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Console Commands |
Description |
| +attack |
start attacking (shooting, punching) |
| +back |
start moving backwards |
| +button0 |
start firing same as mouse button 1 (fires weapon) |
| +button1 |
start displaying chat bubble |
| +button2 |
start using items (same as enter) |
| +button3 |
start player taunt animation |
| +button4 |
fixed +button4 not causing footsteps "John Carmack" |
| +button5 |
used for MODS also used by Team Arena Mission Pack |
| +button6 |
used for MODS also used by Team Arena Mission Pack |
| +button7 |
start hand signal, player model looks like it's motioning to team "move forward" (Team Arena Models Only) |
| +button8 |
start hand signal, player model looks like it's motioning to team "come here" (Team Arena Models Only) |
| +button9 |
stop hand signal, player model looks like it's motioning to team "come to my left side" (Team Arena Models Only) |
| +button10 |
start hand signal, player model looks like it's motioning to team "come to my right side" (Team Arena Models Only) |
| +button11 |
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| +button12 |
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| +button13 |
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| +button14 |
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| +forward |
start moving forward |
| +info |
start displaying server information (sv_hostname, map, rules, g_gametype, fraglimit) |
| +left |
start turning left |
| +lookdown |
start looking down |
| +lookup |
start looking up |
| +mlook |
start using mouse movements to control head movement |
| +movedown |
start moving down (crouch, climb down, swim down) |
| +moveleft |
start strafing to the left |
| +moveright |
start strafing to the right |
| +moveup |
start moving up (jump, climb up, swim up) |
| +right |
start turning right |
| +scores |
start displaying current scores |
| +speed |
speed toggle bound to shift key by default toggles run/walk |
| +strafe |
start changing directional movement into strafing movement |
| +zoom |
zoom in to fov specified by the zoomfov variable |
| addbot |
add one bot <botlib> name of the bot library <name> name of the bot <skin> skin of the bot <charfile> file with the bot character <charname> name of the character - "Mr. Elusive" bots can be given a fractional skill when adding them from the console. for instance use "/addbot grunt 4.6 blue" to add a 4.5 skill Grunt to team blue. |
| arena |
load arena and bots "name" from arena.txt (arena <name>) |
| -attack |
stop attacking (shooting, punching) |
| -back |
stop moving backwards |
| banClient |
ban a client by slot number used in conjunction with serverstatus you can ban players by their slot number regardless of player name (from server console only) part of the client banning system which depends on a master banned list on the master server at id software |
| banUser |
ban a client by their player name. once the name is entered the players name, IP, and CD-Key are sent to the master server where the player will be band for a length of time determined by id software. lamers take heed this system will ban you from all servers instantly. |
| bind |
assign a key to command(s). (bind <key> "<command>") |
| bindlist |
list all currently bound keys and what command they are bound to |
| -button0 |
stop firing same as mouse button 1 (fires weapon) |
| -button1 |
stop displaying chat bubble |
| -button2 |
stop using items (same as releasing enter) |
| -button3 |
stop player taunt animation |
| -button4 |
fixed +button4 not causing footsteps "John Carmack" |
| -button5 |
used for MODS also used by Team Arena Mission Pack |
| -button6 |
used for MODS also used by Team Arena Mission Pack |
| -button7 |
stop hand signal, player model looks like it's motioning to team "move forward" (Team Arena Models Only) |
| -button8 |
stop hand signal, player model looks like it's motioning to team "come here" (Team Arena Models Only) |
| -button9 |
start hand signal, player model looks like it's motioning to team "come to my left side" (Team Arena Models Only) |
| -button10 |
stop hand signal, player model looks like it's motioning to team "come to my right side" (Team Arena Models Only) |
| -button11 |
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| -button12 |
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| -button13 |
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| -button14 |
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| callteamvote |
allows a team to vote for a captain or team leader |
| callvote |
callvote <command> vote <y/n> Caller automatically votes yes vote has a 30 second timeout each client can only call 3 votes a level vote is displayed on screen with totals "John Carmack" vote commands are: map_restart, nextmap, map , g_gametype and kick . |
| centerview |
quickly move current view to the center of screen |
| changeVectors |
