multiple -game options

[cowgod]

this is my first post, and i will have many more to come i am sure.

out of all the source engines out there, which ones support multiple -game options on the command line? i know darkplaces does, but i couldn't get ezquake to do it.

[Canadian*Sniper]

I'm sure that every netquake and quakeworld quake client can do that. Well, I don't know quakeworld but it wouldn't make any sense to me why it wouldn't.

All netquake clients support -game I'm very sure. ezquake is a quakeworld client.

[Tei]

Telejano do support that. But I think the command is -data or something.

Notice, that only one progs.dat will load. So you are doing a replacement for models and graphics. The result can be broken. But can also work.

In Telejano is usefull because you can have a "mod" for textures, other "mod" for md3 models replacements, etc..

You can emulate multiple -game commands with other engines unziping and unpacking everything in only one mod folder.

[cowgod]

I'm sure that every netquake and quakeworld quake client can do that. Well, I don't know quakeworld but it wouldn't make any sense to me why it wouldn't.

All netquake clients support -game I'm very sure. ezquake is a quakeworld client.

i know they support -game, but i am talking multiple -game options.

In Telejano is usefull because you can have a "mod" for textures, other "mod" for md3 models replacements, etc..

this is exactly what i am trying to achieve.

You can emulate multiple -game commands with other engines unziping and unpacking everything in only one mod folder.

well this kind of defeats the purpose, but so far appears to be the only option for ezquake (and others like it).

[Zop]

Or, an engine could have a game console command (like quake2) where you can just switch the game directory when you want.

[Spirit]

only darkplaces can do that afaik.

[Tei]

about multiple -data commands:
Well.. If you need that feature for ezQuake, I will add it the saturday, cos I have write rights on the CVS.

common.c file from ezQuake:

	// start up with id1 by default
	FS_AddGameDirectory(com_basedir, "id1");
	FS_AddGameDirectory(com_basedir, "ezquake");
	FS_AddGameDirectory(com_basedir, "qw");
 
        //TODO: add multiple -data folders for cowgod

	// any set gamedirs will be freed up to here
	com_base_searchpaths = com_searchpaths;

[cowgod]

Well.. If you need that feature for ezQuake, I will add it the saturday, cos I have write rights on the CVS.

that would be sweet! this would allow much better organization of "extras" like the retexture project and updated hud graphics.

[cowgod]

Tei, did this feature ever make it in to ezquake? I haven't had time to check the latest version...