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[[Category:Source_SDK_FAQ]][[Category:Steam]]When launching the game engine, there are a number of command-line options that can be used to change the engine environment.
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| <code>-dev</code>  || Launches the game in developer mode. Useful debugging and console information is shown.
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| <code>-console</code> || Launches the game directly to the developer console, and does not show the 3D background map.
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| <code>-sw</code> or <code>-windowed</code>  || Starts the game in windowed mode.
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| <code>-fullscreen</code> || Starts the game in fullscreen mode.
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| <code>-w <size></code> ||  Sets the screen width to <size> in pixels, i.e. <code>-w 1024</code>
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| <code>-h <size></code> || Sets the screen height to <size> in pixels, i.e. <code>-h 768</code>
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| <code>-condebug</code> || Logs the contents of the developer console to <code><game directory>\console.log</code>
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| <code>-novideo</code> || Bypasses the opening cinematic videos when launching the game.
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| <code>+sv_lan 1</code> || Launches the game in LAN mode. Useful to stop players from joining your game from the Internet.
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| <code>+map <mapname></code> || Launches the game, then loads the map called <code><mapname>.bsp</code>
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| <code>-applaunch <AppID></code> || Launches the game with using the specified <code>SteamAppID</code>
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| <code>-game <GameDir></code> || Launches Steam using the files in <code>GameDir</code>
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Parameters using the "+" symbol are developer console commands that are executed after the engine is launched.
 
For example, some typical settings:
Steam.exe -applaunch 280 -game "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\SourceMods\ExampleMod" -dev -console -sw +sv_lan 1 +map MyMap
 
This would start ''ExampleMod'' as a [[Half-Life 2: Deathmatch]] mod in developer mode, activate the developer console, in windowed mode, and in LAN multiplayer mode, then load <code>MyMap.bsp</code>.
==See Also==
* [[Command Line Options]]

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