowed (non-fullscreen) mode.

›-surfcachesize

Sets the size, in bytes, of the surface cache used by the software renderer.

›-verbose

(X11 build) Prints extra diagnostic information about the display and chosen visual at startup.

›-visualid

(X11 build) Selects a specific X11 visual by its numeric id instead of letting the client choose.

›-w

(SVGAlib build) Sets the width, in pixels, of the requested video mode.

›-wavonly

Uses the older waveOut sound output instead of DirectSound.

›-width

Sets the horizontal resolution in pixels (`-width <pixels>`).

›-window

Starts ezQuake in windowed mode and routes `-width`, `-height`, and `-display` to the windowed resolution cvars (`vid_win_*`) instead of the fullscreen ones.

›-winsize

(X11 build) Sets the client window size as width and height in pixels.

›-zone

Sets the size, in bytes, of the zone memory heap used for small dynamic allocations.