Shro2004

Reply to ObjectDock & Quake based games in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I have had this same problem for some time and have found only one way to successfully rectify this problem (I have not come across a game it does not work on!). The problem you are describing is caused because Object dock does not set a start in path instead it has arguments, and unlike applications the quake 3 engine (and others!) require that the shortcut point to the games home directory first. The work around is fairly simple and not ideal but at least it works. What you n

Reply to Could someone clarify how arguments work in objectdock? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I'm having the exact same problem. It occurs with all games built using the Quake 3 engine (may be others). I have tried copying the text exactly as it appears in the Windows shortcut into an Objectdock icon (Placing the text in the Target field into the Link text box and the text in the Start In field into the Arguments box) This problem is occuring because Objectdock does not interpret the path placed in the arguments box as a "start in" folder. Does anyone know a way to rectify this,