DESCRIPTION

Command-line GZDoom Windows batch script generator.

Generates editable dbsg-<game>.bat where <game> is a game file.

Generated script can accept user parameters.

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FEATURES

• Generates editable Windows batch GZDoom command-line launch script.
• Should work with any GZDoom compatible port.
• User can control generation using custom configuration.
• Generated script can be easily customized.
• Generated script is portable.
• Generated script can accept user parameters.
• Last saved game can be loaded on startup.
• Generated script can set own last write time to launch time.
• Generated script -w switch performs Wad Archive game search.
• Generated script -g switch Googles game.
• Generated script -c switch opens GZDoom command line parameters help.

USAGE

Copy script and game files to GZDoom dir first.

dbsg.bat [-w] game [config.bat]

PARAMETERS

Parameter	Description	Default
-w	game is standalone, e.g. doom2.wad, etc.
game	any supported game (wad, pk3, zip, etc.)
config.bat	user batch config	dbsg-config.bat

CONFIG

User batch config is executed first. The following variables are supported:

Variable	Description	Default
doom	GZDoom executable	gzdoom.exe
doomConfig	GZDoom user configuration	gzdoom-%USERNAME%.ini
wad	main wad	doom2.wad
mods	mods (wad, pk3, zip, etc.)
deh	DEH patch
bex	BEX patch
prependSavedir	prepend saves dir to save
savedir	savegames subdir	saves
shortdir	screenshots dir	screenshots
params	any parameters
loadLast	load last save if set
saveExt	save extension	zds
scriptPrefix	generated script prefix. "" for no prefix	%%scriptName%%-
updateLaunch	update last script launch time if set	set in config

EXAMPLES

Edit generated script if you have any additional files.

• Generate with default config:

dbsg.bat dead-air_v2.pk3

• Generate with custom config:

dbsg.bat dead-air_v2.pk3 dbsg-my-config.bat

• Specify -w flag for standalone game:

dbsg.bat -w square1.pk3

GENERATED SCRIPT

Run script to launch the game. Any GZDoom parameters are accepted as script parameters if no script specific switches are specified.

COMMAND LINE

Switches are mutually exclusive, only one at a time:

Switch	Description
-w	Wad Archive game search
-g	Google game search
-c	open GZDoom command line parameters help

KNOWN ISSUES

Names with spaces, percent and culture-specific characters may not be handled properly.