Command Line Switch for League Selection?

Doctor Drew · 12-06-2003, 01:17 PM

This would likely be a very simple addition...I'm looking for a command line switch that would allow you to select which league OOTP5 would open on load. This would be handy for people in multiple online leagues, and I think all it would have to do is overrule the preference that is currently in the setup.dat file.

Something like:

ootp5.exe --league=JBL.lg

potentially, skin selection could occur here as well, so that leagues with custom skins could be selected with their skin, as in:

ootp5.exe --league=RWBL.lg --skin="RWBL Skin"

Set up a few shortcuts with these options, leave them on your desktop, and you can just click the appropriate one to go to the league you want. No more loading your 1980s league just to change over to your fictional league, or what have you.

Sound good?

kq76 · 12-10-2003, 12:22 PM

I'd rather just have the one shortcut then be able to select which league from the opening screen, but this isn't a bad second best option.

Doctor Drew · 12-10-2003, 10:57 PM

Good point. The only reason I thought to do it this way is that I have multiple leagues at different patch levels, and this would allow me to have a shortcut specific to each league that would incorporate starting up with both the right league, and the right patch level. But your way would be solid as well.

kq76 · 12-30-2003, 10:48 PM

And that's a good point for multiple patches. How do you do the multiple patches though? Do you need multiple installs of the game or just multiple exe's?

12-06-2003, 01:17 PM	#1
Doctor Drew Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 55	Command Line Switch for League Selection? This would likely be a very simple addition...I'm looking for a command line switch that would allow you to select which league OOTP5 would open on load. This would be handy for people in multiple online leagues, and I think all it would have to do is overrule the preference that is currently in the setup.dat file. Something like: ootp5.exe --league=JBL.lg potentially, skin selection could occur here as well, so that leagues with custom skins could be selected with their skin, as in: ootp5.exe --league=RWBL.lg --skin="RWBL Skin" Set up a few shortcuts with these options, leave them on your desktop, and you can just click the appropriate one to go to the league you want. No more loading your 1980s league just to change over to your fictional league, or what have you. Sound good?

12-10-2003, 12:22 PM	#2
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 11,755	I'd rather just have the one shortcut then be able to select which league from the opening screen, but this isn't a bad second best option. __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project)

12-30-2003, 10:48 PM	#4
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 11,755	And that's a good point for multiple patches. How do you do the multiple patches though? Do you need multiple installs of the game or just multiple exe's? __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project)

12-10-2003, 10:57 PM	#3
Doctor Drew Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 55	Good point. The only reason I thought to do it this way is that I have multiple leagues at different patch levels, and this would allow me to have a shortcut specific to each league that would incorporate starting up with both the right league, and the right patch level. But your way would be solid as well.