Guild Wars Game Client

2List of current arguments

• Guild Wars 2 Game Client Stopped Working
• Guild Wars Game Client
• Guild Wars Exe

I've just reinstalled Guild Wars, without the CDs. I'm using directly the client installer from their site. It downloaded and installed some files for a while, and then it launched. Double-click the Guild Wars 2.dmg file to run it. Follow the on-screen prompts and instructions to complete the installation process. Once the initial setup files finish downloading, click Close to automatically launch and update the game. When the Guild Wars 2 Launcher appears, use the region flag in the top right corner to set your language. Guild Wars will begin downloading the latest game files from the account server. This may take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours depending on the speed of your internet connection. Once the installation finishes, the game will launch automatically. Login with your Guild Wars account or create a new account to begin your journey!

Command-Line Arguments are directives which are added to the start up command of the game executable. There are directives which change the client's behavior, streamline player login and enable diagnostics.

Command line arguments can be prefixed with either '-' or '/', so these are the same:

Arguments can be separated by space (' ') or colon (':'), so these are the same:

Usage[edit]

Windows via shortcut

You can execute switches directly from your Guild Wars 2 shortcut:

1. Right click on your Guild Wars 2 shortcut and select 'Properties'.
2. In the 'Target Area' field you will see the location of your Guild Wars 2 executable file:

   ..Guild Wars 2Gw2.exe

3. Write the desired command line arguments after the quote marks, each beginning with a space:

   '..Guild Wars 2Gw2.exe' -perf -windowed

Windows via start/run

If you don't plan on using an argument frequently, it can be easier to use the Windows' Run command for a single invocation.

1. Click the 'Start' button
2. Select 'Run' (not required for Windows 7)
3. Enter the path to the GW2.exe in quotes followed by the arguments you wish to use (same as above, but in a single line).
4. Press enter.

macOS

1. Right/ctrl-click GuildWars2.app and choose ShowPackageContent
2. Find Contents>Resources>CiderSettings.plist
3. Using TextEdit find this line:
4. --cmdline '
5. Add the command line arguments you want between the quotation marks like this:
6. --cmdline '-testVerticalFov'

macOS from terminal shell

Replace '/Applications/Guild Wars 2.app' for your game path, and 'autologin' for your command line option.

• 32-bit client

  /Applications/Guild Wars 2.app/Contents/MacOS/cider -use-dos-cwd C:Gw2 -- C:GW2GW2.exe -autologin

• 64-bit client

  /Applications/Guild Wars 2 64-bit.app/Contents/MacOS/GuildWars2 -autologin

Via PATH variables

An alternative is to add the GW2 directory to your user PATH environment variable. This allows gw2 to be executed as a command line command, enabling easy access to arguments. After performing the following, GW2 can be invoked as 'gw2 -' from the command line:

1. Start the 'run' dialogue, either with Win-R, or by hitting the windows key, entering 'run', and hitting enter.
2. Enter the following command, without quotes: 'control sysdm.cpl', and hit enter to run it.
3. Go to the Advanced tab.
4. Press the 'Environment variables' button at the bottom.
5. Double click the PATH variable under 'user variables', the top section.
6. Prefix the list with ';' (without quotes and with the semi-colon)

Via Settings.json

Added with the June 2017 PvP Feature Pack, Settings.json is a file that can be placed in the following locations:

• For Windows: %APPDATA%Guild Wars 2Settings.json
• For macOS:
  • 32-bit: ~/Library/Application Support/Guild Wars 2/p_drive/User/Application Data/Guild Wars 2/Settings.json
  • 64-bit: ~/Library/Application Support/Guild Wars 2/Settings.json

A Settings.jsonmust be valid JSON or it will be ignored without warning. Here is an example one:

List of current arguments[edit]

-32[edit]

Forces the game to run in 32-bit mode.

-assetsrv [edit]

Used to specify the IP-address or DNS-name to use for downloading assets.

-authsrv [string][edit]

Specifies the IP or DNS that can be used to connect to a login server.

e.g. 64.25.38.54

-autologin[edit]

Logs in automatically, if the client has been set to remember the Account Name and Password.

-bmp[edit]

Forces the game to create lossless screenshots as .BMP files.

• Used for creating higher-quality screenshots at the expense of much larger files.

-clientport 80[edit]

Instructs the client to connect to the game servers over port 80 (HTTP) instead of 6112 (commonly used for games).

• Some ISPs may prioritize traffic at certain times, and some networks may block port 6112. This may be useful to avoid such scenarios.
• Some ISPs, networks, and other forms of MITM attacks may modify traffic on port 80 which will lead to issues with the GW2 client if this option is used.

