Something i liked in planetary annihilation is having a factory be able to assist a engineer and have all newly created engineers and units assist the targeted engineer.

Would this be helpful to add?

I have improved the script, here is my result

The Definitive Supreme Commander Windowed Script

For single and dual screen
v1.00
thecore, tatsu, IO_Nox other sources on the net

Features
Supports the following
Forged Alliance Forever
Downlord's FAF Client
LOUD Forged Alliance
Steam Forged Alliance
Steam Supreme Commander
Switch between single and dual screen
Lock mouse within game

How to install

1. Install all the different version of Supreme Commander (see Features of supported games)

2. Install Common Mod Tools mod (This can be done from the Downlord's FAF Client)

3. Install ui-party mod (This can be done from the Downlord's FAF Client)
   Now open each game, enable ui-party mod and set resolution to Windowed, DO NOT SKIP THIS
   NOTE Steam Supreme Commander does not support ui-party mod

4. Download Supreme Commander Launchers.zip
   Now i am not able to upload a zip file for some strange reason so i have embedded it into a doc file, open the doc file and upzip from there
   Supreme Commander Launchers.doc
   If a forum moderator can fix the zip upload they can update it here

5. Unzip Supreme Commander Launchers to your game directory
   Note you should have 5 shortcuts (that will be configured) a scripts folder and an icons folder

6. Configure Client Forged Alliance Forever shortcut
   right click on Client Forged Alliance Forever shortcut and select properties
   Enter in the following for target, note you must enter in you drive letter and the directory locaiton
   !REPLACE ALL CAPS!
   "D:\THE LOCATION TO THE GAME DIRECTORY\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\AutoHotkeyU32.exe" "D:\THE LOCATION TO THE GAME DIRECTORY\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\multiMonitor.ahk" client

NOTE the " client is the pram

Replace Start In with the THE LOCATION TO THE SUPREME COMANDER LAUNCHERS FOLDER

Click change icon and use the icon in the icons folder (forgedallianceIcon.ico)
Repeat the process for the other shortcuts, however replace pram in Target as follows
Client Forged Alliance Forever = multiMonitor.ahk" client
Forged Alliance Forever = multiMonitor.ahk" faf
LOUD Forged Alliance = multiMonitor.ahk" loud
Steam Forged Alliance = multiMonitor.ahk" steamFAF
Steam Supreme Commander multiMonitor.ahk" steamSC

An example of what the shortcuts will look like are

Client Forged Alliance Forever
Target
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\AutoHotkeyU32.exe" "E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\multiMonitor.ahk" client

Start in
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers"

Forged Alliance Forever
Target
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\AutoHotkeyU32.exe" "E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\multiMonitor.ahk" faf

Start in
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers"

LOUD Forged Alliance
Target
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\AutoHotkeyU32.exe" "E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\multiMonitor.ahk" loud

Start in
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers"

Steam Forged Alliance
Target
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\AutoHotkeyU32.exe" "E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\multiMonitor.ahk" steamFAF

Start in
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers"

Steam Supreme Commander
Target
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\AutoHotkeyU32.exe" "E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers\scripts\multiMonitor.ahk" steamSC
Start in
"E:\Games\Supreme Commander Launchers"

!! Dubble check to make sure everything is correct !!

So now you should have 5 shortcuts with icons each with a different pram

7. open scripts\multiMonitor.ahk
   Note you can use notepad++

8. Settings that the user can change if they want to
   "global clipMouse = true" on by default
   "global autoSetMonitorSize := true" on by default
   "global startInDualScreenMode := false" off by default

9. Settings the user must change !!!
   pathOrLinkLOUD
   pathOrLinkClient
   The directory of where the game exe is,
   e.g "E:\Games\supremeCommanderForgedAlliance"

By default FAF is located in "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin"
For LOUD you are need to find the SCFA_Updater.exe location
For Downlord's FAF Client you need to find the downlords-faf-client.exe location

That should be it for setting up

How to use
To enable dual Screen mode press Ctrl F12
To enable single Screen mode press Ctrl F11
To stop the script press Ctrl F10
You can use the windows key to untrap the mouse

Bugs and limitations
ui-party mod
If you switch from dual screen to single screen when the match has started the idle avatar does not position correctly.
The ui-party icon also does not position correctly.
The drop down menu also does not quite position correctly
Steam Supreme Commander does not support ui-party mod

I spent a few days to get this to work I hope people find it helpful.

@banani
This fits so well.

Maybe instead of a new campaign you could do something like what age of empires 3 DE Art Of War did. At the end of each mission you are given a gold silver and bronze medal
Each mission focus on learning a new game mechanic.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kg7-dGUhArI/maxresdefault.jpg

Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher 1.0
Made in python, i created a stand alone version below, just go to settings and set the game paths.

Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part12.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part11.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part10.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part09.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part08.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part07.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part06.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part05.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part04.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part03.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part02.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher.part01.rar

Here are the files before converting it to a stand alone
Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher python.part6.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher python.part5.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher python.part4.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher python.part3.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher python.part2.rar Supreme Commander Definitive Launcher python.part1.rar

I think some AIR units (such as T3 ASF) need to curry less fuel, units like T3 boomers tend to only have one trip.

@lightbearer Yes 472.12 is working great, 496.13 has the bug again.
I fear a lot of users are going to update and then have a hard time.

Also i am working on an interface in python

@io_nox said in [Guide] : fake-fullscreen and optimisation:

Windows 10 ui scaling involved here

Yes i did not test with Windows 10 ui scaling, the fixed worked, however i found one issue. The mouse would flicker when at the edge of the screen.

Here is the fix

clipProc: 
	if (!ProcessExist(procGame)) 
		return
	;//checks if the game window is active
	if !WinActive("ahk_exe " procGame)
	{
		return
	}	
	; this will get your game window size
	WinGetTitle, winTitle, ahk_exe %procGame%
	WinGetPos, X, Y, W, H, %winTitle%
	w := w - 1
	h := h - 1
	;//trap mouse
	ClipCursor( true, X, Y, W, H)
	
return

@IO_Nox
Found a bug with SysGet, Mon1, Monitor, 1 and using Mon1Left
Sometimes Mon1Left is 0 and Mon1Right has the correct value depending on your screen setup

Here is a fix

if(autoSetMonitorSize == true)
{
	SysGet, Mon1, Monitor, 1 ;//get monitor 1 resolution
	if(Mon1Right != 0)
		width := Mon1Right ; //set width resolution
	else if(Mon1Left != 0)
		width := % Mon1Left
	else 
		width := 1920

	if(Mon1Bottom != 0)
		height := Mon1Bottom ; //set width resolution
	else if(Mon1Top != 0)
		height := Mon1Top
	else 
		height := 1080
	
	;//if the value is negative change it to positive number
	if(width < 0)
	{
		width := (-1 * width)
	}
	if(height < 0)
	{
		height := (-1 * height)
	}	
}

I am also improving the Launcher with ui scaling.

Definitive Supreme Commander Launcher 1.03 autohotkey script update 1.10

• removed loadgame images 9 10 11 because it caused false switches
• replaced some WinMinimizeAll with WinMinimize, A
• disable endgame dualscreen switcher when using the FAF client
  https://github.com/ageekhere/Definitive-Supreme-Commander-Launcher/releases/tag/version1.03

Let’s start a little discussion on whether or not players should be able to send engineer type units to each other. If no, then all build units would be blocked from being sent and factories that are sent would have the engineer in the build list removed.

However, if you are not able to send engineers the capture game mechanic would need to be reworked a little to make it easier to steal an opponent’s engineer. An option could be you are able to capture an engineer while an engineer is in a transport ship, once captured it gets beamed up to the transport ship so it can quickly escape. This makes players to be more mindful about where their engineers are reclaiming. Also, the capture time would need to be adjusted.

As of now it is too easy to just share all factions with all players.

This would be quite a big change in team games and there is a lot of meta round sharing units, however I kind of like the idea of utilizing the capture unit game mechanic more and have teams earn the ability to use other factions. Might be a fun mechanic to steal engineers from the other team in the early game rather then just being handed the unit.

Anyway just an idea what are your thoughts.

@buzalbash You can either use the scripts above or try my Launcher at https://github.com/ageekhere/Definitive-Supreme-Commander-Launcher

You need to get the following mods from the FAF database
Common Mod Tools
ui-party enabled

You also need to switch the game to windowed mode.

Then in the Launcher all you need to do is go to settings and enable the game and set the install location.

You can even enable auto dual screen switcher, however it is still work in progress, but getting close.

Does downloadable content within the client need to use https? mabe there could be a setting that allows you to chose to use http for downloadable content, that way the content can be cached.
Steam and epic now use http for downloadable game content.

@brutus5000 Well, there is really only one way to find out, reach out to square enix and see what they say. I think this is their contact page https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/contact.html

Maybe a partnership deal could be made or something. We can speculate on what they might say or do but at the end on the day the best way to know is just to ask even if it is a longshot.

There is no harm in asking Square Enix, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. The worst they could say is NO. Who knows, maybe a deal could be made.

@maliboo For now the best thing to do is DDU back to version 472.12
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/471331/geforce-49613-grd-feedback-thread-released-101221/

[Supreme Command:Forged Alliance/Supreme Commander 2]: Performance drop when there is mouse movement [3405920]

Definitive Supreme Commander Launcher 1.02
It has come a long way but i have decided to create a fun little github project for it.

https://github.com/ageekhere/Definitive-Supreme-Commander-Launcher

Lots of changes in this update, hopefully there are not too many issues with this version.

@lightbearer Yes 472.12 is working great, 496.13 has the bug again.
I fear a lot of users are going to update and then have a hard time.

Looks like with update 496.13 the bug is back again, can others confirm?