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Age of Empires Command Line Parameters
From Microsoft Support Knowledge Base, Article Q175347:
To add parameters to the command line in the Age
of Empires shortcut, follow these steps:
- If you are using Windows 95: Click Start, point
to Settings, click Taskbar, click the Start Menu
Programs tab, click Advanced, and then double-click
Programs.
- If you are using Windows NT: Right-click Start,
click Open All Users, and then double-click Programs.
- Double-click Microsoft Games, and then double-click
Age of Empires.
- Right-click the Age of Empires shortcut, click
Properties, and then click the Shortcut tab.
- In the Target box, type the name of the parameter
after the existing command line text.
- For example, if you add the parameters NoStartup
and NoTerrainSound, the command line will read:
"C:\Programs\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires\Empires.exe"
NoStartup NoTerrainSound
Parameters must be separated by a space; capitalization
is not important.
The following are the command line parameters included
in Age of Empires:
Parameter
|
Description
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| NoStartup |
Skips
all cinematic sequences before the game starts. |
| 640,
800, 1024 |
Sets
the screen resolution to 640x480, 800x600,
or 1024x768. For example, 640 sets the
screen resolution to 640x480, 800 sets the
screen resolution to 800x600, and 1024 sets
the screen resolution to 1024x768. You
can also set the screen resolution using the
Game Settings option on the Menu button during
a game. |
| Mfill |
Fixes
horizontal line problem that may occur with
some Matrox video adapter configurations. |
| NormalMouse |
Replaces
the custom mouse pointer with a standard mouse
pointer. |
| NoSound |
Turns
off all sounds, except those played in cinematics. |
| NoTerrainSound |
Turns
off all terrain sounds. |
| NoMusic |
Turns
off all music. |
| Msync |
Fixes
lock-up problems that may occur with some
SoundBlaster AWE configurations. |
| MidiMusic |
Plays
MIDI Music instead of Redbook Audio music
from the Age of Empires compact disc. |
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