List of Portal 2 console commands and variables

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The following is a list of Portal 2 Portal 2 console commands and variables listed in alphabetical order.

Note.pngNote:Retrieved September 20th, 2012, Version 2.0.0.1
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Notes

  • Descriptions with ** denote community modified descriptions and my not be entirely accurate.
  • 3462 total console commands and variables.

Cvar list

_

Command Default Value Flags Description
_autosave cmd Autosave
_autosavedangerous cmd AutoSaveDangerous
_bugreporter_restart cmd Restarts bug reporter .dll
_fov 0 , "cl" Automates fov command to server.
_record cmd Record a demo incrementally.
_resetgamestats cmd Erases current game stats and writes out a blank stats file
_restart cmd Shutdown and restart the engine.

A

Command Default Value Flags Description
addip cmd Add an IP address to the ban list.
adsp_alley_min 122
adsp_courtyard_min 126
adsp_debug 0 , "a"
adsp_door_height 112
adsp_duct_min 106
adsp_hall_min 110
adsp_low_ceiling 108
adsp_opencourtyard_min 126
adsp_openspace_min 130
adsp_openstreet_min 118
adsp_openwall_min 130
adsp_reset_nodes cmd
adsp_room_min 102
adsp_street_min 118
adsp_tunnel_min 114
adsp_wall_height 128
ai_actbusy_search_time 10 , "sv"
ai_auto_contact_solver 1 , "sv"
ai_block_damage 0 , "sv"
ai_clear_bad_links cmd Clears bits set on nav links indicating link is unusable
ai_debug_actbusy 0 , "sv", "cheat" Used to debug actbusy behavior. Usage: 1: Constantly draw lines from NPCs to the actbusy nodes they've chosen to actbusy at. 2:
ai_debug_assault 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_avoidancebounds 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_directnavprobe 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_doors 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_dyninteractions 0 , "sv" Debug the NPC dynamic interaction system.
ai_debug_efficiency 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_enemies 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_enemyfinders 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_eventresponses 0 , "sv" Set to 1 to see all NPC response events trigger, and which NPCs choose to respond to them.
ai_debug_expressions 0 , "sv" Show random expression decisions for NPCs.
ai_debug_follow 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_loners 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_looktargets 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_los 0 , "sv", "cheat" NPC Line-Of-Sight debug mode. If 1, solid entities that block NPC LOC will be highlighted with white bounding boxes. If 2, it'l
ai_debug_nav 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_node_connect cmd Debug the attempted connection between two nodes
ai_debug_ragdoll_magnets 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_shoot_positions 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
ai_debug_speech 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_squads 0 , "sv"
ai_debug_think_ticks 0 , "sv"
ai_debugscriptconditions 0 , "sv"
ai_default_efficient 0 , "sv"
ai_disable cmd Bi-passes all AI logic routines and puts all NPCs into their idle animations. Can be used to get NPCs out of your way and to t
ai_drawbattlelines 0 , "sv", "cheat"
ai_drop_hint cmd Drop an ai_hint at the player's current eye position.
ai_dump_hints cmd
ai_ef_hate_npc_duration 1 , "sv"
ai_ef_hate_npc_frequency 5 , "sv"
ai_efficiency_override 0 , "sv"
ai_enable_fear_behavior 1 , "sv"
ai_expression_frametime 0 , "sv" Maximum frametime to still play background expressions.
ai_expression_optimization 0 , "sv" Disable npc background expressions when you can't see them.
ai_fear_player_dist 720 , "sv"
ai_find_lateral_cover 1 , "sv"
ai_find_lateral_los 1 , "sv"
ai_follow_use_points 1 , "sv"
ai_follow_use_points_when_moving 1 , "sv"
ai_force_serverside_ragdoll 0 , "sv"
ai_frametime_limit 50 , "sv" frametime limit for min efficiency AIE_NORMAL (in sec's).
ai_hull cmd Controls which connections are shown when ai_show_hull or ai_show_connect commands are used Arguments: NPC name or classname,
ai_inhibit_spawners 0 , "sv", "cheat"
ai_lead_time 0 , "sv"
ai_LOS_mode 0 , "sv", "rep"
ai_moveprobe_debug 0 , "sv"
ai_moveprobe_jump_debug 0 , "sv"
ai_moveprobe_usetracelist 0 , "sv"
ai_nav_debug_experimental_pathing 0 , "sv" Draw paths tried during search for bodysnatcher pathing
ai_navigator_generate_spikes 0 , "sv"
ai_navigator_generate_spikes_strength 8 , "sv"
ai_next_hull cmd Cycles through the various hull sizes. Currently selected hull size is written to the screen. Controls which connections are
ai_no_local_paths 0 , "sv"
ai_no_node_cache 0 , "sv"
ai_no_select_box 0 , "sv"
ai_no_steer 0 , "sv"
ai_no_talk_delay 0 , "sv"
ai_nodes cmd Toggles node display. First call displays the nodes for the given network as green objects. Second call displays the nodes a
ai_norebuildgraph 0 , "sv"
ai_path_adjust_speed_on_immediate_turns 1 , "sv"
ai_path_insert_pause_at_est_end 1 , "sv"
ai_path_insert_pause_at_obstruction 1 , "sv"
ai_post_frame_navigation 0 , "sv"
ai_radial_max_link_dist 512 , "sv"
ai_reaction_delay_alert 0 , "sv"
ai_reaction_delay_idle 0 , "sv"
ai_rebalance_thinks 1 , "sv"
ai_report_task_timings_on_limit 0 , "a", "sv"
ai_resume cmd If NPC is stepping through tasks (see ai_step ) will resume normal processing.
ai_sequence_debug 0 , "sv"
ai_set_move_height_epsilon cmd Set how high AI bumps up ground walkers when checking steps
ai_setenabled cmd Like ai_disable but you manually specify the state (with a 0 or 1) instead of toggling it.
ai_setupbones_debug 0 , "sv" Shows that bones that are setup every think
ai_shot_bias 1 , "sv"
ai_shot_bias_max 1 , "rep", "cl"
ai_shot_bias_min -1 , "rep", "cl"
ai_shot_stats 0 , "sv"
ai_shot_stats_term 1000 , "sv"
ai_show_connect cmd Displays the allowed connections between each node for the currently selected hull type. Hulls are color code as follows: Gre
ai_show_connect_crawl cmd Displays the allowed connections between each node for the currently selected hull type. Hulls are color code as follows: Gre
ai_show_connect_fly cmd Displays the allowed connections between each node for the currently selected hull type. Hulls are color code as follows: Gre
ai_show_connect_jump cmd Displays the allowed connections between each node for the currently selected hull type. Hulls are color code as follows: Gre
ai_show_graph_connect cmd Toggles graph connection display for the node that the player is looking at. Nodes that are connected to the selected node by
ai_show_grid cmd Draw a grid on the floor where looking.
ai_show_hints cmd Displays all hints as small boxes Blue - hint is available for use Red - hint is currently being used by an NPC Orange -
ai_show_hull cmd Displays the allowed hulls between each node for the currently selected hull type. Hulls are color code as follows: Green -
ai_show_hull_attacks 0 , "sv"
ai_show_node cmd Highlight the specified node
ai_show_think_tolerance 0 , "sv"
ai_show_visibility cmd Toggles visibility display for the node that the player is looking at. Nodes that are visible from the selected node will be d
ai_simulate_task_overtime 0 , "sv"
ai_spread_cone_focus_time 0 , "sv"
ai_spread_defocused_cone_multiplier 3 , "sv"
ai_spread_pattern_focus_time 0 , "sv"
ai_step cmd NPCs will freeze after completing their current task. To complete the next task, use 'ai_step' again. To resume processing no
ai_strong_optimizations 0 , "sv"
ai_strong_optimizations_no_checkstand 0 , "sv"
ai_task_pre_script 0 , "sv"
ai_test_los cmd Test AI LOS from the player's POV
ai_test_moveprobe_ignoresmall 0 , "sv"
ai_think_limit_label 0 , "a", "sv"
ai_use_clipped_paths 1 , "sv"
ai_use_efficiency 1 , "sv"
ai_use_frame_think_limits 1 , "sv"
ai_use_think_optimizations 1 , "sv"
ai_use_visibility_cache 1 , "sv"
ai_vehicle_avoidance 1 , "sv", "cheat"
ainet_generate_report cmd Generate a report to the console.
ainet_generate_report_only cmd Generate a report to the console.
air_density cmd Changes the density of air for drag computations.
alias cmd Alias a command.
+alt1 cmd , "cl"
-alt1 cmd , "cl"
+alt2 cmd , "cl"
-alt2 cmd , "cl"
anim_3wayblend 1 , "rep", "cl" Toggle the 3-way animation blending code.
anim_showmainactivity 0 , "cheat", "cl" Show the idle, walk, run, and/or sprint activities.
askconnect_accept cmd Accept a redirect request by the server.
asw_engine_finished_building_map cmd Notify engine that we've finished building a map
async_allow_held_files 1 Allow AsyncBegin/EndRead()
async_mode 0 Set the async filesystem mode (0 = async, 1 = synchronous)
async_resume cmd
async_serialize 0 Force async reads to serialize for profiling
async_simulate_delay 0 Simulate a delay of up to a set msec per file operation
async_suspend cmd
+attack cmd , "cl"
-attack cmd , "cl"
+attack2 cmd , "cl"
-attack2 cmd , "cl"
audit_save_in_memory cmd Audit the memory usage and files in the save-to-memory system
autoaim_max_deflect 0 , "sv"
autoaim_max_dist 2160 , "sv"
autosave cmd Autosave
autosavedangerous cmd AutoSaveDangerous
autosavedangerousissafe cmd

