AI vs AI

[acctingman69]

I'm trying to see if there is an option in an AI vs AI battle to turn off all the little messages and "Allied/Axis turn" messages so an AI vs AI game can run without having to stop for all those messages.

Thanks

[Crossroads]

I'm trying to see if there is an option in an AI vs AI battle to turn off all the little messages and "Allied/Axis turn" messages so an AI vs AI game can run without having to stop for all those messages.

Thanks

Damage dialogs can be turned off by selecting Options -> Details -> Low, IIRC.

Axis / Allied turn phase dialogs can't be toggled off, to my knowledge.

[Crossroads]

Correction, Berto just told me it is indeed possible. Try this:

Launch the JTCS game engine EXE from a command line (or via a special shortcut) with the

-W -T <scenario>

command line parameters, as in for example

ef.exe -W -T Yakhroma.scn 

(-W is for launching the game in Windowed mode)

Let me know if this helped! Did you ask about this at Matrix JTCS forum as well?

[acctingman69]

Yes, that was me over at the Matrix forum. Just trying to get maximum coverage :)

Thanks, I'll try this when I get home tonight!

[Crossroads]

OK, I answered you there as well, so choose your favourite

To recap, you want to do both. First, the shortcut gets you rid of Axis/Allied phase boxes, and then once the scenario has started, the Details-Low gets you rid of Damage reports.

[acctingman69]

So, launching the game from a command line. How do I do that? Sorry, I'm not very savvy when it comes to game manipulation :)

[acctingman69]

Ok, think I'm on the right track.

"C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\autorun.exe -W-T Random.scn"

Close?

I get problem with shortcut message. File Path is not valid

[Crossroads]

Ok, think I'm on the right track.

"C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\autorun.exe -W-T Random.scn"

Close?

I get problem with shortcut message. File Path is not valid

Close! But not quite there 

To repeat the whole thing, in case someone else is interested on how to create shortcut commands, here's how to do it step by step. I am using East Front (ef.exe) as the sample, works the same with all other exes, including all editors (should you want to try the -X noEncryption option).

1. Go to your game folder, in this case \East Front, and right click at ef.exe, select "Copy"
2. Go to your Desktop, right click it at a place where you want your icon, and select "Paste Shortcut" 

Now you have a shortcut to your ef.exe at your Desktop. You can move it about if you want. 

3. Right click at the ef.exe shortcut, select "Properties".
4. Select the Shortcut tab, see the "Target:" text box:

There's a long text within parentheses: "C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ef.exe"

5. Go to end of line, add, after parentheses: -W -T. 

It should now say: "C:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\East Front\ef.exe" -W -T

Note the white space between -W and -T, it will not work otherwise

6. Click OK to close the Properties dialog.

Now you are good to open any exe with the said parameters. 

7. Click at the ef.exe shortcut icon, East Front opens with no game loaded. 

8. Select File->New, select the scenario you want to have played in AI-vs-AI mode, and it starts to battle on.

As the battle has commenced, go to Options->Details, set it to "Low" to get rid of Damage dialogs as well.

This maybe looks complicated, but it's really not *that* complicated, there's just a good few little steps there. 

The nice thing about this is now you can start any New scenario file and have it go at AI-vs-AI.

Hope this helped!

[acctingman69]

Battle Kat

I really appreciate you taking the time to explain this. Seriously, it's gamers like you that make this hobby even more enjoyable.

I'll give this a go when I get home.

Thank you again!!

[Crossroads]

You're quite welcome. Good luck!