Difference between revisions of "FRED Command Line Reference"

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Unless running from a command prompt, to use command lines it is necessary to use a shortcut.
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Unless running from a command prompt, to use command lines, it is necessary to use a shortcut.
  
 
==-jpgtga==
 
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==-glow==
 
==-glow==
This option enables fred to use glowmaps.
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This option enables FRED to use glowmaps.
  
 
==-spec==
 
==-spec==
This option enables fred to use specular highlights that is to use shinemaps.
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This option enables FRED to use specular highlights that is to use shinemaps.
  
 
==-fredhtl==
 
==-fredhtl==
Using this command line option, FRED2_open will run in HTL mode.
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{{Note|3.6.10 FRED builds have this feature automatically turned on.}}
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Using this command line option, FRED2_Open will run in HTL mode.
  
 
==-no_warn==
 
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==-mod==
 
==-mod==
The mod option allows FRED to work with mods, and functions exactly like the fs_open equivalent. Multimods are possible as well, by seperating the mods with a comma. For it to work properly, this '''has''' to be the last command line option.
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The mod option allows FRED to work with mods, and functions exactly like the FS_Open equivalent. Multimods are possible as well, by separating the mods with a comma. For it to work properly, this '''has''' to be the last command line option.
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[[Category:FRED]]
 
[[Category:FRED]]

Latest revision as of 14:13, 7 March 2009

Unless running from a command prompt, to use command lines, it is necessary to use a shortcut.

-jpgtga

This command line option lets FRED display .jpg and .tga textures.

-glow

This option enables FRED to use glowmaps.

-spec

This option enables FRED to use specular highlights that is to use shinemaps.

-fredhtl

Note: 3.6.10 FRED builds have this feature automatically turned on.

Using this command line option, FRED2_Open will run in HTL mode.

-no_warn

Removes the various warnings displayed when FRED is not happy about a certain aspect of a mission. Only use this if you know what you're doing, as the warnings are there for a reason and ignoring them can in some cases lead to crashes during play.

-mod

The mod option allows FRED to work with mods, and functions exactly like the FS_Open equivalent. Multimods are possible as well, by separating the mods with a comma. For it to work properly, this has to be the last command line option.