B

Command Default Value Flags Description
+back cmd
-back cmd
banid cmd Add a user ID to the ban list.
banip cmd Add an IP address to the ban list.
bench_end cmd Ends gathering of info.
bench_start cmd Starts gathering of info. Arguments: filename to write results into
bench_upload cmd Uploads most recent benchmark stats to the Valve servers.
benchframe cmd Takes a snapshot of a particular frame in a time demo.
bind cmd Bind a key.
bind_osx cmd Bind a key for OSX only.
BindToggle cmd Performs a bind <key> 'increment var <cvar> 0 1 1'
bink_dump_precached_movies cmd Dumps information about all precached Bink movies
bink_mat_queue_mode 1 Update bink on mat queue thread if mat_queue_mode is on (if turned off, always update bink on main thread; may cause stalls!)
bink_preload_videopanel_movies 1 , "cl" Preload Bink movies used by VideoPanel.
bink_try_load_vmt 0 Try and load a VMT with the same name as the BIK file to override settings
bink_use_preallocated_scratch_texture 1 Use a pre-allocated VTF instead of creating a new one and deleting it for every texture update. Gameconsole only.
blackbox 1
blackbox_dump cmd Dump the contents of the blackbox
blackbox_record cmd Record an entry into the blackbox
BlendBonesMode 2 , "rep", "cl"
blink_duration 0 , "cl" How many seconds an eye blink will last.
blobs_paused 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
bot cmd Add a bot.
bot_command cmd <bot name> <command string...>. Sends specified command on behalf of specified bot
bot_defend 0 , "sv" Set to a team number, and that team will all keep their combat shields raised.
bot_dontmove 0 , "sv", "cheat"
bot_equip cmd Generate an item and have the bot equip it. Format: bot_equip <bot name> <item name>
bot_flipout 0 , "sv" When on, all bots fire their guns.
bot_follow 0 , "sv", "cheat" When on, bot will follow the player.
bot_following_distance 200 , "sv", "cheat" distance that bot will follow the player.
bot_forceattack2 0 , "sv" When firing, use attack2.
bot_forceattackon 0 , "sv" When firing, don't tap fire, hold it down.
bot_forcefireweapon 0 , "sv" Force bots with the specified weapon to fire.
bot_jump 0 , "sv", "cheat" Force all bots to repeatedly jump.
bot_kill cmd <bot id>. Kills bot.
bot_look 0 , "sv", "cheat" When on, bot will look at what the player is looking.
bot_mimic 0 , "sv" Bot uses usercmd of player by index.
bot_mimic_yaw_offset 180 , "sv" Offsets the bot yaw.
bot_randomnames 0 , "sv", "cheat"
bot_refill cmd Refill all bot ammo counts
bot_requestswap 0 , "sv", "cheat" Force bot to request swap weapon from player.
bot_selectweapon cmd
bot_selectweaponslot -1 , "sv", "cheat" set to weapon slot that bot should switch to.
bot_selectweaponsubtype -1 , "sv", "cheat" set to weapon subtype that bot should switch to.
bot_taunt 0 , "sv", "cheat" Force all bots to repeatedly taunt.
bot_teleport cmd Teleport the specified bot to the specified position & angles. Format: bot_teleport <bot name> <X> <Y> <Z> <Pitch> <Yaw> <Roll
bot_throw 0 , "sv", "cheat" When on, bot will throw current weapon.
bounce_paint_color -23296 , "rep", "cl" Color for bounce paint
bounce_paint_min_speed 500 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" For tweaking how high bounce paint launches the player.
bounce_paint_wall_jump_upward_speed 275 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The upward velocity added when bouncing off a wall
box cmd Draw a debug box.
+break cmd , "cl"
-break cmd , "cl"
breakable_disable_gib_limit 0 , "sv"
breakable_multiplayer 1 , "sv"
buddha cmd Toggle. Player takes damage but won't die. (Shows red cross when health is zero)
budget_averages_window 30 , "a" number of frames to look at when figuring out average frametimes
budget_background_alpha 128 , "a" how translucent the budget panel is
budget_bargraph_background_alpha 128 , "a" how translucent the budget panel is
budget_bargraph_range_ms 16 , "a" budget bargraph range in milliseconds
budget_history_numsamplesvisible 100 , "a" number of samples to draw in the budget history window. The lower the better as far as rendering overhead of the budget panel
budget_history_range_ms 66 , "a" budget history range in milliseconds
budget_panel_bottom_of_history_fraction 0 , "a" number between 0 and 1
budget_panel_height 384 , "a" height in pixels of the budget panel
budget_panel_width 512 , "a" width in pixels of the budget panel
budget_panel_x 0 , "a" number of pixels from the left side of the game screen to draw the budget panel
budget_panel_y 50 , "a" number of pixels from the top side of the game screen to draw the budget panel
budget_peaks_window 30 , "a" number of frames to look at when figuring out peak frametimes
budget_show_averages 0 , "a" enable/disable averages in the budget panel
budget_show_history 1 , "a" turn history graph off and on. . good to turn off on low end
budget_show_peaks 1 , "a" enable/disable peaks in the budget panel
budget_toggle_group cmd Turn a budget group on/off
bug cmd Show the bug reporting UI.
bug_swap cmd Automatically swaps the current weapon for the bug bait and back again.
bugreporter_console_bytes 15000 Max # of console bytes to put into bug report body (full text still attached).
bugreporter_includebsp 1 Include .bsp for internal bug submissions.
bugreporter_snapshot_delay 15 Frames to delay before taking snapshot
bugreporter_uploadasync 0 , "a" Upload attachments asynchronously
bugreporter_username 0 , "a" Username to use for bugreporter
buildcubemaps cmd Rebuild cubemaps.
building_cubemaps 0 Indicates we're building cubemaps
buildmodelforworld cmd buildmodelforworld

