DOCUMENT:Q268471 06-AUG-2002 [homegame] TITLE :AOE II Expansion: Conquerors: Command Line Parameters PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER::1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbimu ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article describes the command line parameters that you can use when you start Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors. MORE INFORMATION ================ You can use command line parameters to customize the startup process for Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors and to resolve certain issues that you may encounter when you attempt to start or play the game. Shortcuts that include these command line parameters are located in the following folder on the Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors CD-ROM :\Age of Empires II\Support where is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive. NOTE: After you install Age of Empires II Expansion, the shortcuts are copied to the following folder by default :\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\Support where is the drive letter of the hard disk where Age of Empires II is installed. To play the game normally, double-click the shortcut for the program that is installed on the Microsoft Windows desktop or on the Windows Start Menu. For more information about Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors, please visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/support/games/aoe/default.asp The following table includes a list of the command line parameters that you can use to start Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors. Parameter Description --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1024 Sets the screen resolution for the game to 1,024 x 768 pixels. 1280 Sets the screen resolution for the game to 1,280 x 1,024 pixels. 800 Sets the screen resolution for the game to 800 x 600 pixels. Autompsave Automatically saves a multiplayer game every few minutes. Saved games are located by default in the Savegame\Multi folder. Mfill Attempts to fix horizontal line issues and black screen areas that can occur when you use certain video adapter configurations. Msync Attempts to fix an issue with some SoundBlaster AWE configurations, which can cause the computer to stop responding (hang). NoMusic Turns off all music. NormalMouse Replaces a custom mouse pointer with a standard mouse pointer. NOSC Turns off the detection of the Microsoft Strategic Commander game controller. NoSound Turns off all sounds, except the sounds that are played in cinematic sequences. NoStartup Skips all cinematic sequences before the game starts. NoTerrainSound Turns off all terrain sounds. Additional query words: 1.00 msgame aoe2 aok startup switches options ====================================================================== Keywords : kbimu Technology : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbAOESearch kbAOE2ExpConquerors Version : :1.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.