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EA_Leeuw
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3 years ago

Re: Advance Launch options for EA app

Hey @t5ny,

I am not aware of an issue regarding this since it wasn't a feature of the EA app until recently, so I wonder what there is to fix? 🙂

But yes, due to player feedback, the Advanced Launch option has indeed recently been implemented in the EA app. This can be accessed via the 3-dot menu (when hovering over a game tile) > View properties > there you should see a text field called "Advanced launch options", where you should be able to enter the preferred config.

@Salo_MnK, is this not working for you?

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  • DWD3O4's avatar
    DWD3O4
    3 years ago

    the advanced launch options doesnt let me type anything in it

  • @EA_Leeuw I don't have theese options, in my "manage game" tab I only see "buy another version" (don't know if the tabs say exacly this, my app is in spanish, but you get it)
  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago

    @rica_1891, you don't have a "View Properties" button?

    @Scooooobydoedoe, unfortunately, the EA app doesn't support all Advanced Launch Command line Options as Origin did.

  • Instant01A's avatar
    Instant01A
    New Rookie
    3 years ago

    With EA expect 'MVP', and it is not most valued player, despite all their sports titles. Minimum Viable Product So naturally, any features you were accustomed to, or expected, from an earlier application (or from all the competitors) do not expect it to be here.

  • sonriab's avatar
    sonriab
    3 years ago
    @EA_Leeuw I can't see this either. For example CnC Remastered only shows "Open install folder" and "Uninstall". Even "Repair" doesn't show up. App version is 12.111.0.
  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago
    Hey @sonriab,

    In that case it is possible that not all games support the Advanced Launch Options via the EA app. Thanks for mentioning this.
  • Oh well, gg EA, gg... Finally ditching it for good and moving to Steam where launch options are available with no limitations. Wonder who that smart pants is who said "hey, these dumb gamers dun need it, they'll enjoy the new app we shove up their throat just as well as they enjoyed origin without it!". Bye bye, EA. It was good to know you.

  • "The EA app is not a direct copy of Origin. Therefore it is to be expected that some, maybe less frequently used(?), features that Origin had are not, fully, present in the EA app (yet?). The same thing counts for the Gifting feature, for example."

    Why does someone forces me to uninstall Origin (where everything was fine, where i paid money on games that i maybe would of not bought if advanced commands was not working correctly) to use a beta test that lacks critical features ? 

    Making me having 165 fps(could be 60 for someone having 60hz) instead of 300 fps in a competitive game because i can't write the "+" symbol ?

    If i can't play having a 3ms frametime reduction by having 300 fps instead of 165 then i will play on steam.

    Your misunderstanding of the seriousness of this issue is strange because almost every game benefits of advanced commands. 

    Haven't you heard about games not running well ? Fixable very quickly with advanced commands. Don't you think about people having performances issues? 

    For the last 6 months, we all were unfortunate to have you as a relay of communication to the dev team, classing this issue as "not critical".  (while them forcing us to uninstall origin, something that was working instead of waiting the end of their beta test...)  am i a beta tester now ? i recall i have paid for the games on origin where everything was working.

    You cannot defend the dev team anymore, we have waited to long for this issue to be fixed, you are literaly losing players because of something fixable quickly -_- 

  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago
    Hey @DatRusse,

    Thank you for your feedback.
    We will make sure to pass it on to the teams.
  • rkatt's avatar
    rkatt
    3 years ago

    I was just forced to uninstall Origin and install EA Play.  What a POS!  Advanced Launch Options is a joke!  More like Broken Launch Options.  Fix your damn game client EA!!!!

  • Is there a reason this option disappeared? I could access this up until yesterday, and today for some reason it's just not there.

    When clicking the three dots (which also no longer appear in the game's main screen, only through the library overview of all games), the Advanced Launch option is gone. There is only Manage Add-ons, which gives you an overview of all expansions you own but you can't actually manage them; there are no intereactions to be done.

    Please let me know if there's a solution to this.

  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago
    Hey @SleepyDw4rf,

    I see that you are trying to get to the Advanced Launch Options menu for a game that you got via Steam. The Advanced Launch Options menu (that is accessible via the View Properties menu) is not available for games on the EA app that have been bought via Steam.

    For games that have been bought via Steam, there should be an Advanced Launch Options option in Steam itself, if I'm not mistaken.
  • @EA_Leeuw I also have the same problem, that I cannot use "-datapath" under Advanced Launch Options, because the characters : (colon), \ (backslash) and " (quote) are considered illegal. By the way, the / (slash) character is listed on the allowed chars but is also blocked.

    Since this is blocking many people, is there a workaround for it?
  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago
    Hey @narfomania,

    There doesn't seem to be a workaround for this, unfortunately. However, I will make sure to pass it on to the teams.
  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    3 years ago
    Hey @Maximum_Hits1,

    I'm sorry to say that our ability to assist you via the forums is limited. While we don't have direct control over the program or games, we do make sure to pass on any feedback we receive. Ultimately, it's up to the respective teams to decide how to act on that feedback.
  • @EA_Leeuw 

    I understand how you cant do much and im sorry if I come off rude to you. However I have been having this issue for months and this forum has been up for a little short of a year and nothing has been done. Its just confusing to me how a multi-billion dollar company cannot fix a simple issue that lots of people have, I am just irritated

  • GiardiniDiMarzo's avatar
    GiardiniDiMarzo
    Legend
    3 years ago

    Is there a lists of commands available to use in the EA app? For example: what is the command to change the language of a game?

  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    2 years ago

    Hi all,

     

    I'm going to close this thread to stop it from being necro'd.

     

    If you're experiencing the same or a related problem, please create a new discussion or respond to a more current thread.

     

    Thank you.

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