diff --git a/assaultcube.sh b/assaultcube.sh
index 84a2268b..2cba7f63 100755
--- a/assaultcube.sh
+++ b/assaultcube.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #CUBE_DIR=/usr/local/cube
 CUBE_DIR=./
 
+# CUBE_OPTIONS contains any command line options you would like to start Sauerbraten with.
+#CUBE_OPTIONS="-f"
+CUBE_OPTIONS="--home=${HOME}/.assaultcube --init"
+
 # SYSTEM_NAME should be set to the name of your operating system.
 #SYSTEM_NAME=Linux
 SYSTEM_NAME=`uname -s`
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ fi
 if [ -x ${CUBE_DIR}/bin_unix/${MACHINE_NAME}${SYSTEM_NAME}client ]
 then
   cd ${CUBE_DIR}
-  exec ${CUBE_DIR}/bin_unix/${MACHINE_NAME}${SYSTEM_NAME}client --init $*
+  exec ${CUBE_DIR}/bin_unix/${MACHINE_NAME}${SYSTEM_NAME}client ${CUBE_OPTIONS} $@
 else
   echo "Your platform does not have a pre-compiled Cube client."
   echo "Please follow the following steps to build a native client:"