diff --git a/extras/ai-battle/HeadlessGame.cpp b/extras/ai-battle/HeadlessGame.cpp
index e4aedbdbd8..86c544ca25 100644
--- a/extras/ai-battle/HeadlessGame.cpp
+++ b/extras/ai-battle/HeadlessGame.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2005 - 2024 Settlers Freaks (sf-team at siedler25.org)
+// Copyright (C) 2005 - 2026 Settlers Freaks (sf-team at siedler25.org)
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "world/MapLoader.h"
 #include "gameTypes/MapInfo.h"
 #include "gameData/GameConsts.h"
+#include "s25util/colors.h"
 #include <boost/nowide/iostream.hpp>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstdio>
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ std::string HumanReadableNumber(unsigned num);
 
 namespace bfs = boost::filesystem;
 namespace bnw = boost::nowide;
+
 using bfs::canonical;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -41,13 +43,24 @@ void printConsole(const char* fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 void printConsole(const char* fmt, ...);
 #endif
 
-HeadlessGame::HeadlessGame(const GlobalGameSettings& ggs, const bfs::path& map, const std::vector<AI::Info>& ais)
+HeadlessGame::HeadlessGame(const GlobalGameSettings& ggs, const bfs::path& map, const std::vector<AI::Info>& ais,
+                           const bfs::path& luaPath)
     : map_(map), game_(ggs, std::make_unique<EventManager>(0), GeneratePlayerInfo(ais)), world_(game_.world_),
       em_(*static_cast<EventManager*>(game_.em_.get()))
 {
     MapLoader loader(world_);
     if(!loader.Load(map))
         throw std::runtime_error("Could not load " + map.string());
+    MapLoader::SetupResources(world_);
+
+    if(!luaPath.empty())
+    {
+        if(!loader.LoadLuaScript(game_, localState_, luaPath))
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load Lua script: " + luaPath.string());
+        world_.GetLua().setSuppressStdout(true);
+        luaPath_ = luaPath;
+        bnw::cout << "Lua script loaded: " << luaPath << '\n';
+    }
 
     players_.clear();
     for(unsigned playerId = 0; playerId < world_.GetNumPlayers(); ++playerId)
@@ -138,6 +151,12 @@ void HeadlessGame::RecordReplay(const bfs::path& path, unsigned random_init)
     mapInfo.mapData.CompressFromFile(mapInfo.filepath, &mapInfo.mapChecksum);
     mapInfo.type = MapType::OldMap;
 
+    if(!luaPath_.empty() && bfs::exists(luaPath_))
+    {
+        mapInfo.luaFilepath = luaPath_;
+        mapInfo.luaData.CompressFromFile(luaPath_, &mapInfo.luaChecksum);
+    }
+
     for(unsigned playerId = 0; playerId < world_.GetNumPlayers(); ++playerId)
         replay_.AddPlayer(world_.GetPlayer(playerId));
     replay_.ggs = game_.ggs_;
@@ -232,6 +251,7 @@ std::vector<PlayerInfo> GeneratePlayerInfo(const std::vector<AI::Info>& ais)
         }
         pi.nation = Nation::Romans;
         pi.team = Team::None;
+        pi.color = PLAYER_COLORS[ret.size() % PLAYER_COLORS.size()];
         ret.push_back(pi);
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/extras/ai-battle/HeadlessGame.h b/extras/ai-battle/HeadlessGame.h
index c52c906257..578b0a446c 100644
--- a/extras/ai-battle/HeadlessGame.h
+++ b/extras/ai-battle/HeadlessGame.h
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2005 - 2024 Settlers Freaks (sf-team at siedler25.org)
+// Copyright (C) 2005 - 2026 Settlers Freaks (sf-team at siedler25.org)
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Game.h"
+#include "ILocalGameState.h"
 #include "Replay.h"
 #include "ai/AIPlayer.h"
 #include "gameTypes/AIInfo.h"
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ class EventManager;
 class HeadlessGame
 {
 public:
-    HeadlessGame(const GlobalGameSettings& ggs, const boost::filesystem::path& map, const std::vector<AI::Info>& ais);
+    HeadlessGame(const GlobalGameSettings& ggs, const boost::filesystem::path& map, const std::vector<AI::Info>& ais,
+                 const boost::filesystem::path& luaPath = {});
     ~HeadlessGame();
 
     void Run(unsigned maxGF = std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max());
@@ -33,6 +35,15 @@ class HeadlessGame
 private:
     void PrintState();
 
+    struct LocalState : ILocalGameState
+    {
+        unsigned GetPlayerId() const override { return 0; }
+        bool IsHost() const override { return true; }
+        std::string FormatGFTime(unsigned) const override { return ""; }
+        void SystemChat(const std::string&) override {}
+    };
+
+    LocalState localState_;
     boost::filesystem::path map_;
     Game game_;
     GameWorld& world_;
@@ -41,6 +52,7 @@ class HeadlessGame
 