C

Command Default Value Flags Description
c_maxdistance 200 , "a", "cl"
c_maxpitch 90 , "a", "cl"
c_maxyaw 135 , "a", "cl"
c_mindistance 30 , "a", "cl"
c_minpitch 0 , "a", "cl"
c_minyaw -135 , "a", "cl"
c_orthoheight 100 , "a", "cl"
c_orthowidth 100 , "a", "cl"
c_thirdpersonshoulder 0 , "a", "cl"
c_thirdpersonshoulderaimdist 120 , "a", "cl"
c_thirdpersonshoulderdist 40 , "a", "cl"
c_thirdpersonshoulderheight 5 , "a", "cl"
c_thirdpersonshoulderoffset 20 , "a", "cl"
cache_print cmd cache_print [section] Print out contents of cache memory.
cache_print_lru cmd cache_print_lru [section] Print out contents of cache memory.
cache_print_summary cmd cache_print_summary [section] Print out a summary contents of cache memory.
cam_collision 1 , "a", "cl" When in thirdperson and cam_collision is set to 1, an attempt is made to keep the camera from passing though walls.
cam_command cmd Tells camera to change modes
cam_idealdelta 4 , "a", "cl" Controls the speed when matching offset to ideal angles in thirdperson view
cam_idealdist 150 , "a", "cl"
cam_idealdistright 0 , "a", "cl"
cam_idealdistup 0 , "a", "cl"
cam_ideallag 4 , "a", "cl" Amount of lag used when matching offset to ideal angles in thirdperson view
cam_idealpitch 0 , "a", "cl"
cam_idealyaw 0 , "a", "cl"
cam_showangles 0 , "cheat", "cl" When in thirdperson, print viewangles/idealangles/cameraoffsets to the console.
cam_snapto 0 , "a", "cl"
+camdistance cmd , "cl"
-camdistance cmd , "cl"
+camin cmd , "cl"
-camin cmd , "cl"
+cammousemove cmd , "cl"
-cammousemove cmd , "cl"
camortho cmd Switch to orthographic camera.
+camout cmd , "cl"
-camout cmd , "cl"
+campitchdown cmd , "cl"
-campitchdown cmd , "cl"
+campitchup cmd , "cl"
-campitchup cmd , "cl"
+camyawleft cmd , "cl"
-camyawleft cmd , "cl"
+camyawright cmd , "cl"
-camyawright cmd , "cl"
cancelselect cmd
cast_hull cmd Tests hull collision detection
cast_ray cmd Tests collision detection
cast_ray_paint cmd Test paint
catapult_physics_drag_boost 2 , "rep", "cl"
cc_captiontrace 1 , "cl" Show missing closecaptions (0 = no, 1 = devconsole, 2 = show in hud)
cc_emit cmd Emits a closed caption
cc_findsound cmd Searches for soundname which emits specified text.
cc_flush cmd Flushes async'd captions.
cc_lang 0 , "a", "cl" Current close caption language (emtpy = use game UI language)
cc_linger_time 1 , "a", "cl" Close caption linger time.
cc_minvisibleitems 1 , "cl" Minimum number of caption items to show.
cc_norepeat 5 , "sv" In multiplayer games, don't repeat captions more often than this many seconds.
cc_predisplay_time 0 , "a", "cl" Close caption delay before showing caption.
cc_random cmd Emits a random caption
cc_sentencecaptionnorepeat 4 , "cl" How often a sentence can repeat.
cc_showblocks cmd Toggles showing which blocks are pending/loaded async.
cc_showmissing 0 , "rep", "cl" Show missing closecaption entries.
cc_subtitles 0 , "a", "cl" If set, don't show sound effect captions, just voice overs (i.e., won't help hearing impaired players).
centerview cmd
ch_createairboat cmd Spawn airboat in front of the player.
ch_createjeep cmd Spawn jeep in front of the player.
change_portalgun_linkage_id cmd Changes the portal linkage ID for the portal gun held by the commanding player. Give it three numbers to cycle through a range
changelevel cmd Change server to the specified map
changelevel2 cmd Transition to the specified map in single player
cheap_captions_fadetime 0 , "cl"
cheap_captions_test 0 , "cl"
chet_debug_idle 0 , "a", "sv" If set one, many debug prints to help track down the TLK_IDLE issue. Set two for super verbose info
choreo_spew_filter 0 , "rep", "cl" Spew choreo. Use a sub-string or * to display all events.
cl_aggregate_particles 1 , "cl"
cl_allowdownload 1 , "a" Client downloads customization files
cl_allowupload 1 , "a" Client uploads customization files
cl_ambient_light_disableentities 0 , "cl" Disable map ambient light entities.
cl_anglespeedkey 0 , "cl"
cl_auto_taunt_pip 1 , "a", "cl"
cl_autowepswitch 1 , "a", "user", "cl" Automatically switch to picked up weapons (if more powerful)
cl_backspeed 175 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_blobulator_freezing_max_metaball_radius 12 , "cl" Setting this can create more complex surfaces on large hitboxes at the cost of performance.
cl_blur_test 0 , "cl" Blurs entities that have had their photo taken
cl_blurClearAlpha 0 , "cl" 0-255, but 0 has errors at the moment
cl_blurDebug 0 , "cl"
cl_blurPasses 1 , "cl"
cl_blurTapSize 0 , "cl"
cl_bob 0 , "cl"
cl_bobcycle 0 , "cl"
cl_bobup 0 , "cl"
cl_brushfastpath 1 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_burninggibs 0 , "cl" A burning player that gibs has burning gibs.
cl_camera_follow_bone_index -2 , "cheat", "cl" Index of the bone to follow. -2 == disabled. -1 == root bone. 0+ is bone index.
cl_camera_minimal_photos 1 , "cl" Draw just the targetted entity when taking a camera photo
cl_chat_active 0 , "cl"
cl_chatfilters 31 , "a", "cl" Stores the chat filter settings
cl_class 0 , "a", "user", "cl" Default class when joining a game
cl_clearhinthistory cmd Clear memory of client side hints displayed to the player.
cl_clock_correction 1 , "cheat" Enable/disable clock correction on the client.
cl_clock_correction_adjustment_max_amount 200 , "cheat" Sets the maximum number of milliseconds per second it is allowed to correct the client clock. It will only correct this amount
cl_clock_correction_adjustment_max_offset 90 , "cheat" As the clock offset goes from cl_clock_correction_adjustment_min_offset to this value (in milliseconds), it moves towards apply
cl_clock_correction_adjustment_min_offset 10 , "cheat" If the clock offset is less than this amount (in milliseconds), then no clock correction is applied.
cl_clock_correction_force_server_tick 999 , "cheat" Force clock correction to match the server tick + this offset (-999 disables it).
cl_clock_showdebuginfo 0 , "cheat" Show debugging info about the clock drift.
cl_clockdrift_max_ms 150 , "cheat" Maximum number of milliseconds the clock is allowed to drift before the client snaps its clock to the server's.
cl_clockdrift_max_ms_threadmode 0 , "cheat" Maximum number of milliseconds the clock is allowed to drift before the client snaps its clock to the server's.
cl_cmdrate 30 , "a", "user" Max number of command packets sent to server per second
cl_colorfastpath 0 , "cl"
cl_communitycoop_progress_throttle_rate 0 , "cl"
cl_coop_ping_indicator_scale 64 , "cl"
cl_customsounds 0 , "cl" Enable customized player sound playback
cl_debug_paint_ammo_bar 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_debugoverlaysthroughportals 0 , "cl"
cl_debugrumble 0 , "a", "cl" Turn on rumble debugging spew
cl_demoviewoverride 0 , "cl" Override view during demo playback
cl_detail_multiplier 1 , "cheat", "cl" extra details to create
cl_detaildist 400 , "cl" Distance at which detail props are no longer visible
cl_detailfade 150 , "cl" Distance across which detail props fade in
cl_disable_ragdolls 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_disable_splitscreen_cpu_level_cfgs_in_pip 1 , "cl"
cl_disable_survey_panel 0 , "a", "rep", "cl"
cl_disable_water_render_targets 0 , "cl"
cl_downloadfilter 0 , "a" Determines which files can be downloaded from the server (all, none, nosounds)
cl_draw_paint_bomb_with_blobs 1 , "cl"
cl_draw_projected_wall_with_paint 1 , "cl"
cl_drawhud 1 , "cheat", "cl" Enable the rendering of the hud
cl_drawleaf -1 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_drawmaterial 0 , "cheat", "cl" Draw a particular material over the frame
cl_drawmonitors 1 , "cl"
cl_drawshadowtexture 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_dump_particle_stats cmd dump particle profiling info to particle_profile.csv
cl_dumpplayer cmd Dumps info about a player
cl_dumpsplithacks cmd Dump split screen workarounds.
cl_ejectbrass 1 , "cl"
cl_enable_remote_splitscreen 0 , "cl" Allows viewing of nonlocal players in a split screen fashion
cl_energy_ball_start_fade_time 8 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_ent_absbox cmd Displays the client's absbox for the entity under the crosshair.
cl_ent_bbox cmd Displays the client's bounding box for the entity under the crosshair.
cl_ent_rbox cmd Displays the client's render box for the entity under the crosshair.
