Attempting to get Deadlock 2 to run in a Window. I did managed to get it to run in a box with the -w switch, but runs smoothly it does not.

Anyone able to find a command line switch list or config file options? Googling has been to no avail.

In an attempt to solve a problem (see thread about "oops I have a problem" or something like that), I tried all of the lower case characters. Only one of them was valid, but it had weird results. See the other thread for a description.

-edit- Other thread is called: "Q: WOOOOOO Deadlock :) But I have a problem"

Why not try asking someone over at Gallius IV? That site is ALL about Deadlock.

Here's their forums:

http://forum.galliusiv.com/index.php

Alcaray, there are more than just 1-letter command line switches. They can be entire words, or have variables after them, etc.

Ok. I disassembled the Binary to ASM and pulled the command line switches. I have not tested all what they do yet. I will edit this post as I find out.

-p Causes game to run as a terminate and stay resident, with no graphics?
-w Windowed Mode (Can easily corrupt Palette)
-16 Unknown
-8 Causes my game to crash with an error?
-dd Unknown
-ns Unknown
-ms Seems to be a control flag to jump into Multiplayer, likely for NetAccolade


Let me know if you find out something about these switches.

Interesting. If you run GoG's Deadlock 2 in Windows 98 or 95 compatibility it asks for the CD. :)

Wow! Thanks!

Omygosh. I haven't heard about a TSR program since the DOS days. I can't imagine what use it might have for a game, though. Very strange.

Hmmm. ns sounds like no sound. Though, I hear all the music up to the point it fails for me. Otherwise, no difference.

8 and 16 might be bits for color? 8 crashes, as you say, and 16 seems to have no effect.

dd seems to have no effect and ms is as you say.

I guess all I could do was reproduce the results you got.

The ASM had mention of a "Debug Mode". I think this may be -dd

I will have to run the game with that flag and see if anything changes.

There's also a cheat that enables Debug Mode but I'm not sure what it does either.