Brief Console Primer

[E-Fonzarelli]

Aight, check it gang.

See that button next to the 1 key?   No, not the 2 key, but the ~ key.

This is your CONSOLE button.  Say it with me 3 times.

CONSOLE
CONSOLE
CONSOLE

From this nifty little thing, you can do just about anything - actually, when it comes to controlling how the game acts, you CAN do anything.

For instance, bring down the console (the term "bring down" comes from quakeworld becuase the console used to take up half the screen and kinda fall down over your screen slowly) and type

name "C0NS0LE is L337"

note you don't have to use underscores becuase you put your name in quotes.

Now, play with your rate a little bit.  IF YOU ARE HAVING PING TROUBLES, THE CONSOLE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND.

Grab a peice of paper (i know, i hate writing too) and write down the commands associated with better pings, like...

cl_updaterate
cl_rate
rate
cl_cmdrate

there are more, but I don't want to type them out BECUASE (nifty trick ahead)

try this...

with the console down, press the letter c, then press the tab button.

WOW!!!  It autocompletes things for you just like in LUNIX!!!!  (err linux)

for instance, if you were typing cl_updaterate, you could stop at cl_upd and press tab.


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next issue.

the console can tell you what your settings are currently at.

in the console, just type

cl_rate

and press enter

It will tell you what it is at.  Nifty eh?

this can ALSO be VERY useful when binding keys.

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WHAT IS BINDING KEYS?!?!?!?

Well, say you want your e button to move you forward.  In the console you would type

bind e +forward

In all cases, the + appended to any command indicates that the action you want it to carry out is done so ONLY WHEN you are holding the button down.

If you really want to just walk alot, type +foward in the console and it will walk without you having to press anything!  Not very useful, but good for proving a point.


Now...  if you ever see me in a game, (i know yall love me, so no more knob slobbin offers) and I perhaps say...  "H3Y DOOD, WOT Do U hAVE CHUCKLE BOUND TO???"

You can be the first leet person to (step by step)

1 - bring down the console  (its the ~ key in case you forgot)

2 - remember what key you have chuckle bound to (for this we shall say x)

3 - in the console type bind x

4 - hit enter

5 - tell me what impulse it is bound to.




I hope this has introduced some of you to my best friend in FPS's related in one way or another to quake.  I couldn't live without the console..


OH YA...  if you are in a game, say, and you need the IP of the server you are at....

in the console

type

status

thats a neat command - it will show you steam_id's, server info (serverinfo used to be a good command, but not anymore) and much more.....



OH YEA....   Another thing


When you are messing with your pings, type the following in the console

net_graph 3

ALWAYS have net_graph 3 on.  It is your best friend.  Trust me and you will see all the nifty stuff like choke ect.


Have fun!!!

[SlickWill]

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was there truly a point to this or am I missing a huge joke here....

[Clashen]

this might be good for the guys... no its kinda useless

[SwiftSpear]

Can I make icecream with my console?

More importantly, can I bind it to some other key that isn't RIGHT beside my weapon1 key?

[holy_devil]

for spaces you can do
name jim%bob

% acts as a space.

for autocomplete, you can just hit spacebar, it'll add the space+finish the cvar or whatever.

[LowCrawler]

my pal brad calls me jimbob.

[Mac]

Can I make icecream with my console?

More importantly, can I bind it to some other key that isn't RIGHT beside my weapon1 key?

[snapback]46574[/snapback]

Would be nice to have a different key for console.

[A Boojum Snark]

More importantly, can I bind it to some other key that isn't RIGHT beside my weapon1 key?

[snapback]46574[/snapback]

Change the bind manually in config.cfg

[SwiftSpear]

More importantly, can I bind it to some other key that isn't RIGHT beside my weapon1 key?

[snapback]46574[/snapback]

Change the bind manually in config.cfg

[snapback]46594[/snapback]

Don't think that would work considering that there is no currnet console bind key in the cofig...  I think the console keystrike is handled differently, hence "allow console" in the option menu not being in the keyboard section.

[edit] NM I found it, I be nubbed >_<

[SlickWill]

I started repeating Console repeatedly and the people around me were like "OMG, what is wrongzor.  Did someone die??  Are you ok??"  Freaking out man, freaking out.   :lol:

[E-Fonzarelli]

I started repeating Console repeatedly and the people around me were like "OMG, what is wrongzor.  Did someone die??  Are you ok??"  Freaking out man, freaking out.   :lol:

[snapback]46610[/snapback]

well, thats what i'm here for - to annoy, confuse, and kick ass

[Settler]

it also juices carrots! but wait, theres more!













well... not really.