Switch

Meaning

-file

Start missions with ACMI recording on .

-event

Records an event file - for debugging.

-full

Run in full screen mode.

-window

Run in a 640x480 window. Useful with the -time switch to act as a server.

-hires

Allow higher resolution than 800x600 to be selected.

-version

print out the version of falcon and exit. E.g.,   Falcon 4.0 - Version 1.071z:Release Mode

-norudder

Disable use of rudder control on joystick

-nosmoothing

Disable joystick smoothing (filtering out of spikes)

-numhats <N>

Set to the number of hat switches your joystick has. Direct input sometimes gets this wrong.

-nosound

Switch off all sound.

-norsc

Use the raw art files - only for debugging.

-usersc

Don't use the raw art files - for debugging.

-auto

Starts the program with out the debug menu - debugging only.

-movie

Play the movie?

-nomovie

Don't play the initial movie of the F-16.

-noUIcomms

In the UI, you will not hear radio chatter and take-offs.

-screen

Take screenshots in the UI. Hit print screen to save an image in TGA format.

-time

Run as a server - you can't play yourself though.

-noloader

The graphics load around you rather than at start up. Gets you into the game faster as it misses out part of the pie-3 screen.

-bandwidth

used for debugging network play - only in debug version.

-urview XXX

Union reality headgear set. XXX is the angle of view - between 50° and 160° - 160° is the default.

-latency

used for debugging network play - only in debug version.

-drop

used for debugging network play - only in debug version.

-session

?

-hostidx <N>

Select between different network cards, will default to first.

-hostid

?

-alive

Sets the timeout for network play - default is 1 minute.

-reply

used for debugging network play - only in debug version.

-mono

?

-nomono

?

-head

Turns on the head tracking system. Can only look forwards in the 3-d cockpit.

-swap

used for debugging network play - only in debug version.

-ef

?

-ip Addr

Use the given IP address, rather than the default. Useful for NAT routing.

-pf number

Packet filter - used to restrict packet flow to a given number (1.08p2 only).