Command-line Interface

Gaea provides two command line interfaces. One for the UI and for the Build Swarm.

Gaea.exe

You can use the CLI for Activation and Deactivation as well as setting the Proxy, or enforcing CPU Only Mode or enabling Verbose logging for detailed diagnostics.

USAGE: 
Gaea [[-Path] <String>] [-Activate <String>] [-CPUOnly] [-Deactivate] [-Help] 
     [-NoStart] [-Proxy <String>] [-SafeMode] [-UseProxy] [-Verbose] [-Version]

    -Path <String>
        The path of the file to read.

    -Activate <String>
        Activate license. Default value: <empty>.

    -CPUOnly [<Boolean>]
        Disable GPU/XPU acceleration, defaulting to CPU-only mode.
        Default value: False.

    -Deactivate [<Boolean>]
        Deactivate license. Default value: False.

    -Help [<Boolean>] (-?, -h)
        Displays this help message.

    -NoStart [<Boolean>]
        Disable Start Screen Default value: False.

    -Proxy <String>
        Set Proxy for all network communications. Default value: <empty>.

    -SafeMode [<Boolean>]
        Enforce Safe Mode. Default value: False.

    -UseProxy [<Boolean>]
        Use Proxy for all network communications.

    -Verbose [<Boolean>]
        Enable Verbose logging for diagnostics and technical usage purposes.
        Default value: False.

    -Version [<Boolean>]
        Displays version information.

Gaea.Swarm.exe

For the Build Swarm, see Command Line Automation.

USAGE:
Gaea.Swarm [[--Filename] <String>] [--ignorecache] [--interactive] [-p <String>] 
           [-r <String>] [--safemode] [--seed <Int32>] 
           [-v <String=String>...] [--va <String>...] [--vars <String>] [--verbose]

OPTIONS:
  --Filename <string>
      REQUIRED. Relative or absolute path to the terrain file to build.

  --ignorecache               
      Force Build Swarm to ignore Baked Cache.
  
  --interactive               
      Show interactive prompts when launched from the CLI.
  
  -p|--profile <string>       
      Build Profile to use when executing the Build.
  
  -r|--region <string>        
      Set the Region that should be built.
  
  --safemode                  
      Enforce Safe Mode.
  
  --seed <int32>              
      Mutation seed to use for the build.
  
  -v|--v <string=string>      
      Repeat in key-value pairs to assign variables. Ex: -v foo:0.63.
                              
  --va <string>               
      Comma separated variable values alphanumerically-sorted by variable names. 
      Must include all values.
                              
  --vars <string>             
      Fully qualified path to a .json or .txt file that
      contains variable name-value pairs for automation.
                              
  --verbose                   
      Enable Verbose logging for diagnostics and technical usage purposes.