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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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