cl_entityreport 0 , "cheat" For debugging, draw entity states to console
cl_extrapolate 1 , "cheat", "cl" Enable/disable extrapolation if interpolation history runs out.
cl_extrapolate_amount 0 , "cheat", "cl" Set how many seconds the client will extrapolate entities for.
cl_fastdetailsprites 1 , "cheat", "cl" whether to use new detail sprite system
cl_fasttempentcollision 5 , "cl"
cl_find_ent cmd Find and list all client entities with classnames that contain the specified substring. Format: cl_find_ent <substring>
cl_find_ent_index cmd Display data for clientside entity matching specified index. Format: cl_find_ent_index <index>
cl_flushentitypacket 0 , "cheat" For debugging. Force the engine to flush an entity packet.
cl_footer_no_auto_shrink 0 , "cl" Prevents shrinking the font when it would wrap.
cl_footer_no_auto_wrap 0 , "cl" Prevents shrinking the font when it would wrap.
cl_forcepreload 0 , "a" Whether we should force preloading.
cl_forwardspeed 175 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_foundry_ShowEntityHighlights 1 , "cl"
cl_fov 90 , "cl" Client-side fov control that is global for all splitscreen players on this machine. This gets overriden via splitscreen_config
cl_fullupdate cmd Forces the server to send a full update packet
cl_group_paint_impact_effects 1 , "rep", "cl"
cl_idealpitchscale 0 , "a", "cl"
cl_ignore_vpk_assocation 0 , "a", "cl" Do not ask to set vpk assocation
cl_ignorepackets 0 , "cheat" Force client to ignore packets (for debugging).
cl_interp 0 , "user", "cl" Sets the interpolation amount (bounded on low side by server interp ratio settings).
cl_interp_all 0 , "cl" Disable interpolation list optimizations.
cl_interp_npcs 0 , "cl" Interpolate NPC positions starting this many seconds in past (or cl_interp, if greater)
cl_interp_ratio 2 , "user", "cl" Sets the interpolation amount (final amount is cl_interp_ratio / cl_updaterate).
cl_jiggle_bone_debug 0 , "cheat", "cl" Display physics-based 'jiggle bone' debugging information
cl_jiggle_bone_debug_pitch_constraints 0 , "cheat", "cl" Display physics-based 'jiggle bone' debugging information
cl_jiggle_bone_debug_yaw_constraints 0 , "cheat", "cl" Display physics-based 'jiggle bone' debugging information
cl_jiggle_bone_invert 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_jiggle_bone_sanity 1 , "cl" Prevent jiggle bones from pointing directly away from their target in case of numerical instability.
cl_lagcomp_errorcheck 0 , "cl" Player index of other player to check for position errors.
cl_lagcompensation 1 , "user", "cl" Perform server side lag compensation of weapon firing events.
cl_language 0 , "user" Language (from Steam API)
cl_leafsystemvis 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_leveloverview 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_leveloverviewmarker 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_localnetworkbackdoor 1 Enable network optimizations for single player games.
cl_logofile 0 , "a" Spraypoint logo decal.
cl_maxrenderable_dist 3000 , "cheat", "cl" Max distance from the camera at which things will be rendered
cl_minimal_rtt_shadows 1 , "a", "cl"
cl_modelfastpath 1 , "cl"
cl_modemanager_reload cmd Reloads the panel metaclasses for vgui screens.
cl_mouseenable 1 , "cl"
cl_mouselook 1 , "a", "user", "cl", "ss" Set to 1 to use mouse for look, 0 for keyboard look. Cannot be set while connected to a server.
cl_mouselook2 1 , "a", "user", "cl", "ss_added" Set to 1 to use mouse for look, 0 for keyboard look. Cannot be set while connected to a server.
cl_mouselook_roll_compensation 1 , "cl" In Portal and Paint, if your view is being rolled, compensate for that. So mouse movements are always relative to the screen.
cl_npc_speedmod_intime 0 , "a", "cl"
cl_npc_speedmod_outtime 1 , "a", "cl"
cl_observercrosshair 1 , "a", "cl"
cl_overdraw_test 0 , "cheat", "numeric", "cl"
cl_paintable_projected_wall_texture_wrap_rate 64 , "cl"
cl_panelanimation cmd blank for all panels>.
cl_particle_batch_mode 1 , "cl"
cl_particle_fallback_base 3 , "cl" Base for falling back to cheaper effects under load.
cl_particle_fallback_multiplier 2 , "cl" Multiplier for falling back to cheaper effects under load.
cl_particle_max_count 0 , "cl"
cl_particle_retire_cost 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_particle_sim_fallback_base_multiplier 5 , "cl" How aggressive the switch to fallbacks will be depending on how far over the cl_particle_sim_fallback_threshold_ms the sim time
cl_particle_sim_fallback_threshold_ms 6 , "cl" Amount of simulation time that can elapse before new systems start falling back to cheaper versions
cl_particles_dump_effects cmd
cl_particles_dumplist cmd Dump all new particles, optional name substring.
cl_particles_show_bbox 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_particles_show_controlpoints 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_pclass 0 , "cheat", "cl" Dump entity by prediction classname.
cl_pdump -1 , "cheat", "cl" Dump info about this entity to screen.
cl_photo_disable_model_alpha_writes 1 , "a", "cl" Disallows the target entity in photos from writing to the photo's alpha channel
cl_phys_block_dist 1 , "cl"
cl_phys_block_fraction 0 , "cl"
cl_phys_maxticks 2 , "cl" Sets the max number of physics ticks allowed for client-side physics (ragdolls)
cl_phys_show_active 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_phys_timescale 1 , "cheat", "cl" Sets the scale of time for client-side physics (ragdolls)
cl_physicsshadowupdate_render 0 , "cl"
cl_pitchdown 89 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_pitchspeed 225 , "cl"
cl_pitchup 89 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_playback_screenshots 0 Allows the client to playback screenshot and jpeg commands in demos.
cl_player_fullupdate_predicted_origin_fix 1 , "cl"
cl_playermodel 0 , "a", "user", "server_can_execute", "cl" Default Player Model
cl_playerspraydisable 0 , "a", "cl" Disable player sprays.
cl_portal_camera_orientation_acceleration_rate 1000 , "cl"
cl_portal_camera_orientation_max_speed 375 , "cl"
cl_portal_camera_orientation_rate 480 , "cl"
cl_portal_camera_orientation_rate_base 45 , "cl"
cl_portal_ghost_use_render_bound 1 , "cl"
cl_portal_projectile_delay_mp 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_portal_projectile_delay_sp 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_portal_teleportation_interpolation_fixup_method 1 , "cl" 0 = transform history only, 1 = insert discontinuity transform
cl_portal_use_new_dissolve 1 , "cheat", "cl" Use new dissolve effect
cl_portalgun_beam_size 0 , "cl"
cl_portalgun_effects_max_alpha 32 , "cl"
cl_portalgun_effects_min_alpha 16 , "cl"
cl_portalgun_effects_min_size 2 , "cl"
cl_precacheinfo cmd Show precache info (client).
cl_pred_doresetlatch 1 , "cl"
cl_pred_error_verbose 0 , "cl" Show more field info when spewing prediction errors.
cl_pred_optimize 2 , "cl" Optimize for not copying data if didn't receive a network update (1), and also for not repredicting if there were no errors (2)
cl_pred_track cmd <entindex> <fieldname>: Track changes to entity index entindex, for field fieldname.
cl_predict 0 , "user", "cl" Perform client side prediction.
cl_predict_basetoggles 1 , "cl"
cl_predict_catapults 1 , "cl"
cl_predict_motioncontrol 0 , "cl"
cl_predict_portal_placement 1 , "cl" Controls whether we attempt to compensate for lag by predicting portal placement on the client when playing multiplayer.
cl_predict_projected_entities 1 , "cl"
cl_predicted_movement_uses_uninterpolated_physics 1 , "cl"
cl_prediction_error_timestamps 0 , "cl"
cl_predictioncopy_describe cmd Describe datamap_t for entindex
cl_predictionlist 0 , "cheat", "cl" Show which entities are predicting
cl_predictphysics 0 , "cl" Use a prediction-friendly physics interface on the client
cl_predictweapons 1 , "user", "cl" Perform client side prediction of weapon effects.
cl_projected_wall_projection_speed 150 , "cl"
cl_projectedbridge_aabbhack 0 , "cl" When predicting projected bridges, the spatial partition AABB encompasses all AABB's for outstanding collideables
cl_quick_join_panel_accel 0 , "cl" Acceleration for the y position of the panel when items are added or removed.
cl_quick_join_panel_fakecount -1 , "cl"
cl_quick_join_panel_tall 18 , "cl" The spacing between panels.
cl_quick_join_scroll_max 4 , "cl" Max players shown in the friend scrolling ticker.
