C O N S O L E
G U I D E
Enabling the console (see
picture below)
1) Open up Explorer
2) Find the shortcut to Half-Life in your windows\start menu
folder
3) Right click it and select Properties
4) At the very end of the target line, add "
-console" (without the quotes)
Make sure you
run Half-Life using that shortcut.
In-game press ~ (tilde) to access the console
Sound Settings
bgmvolume 0 Disables CD audio
hisound 0 Disables high-quality sound
suitvolume 0.20 Sets HEV Suit Volume
volume 1.0 Sets Game Volume
s_a3d 0 Disables A3D Support
s_eax 0 Disables EAX Support
Input Settings
+mlook Enables mouse look
_windowed_mouse 1 Enables mouse in windowed mode
joystick 0 Disables joystick
lookstrafe 0 Disables mouse strafing when mlook is active
lookspring 0 Disables automatic view centering when mlook
is deactivated
m_filter 0 Disables mouse filtering (smoothing)
m_pitch 0.022 Sets mouse pitch
sensitivity 9 Sets mouse sensitivity
sv_aim 0 Disables aiming assistance
_snd_mixahead 0.100 Sets sound mixahead value, different
values may help fix stuttering
Network Settings
cl_download_ingame
0 Disable downloads
cl_nodelta 0 Enable delta complression (only disable if
you get network errors)
cl_nopred 0 Enables client-side prediction
cl_predict_players 1 Enables client-side prediction of
other players
rate 4000 Sets data rate (1000-9999, <4000 for modem,
9999 LAN)
r_netgraph 1 Turn on graph of network conditions. Yellow
is bad, red is worse.
fps_modem 31 Sets max framrate. Lowering reduces lag.
pushlatency -100 Sets pushlatency (try negative of 1/2 to
3/4 your ping )
Video Settings
brightness 1 Enables glare reduction
crosshair 1 Enables crosshair
gamma 2.6 Sets gamma level
gl_playermip 2 Sets lower quality player rendering
gl_ztrick 1 Speeds up 3DFX rendering
cl_himodels 0 Disables high quality player models
r_decals 0 Disables blast mark decals
viewsize 120 Sets screen size
Chase Cam
chase_active 1 Enables chase-cam (third-person
view)
cam_idealdist 64 Sets the preferred distance from the
player model for the chase cam
cam_idealpitch 0 Sets the preferred pitch for the chase
cam
cam_idealyaw 90 Sets the preferred yaw for the chase cam
chase_back 100 Sets the preferred cam distance from the
player when backing up
chase_right 0 Sets the preferred offset to the side for
the chase cam
chase_up 16 Sets the preferred offset up for the chase cam
Movement Bindings
bind <key>
+speed Walk while
<key> held down if auto-run is on, otherwise run
bind <key> +moveleft Strafe left
bind <key> +moveright Strafe right
bind <key> +forward Move forward
bind <key> +back Backpedal
bind <key> +jump Jump
bind <key> +duck Duck
bind <key> +use Use item
Miscellaneous Bindings (Quotes
are required if the command includes spaces)
bind <key>
+showscores Show
player pings and scores while held
bind <key> toggleconsole Toggle console screen
bind <key> sizedown Decrease screen size
bind <key> sizeup Increase screen size
bind <key> pause Pause game
bind <key> snapshot Take a screenshot
bind <key> kill Suicide
bind <key> "impulse 201" Spray graffiti
bind <key> "impulse 100" Toggle flashlight
bind <key> messagemode Type message to everyone
bind <key> messagemode2 Type message to your team
only
Weapon Bindings
bind <key>
slot1 Weapon group 1
bind <key> slot2 Weapon group 2
bind <key> slot3 Weapon group 3
bind <key> slot4 Weapon group 4
bind <key> slot5 Weapon group 5
bind <key> invprev Previous item
bind <key> invnext Next item
bind <key> +reload Reload weapon
bind <key> lastinv Switch back to last item used
bind <key> +attack Primary Fire
bind <key> +attack2 Secondary fire
Direct Weapon Access Bindings
NOTE: These work for most people, others have to add 'use' like so:
bind <key> "use weapon_XXXX" (you need the quotes because of the space)
bind <key>
weapon_357 Immediate
access to the Magnum
bind <key> weapon_9mmAR Immediate access to the 9mm
Automatice Rifle
bind <key> weapon_9mmhandgun Immediate access to the
9mm Pistol
bind <key> weapon_crossbow Immediate access to the
crossbow
bind <key> weapon_crowbar Immediate access to the
crowbar
bind <key> weapon_egon Immediate access to the Gluon
Gun
bind <key> weapon_gauss Immediate access to the
Gauss Gun
bind <key> weapon_handgrenade Immediate access to
the Hand Grenades
bind <key> weapon_hornetgun Immediate access to the
Hornet Gun
bind <key> weapon_rpg Immediate access to the RPG
bind <key> weapon_satchel Immediate access to the
Satchel Charges
bind <key> weapon_shotgun Immediate access to the
Shotgun
bind <key> weapon_snark Immediate access to the
Snarks
bind <key> weapon_tripmine Immediate access to the
tripmines
Chase Cam Control Bindings
bind <key> +camin Move chase cam in (forward)
bind <key> +cammousemove Allow mouse motion to
control chase cam while held down
bind <key> +camout Move chase cam out (back)
bind <key> +campitchdown Decrease chase cam pitch
(aim down)
bind <key> +campitchup Increase chase cam pitch (aim
up)
bind <key> +camyawleft Tilt chase cam left
bind <key> +camyawright Tilt chase cam right
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