-clientport 443[edit]

Instructs the client to connect to the game servers over port 443 (HTTPS) instead of 6112 (commonly used for games).

• Some ISPs may prioritize traffic at certain times, and some networks may block port 6112. This may be useful to avoid such scenarios.
• Some ISPs, networks, and other forms of MITM attacks may modify traffic on port 443 which will lead to issues with the GW2 client if this option is used (this is less-likely to occur than with port 80).

-dat [string][edit]

Uses the specified file instead of the default GW2.dat file.

-diag[edit]

Instead of launching the game, this command creates a detailed diagnostic file that contains diagnostic data that can be used for troubleshooting. The file, NetworkDiag.log, will be located in your game directory or 'DocumentsGuild Wars . If you want to use this feature, be sure to create a separate shortcut for it.

-dx9single[edit]

Enables the Direct3D 9c renderer in single-threaded mode.

• This improves performance while running under Wine in most cases. For users using d9vk (a DirectX9-to-Vulkan translation layer), it may reduce performance.

-forwardrenderer[edit]

Uses Forward Rendering instead of Deferred Rendering.

• Shadows and lighting may not render properly.
• This may improve overall framerate for certain graphics cards.

-fps [number][edit]

Sets maximum frames per second parameter.

-image[edit]

Runs the patch UI only in order to download any available updates; closes immediately without loading the login form.

• Recommended: Create an extra Guild Wars 2 shortcut (e.g. 'Guild Wars 2 Updater') specifically to use this command line switch.

-log[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Game Client Stopped Working

Enables the creation of a log file, used mostly by Support. The path for the generated file usually is:

• Windows:%APPDATA%Guild Wars 2Gw2.log.
• macOS:
  • 32-bit: ~/Library/Application Support/Guild Wars 2/p_drive/User/Application Data/Guild Wars 2/Gw2.log
  • 64-bit: ~/Library/Application Support/Guild Wars 2/Gw2.log

Note: %APPDATA% is an Environment Variable, which usually translates into C:UsersAppDataRoaming by default. See Environment Variable.

-mapLoadinfo[edit]

Shows diagnostic information during map loads, including load percentages and elapsed time.

-mce[edit]

Start the client with Windows Media Center compatibility, switching the game to full screen and restarting Media Center (if available) after the client is closed.

Guild Wars Game Client

-nodelta[edit]

Disable delta patching when updating game files.

-nomusic[edit]

Disables music and background music.

-noui[edit]

Disables the user interface. This does the same thing as pressing CtrlShiftH in the game.

-nosound[edit]

Disables audio system completely.

-portal [edit]

Used to specify the IP-address or DNS-name to use for connecting to a portal/gate server.

-prefreset[edit]

Resets game settings.

-repair[edit]

Start the client, checks the files for errors and repairs them as needed. This can take a long time (1/2 hour or an hour) to run as it checks the entire contents of the 20-30 gigabyte archive.

• This is rarely necessary as the archive is always checking for errors as it runs; if it finds an error, it will schedule a repair for the next time the game starts.
• The archive reads and writes certain parts of the disk fairly frequently; if you are getting a lot of disk errors, this is a sign that your drive may be dying.

-shareArchive[edit]

Opens the Gw2.dat file in shared mode so that it can be accessed from other processes while the game is running.

-uispanallmonitors[edit]

Spreads user interface across all monitors in a triple monitor setup.

-uninstall[edit]

Presents the uninstall dialog. If uninstall is accepted, it deletes the contents of the Guild Wars 2 installation folder except GW2.EXE itself and any manually created subfolders. Contents in subfolders (if any) are not deleted.

-useOldFov[edit]

Disables the widescreen field-of-view enhancements and restores the original field-of-view.

-verify[edit]

Used to verify the .dat file.

-windowed[edit]

Forces Guild Wars 2 to run in windowed mode.

In game, you can switch to windowed mode by pressing Alt+Enter or clicking the window icon in the upper right corner.

-umbra gpu[edit]

Guild Wars Exe

Forces the use of Umbra's GPU accelerated culling.

• This may result in higher CPU usage, lower GPU usage, and an overall decrease in framerate.

Deprecated arguments[edit]

Over time, ArenaNet has introduced and removed several arguments. See the /deprecated subpage for details.