cl_quick_join_scroll_offset 16 , "cl" Offset of the friend scrolling ticker from the title.
cl_quick_join_scroll_rate 90 , "cl" Rate of the friend scrolling ticker.
cl_quick_join_scroll_start 1 , "cl" Number of players available to start friend scrolling ticker.
cl_race_checkpoint_active_color -13198377 , "cl"
cl_race_checkpoint_inactive_color -931301 , "cl"
cl_ragdoll_collide 0 , "cl"
cl_ragdoll_gravity 386 , "cheat", "cl" Sets the gravity client-side ragdolls
cl_removedecals cmd Remove the decals from the entity under the crosshair.
cl_report_soundpatch cmd reports client-side sound patch count
cl_resend 6 Delay in seconds before the client will resend the 'connect' attempt
cl_resend_timeout 60 Total time allowed for the client to resend the 'connect' attempt
cl_resetportalledplayerinterp 0 , "cl"
cl_retire_low_priority_lights 0 Low priority dlights are replaced by high priority ones
cl_rosette_debug 0 , "cl"
cl_rosette_gamepad_expand_time 0 , "cl"
cl_rosette_gamepad_lockin_time 0 , "cl"
cl_rosette_line_inner_radius 25 , "cl"
cl_rosette_line_outer_radius 45 , "cl"
cl_rumblescale 1 , "a", "cl", "ss" Scale sensitivity of rumble effects (0 to 1.0)
cl_rumblescale2 1 , "a", "cl", "ss_added" Scale sensitivity of rumble effects (0 to 1.0)
cl_screenshotname 0 Custom Screenshot name
cl_SetupAllBones 0 , "cl"
cl_shadowtextureoverlaysize 256 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_shadowupdatespacing 10 , "cl"
cl_show_bounds_errors 0 , "cl"
cl_show_splashes 1 , "cl"
cl_showanimstate_activities 1 , "cheat", "cl" Show activities in the (client) animation state display.
cl_showbackpackrarities 0 , "a", "cl" Show item rarities within the backpack.
cl_ShowBoneSetupEnts 0 , "cl" Show which entities are having their bones setup each frame.
cl_showcomplexfrustum 0 , "cl"
cl_showdemooverlay 0 How often to flash demo recording/playback overlay (0 - disable overlay, -1 - show always)
cl_showents cmd Dump entity list to console.
cl_showerror 0 , "cl" Show prediction errors, 2 for above plus detailed field deltas.
cl_showevents 0 , "cheat" Print event firing info in the console
cl_showfps 0 , "cl" Draw fps meter (1 = fps, 2 = smooth, 3 = server, 4 = Show+LogToFile, +10 = detailed )
cl_showhelp 1 , "a", "user", "cl" Set to 0 to not show on-screen help
cl_showpausedimage 1 , "cl" Show the 'Paused' image when game is paused.
cl_showpluginmessages 1 , "a" Allow plugins to display messages to you
cl_showpos 0 , "cl" Draw current position at top of screen
cl_ShowSunVectors 0 , "cl"
cl_showtextmsg 1 , "cl" Enable/disable text messages printing on the screen.
cl_sidespeed 175 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_simdbones 0 , "rep", "cl" Use SIMD bone setup.
cl_skip_player_render_in_main_view 1 , "a", "cl"
cl_skipfastpath 0 , "cheat", "cl" Set to 1 to stop all models that go through the model fast path from rendering
cl_skipslowpath 0 , "cheat" Set to 1 to skip any models that don't go through the model fast path
cl_smooth 1 , "cl" Smooth view/eye origin after prediction errors
cl_smoothtime 0 , "cl" Smooth client's view after prediction error over this many seconds
cl_sos_test_get_opvar cmd
cl_sos_test_set_opvar cmd
cl_soundemitter_flush cmd Flushes the sounds.txt system (server only)
cl_soundemitter_reload cmd Flushes the sounds.txt system
cl_soundfile 0 , "a" Jingle sound file.
cl_soundscape_flush cmd Flushes the client side soundscapes
cl_soundscape_printdebuginfo cmd print soundscapes
cl_spec_mode 1 , "user", "server_can_execute", "cl" spectator mode
cl_spewscriptintro 0 , "sv"
cl_sporeclipdistance 512 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_ss_origin cmd print origin in script format
cl_sun_decay_rate 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_sunlight_depthbias 0 , "cl"
cl_sunlight_ortho_size 0 , "cheat", "cl" Set to values greater than 0 for ortho view render projections.
cl_support_vpk_assocation 0 , "a", "cl" Whether vpk associations are enabled for this mod
cl_survey_panel_dont_submit_answers 0 , "cl"
cl_taunt_finish_rotate_cam 1 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_taunt_finish_speed 0 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_team 0 , "a", "user", "cl" Default team when joining a game
cl_threaded_bone_setup 0 , "cl" Enable parallel processing of C_BaseAnimating::SetupBones()
cl_threaded_init 0 , "cl"
cl_timeout 30 , "a" After this many seconds without receiving a packet from the server, the client will disconnect itself
cl_tlucfastpath 1 , "cl"
cl_tracer_whiz_distance 72 , "cl"
cl_tree_sway_dir cmd sets tree sway wind direction and strength
cl_updaterate 20 , "a", "user" Number of packets per second of updates you are requesting from the server
cl_updatevisibility cmd Updates visibility bits.
cl_upspeed 320 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_use_simd_bones 1 , "rep", "cl" 1 use SIMD bones 0 use scalar bones.
cl_useoldswapportalvisibilitycode 0 , "cl"
cl_vertical_elevator_fix 1 , "cl"
cl_view cmd Set the view entity index.
cl_viewmodelsclonedasworld 1 , "cl"
cl_voice_filter 0 Filter voice by name substring
cl_winddir 0 , "cheat", "cl" Weather effects wind direction angle
cl_windspeed 0 , "cheat", "cl" Weather effects wind speed scalar
cl_wpn_sway_interp 0 , "cl"
cl_wpn_sway_scale 1 , "cheat", "cl"
cl_yawspeed 210 , "cl"
clear cmd Clear all console output.
clear_anim_cache cmd Clears the animation cache, freeing the memory (until the next time a streaming animblock is requested).
clear_debug_overlays cmd clears debug overlays
clientport 27005 Host game client port
closecaption 0 , "a", "user" Enable close captioning.
cm_community_debug_spew 0 , "cl"
cm_filter_quickplay_with_history 1 , "cheat", "cl" Tells the client if it should filter maps in QuickPlay mode with history queue.
cm_fix_orphaned_files 0 , "cl"
cm_open_vote_dialog cmd Opens the map voting dialog for testing purposes
cm_play_intro_video 0 , "a", "cl"
cm_reset_vo_progress cmd Reset the progress of the PeTI storyline.
cmd cmd Forward command to server.
cmd1 cmd sets userinfo string for split screen player in slot 1
cmd2 cmd sets userinfo string for split screen player in slot 2
cmd3 cmd sets userinfo string for split screen player in slot 3
cmd4 cmd sets userinfo string for split screen player in slot 4
collision_shake_amp 0 , "sv"
collision_shake_freq 0 , "sv"
collision_shake_time 0 , "sv"
collision_test cmd Tests collision system
colorcorrectionui cmd Show/hide the color correction tools UI.
+commandermousemove cmd , "cl"
-commandermousemove cmd , "cl"
commentary 0 , "sv" Desired commentary mode state.
commentary_available 1 , "sv" Automatically set by the game when a commentary file is available for the current map.
commentary_cvarsnotchanging cmd
commentary_finishnode cmd
commentary_showmodelviewer cmd Display the commentary model viewer. Usage: commentary_showmodelviewer <model name> <optional attached model name>
con_drawnotify 1 Disables drawing of notification area (for taking screenshots).
con_enable 1 , "a" Allows the console to be activated.
con_filter_enable 0 Filters console output based on the setting of con_filter_text. 1 filters completely, 2 displays filtered text brighter than ot
con_filter_text 0 Text with which to filter console spew. Set con_filter_enable 1 or 2 to activate.
con_filter_text_out 0 Text with which to filter OUT of console spew. Set con_filter_enable 1 or 2 to activate.
con_logfile 0 Console output gets written to this file
con_notifytime 8 How long to display recent console text to the upper part of the game window
con_nprint_bgalpha 50 Con_NPrint background alpha.
con_nprint_bgborder 5 Con_NPrint border size.
con_timestamp 0 Prefix console.log entries with timestamps
con_trace 0 Print console text to low level printout.
condump cmd dump the text currently in the console to condumpXX.log
connect cmd Connect to specified server.
contimes 8 Number of console lines to overlay for debugging.
coop 0 , "nf" Cooperative play.
coop_impact_velocity_threshold 250 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
+coop_ping cmd
-coop_ping cmd
cpu_level 1 CPU Level - Default: High
crash cmd Cause the engine to crash (Debug!!)
create_flashlight cmd
creditsdone cmd
crosshair 1 , "a", "cl"
curve_bias 0 , "sv"
cvarlist cmd Show the list of convars/concommands.

