Guildwars (gw.exe) Switches / Command line options

I didn't think that they would add a dx7 option.

Since Today the -Repair & -update Switch don´t work. Anet has fixed it. Look at this Thread http://forum.onlinewelten.com/showth...26#post1048226

How do i go about running two of the switches at once?

Anyone try using a resolution switch to change it to 16bit or 32 bit?

I was thinking maybe -resolution1024x768x32 or -r1024x768x32 or something of the sort... haven't tried though

Well i tried the -image switch and it worked, but as soon as it reaches about 30 files remaining it freezes, i have to do ctrl+alt+del to stop the game, take the -image off and play normaly.

I think that it screwed my game, because i get HUGE fps drops and graphic glitches every half an hour.

Can any1 help me out? I'm clean of spyware, virus, and my rig is: P4 2.4, 1gb ram and 6600gt.

Like this:
"H:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -password=****** -perf -heapsize 512000

I have to use the -image command and it's been working. There is a bug between Sysgate Personal Firewall and Guildwars Decompression. If it tries to decompress files from the gw.dat file while changing zones.. it goes slows to a complete stop any may load me.

The gw.dat file may be corrupted and you may have to reintall. Try this. Rename gw.dat file then run the -image switch before you go to bed and leave it running over night, it should re-download the entire game by morning. If that works, deleted the renamed gw.dat file.

About the -repair / -update switch not working. Can anyone start testing it out. I've never been able to get them to work before the update but others had been.

To use the -image switch do you leave it on there always or remove it after you download everything?

I ask because one of my guildies tried it last night. Downloaded the files, removed the switch and restarted guild wars and it would lock up at the login screen and wouldn't let him connect to gw.

You are the man! (At least for now)

It's working at the moment, got into the game, and stayed there for like half an hour or so and didn't noticed the fps drops nor the glitches. Thanks for the tip.

How it normally works it connects, then download / decompress everything. Then just exists. I have to remove the switch to get gw to load correctly.

In this case I would.. rename the gw.dat file, then launch the game as normal (no image swich), let it download enough files to get to the log in and see if it can connect. If it does, you know the gw.dat file (the one you renamed is corupt). If it does the same error.. may be hardware drivers or other system issues.

Does the heapsize help in preformance, or just loading?

All I've seen is impact on loading zones, but not actually performance in game.

Good day !

Do you know if there is anyway to disable the ugly cursor ? I just would like to use default windows cursor instead of this 32-bits-ugly-cursor.

Thanks everyone.

Any progress with the two accounts problem?? I really love the autologin option, but having two accounts really make things harder. :/

I guess you can find out all working options by searching already known commands from gw.exe or gw.dat files with a hex editor. They all are probably in same location.

If I get more Ram memory, then loading of a new areas will be faster, right?

Yes, in fact if you get to 1gb of ram for Windows XP, a lot of things will run better (not just guildwars). Now anything past 1gb you may not visible see a boost as you would coming from 512 -> 1gb.

i recenntly switched from 512 to 1, 270 ram (little over a gig....just to clarify)
the difference was insane! much smoother turning, faster loads into maps and towns, and switching vbetween GW and something else, like windows media, was MUCH faster. when i minimized GW, it went down right away, with almost no pause.

This question was asked before, but I didn't see an answer. For the -image switch about making all areas updated and loaded. Do you have to leave the -image thing in the command line every time you play? Or do you do it once then remove it so you already up to date on all the areas?

when you use the -image switch, you need to use it by itself, then remove it when your done. You'll notice all it does it open up the downloade screen, then exit you out when it's done downloading. You wont be able to play the game with this switch in the command line.

in fact, if you wanna make it a little easier, do what I did and make 2 seperate shortcuts to the game, call one image, and use it for the image switch, and call the other one your normal GW, and use it for playing the game with all the other switches you like.