FILE: VSHELL.EXE

VSHELL.EXE is the game's menu.

Commandline parameters (in code)

none known, todo: understand the decompiled code mess

Commandline parameters (observed)

vshell.exe dummy -eggplant -X3 -G

• • dummy: unknown

  • -eggplant: this is the key for the direct-call switch

  • -X3: unknown

  • -G, -E or -F are the language

via ES.EXE:

• • -s: unknown

  • -a: unknown

  • -@: unknown

  • -SPRUNKNOWN: cheat mode (do not use in quick game, this will crash!!!)

  • -L: unknown

via code

• • -V show version

  • -X

  • -d or /d: something with the application window size and order (topmost or not)

Purpose

• • launch the game engine

  • out-of-herc gameplay (HERC config, squad config etc)

  • savegame management

  • settings management

  • run demo

  • show credits