Related content[edit]

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So I'd been having a problem with my game client freezing during updates (it started when the client was first updated for Path of Fire and has continued since). One time I used task manager to close it before it froze, then I was able to re-open the client and it updated normally, no freezes. So tonight I was trying to do the same thing, I used task manager to close it before it froze, but now there is a new problem. Whenever I try to start the game the smaller box (before you get to the actual log in screen) will pop up for about 3-4 seconds, then it will close on its own, then it will open again on its own, and it just keeps repeating this. I've restarted the computer twice to no avail and I've tried repairing the game client but it doesn't do anything but try to launch the game and it winds up doing the same thing. I also tried deleting the entire GW2 folder and running the setup again, but it ultimately wound up at the same problem. I have no idea if I missed something and didn't fully 'uninstall' the game so that may be it. Anyway I have no idea how to fix this and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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• You can contact the Tech CS Team via the 'Support' link above/below and 'Submit a Ticket' for assistance while you wait for forum responses.

  Good luck.

• @popcorn.7103 said:
  I have no idea if I missed something and didn't fully 'uninstall' the game so that may be it.

  %appdata%/Guild Wars 2/Local.dat
  Documents/Guild Wars 2/Local.dat (only exists if the other is an older version)
  %temp%/gw2cache*

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• Ok, I opened up the log, and the latest error log (I assume the farther down you go the newer the info is since the date on crash logs works that way) is this:

  --> Error Logs <--
  Patch open of 'C:UsersUserDesktopGuild Wars 2Gw2-64.tmp' for write failed with error 32
  Opening archive 'C:UsersUserAppDataRoamingGuild Wars 2Local.dat' failed with error 5
  Failed to open 'C:UsersUserAppDataRoamingGuild Wars 2Local.dat'.

  The latest crash log was almost a month ago. I assume that since it can't access the data (or run the tmp file whatever that is) it restarts and tries again thus creating the endless loop. So does that mean I need to delete the Local.dat and the Gw2-64.tmp files then run the launcher so it re-installs/downloads the files? Or do I do something else? By the way thank you for directing me to the log

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• got the same problem yet yesterday i could play just fine.

• I get to the loading screen after selecting a character and game crashes instantly and restarts the launcher. I log in again and its a repeating loop of clicking on any of my characters and crashing on the loading screen. ever since the first patch for loading Path of the Fire I've been getting either complete white screens or constant game crashes. No, it's not my video card I don't have trouble with any other massive game I play online. right now GW2 is unplayable after the last patch. It's a good thing I've already beaten the path of fire or id be a bit madder.

• edited October 6, 2017

  I am also getting this, I log in, Click Ready, Select Character during loading I get booted back to the desktop and the login client starts back up.

  I has been working fine the past 2 days

• @DeadlyDohnut.7052 said:
  I get to the loading screen after selecting a character and game crashes instantly and restarts the launcher. I log in again and its a repeating loop of clicking on any of my characters and crashing on the loading screen. ever since the first patch for loading Path of the Fire I've been getting either complete white screens or constant game crashes. No, it's not my video card I don't have trouble with any other massive game I play online. right now GW2 is unplayable after the last patch. It's a good thing I've already beaten the path of fire or id be a bit madder.

  Last patch might be the issue, I remember going to bed just before new build came out. And today cant even load a game.

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• @DeadlyDohnut.7052 said:
  I get to the loading screen after selecting a character and game crashes instantly and restarts the launcher. I log in again and its a repeating loop of clicking on any of my characters and crashing on the loading screen. ever since the first patch for loading Path of the Fire I've been getting either complete white screens or constant game crashes. No, it's not my video card I don't have trouble with any other massive game I play online. right now GW2 is unplayable after the last patch. It's a good thing I've already beaten the path of fire or id be a bit madder.

  This has also been happening to me since yesterday.

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• edited October 6, 2017

  Happened to me, too.. ran a client repair (https://help.guildwars2.com/hc/en-us/articles/201863008-Repairing-the-Game-Client -- have patience takes a LONG time to run). Then I restarted the client and it patched a little and now I can login without game crashing.

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  Of course it could be that the patching had nothing to do with my running a client repair, and Anet simply released a patch to deal with this right now ;-)

  Edit: According to twitter, Anet patched. Restart client and you should be good to go.

• The new patch has fixed my game too so that seems to be the way to fix it. Glad it came out before I did a complete uninstall and reinstall xD.

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• i have the same problem, i cant DL any patches the client just keeps opening and closing on an endless loop and the repair command just does the same thing..what do?

• I've started having this issue. I can't even open the GW2 repairer, because it does the same thing. The launcher pops up, and closes, and pops up and closes repeatedly. The only way I can get it to stop, is to cancel it with the task manager. Has anyone found a fix? I'm hoping to not have to uninstall and reinstall.

• Did you read the prior posts? Clear your cache and local.dat.
  Instructions found in the Knowledge Base (Support link above/below).

  Good luck.