These couple of command line entries will cut down on the game's startup time.
The BF1942 installation should have created a desktop shortcut that looks like this:
If not, then:
Go to the BF1942 folder: ...\BF1942>right click on BF1942 icon>send to>desktop (create shortcut). Go back to desktop.
To find the target line that the commands will be added to:
Right click on the desktop shortcut>properties>shortcut and then
look at the target line; it should say ...\BF1942\BF1942.exe
Now for the commands:
To skip the intro movie and go straight to the menu use "+restart 1"
Ex. ...\BF1942\BF1942.exe +restart 1
To start a BF1942 modification use "+game 'name'".
Ex. ...\BF1942\BF1942.exe +restart 1 +game desertcombat.
The mod name can be found in the first line of the game's "ini.con" file (game.setCustomGameName DesertCombat).
The path for DC would be...\BF1942\Mods\DesertCombat\ini.con
To automatically join a server just use " +joinServer x.x.x.x:port"
(case sensitive)
Ex...\BF1942.exe +restart 1 +game desertcombat +joinServer x.x.x.x:14567
Don't worry about putting in the +game cmd when joining
a desert combat server, the game automatically detects the mod.
For those of you who like the DSLX server this FAQ includes a simple little BBr icon and necessary information to connect to the server.
Download this icon.
Right Click (on the shortcut you want to modify)>shortcut>change icon.
Browse for the folder that you unzipped the icon into, select>open>ok.
Now, add this to your target line:
+restart 1 +joinServer 66.51.205.57:14567
(just cut and paste). Click and go, no more maneuvering through menus.
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