Impulse (GoldSrc)

GoldSrc

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impulse is a console command available in all GoldSrc games.

It is a generic client-side console command that is used to send commands to the server without modifying the usercmd.

The advantage is that new commands can be added without compatibility-breaking networking changes; the disadvantage is that only one impulse can be sent at a time, and that the commands themselves are non-descriptive.

Syntax:

impulse <number>

Impulse commands are generally used for development functions and/or cheats, and almost all require sv_cheats. See CBasePlayer::ImpulseCommands(), CBasePlayer::CheatImpulseCommands()

Impulses

General

#	Notes	Description
76		Firsts sets monster_human_grunt to be precached upon next map load, and after cached, spawns a monster_human_grunt under the crosshair.
100	Not a cheat	Toggle the player flashlight. Requires item_suit. Bound to F by default.
101		- Gives all weapons and suit - Gives player max money amount ($16000).
102		Spawns 1 random human gib (model models/hgibs.mdl with randomly set bodygroup) at player's location. [1]
103		Prints AI state of the CBaseMonster entity the player is looking at to the console. Requires developer 1.
104		Dumps global states to console (in it would be done by command dump_globals)
105		Toggles between player being silent/audible. NPCs won't hear silent player.
106		Prints the classname, targetname, model and also globalname if non-empty of the entity under the crosshairs to the console.
107		Prints the material that player is looking at to console.
195, 196, 197		Shows the shortest path to the nearest air, large, and human nodes respectively.
199		show nearest node and all connections
201	Not a cheat	Creates a player spray on the brush under the crosshair. Use Options, Multiplayer to set a spray. Default key is T.
202		Spray blood over the brush under the crosshair.
203		Removes the entity under the crosshair. Note:Only works on entities that can take damage.

Half-Life

#	Notes	Description
99	Not a cheat	If this command was submitted to the console at least three times, this will show the Valve, Sierra Studios and Half-Life logo rotating on the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Works on WON, Steam versions. This command does not work with 1280x720/1280x960 or higher resolutions after 25th Anniversary Update, because the game would fail to find the sprites/1280_logo.spr file. This command was used during E3 1998, as seen on the small television screens showcasing gameplay videos of Half-Life.

See also

• definition in dlls/player.cpp