D

Command Default Value Flags Description
das_max_z_trace_length 100000 Maximum height of player and still test for adsp
das_process_overhang_spaces 1
datacachesize 32 Size in MB.
dbg_demofile 0
dbghist_addline cmd Add a line to the debug history. Format: <category id> <line>
dbghist_dump cmd Dump the debug history to the console. Format: <category id> Categories: 0: Entity I/O 1: AI Decisions 2: Sc
deathmatch 0 , "nf" Running a deathmatch server.
debug_fixmyposition cmd Runs FindsClosestPassableSpace() on player.
debug_materialmodifycontrol 0 , "sv"
debug_materialmodifycontrol_client 0 , "cl"
debug_mouse 20 , "cl"
debug_overlay_fullposition 0 , "sv"
debug_paint_client_blobs 0 , "cl"
debug_paint_impact_effects 0 , "rep", "cl"
debug_paint_sprayer_cone 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
debug_paintable_projected_wall 0 , "rep", "cl"
debug_paintbomb_explosion 0 , "sv", "cheat"
debug_physimpact 0 , "sv"
debug_pitch_limit 0 , "cl"
debug_player_paint_shoot_pos 0 , "sv"
debug_projected_wall_drawing 0 , "cl"
debug_touchlinks 0 , "sv" Spew touch link activity
debug_viewmodel_grabcontroller 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
debug_visibility_monitor 0 , "sv", "cheat"
debugportalcollideables cmd Dump all CPhysCollides for all portals to the debug overlay
debugsystemui cmd Show/hide the debug system UI.
decalfrequency 10 , "sv", "nf"
default_fov 90 , "cheat", "cl"
demo_avellimit 2000 Angular velocity limit before eyes considered snapped for demo playback.
demo_debug 0 Demo debug info.
demo_enabledemos 1 Enable recording demos (must be set true before loading a map)
demo_fastforwardfinalspeed 20 Go this fast when starting to hold FF button.
demo_fastforwardramptime 5 How many seconds it takes to get to full FF speed.
demo_fastforwardstartspeed 2 Go this fast when starting to hold FF button.
demo_gototick cmd Skips to a tick in demo.
demo_interplimit 4000 How much origin velocity before it's considered to have 'teleported' causing interpolation to reset.
demo_interpolateview 1 Do view interpolation during dem playback.
demo_legacy_rollback 1 Use legacy view interpolation rollback amount in demo playback.
demo_pause cmd Pauses demo playback.
demo_pauseatservertick 0 Pauses demo playback at server tick
demo_quitafterplayback 0 Quits game after demo playback.
demo_recordcommands 1 , "cheat" Record commands typed at console into .dem files.
demo_resume cmd Resumes demo playback.
demo_timescale cmd Sets demo replay speed.
demo_togglepause cmd Toggles demo playback.
demolist cmd Print demo sequence list.
demos cmd Demo demo file sequence.
demoui cmd Show/hide the demo player UI.
demoui2 cmd Show/hide the advanced demo player UI (demoui2).
+demoui2 cmd , "norecord" Bring the advanced demo player UI (demoui2) to foreground.
-demoui2 cmd , "norecord" Send the advanced demo player UI (demoui2) to background.
developer 0 Set developer message level
devshots_nextmap cmd Used by the devshots system to go to the next map in the devshots maplist.
devshots_screenshot cmd Used by the -makedevshots system to take a screenshot. For taking your own screenshots, use the 'screenshot' command instead.
differences cmd Show all convars which are not at their default values.
disable_static_prop_loading 0 , "cheat" If non-zero when a map loads, static props won't be loaded
disconnect cmd Disconnect game from server.
disp_dynamic 0
disp_list_all_collideable cmd List all collideable displacements
dispcoll_drawplane 0 , "sv"
display_elapsedtime cmd Displays how much time has elapsed since the game started
display_game_events 0 , "cheat"
displayportalplayerstats cmd Displays current level stats for portals placed, steps taken, and seconds taken.
displaysoundlist 0 , "sv"
dlight_debug cmd Creates a dlight in front of the player
draw_paint_client_blobs 0 , "cl"
draw_paint_isosurface 1 , "cl"
draw_paint_splat_particles 1 , "rep", "cl"
drawcross cmd Draws a cross at the given location Arguments: x y z
drawline cmd Draws line between two 3D Points. Green if no collision Red is collides with something Arguments: x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2
dropprimary cmd dropprimary: Drops the primary weapon of the player.
dsp_automatic 0 , "demo"
dsp_db_min 80 , "demo"
dsp_db_mixdrop 0 , "demo"
dsp_dist_max 1440 , "cheat", "demo"
dsp_dist_min 0 , "cheat", "demo"
dsp_enhance_stereo 0 , "a"
dsp_facingaway 0 , "demo"
dsp_mix_max 0 , "demo"
dsp_mix_min 0 , "demo"
dsp_off 0 , "cheat"
dsp_player 0 , "demo", "server_can_execute"
dsp_reload cmd
dsp_room 1 , "demo"
dsp_slow_cpu 0 , "a", "demo"
dsp_spatial 40 , "demo"
dsp_speaker 50 , "demo"
dsp_vol_2ch 1 , "demo"
dsp_vol_4ch 0 , "demo"
dsp_vol_5ch 0 , "demo"
dsp_volume 0 , "a", "demo"
dsp_water 14 , "demo"
dt_ShowPartialChangeEnts 0 (SP only) - show entities that were copied using small optimized lists (FL_EDICT_PARTIAL_CHANGE).
dt_UsePartialChangeEnts 1 (SP only) - enable FL_EDICT_PARTIAL_CHANGE optimization.
dti_flush cmd Write out the datatable instrumentation files (you must run with -dti for this to work).
dtwarning 0 Print data table warnings?
dtwatchclass 0 Watch all fields encoded with this table.
dtwatchdecode 1 When watching show decode.
dtwatchencode 1 When watching show encode.
dtwatchent -1 Watch this entities data table encoding.
dtwatchvar 0 Watch the named variable.
+duck cmd , "cl"
-duck cmd , "cl"
dump_entity_sizes cmd Print sizeof(entclass)
dump_globals cmd Dump all global entities/states
dump_particlemanifest cmd Dump the list of particles loaded.
dumpentityfactories cmd Lists all entity factory names.
dumpeventqueue cmd Dump the contents of the Entity I/O event queue to the console.
dumpgamestringtable cmd Dump the contents of the game string table to the console.
dumpstringtables cmd Print string tables to console.

E

Command Default Value Flags Description
echo cmd Echo text to console.
editdemo cmd Edit a recorded demo file (.dem ).
editor_toggle cmd Disables the simulation and returns focus to the editor
enable_debug_overlays 1 , "sv", "cheat" Enable rendering of debug overlays
enable_skeleton_draw 0 , "cheat", "cl" Render skeletons in wireframe
endmovie cmd Stop recording movie frames.
english 1 , "user", "cl" If set to 1, running the english language set of assets.
ent_absbox cmd Displays the total bounding box for the given entity(s) in green. Some entites will also display entity specific overlays. Ar
ent_attachments cmd Displays the attachment points on an entity. Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argument picks what player is loo
ent_autoaim cmd Displays the entity's autoaim radius. Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argument picks what player is looking at
ent_bbox cmd Displays the movement bounding box for the given entity(ies) in orange. Some entites will also display entity specific overlay
ent_cancelpendingentfires cmd Cancels all ent_fire created outputs that are currently waiting for their delay to expire.
ent_create cmd Creates an entity of the given type where the player is looking.
ent_create_paint_bomb_erase cmd Creates a paint bomb with the erase paint paint power
ent_create_paint_bomb_jump cmd Creates a paint bomb with the jump paint paint power
ent_create_paint_bomb_portal cmd Creates a paint bomb with the portal paint paint power
ent_create_paint_bomb_speed cmd Creates a paint bomb with the speed paint paint power
ent_create_portal_companion_cube cmd Creates a companion cube where the player is looking.
ent_create_portal_reflector_cube cmd Creates a laser reflector cube cube where the player is looking.
ent_create_portal_weighted_antique cmd Creates an antique cube where the player is looking.
ent_create_portal_weighted_cube cmd Creates a standard cube where the player is looking.
ent_create_portal_weighted_sphere cmd Creates a weighted sphere where the player is looking.
ent_debugkeys 0 , "sv"
ent_dump cmd Usage: ent_dump <entity name>
ent_fire cmd Usage: ent_fire <target> [action] [value] [delay]
ent_info cmd Usage: ent_info <class name>
ent_keyvalue cmd Applies the comma delimited key=value pairs to the entity with the given Hammer ID. Format: ent_keyvalue <entity id> <key1>=<v
ent_messages cmd Toggles input/output message display for the selected entity(ies). The name of the entity will be displayed as well as any mes
ent_messages_draw 0 , "sv", "cheat" Visualizes all entity input/output activity.
ent_name cmd
ent_orient cmd Orient the specified entity to match the player's angles. By default, only orients target entity's YAW. Use the 'allangles' opt
ent_pause cmd Toggles pausing of input/output message processing for entities. When turned on processing of all message will stop. Any mess
ent_pivot cmd Displays the pivot for the given entity(ies). (y=up=green, z=forward=blue, x=left=red). Arguments: {entity_name} / {class
ent_rbox cmd Displays the total bounding box for the given entity(s) in green. Some entites will also display entity specific overlays. Ar
ent_remove cmd Removes the given entity(s) Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argument picks what player is looking at
ent_remove_all cmd Removes all entities of the specified type Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name}
ent_rotate cmd Rotates an entity by a specified # of degrees
ent_script_dump cmd Dumps the names and values of this entity's script scope to the console Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argume
ent_setang cmd Set entity angles
ent_setname cmd Sets the targetname of the given entity(s) Arguments: {new entity name} {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argument picks wh
ent_setpos cmd Move entity to position
ent_show_contexts 0 , "sv" Show entity contexts in ent_text display
ent_show_response_criteria cmd Print, to the console, an entity's current criteria set used to select responses. Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} /
ent_step cmd When 'ent_pause' is set this will step through one waiting input / output message at a time.
ent_teleport cmd Teleport the specified entity to where the player is looking. Format: ent_teleport <entity name>
ent_text cmd Displays text debugging information about the given entity(ies) on top of the entity (See Overlay Text) Arguments: {entity_
ent_viewoffset cmd Displays the eye position for the given entity(ies) in red. Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argument picks wha
envmap cmd
er_colwidth 100
er_graphwidthfrac 0
er_maxname 14
erase_color 0 , "rep", "cl" Color for erase
erase_visual_color -1 , "rep", "cl" Color for erase that is rendered
escape cmd Escape key pressed.
exec cmd Execute script file.
execifexists cmd Execute script file if file exists.
exit cmd Exit the engine.
explode cmd Kills the player with explosive damage
explodevector cmd Kills a player applying an explosive force. Usage: explodevector <player> <x value> <y value> <z value>
exploding_futbol_end_color -16749825 , "sv", "cheat" The ending color of the exploding futbol, before it starts the final explode sequence.
exploding_futbol_explode_on_fizzle 0 , "sv", "cheat" If the exploding futbol should explode when it fizzles.
exploding_futbol_explosion_damage 25 , "sv", "cheat" The damage of the explosion for the exploding futbol.
exploding_futbol_explosion_damage_falloff 0 , "sv", "cheat" The percentage of damage taken at the edge of the explosion.
exploding_futbol_explosion_debug 0 , "sv", "cheat" Debug the explosion of the exploding futbol.
exploding_futbol_explosion_magnitude 0 , "sv", "cheat" The magnitude of the explosion for the exploding futbol.
exploding_futbol_explosion_radius 200 , "sv", "cheat" The radius of the explosion for the exploding futbol.
exploding_futbol_flash_duration 1 , "sv", "cheat" The flash duration of the exploding futbol, right before it explodes.
exploding_futbol_flash_end_color -16776961 , "sv", "cheat" The final color of the exploding futbol, right before it explodes.
exploding_futbol_flash_start_color -16711681 , "sv", "cheat" The start color for the futbol flashing before it explodes.
exploding_futbol_flash_start_time 3 , "sv", "cheat" The time before the futbol explodes when it start to flash.
exploding_futbol_hit_breakables 1 , "sv", "cheat" If the exploding futbol should hit breakable entities.
exploding_futbol_phys_mag 100 , "sv", "cheat" Magnitude of physics force for an exploding futbol
exploding_futbol_phys_rad 45 , "sv", "cheat" Magnitude of physics force for an exploding futbol
exploding_futbol_physics_punt_player 1 , "sv", "cheat" Physically perturb the player when the explosion hits them
exploding_futbol_start_color -1 , "sv", "cheat" The starting color of the exploding futbol.
exploding_futbol_use_cooldown_time 0 , "sv", "cheat" The cooldown time for the use key after the player picks up the futbol.