     Replay replay_;
     boost::filesystem::path replayPath_;
+    boost::filesystem::path luaPath_;
 
     unsigned lastReportGf_ = 0;
     std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point gameStartTime_;
diff --git a/extras/ai-battle/main.cpp b/extras/ai-battle/main.cpp
index e20a56143b..b75ee4766b 100644
--- a/extras/ai-battle/main.cpp
+++ b/extras/ai-battle/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2005 - 2024 Settlers Freaks (sf-team at siedler25.org)
+// Copyright (C) 2005 - 2026 Settlers Freaks (sf-team at siedler25.org)
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@
 #include "QuickStartGame.h"
 #include "RTTR_Version.h"
 #include "RttrConfig.h"
+#include "addons/Addon.h"
+#include "addons/AddonBool.h"
+#include "addons/AddonList.h"
+#include "addons/const_addons.h"
 #include "ai/random.h"
 #include "files.h"
 #include "random/Random.h"
+#include "s25util/StringConversion.h"
 #include "s25util/System.h"
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
@@ -17,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <boost/nowide/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/nowide/iostream.hpp>
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+#include <boost/property_tree/ini_parser.hpp>
+#include <iomanip>
 #if BOOST_VERSION >= 109000
 #    include <optional>
 using std::optional;
@@ -29,6 +36,38 @@ namespace bnw = boost::nowide;
 namespace bfs = boost::filesystem;
 namespace po = boost::program_options;
 
+static void loadAddonsFromIni(GlobalGameSettings& ggs, const bfs::path& iniPath)
+{
+    if(!bfs::exists(iniPath))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Settings file not found: " + iniPath.string());
+
+    boost::property_tree::ptree tree;
+    boost::property_tree::read_ini(iniPath.string(), tree);
+
+    const auto addons = tree.get_child_optional("addons");
+    if(!addons)
+    {
+        bnw::cout << "Note: no [addons] section in " << iniPath << ", using defaults.\n";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    unsigned loaded = 0;
+    for(const auto& entry : *addons)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            const auto id = static_cast<AddonId>(s25util::fromStringClassic<unsigned>(entry.first));
+            const auto v = entry.second.get_value<unsigned>();
+            ggs.setSelection(id, v);
+            ++loaded;
+        } catch(const std::exception&)
+        {
+            // Unknown or invalid entry - skip silently
+        }
+    }
+    bnw::cout << "Loaded " << loaded << " addon settings from " << iniPath << '\n';
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     bnw::nowide_filesystem();
@@ -36,6 +75,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     optional<std::string> replay_path;
     optional<std::string> savegame_path;
+    optional<std::string> lua_path;
+    optional<std::string> settings_path;
     unsigned random_init = static_cast<unsigned>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
     unsigned random_ai_init = random_init;
 
@@ -44,10 +85,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     desc.add_options()
         ("help,h", "Show help")
         ("map,m", po::value<std::string>()->required(),"Map to load")
-        ("ai", po::value<std::vector<std::string>>()->required(),"AI player(s) to add")
-        ("objective", po::value<std::string>()->default_value("domination"),"domination(default)|conquer")
+        ("ai", po::value<std::vector<std::string>>()->required(),"AI player(s) to add (aijh | dummy)")
+        ("objective", po::value<std::string>()->default_value("domination"),"domination(default) | conquer")
+        ("wares", po::value<std::string>()->default_value("normal"),"Starting wares: vlow | low | normal (default) | alot")
+        ("settings", po::value(&settings_path),"INI file with an [addons] section to configure addon settings (optional)")
         ("replay", po::value(&replay_path),"Filename to write replay to (optional)")
         ("save", po::value(&savegame_path),"Filename to write savegame to (optional)")
+        ("lua", po::value(&lua_path),"Lua script to execute during the game (optional)")
         ("random_init", po::value(&random_init),"Seed value for the random number generator (optional)")
         ("random_ai_init", po::value(&random_ai_init),"Seed value for the AI random number generator (optional)")
         ("maxGF", po::value<unsigned>()->default_value(std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max()),"Maximum number of game frames to run (optional)")
@@ -55,9 +99,16 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         ;
     // clang-format on
 
+    const auto printHelp = [&](std::ostream& os) {
+        os << desc
+           << "\nNote: path arguments support the <RTTR_USERDATA> placeholder "
+              "(game data folder: SAVES, REPLAYS, MAPS, PRESETS)."
+           << std::endl;
+    };
+
     if(argc == 1)
     {
-        bnw::cerr << desc << std::endl;
+        printHelp(bnw::cerr);
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -68,7 +119,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
         if(options.count("help"))
         {
-            bnw::cout << desc << std::endl;
+            printHelp(bnw::cout);
             return 0;
         }
         if(options.count("version"))
@@ -83,7 +134,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     } catch(const std::exception& e)
     {
         bnw::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
-        bnw::cerr << desc << std::endl;
+        printHelp(bnw::cerr);
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -116,15 +167,54 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             return 1;
         }
 
