Download & Startup
Fwatch requires Windows XP or newer.
- Automatic Installation (4.8 MB)
Archive password is "fwatch". - Manual Installation (1.7 MB)
Archive password is "fwatch". Extract contents to the game directory. Overwrite files.
For quick start simply double click on Fwatch.exe or FwatchCWA.exe (for Cold War Assault).
Make exception in your Antivirus/Firewall software.
All parameters passed to the Fwatch.exe are transferred to the game. Use shortcut (target field) or command line to type in arguments. -nomap is added automatically when you start the game through the Fwatch executable.
Fwatch custom parameters:
-nolaunch - installs hook without starting the game. Then you can manually launch Flashpoint and/or dedicated server with OFPR_Server.exe / ColdWarAssault_Server.exe. Do not start or quit the Fwatch while the game is running or the latter will crash.
-steam - same as -nolaunch but it will additionally start the game via Steam. This is currently bugged - adding equality sign will make Fwatch work incorrectly. Use -nolaunch instead.
-gamespy=<ip> - changes master server address for the in-game server browser.
-reporthost - informs master server when you host a game so it will show up in a browser. Requires -gamespy parameter. Port is set by the -port= parameter.
-sortmissions - moves missions from the active modfolders to the mission folders and back when you quit the game. First place files in<mod>\Missions\ and <mod>\MPMissions\.
-removenomap - cancel adding -nomap automatically. For use on Wine on Linux.
-steam - same as -nolaunch but it will additionally start the game via Steam. This is currently bugged - adding equality sign will make Fwatch work incorrectly. Use -nolaunch instead.
-gamespy=<ip> - changes master server address for the in-game server browser.
-reporthost - informs master server when you host a game so it will show up in a browser. Requires -gamespy parameter. Port is set by the -port= parameter.
-sortmissions - moves missions from the active modfolders to the mission folders and back when you quit the game. First place files in
-removenomap - cancel adding -nomap automatically. For use on Wine on Linux.
If you have Russian localization of the game ...