Article about undocumented weird/interesting start parameters

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-interpolation=
0 is "minimal non-interpolated"
1 is "Automatic interpolated"
2 is "Precise Interpolated"

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-command=

opens command pipe, argument is path
-shutdown the game
-send systemChat messages into the game
-retrieve session information (playerid, terrain name, mission name, current server IP)
-connect the game to a server (ip,port,password)

shutdown shuts down game
message arg prints "arg" to systemChat
reply arg just sends back "arg"
session sends back json packet with session information
connect {"ip"="server.de", "port"=1337, "password"="password"} connects game to specified server

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Java commands do nothing as JNI is disabled
-jDebugPort=1234
sets java debug port
-jSuspend
sets javasuspend
-jPerfText
sets javaperftest
-jExportInterface
sets javaexportinterface

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-userGroup=
prg Programmer
graphic graphic
design
config

Internal development utility, tells engine what group the user is part of
graphic only displays graphic asserts, program only displays programmer asserts
and hides some other asserts.
Probably useful for diag binary to hide some annoying asserts

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-noAsserts
disables all asserts, instead of just some like -userGroup

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-printModInfo

Does nothing in release build? And also not in diag build.

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-beta=
@modname

Adds a "beta" mod. They get loaded before -mod mods.

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-checkSignaturesFull
-checkSignatures

both parameters do the same.
checks all bisigns and bikeys (in keys folder and expansion\keys)
and prints stuff to RPT.
Fun fact: bikeys are loaded from keys\ but also from expansion\keys\

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disableEpeStreaming

vehicles that are inactive can be streamed out, this can disable it.

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-minimize

start game minimized.

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-enableSteamLogs
Enables steam logging to RPT

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phaseLog
disableAnalyticsDedicated
autotestSingleMission=
noRoadGen

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-autoUpdate

Enables game content auto updating (internal only)

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-physics=px3

Changes physx version to physx3, which.. is already default.

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-benchmark
enforces GPU benchmark at game start

-nobenchmark
disables GPU benchmark at game start (might speed up game start?)

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-generateshaders

compile shaders from source files (BI only)

-disableShaderGeneration

disable shader compilation from source files (BI only)

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-sm3
Enable Shader Model 3 (dx9)

-sm2

Disable Shader Model 3 (dx9)

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-host
start a server

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-joinString=ip:port

shorthand for
-connect=ip
-port=port

Doesn't work.

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--version

linux only, print version and exit.

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-download

Does nothing

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-profileScripts

does nothing.

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-setupHost

Same as -server and -host

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-networkDiagInterval=

enables network diag, and sets interval??

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-nolgagg

no land "gagg" needs testing.

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-NetStrStatsExport

export StringIdsStats.txt into game dir

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rendergrid=number

no idea.