-        ggs.objective = GameObjective::TotalDomination;
-        HeadlessGame game(ggs, mapPath, ais);
+        const auto wares = options["wares"].as<std::string>();
+        if(wares == "vlow")
+            ggs.startWares = StartWares::VLow;
+        else if(wares == "low")
+            ggs.startWares = StartWares::Low;
+        else if(wares == "normal")
+            ggs.startWares = StartWares::Normal;
+        else if(wares == "alot")
+            ggs.startWares = StartWares::ALot;
+        else
+        {
+            bnw::cerr << "Unknown wares value: " << wares << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        if(settings_path)
+        {
+            loadAddonsFromIni(ggs, RTTRCONFIG.ExpandPath(*settings_path));
+
+            bnw::cout << "settings: " << RTTRCONFIG.ExpandPath(*settings_path) << std::endl;
+            bnw::cout << "addon selections (non-default only):" << std::endl;
+            for(unsigned i = 0; i < ggs.getNumAddons(); ++i)
+            {
+                unsigned status = 0;
+                const Addon* addon = ggs.getAddon(i, status);
+                if(addon && status != addon->getDefaultStatus())
+                {
+                    bnw::cout << "  [0x" << std::hex << std::setw(8) << std::setfill('0')
+                              << static_cast<unsigned>(addon->getId()) << std::dec << "] " << addon->getName() << " = ";
+                    if(const auto* listAddon = dynamic_cast<const AddonList*>(addon))
+                        bnw::cout << listAddon->getOptionName(status);
+                    else if(dynamic_cast<const AddonBool*>(addon))
+                        bnw::cout << (status ? "True" : "False");
+                    else
+                        bnw::cout << status;
+                    bnw::cout << std::endl;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        HeadlessGame game(ggs, mapPath, ais, lua_path ? RTTRCONFIG.ExpandPath(*lua_path) : bfs::path{});
         if(replay_path)
-            game.RecordReplay(*replay_path, random_init);
+            game.RecordReplay(RTTRCONFIG.ExpandPath(*replay_path), random_init);
 
         game.Run(options["maxGF"].as<unsigned>());
         game.Close();
         if(savegame_path)
-            game.SaveGame(*savegame_path);
+            game.SaveGame(RTTRCONFIG.ExpandPath(*savegame_path));
     } catch(const std::exception& e)
     {
         bnw::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
diff --git a/libs/libGamedata/lua/LuaInterfaceBase.cpp b/libs/libGamedata/lua/LuaInterfaceBase.cpp
index 573fe1ad96..ae74da7659 100644
--- a/libs/libGamedata/lua/LuaInterfaceBase.cpp
+++ b/libs/libGamedata/lua/LuaInterfaceBase.cpp
@@ -168,5 +168,5 @@ bool LuaInterfaceBase::validateUTF8(const std::string& scriptTxt)
 
 void LuaInterfaceBase::log(const std::string& msg)
 {
-    logger_.write("%s\n") % msg;
+    logger_.write("%s\n", suppressStdout_ ? LogTarget::File : LogTarget::FileAndStdout) % msg;
 }
diff --git a/libs/libGamedata/lua/LuaInterfaceBase.h b/libs/libGamedata/lua/LuaInterfaceBase.h
index 3876f3fefc..5134299202 100644
--- a/libs/libGamedata/lua/LuaInterfaceBase.h
+++ b/libs/libGamedata/lua/LuaInterfaceBase.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class LuaInterfaceBase
     /// Disable or re-enable throwing an exception on error.
     /// Note: If error throwing is disabled you have to use HasErrorOccurred to detect an error situation
     void setThrowOnError(bool doThrow);
+    void setSuppressStdout(bool suppress) { suppressStdout_ = suppress; }
     bool hasErrorOccurred() const { return errorOccured_; }
     void clearErrorOccured() { errorOccured_ = false; }
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ class LuaInterfaceBase
 
 private:
     Log& logger_;
+    bool suppressStdout_ = false;
     /// Sticky flag to signal an occurred error during execution of lua code
     bool errorOccured_;
     std::map<std::string, std::string> translations_;
diff --git a/libs/s25main/addons/AddonList.cpp b/libs/s25main/addons/AddonList.cpp
index d3b6d4f60f..824aaec4b5 100644
--- a/libs/s25main/addons/AddonList.cpp
+++ b/libs/s25main/addons/AddonList.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ unsigned AddonList::getNumOptions() const
     return options.size();
 }
 
+const std::string& AddonList::getOptionName(unsigned status) const
+{
+    return options.at(status);
+}
+
 AddonList::Gui::Gui(const AddonList& addon, Window& window, bool readonly) : AddonGui(addon, window, readonly)
 {
     DrawPoint cbPos(430, 0);
diff --git a/libs/s25main/addons/AddonList.h b/libs/s25main/addons/AddonList.h
index c0bd778a7c..c5f488d0fd 100644
--- a/libs/s25main/addons/AddonList.h
+++ b/libs/s25main/addons/AddonList.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class AddonList : public Addon
               std::vector<std::string> options, unsigned defaultStatus = 0);
 
     unsigned getNumOptions() const override;
+    const std::string& getOptionName(unsigned status) const;
 
     std::unique_ptr<AddonGui> createGui(Window& window, bool readonly) const override;