change to vector defined by FIND_NEW_CHANGE_VECTORS as in vector graphics - with vector graphics it is possible to change any element of the picture at any time since each part is stored as an independent object whereas once something in a bitmap has been overwritten it cannot in general be retrieved. could also be for 3D rendering vectors? |
| cinematic |
play the q3a movie RoQ files (cinematic intro.RoQ) |
| clear |
clear all text from console |
| clientinfo |
display name, rate, number of snaps, player model, rail color, and handicap (state number?) |
| clientkick |
kick a client by slot number used in conjunction with serverstatus you can kick players by their slot number regardless of player name (from server console only) |
| cmd |
send a command to server remote console |
| cmdlist |
list all available console commands |
| condump |
condump "x" write the console text to a file where "x" is the name of that file |
| configstrings |
list the current config strings in effect |
| connect |
connect to server (connect 204.52.135.50) or (connect serverURL.com) |
| crash |
causes Q3TEST.EXE to perform an illegal operation in Windows |
| cvar_restart |
reset all variables back to factory defaults (could be handy) |
| cvarlist |
list all available console variables and their values |
| demo |
play a demo syntax:\demo four.dm_66now supports demos from previous network protocol versions 66 - 68 of Quake III Arena |
| devmap |
load maps in development mode? (loads map with cheats enabled) |
| dir |
display directory if syntax is correct ex. (dir \) or (dir ..\) or (dir ..\baseq3) |
| disconnect |
disconnects you from server (local included) |
| dumpuser |
display user info (handicap, model/color, rail color, more…)(dumpuser "<name>") |
| echo |
echo a string to the message display to your console only |
| error |
execute an error routine to protect the server |
| exec |
execute a config file or script |
| fdir |
allows the user to search his game directory for the presence of file types. a common use for this might be to search out the file names of maps that are often buried inside pak files with different names. syntax: fdir <filter>example: fdir *q3dm?.bsp - In this example, the user is searching all subdirectories (the "*" stands in for the path name) for game maps (the .bsp file extension) that have the letters "q3dm" in their name AND that are followed by a single character (indicated by the "?").one or more metacharacters may be used in the filter.* match any string of zero or more characters? match any single character[abc...] match any of the enclosed characters; a hyphen can be used to specify a range (e.g. a-z, A-Z, 0-9) |
| follow |
switch to follow mode (follow "<name>" or follow1 for 1ST place follow2 for 2ND etc…) |
| -forward |
stop moving forward |
| freeze |
freeze game and all animation for specified time (freeze 5) (5 seconds) |
| gfxinfo |
returns extensive information about video settings |
| fs_openedList |
display the file name of open pak files (pk3) |
| Fs_pureList |
this command basically displays the contents of the sv_referencedPaks variable |
| Fs_referencedList |
this variable basically displays the contents of the sv_referencedPakNames variable |
| give |
cheat - give player item (give railgun) |
| globalservers |
list public servers on the internet |
| god |
cheat - give player invulnerability |
| heartbeat |
send a manual heartbeat to the master servers |
| hunk_stats |
returns value of some registers how many bits high/low and total
meminfo command replaces hunk_stats and z_stats "John Carmack" |
| imagelist |
list currently open images/textures used by the current map. also displays the amount of texture memory the map is using which is the last number displayed - Jax_Gator |
| in_restart |
restarts all the input drivers, dinput, joystick, etc |
| -info |
stop displaying server information (sv_hostname, map, rules, g_gametype, fraglimit) |
| joy_advancedupdate |
removed Graeme says joy support still broken |
| kick |
kick the player with the given name off the server. if nobody uses the name "all" and "all" is specified as player name then everyone is kicked. if there are no bots with the name "allbots" and "allbots" is specified as player name then all the bots are kicked. (from server console only…kick "<name>") |
| kill |
kills your player (suicide but can get you unstuck some times) |
| killserver |
stops server from running and broadcasting heartbeat?? |
| -left |
stop turning left |
| levelshot |
display the image used at the end of a level |
| loaddefered |
load models and skins that have not yet been loaded |
| loaddeferred |
load models and skins that have not yet been loaded (corrected spelling) |
| localservers |
list servers on LAN or local sub net only |
| -lookdown |
stop looking down |
| -lookup |
stop looking up |
| map |
loads specified map (map q3dm7) |
| map_restart |
resets the game on the same map (also plays fight! sound file and displays FIGHT!) |
| meminfo |
meminfo command replaces hunk_stats and z_stats "John Carmack" |
| messagemode |
send a message to everyone |
| messagemode2 |
send a message to teammates |
| messagemode3 |
send a message to tourney opponents? |
