Program Launch Arguments

Launch Arguments

Launch arguments are modifications you can opt-in to, by adding them to your Launch Arguments menu in Steam>Game>Properties>Launch Arguments, or by adding the launch argument at the end of the executing file path in a Shortcut file or similar, or by simply executing the game from the commandline with the agruments.

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Duck Game Rebuilt's Launch Arguments

Launch arguments in DG begin with either a - or a +. Arguments using - simply switch on/off something. Arguments using + require another input after the launch argument itself as a parameter, which it uses. The only exception is -command, which acts like a + launch argument.

A list of every launch argument in DGR, and its category:

Category	Launch Arg	Description
User	+controllercount	Set the limit of concurrent controllers to the given value. Default is 8
User	+editortest	Starts the game in the editor, and loads the level based on the given name
User	-alternateSaveLocation	Uses the pre-1.5 save data location
User	-command	Runs the given value as a command. To execute commands longer than one word, encapsulate your command with single quotes (')
User	+command	Alias for -command that makes more sense
User	-crash	Crashes the game instantly
User	-defaultcontrols	Resets your profiles controls to the defaults
User	-ignoreLegacyLoad	Prevents DG from turning off mods built for old versions of Duck Game that use Harmony patching
User	-latecrash	Crashes the game after all mods load
User	-nofullscreen	Forces windowed mode even if your settings specify fullscreen
User	-nomods	Doesn't load any mods, though they can still be active/inactive
User	-nosa	Disables the sprite atlas optimization
User	-nosteam	Doesn't load steam when initializing
User	-nothreading	Disables multi-threaded startup loading
User	-notimeout	Doesn't time you out if you take too long to join a lobby
User	-oldangles	Makes fast angles work the way they used to in 1.5
User	-olddefaults	Same as -defaultcontrols, but uses the legacy defaults
User	-oldschoolFullscreen	Alternative fullscreen mode
User	-privacy	Removes your username from auto crashlogs
User	-startineditor	Starts the game in the editor
User	-startinlobby	Starts in the lobby instead of the title screen
User	-unlockall	Unlocks all hats, modifiers, furnitures, and arcade machines (buggy)
User	-noRPC	Disables Discord Rich Presence
User	-windowedFullscreen	Makes the game window Borderless Fullscreen
Debug	-altaudio	Alternative audio mode incase defaults don't work
Debug	-cloudnoload	Prevents the cloud from downloading files to DG
Debug	-cloudnosave	Prevents DG from uploading files to the cloud
Debug	-debug	Logs debug data on the DebugMonitor
Debug	-directaudio	Uses DirectSound audio mode
Debug	-disableModding	Doesn't load content concerning mods
Debug	-downloadmods	Forcefully downloads all workshop mods
Debug	-editsave	Prevents the cloud from overriding your local data
Debug	-experimental	Enables certain dangerous experimental features
Debug	-logFileOperations	Logs file changes
Debug	-logLevelOperations	Logs level changes
Debug	-logLoading	Logs content loading actions
Debug	-loopdebug	Prints extra debug data that concern infinite loop crashes
Debug	-moddebug	Logs extra debug information relevant to mod developers
Debug	-netdebug	Simulates a network environment on a single instance of DG
Debug	-nocloud	Prevents the cloud from overriding your local data
Debug	-nohidef	Doesn't use a High Definition graphics device
Debug	-norebuiltupdates	Prevents the AutoUpdater from updating
Debug	-testserver	Boots up two instances of duck game, and joins both to the same lobby with LAN
Debug	-testserverclient	The same as -testserver, but the main instance is the client
Debug	-updaterebuilt	Forcefully updates the game, even if no newer versions are available
Fun	+screentile	Loads up a few dozen instances of DG and tiles them up on your screen. Initial y position is the given value
Fun	-gay	lsd
Fun	-gay2	more lsd
Fun	-intro	Shows the startup intro. Default is OFF for DGR
Fun	-nolaunch	Prevents the game from launching
Auto	+connect_lobby	Automatically connects to a lobby with a given steam ID
Auto	+password	Used with +connect_lobby. If the lobby has a password, logs in with the given password
Auto	-lanjoiner	Automatically joins an active LAN lobby
Legacy	-dinputNoTimeout	Nullifies the input timeout duration from DirectInput
Legacy	-linux	Changes some stuff to make DG compatible with linux
Legacy	-nodinput	Doesn't use DirectInput for capturing user inputs
Legacy	-nointro	Doesn't show the startup intro. Active by default with DGR
Legacy	-recoversave	If your save broke from 1.5, use this to fix it
Legacy	-steam	Specifies that the game was launched from steam. Never looked at in game though