F

Command Default Value Flags Description
fadein cmd fadein {time r g b}: Fades the screen in from black or from the specified color over the given number of seconds.
fadeout cmd fadeout {time r g b}: Fades the screen to black or to the specified color over the given number of seconds.
fast_fogvolume 0
fast_poly_convert 1
fast_teleport_enable 1 , "sv"
filesystem_buffer_size 0 Size of per file buffers. 0 for none
filesystem_max_stdio_read 16
filesystem_native 1 Use native FS or STDIO
filesystem_report_buffered_io 0
filesystem_unbuffered_io 1
filesystem_use_overlapped_io 1
find cmd Find concommands with the specified string in their name/help text.
find_ent cmd Find and list all entities with classnames or targetnames that contain the specified substring. Format: find_ent <substring>
find_ent_index cmd Display data for entity matching specified index. Format: find_ent_index <index>
findflags cmd Find concommands by flags.
fire_absorbrate 3 , "sv"
fire_dmgbase 1 , "sv"
fire_dmginterval 1 , "sv"
fire_dmgscale 0 , "sv"
fire_energy_ball cmd Fires a test energy ball out of your face
fire_extabsorb 5 , "sv"
fire_extscale 12 , "sv"
fire_growthrate 1 , "sv"
fire_heatscale 1 , "sv"
fire_incomingheatscale 0 , "sv"
fire_maxabsorb 50 , "sv"
fire_rocket_projectile cmd Fires a rocket turret projectile from the player's eyes for testing.
firetarget cmd
firstperson cmd Switch to firstperson camera.
fish_debug 0 , "cheat", "cl" Show debug info for fish
fish_dormant 0 , "sv", "cheat", "rep" Turns off interactive fish behavior. Fish become immobile and unresponsive.
flex_expression 0 , "sv"
flex_looktime 5 , "sv"
flex_maxawaytime 1 , "sv"
flex_maxplayertime 7 , "sv"
flex_minawaytime 0 , "sv"
flex_minplayertime 5 , "sv"
flex_rules 1 , "cl" Allow flex animation rules to run.
flex_smooth 1 , "cl" Applies smoothing/decay curve to flex animation controller changes.
flex_talk 0 , "sv"
flush cmd Flush unlocked cache memory.
flush_locked cmd Flush unlocked and locked cache memory.
fog_color -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_colorskybox -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_enable 1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_enable_water_fog 1 , "cheat"
fog_enableskybox 1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_end -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_endskybox -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_hdrcolorscale -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_hdrcolorscaleskybox -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_maxdensity -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_maxdensityskybox -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_override 0 , "cheat", "cl" Overrides the map's fog settings (-1 populates fog_ vars with map's values)
fog_start -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_startskybox -1 , "cheat", "cl"
fog_volume_debug 0 , "sv" If enabled, prints diagnostic information about the current fog volume
fogui cmd Show/hide fog control UI.
force_audio_english 0 , "a" Keeps track of whether we're forcing english in a localized language.
force_centerview cmd
forcebind cmd Bind a command to an available key. (forcebind command opt:suggestedKey)
+forward cmd , "cl"
-forward cmd , "cl"
foundry_engine_get_mouse_control cmd Give the engine control of the mouse.
foundry_engine_release_mouse_control cmd Give the control of the mouse back to Hammer.
foundry_select_entity cmd Select the entity under the crosshair or select entities with the specified name.
foundry_sync_hammer_view cmd Move Hammer's 3D view to the same position as the engine's 3D view.
foundry_update_entity cmd Updates the entity's position/angles when in edit mode
fov_desired 90 , "a", "user", "cl" Sets the base field-of-view.
fps_max 300 Frame rate limiter
fps_max_splitscreen 300 Frame rate limiter, splitscreen
free_pass_peek_debug 0 , "sv"
fs_clear_open_duplicate_times cmd Clear the list of files that have been opened.
fs_dump_open_duplicate_times cmd Set fs_report_long_reads 1 before loading to use this. Prints a list of files that were opened more than once and ~how long was
fs_enable_stats 0
fs_fios_cancel_prefetches cmd Cancels all the prefetches in progress.
fs_fios_flush_cache cmd Flushes the FIOS HDD cache.
fs_fios_prefetch_file cmd Prefetches a file: </PS3_GAME/USRDIR/filename.bin>. The preftech is medium priority and persistent.
fs_fios_prefetch_file_in_pack cmd Prefetches a file in a pack: <portal2/models/container_ride/fineDebris_part5.ani>. The preftech is medium priority and non-pers
fs_fios_print_prefetches cmd Displays all the prefetches currently in progress.
fs_monitor_read_from_pack 0 0:Off, 1:Any, 2:Sync only
fs_printopenfiles cmd Show all files currently opened by the engine.
fs_report_long_reads 0 0:Off, 1:All (for tracking accumulated duplicate read times), >1:Microsecond threshold
fs_report_sync_opens 0 0:Off, 1:Always, 2:Not during map load
fs_report_sync_opens_callstack 0 0 to not display the call-stack when we hit a fs_report_sync_opens warning. Set to 1 to display the call-stack.
fs_syncdvddevcache cmd Force the 360 to get updated files that are in your p4 changelist(s) from the host PC when running with -dvddev.
fs_warning_level cmd Set the filesystem warning level.
fs_warning_mode 0 0:Off, 1:Warn main thread, 2:Warn other threads
func_break_max_pieces 15 , "a", "rep", "cl"
func_break_reduction_factor 0 , "sv"
func_breakdmg_bullet 0 , "sv"
func_breakdmg_club 1 , "sv"
func_breakdmg_explosive 1 , "sv"
futbol_shooter_distance_from_target 64 , "sv", "cheat"
futbol_shooter_target_height_offset 0 , "sv", "cheat"
futbol_shooter_target_reticule_enabled 0 , "sv", "cheat"
fx_glass_velocity_cap 0 , "cl" Maximum downwards speed of shattered glass particles
fx_new_sparks 1 , "sv", "cheat" Use new style sparks.