| messagemode4 |
send a message to attacker? (does not work) |
| midiinfo |
display information about MIDI music system |
| -mlook |
stop using mouse look |
| model |
display the name of current player model if no parameters are given (see also model variable) |
| modelist |
list of accessible screen resolutions |
| modellist |
list of currently open player models |
| -movedown |
stop moving down (crouch, climb down, swim down) |
| -moveleft |
stop strafing to the left |
| -moveright |
stop strafing to the right |
| -moveup |
stop moving up (jump, climb up, swim up) |
| music |
plays specified music file (music music.wav) |
| net_restart |
reset all the network related variables like rate etc... |
| nextframe |
"nextframe", "prevframe", "nextskin", and "prevskin" commands will change the frame or skin of the testmodel. These are bound to F5, F6, F7, and F8 in q3default.cfg. |
| nextskin |
"nextframe", "prevframe", "nextskin", and "prevskin" commands will change the frame or skin of the testmodel. These are bound to F5, F6, F7, and F8 in q3default.cfg. |
| noclip |
no clipping objects (nothing will be solid) |
| notarget |
BOTS will not fight/see you (good for getting cool screenshots) |
| path |
display all current game paths |
| ping |
manually ping a server (ping "<sv_hostname>" or by the IP address) |
| play |
play a sound file (play sound.wav) |
| prevframe |
"nextframe", "prevframe", "nextskin", and "prevskin" commands will change the frame or skin of the testmodel. These are bound to F5, F6, F7, and F8 in q3default.cfg. |
| prevskin |
"nextframe", "prevframe", "nextskin", and "prevskin" commands will change the frame or skin of the testmodel. These are bound to F5, F6, F7, and F8 in q3default.cfg. |
| quit |
quit arena and quit Quake 3 Arena and return to your OS…Thanx for flying |
| rcon |
start a remote console to a server. |
| reconnect |
re-initialize the connection to the last server you were connected to |
| record |
records a demo (record mydemo.dm3) (g_syncronousClients must be a 1 to start) |
| reset |
reset specified variable (reset model) single variable as opposed to cvar_restart…(c: |
| restart |
restart the game on the current map (server only) |
| -right |
stop turning right |
| s_info |
display information about sound system (replaced soundinfo command) |
| s_list |
display paths and filenames of all sound files as they are played. (replaced soundlist command) |
| s_stop |
stop whatever sound that is currently playing from playing. (Replaced stopsound command) |
| s_disable_a3d |
disable support for Aureal 3D sound system |
| s_enable_a3d |
enable support for Aureal 3D sound system |
| say |
say something to everyone on the server. |
| say_team |
say something to your team only. |
| scanservers |
scan the local area network for servers (only works for same subnet) |
| -scores |
stop displaying current scores |
| screenshot |
save current viewport to a TARGA image file (usually named sequentially shot0001.tga) |
| screenshotJPEG |
save current viewport to a JPEG image file (usually named sequentially shot0001.jpg) |
| sectorlist |
lists sectors and number of entities in each on the currently loaded map |
| serverinfo |
gives information about local server from the console of that server |
| serverstatus |
display the current status of the connected server as well as connected users and their slot number. if you specify an IP address it will display the status of a remote server |
| serverrecord |
records a serverside demo (serverrecord srvrdemo.dm3) |
| serverstop |
stops the recording of a serverside demo |
| set |
set a variable (set <variable name> <commands;separate by;semi;colon>) |
| seta |
sets the variable with the archive flag will save the last setting to q3config.cfg and reload that setting every time you run the game. Any changes to variables with an A for the class ID are automatically stored in q3config.cfg - LOKi |
| setenv |
sets environment variables |
| sets |
sets the variable with the serverinfo flag, so it will be transmitted from a server to connecting clients - LOKi |
| setu |
sets the variable with the userinfo flag, so it will be transmitted from a client to a server while connecting - LOKi |
| setviewpos |
sets the VR coordinates of the players view screen |
| shaderlist |
list of currently open shaders (light effects). |
| showip |
display your current TCP/IP address |
| sizedown |
makes viewport one size smaller |
| sizeup |
makes viewport one size larger |
| skinlist |
list of currently open skins |
| snd_restart |
reinitialize sound |
| soundinfo |
information about sound system |
| soundlist |
list of currently open sound files |
| spdevmap |
load a devmap with bots spawned in. (cheats enabled) |
| -speed |
speed toggle bound to shift key by default toggles run/walk |
| spmap |
load a map with bots spawned in. (cheats disabled) |
| startOrbit |
start the 3rd person display of your player model and orbit in a circle around it |
| stats |
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| status |
status of currently connected server |
