Dedicated Server Command Line arguments
Command Line Arguments for Halo CE dedicated servers

You can run the Halo CE dedicated server from a Windows command prompt or from a batch file. The following is a list of arguments you may use to start a Halo CE Dedicated server. Note you may use more than one command at a time:

haloceded.exe -argument [option]

Example:
haloceded.exe -exec c:\haloCE\init.txt -path C:\haloCE\variants -IP 208.133.222.17 -port 2322

• -?
  Displays a list of all arguments.
  
  
• -exec
  Specify which init.txt file to use for this instance of the dedicated server. The name of this file can be any name.
  
  
• -cpu
  When using a multi-processor computer (SMP) server, it is possible to instruct Halo Dedicated Server to run on a specific CPU. To do so, use the –cpu n command line argument (where n is a given CPU, 0 being the first one).
  
  
• -path
  Sets the default path to the Gametypes and the log file location. The default is C:\My Documents\My Games\Halo CE\savegames.
  
  
• -port
  Different instances must, obviously, use different ports. -port is used to specify the port for the instance being launched. If a port is not specified the server will automatically choose an open port though the chosen port is not reported.
  
  
• -ip x.x.x.x
  Server IP address used when you have multiple IP addresses and wish to bind the server to a specific IP address. If this command is omitted in servers running multiple IP addressess the the Halo Server will answer on all IPs.
  

• -nosound
  Disables all sound.
  
  
• -novideo
  Disables video playback.
  
  
• -nojoystick
  Disables joystick/gamepads.
  
  
• -nogamma
  Disables adjustment of gamma.
  
  
• -useff
  Forces the game to run as a fixed function card.
  
  
• -use11
  Forces the game to run as a shader 1.1 card.
  
  
• -use20
  Forces the game to run as a shader 2.0 card.
  
  
• -safemode
  Disables as much as possible from the game.
  
  
• -window
  Runs the game in a window.
  
  
• -width640
  Forces the game to run at 640x480.
  
  
• -vidmode w,h,r
  Forces the game to run at width, height, refresh rate.
  
  
• -adapter x
  Forces the game to run fullscreen on a multimon adaptor.
  
  
• -cport x
  Client port address used when joining games.
  
  
• -screenshot
  Enables the "Print Screen" key to generate screenshots
  
  
• -timedemo
  Runs four movies and writes out timedemo.txt.
  
  
• -console
  Enables the debugging console.