[SOLVED] HW2C Commandline flags

[Mikali]

For HWRM mods I use the “-moddatapath” flag to tell the game where to look for the mod I’m working on.

Does this flag work for HW2C as well? I can’t get it to work.

Thanks!

[Hell_Diguner]

I've got a related question to this issue and I feel silly for not getting it as this used to be 101 back then. I've got a custom folder with my loose files in it. Placed my mod folder or rather yellow13 his mod folder (Somtaaw) here: D:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\Data\somtaaw So it's in the Data folder. I've created a shortcut and added the following lines at the end of the targetline: -moddatapath Somtaaw -overridebigfile I've also tried this as pointed out in Bo…

Also, make sure you have a 'keeper.txt' file in your mod folder (since that's what the engine looks for when loading a mod as loose files).

[sastrei]

I don’t think so Mikail. Pretty sure that was something new they added for HWR.

[Mikali]

That’s too bad.

[Hell_Diguner]

Oh, Classic HW2. For that you want

-datapath <path>
Sets the data path, where data will be loaded from. (Internally, by default, it is …\Homeworld 2\Data\ )

http://hw2wiki.net/wiki.hw2.info/CommandLineParameters.html

IIRC, some people had difficulty making -datapath work, so -overridebigfile was recommended more often.

[EatThePath (Siber)]

Datapath has the disadvantage of needing to duplicate the .big files to the new dir. -moddatapath sidesteps that problem, and I thought it worked with gbxHW2C. I could be wrong though.

[Mikali]

Yeah, -datapath needs all the .big file to work. And the HWRM Toolkit might try to upload the .big files when publishing a mod.

[EatThePath (Siber)]

I just checked my machine that’s still set up for HW@C development and I’ve got -moddatapath shortcut for it that works just fine.

[Mikali]

Here’s my command line:

E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Homeworld2Classic\Bin\Release\Homeworld2.exe -overrideBigFile -luatrace -windowed -w1600 -h900 -noMovies -hardwareCursor -ssTGA -moddatapath DataGameplayEnhancedHWU

Here’s the path to the mod folder:

E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Homeworld\Homeworld2Classic\DataGameplayEnhancedHWU

My custom game type does not appear in the Skirmish screen however. Also, the command does not appear here:

http://hw2wiki.net/wiki.hw2.info/CommandLineParameters.html

[Mikali]

[Solved][HWR Modding Help] Can't get a small mod to load
[Solved][HWR Modding Help] Can't get a small mod to load

That thread is for Homeworld Remastered. I need help with Homeworld 2 Classic.

[EatThePath (Siber)]

Shot in the dark, do you have a keeper.txt?

[Mikali]

Shot in the dark, do you have a keeper.txt?

Aha! That was the problem. Thanks!

[EatThePath (Siber)]

Glad I could help

[Hell_Diguner]

[quote=“Mikali, post:10, topic:1383836, full:true”]That thread is for Homeworld Remastered. I need help with Homeworld 2 Classic.[/quote] You have no idea how salty I was after reading this.