| stoprecord |
stop recording a demo |
| stopdemo |
stop recording demo |
| stopsound |
stop whatever sound that is currently playing from playing. |
| -strafe |
stop changing directional movement into strafing movement |
| systeminfo |
returns values for: g_syncronousclients, sv_serverid, and timescale. |
| tcmd |
display the current target command or displays some type of code address |
| team |
set player status. p=player s=spectator red, blue, or free (team free joins smallest/loosing team)also in tourney play team follow1 2 etc.(follow players by lead position) team scoreboard your player becomes a scoreboard |
| teamtask |
display the current task you have been assigned 1 - offense 2 - defense 3 - point/patroll 4 - following 5 - retrieving
6 - escort(gaurding flag carrier) 7 - camping |
| teamvote |
allows user to cast a vote on a called team vote yes or no callteamvote <playername> vote <y/n> Caller automatically votes yes vote has a 30 second timeout each client can only call 3 votes a level vote is displayed on screen with totals |
| tell |
say something to an individual on the server tell <playername> "go get the flag" |
| tell_attacker |
possibly to pass a complement to your last known attacker..he he more like insult |
| tell_target |
possibly to pass a complement back…ha ha more like "Die Llama" |
| testfog |
removed may have been used for development of fog emulation |
| testgun |
weapon model dissapears cg_gun 1 does not bring it back. will cause the model to follow the player around and suppress the real view weapon model. The default frame 0 of most guns is completely off screen, so you will probably have to cycle a couple frames to see it. "nextframe", "prevframe", "nextskin", and "prevskin" commands will change the frame or skin of the testmodel. These are bound to F5, F6, F7, and F8 in q3default.cfg. |
| testmodel |
testmodel <path\model.md3> will create a fake entity 100 units in front of the current view position, directly facing the viewer. It will remain immobile, so you can move around it to view it from different angles "nextframe", "prevframe", "nextskin", and "prevskin" commands will change the frame or skin of the testmodel. These are bound to F5, F6, F7, and F8 in q3default.cfg. (useful tool for model and skin artists) |
| testshader |
covers all brushes and entities with the selected texture, and lights the map using the effect of that texture as well. entering testshader without a parameter will restore all textures set by the map. -hacker (removed possibly because cheat potential) |
| toggle |
toggle "X", where X is the variable you give, to a 1 if it is 0 and 0 if it is 1 (toggle cg_autoswitch) "The 'toggle' command can toggle write protected cvars." Graeme |
| toggleconsole |
usually bound to ~ the tilde key brings the console up and down |
| touchFile |
make the file a zero byte file (not a good idea I did not test this one) |
| unbind |
unbinds a key |
| unbindall |
unbinds all keys (be careful) |
| userinfo |
list user information like (possibly replaced by clientinfo) |
| vid_restart |
reinitialize video |
| viewpos |
returns player coordinates on the map in x y z form |
| vminfo |
display information about virtual machine interpreter on the local machine |
| vmprofile |
possibly more of the virtual machine John's talking about, profile…hmm? |
| vmtest |
probably a developer test which returns levels of success, returns >display "C: test 1234" |
| vosay |
use a predefined voice message and play everyone |
| vosay_team |
use a predefined voice message and play to your team |
| vote |
allows user to cast a vote on a called vote usually bound to F1 (yes) and F2 (no)...(c:
callvote <command> vote <y/n> Caller automatically votes yes vote has a 30 second timeout each client can only call 3 votes a level vote is displayed on screen with totals "John Carmack" |
| votell |
use a predefined voice message and play to a <playername> you specify |
| vsay |
use a predefined voice message and play to everyone |
| vsay_team |
use a predefined voice message and play to your team |
| vstr |
identifies the attached command as a variable sting (bind a vstr "myvariable") |
| vtaunt |
play a random voice taunt wav file to everyone |
| vtell |
possibly to play a random voice taunt to a <playername> you specify |
| vtell_attacker |
possibly to play a random voice taunt to your last known attacker |
| vtell_target |
possibly to play a random voice taunt at player you last hit |
| wait |
stop execution and wait one game tick (no alias support will be added in Q3A per J.C.) |
| weapnext |
switch to the next higher numbered weapon |
| weapon |
select a weapon by it's number (weapon "5") |
| weapprev |
switch to the next lower numbered weapon |
| writeconfig |
saves current configuration to a cfg file…this is cool! (c: |
| z_stats |
display the memory statistics for the Z-buffer in the game "lists all blocks >= given size" John Carmack meminfo command replaces hunk_stats and z_stats "John Carmack" |
| -zoom |
zoom out to fov specified by the fov variable |
