Parameters

A Command Line Parameter makes the game start in a certain way, eg. Without a shell map (movie plays in background of Menu) Below is how to create and use Command Line Parameters taken from the Read Me

  1. Go to the location of the game's executable. This is typically found in C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Battle for Middle-earth™\lotrbfme.exe.
  2. Right-click on the lotrbfme.exe icon and select "Create Shortcut".
  3. This will create a shortcut of the executable within the same folder. This will typically be called "Shortcut to lotrbfme.exe".
  4. Right-click on this new shortcut and select "Properties".
  5. Add a space to the end of the string in the "Target:" field, followed by a "-" and then the command line parameter.

  • -noshellmap (Launches the game without the Barad-dur looping background)
  • -mod (Allows modders to load custom assets into the game. Simply add the "-mod" command line after the lotrbfme.exe target path, followed by the name of any user-created .big file or user-created directory. The correct path would look like this: "C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Battle for Middle-earth™\lotrbfme.exe" -mod MyLOTRMod.big. All user-created content must be placed in the "My Battle for Middle-earth Files" folder)
  • -noaudio (Launches the game without any audio)
  • -xres (Forces the game to a specific horizontal resolution)
  • -yres (Forces the game to a specific vertical resolution