Developer

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Developer is a console variable in the Source engine that enables various levels of developer debugging options. This includes entity diagnostic information which will be printed to the console and also at the top of the screen.

Syntax: developer <value>

Valid values are:

• 0: turn debugging mode off (default)
• 1: some debugging information
• 2: more debugging information

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See also

Other console commands and variables that a developer may find useful include:

• sv_cheats
• impulse

If you are looking for information about being a developer for Valve games, you may instead find these pages useful:

• Steam 3rd Party Mod Support