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In order to create the `.bat` to launch this profile, you'll need to first create a `.txt` file inside of your Titanfall2 directory, and name it whatever you would like. Inside of this `.txt` file, you'll want to put in `NorthstarLauncher.exe -profile=PROFILE FOLDER NAME HERE`, replacing all of `PROFILE FOLDER NAME HERE` with the name that you gave the folder you installed your mods to. After this, rename the file to `yourFileName.bat`. Double clicking or right clicking on the `.bat` file then hitting `open` will launch Northstar with the assigned profile.

You can set up profiles in an even more advanced way by setting up a way to use Steam to launch multiple different profiles from their newer launch menu that appears when you can launch a game in more ways than one. This is also covered [here](../installing-northstar/basic-setup.md#adding-alternate-launch-option-for-steam), and can be set up for profiles by simply adding the `-profile=PROFILE FOLDER NAME HERE` to the arguments of the new option for NorthstarLauncher, as seen below

![SteamEdit using Northstar Profiles](../images/steamedit-profiles.png)
Alternatively, you can follow the [Steamedit section](advanced.md#setting-up-different-launch-methods-with-steamedit) to have a "launch menu" when launching Titanfall 2 on Steam.

### Vanilla Profile

A simple "vanilla" profile can be created using a `.bat` file, without needing to fully make an additional mods folder. You can do this simply by creating a `.txt` file inside of your Titanfall2 directory (you can name it whatever you want), and putting in `NorthstarLauncher.exe -norestrictservercommands -profile=R2Vanilla`.
After doing this, you'll want to rename it to `yourFileName.bat`.
This tells the NorthstarLauncher to not restrict server commands, a feature which is needed to allow the server to tell the client which server to join (but is disabled on Northstar for security reasons), and tells it to use the `R2Vanilla` profile, which, as it doesn't normally exist, will launch Northstar with no core mods enabled, allowing you to easily play on Vanilla using most of Northstar's security fixes.
This tells the NorthstarLauncher to not restrict server commands, a feature which is needed to allow the server to tell the client which server to join (but is disabled on Northstar for security reasons), and tells it to use the `R2Vanilla` profile.

By default, this profile doesn't exist, meaning you won't load _any_ mods when using it.\
However, you can still add mods to the profile while doing this. To do this, simply create a folder called `R2Vanilla`, then create a `mods` folder in there, and move the mods you want to use on vanilla into that mods folder.
Note that not all mods will work this way, especially ones that change the game drastically, or that use the mod settings feature found in Northstar.

Double clicking the `.bat` or right clicking on it and hitting `open` will launch the vanilla profile. Alternatively, you can follow the [Steamedit section](advanced.md#setting-up-different-launch-methods-with-steamedit) to have a "launch menu" when launching Titanfall 2 on Steam.

### Setting up different launch methods with Steamedit

You can set up profiles in an even more advanced way by setting up a way to use Steam to launch multiple different profiles from their newer launch menu that appears when you can launch a game in more ways than one.
Follow the steps already listed [here](../installing-northstar/basic-setup.md#adding-alternate-launch-option-for-steam), then add `-profile=PROFILE FOLDER NAME HERE` (replace `PROFILE FOLDER NAME HERE` with the name of your profile's folder) to the arguments of the new option for NorthstarLauncher.

The example below shows 3 different launch options, one for normal Titanfall 2, one for Northstar, and one for Vanilla via Northstar, all added and working at once by setting up SteamEdit to use profiles.

Double clicking the `.bat` or right clicking on it and hitting `open` will launch the vanilla profile.
![SteamEdit using Northstar Profiles](../images/steamedit-vanilla-profiles.png)

## Setting levels using console commands <a href="#set-level" id="set-level"></a>

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