G

Command Default Value Flags Description
g15_dumpplayer cmd Spew player data.
g15_reload cmd Reloads the Logitech G-15 Keyboard configs.
g15_update_msec 250 , "a", "cl" Logitech G-15 Keyboard update interval.
g_ai_threadedgraphbuild 0 , "sv" If true, use experimental threaded node graph building.
g_debug_angularsensor 0 , "sv", "cheat"
g_debug_constraint_sounds 0 , "sv", "cheat" Enable debug printing about constraint sounds.
g_debug_doors 0 , "sv"
g_debug_npc_vehicle_roles 0 , "sv"
g_debug_physcannon 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
g_debug_ragdoll_removal 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
g_debug_ragdoll_visualize 0 , "cheat", "cl"
g_debug_trackpather 0 , "sv", "cheat"
g_debug_transitions 0 , "sv" Set to 1 and restart the map to be warned if the map has no trigger_transition volumes. Set to 2 to see a dump of all entities
g_debug_turret 0 , "sv"
g_debug_vehiclebase 0 , "sv", "cheat"
g_debug_vehicledriver 0 , "sv", "cheat"
g_debug_vehicleexit 0 , "sv", "cheat"
g_debug_vehiclesound 0 , "sv", "cheat"
g_Language 0 , "rep", "cl"
g_ragdoll_fadespeed 600 , "cl"
g_ragdoll_important_maxcount 2 , "rep", "cl"
g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 100 , "cl"
g_ragdoll_maxcount 8 , "rep", "cl"
gameinstructor_dump_open_lessons cmd Gives a list of all currently open lessons.
gameinstructor_enable 1 , "a", "cl" Display in game lessons that teach new players.
gameinstructor_find_errors 0 , "cheat", "cl" Set to 1 and the game instructor will run EVERY scripted command to uncover errors.
gameinstructor_reload_lessons cmd Shuts down all open lessons and reloads them from the script file.
gameinstructor_reset_counts cmd Resets all display and success counts to zero.
gameinstructor_save_restore_lessons 1 , "cheat", "cl" Set to 0 to disable save/load of open lesson opportunities in single player.
gameinstructor_start_sound_cooldown 4 , "cl" Number of seconds forced between similar lesson start sounds.
gameinstructor_verbose 0 , "cheat", "cl" Set to 1 for standard debugging or 2 (in combo with gameinstructor_verbose_lesson) to show update actions.
gameinstructor_verbose_lesson 0 , "cheat", "cl" Display more verbose information for lessons have this name.
gamestats_file_output_directory 0 , "sv" When -gamestatsfileoutputonly is specified, file will be emitted here instead of to modpath
gameui_activate cmd Shows the game UI
gameui_allowescape cmd Escape key allowed to hide game UI
gameui_allowescapetoshow cmd Escape key allowed to show game UI
gameui_hide cmd Hides the game UI
gameui_preventescape cmd Escape key doesn't hide game UI
gameui_preventescapetoshow cmd Escape key doesn't show game UI
gameui_xbox 0
getpos cmd dump position and angles to the console
getpos_exact cmd dump origin and angles to the console
give cmd Give item to player. Arguments: <item_name>
give_me_a_point cmd Give yourself a point
give_portalgun cmd Equips the player with a single portal portalgun. Arguments: none
givecurrentammo cmd Give a supply of ammo for current weapon..
gl_clear 0 , "cl"
gl_clear_randomcolor 0 , "cheat", "cl" Clear the back buffer to random colors every frame. Helps spot open seams in geometry.
global_event_log_enabled 0 , "sv", "cheat" Enables the global event log system
global_set cmd global_set <globalname> <state>: Sets the state of the given env_global (0 = OFF, 1 = ON, 2 = DEAD).
glow_outline_effect_enable 1 , "cheat", "cl" Enable entity outline glow effects.
glow_outline_width 6 , "cheat", "cl" Width of glow outline effect in screen space.
god cmd Toggle. Player becomes invulnerable.
gpu_level 0 GPU Level - Default: High
gpu_mem_level 1 Memory Level - Default: High
+graph cmd , "cl"
-graph cmd , "cl"
+grenade1 cmd , "cl"
-grenade1 cmd , "cl"
+grenade2 cmd , "cl"
-grenade2 cmd , "cl"
groundlist cmd Display ground entity list <index>

H

Command Default Value Flags Description
hammer_update_entity cmd Updates the entity's position/angles when in edit mode
hammer_update_safe_entities cmd Updates entities in the map that can safely be updated (don't have parents or are affected by constraints). Also excludes entit
heartbeat cmd Force heartbeat of master servers
help cmd Find help about a convar/concommand.
hideconsole cmd Hide the console.
hidehud 0 , "cheat", "cl"
hidepanel cmd Hides a viewport panel <name>
hl2_episodic 0 , "rep", "cl"
host_flush_threshold 12 Memory threshold below which the host should flush caches between server instances
host_framerate 0 Set to lock per-frame time elapse.
host_limitlocal 0 Apply cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterate to loopback connection
host_map 0 Current map name.
host_print_frame_times 0
host_profile 0
host_runframe_input_parcelremainder 1
host_runofftime cmd Run off some time without rendering/updating sounds
host_showcachemiss 0 Print a debug message when the client or server cache is missed.
host_ShowIPCCallCount 0 Print # of IPC calls this number of times per second. If set to -1, the # of IPC calls is shown every frame.
host_sleep 0 , "cheat" Force the host to sleep a certain number of milliseconds each frame.
host_speeds 0 Show general system running times.
host_threaded_sound 0 Run the sound on a thread (independent of mix)
host_timescale 1 , "cheat", "rep" Prescale the clock by this amount.
host_writeconfig cmd Store current settings to config.cfg (or specified .cfg file).
host_writeconfig_ss cmd Store current settings to config.cfg (or specified .cfg file) with first param as splitscreen index.
hostfile 0 , "sv" The HOST file to load.
hostip -1062731264.000 Host game server ip
hostname 0 Hostname for server.
hostport 27015 Host game server port
hot_potato_end_color -16749825 , "sv", "cheat" The ending color of the hot potato, before it starts the final explode sequence.
hot_potato_explode_on_fizzle 0 , "sv", "cheat" If the hot potato should explode when it fizzles.
hot_potato_explosion_damage 25 , "sv", "cheat" The damage of the explosion for the hot potato.
hot_potato_explosion_damage_falloff 0 , "sv", "cheat" The percentage of damage taken at the edge of the explosion.
hot_potato_explosion_debug 0 , "sv", "cheat" Debug the explosion of the hot potato.
hot_potato_explosion_magnitude 0 , "sv", "cheat" The magnitude of the explosion for the hot potato.
hot_potato_explosion_radius 200 , "sv", "cheat" The radius of the explosion for the hot potato.
hot_potato_flash_duration 1 , "sv", "cheat" The flash duration of the hot potato, right before it explodes.
hot_potato_flash_end_color -16776961 , "sv", "cheat" The final color of the hot potato, right before it explodes.
hot_potato_flash_start_color -16711681 , "sv", "cheat" The start color for the hot potato flashing before it explodes.
hot_potato_flash_start_time 3 , "sv", "cheat" The time before the hot potato explodes when it start to flash.
hot_potato_hit_breakables 1 , "sv", "cheat" If the hot potato should hit breakable entities.
hot_potato_phys_mag 100 , "sv", "cheat" Magnitude of physics force for an hot potato
hot_potato_phys_rad 45 , "sv", "cheat" Magnitude of physics force for an hot potato
hot_potato_physics_punt_player 1 , "sv", "cheat" Physically perturb the player when the explosion hits them
hot_potato_start_color -1 , "sv", "cheat" The starting color of the hot potato.
hot_potato_use_cooldown_time 0 , "sv", "cheat" The cooldown time for the use key after the player picks up the hot potato.
hover_turret_break_dist 10 , "sv"
hud_autoaim_method 1 , "cl"
hud_autoaim_scale_icon 0 , "cl"
hud_autoreloadscript 0 , "cl" Automatically reloads the animation script each time one is ran
hud_draw_active_reticle 0 , "cl"
hud_draw_fixed_reticle 1 , "a", "cl"
hud_drawhistory_time 5 , "cl"
hud_fastswitch 0 , "a", "cl"
hud_magnetism 0 , "cl"
hud_quickinfo 1 , "a", "cl"
hud_quickinfo_swap 0 , "a", "cl"
hud_reloadscheme cmd Reloads hud layout and animation scripts.
hud_reticle_alpha_speed 700 , "cl"
hud_reticle_maxalpha 255 , "cl"
hud_reticle_minalpha 125 , "cl"
hud_reticle_scale 1 , "cl"
hud_saytext_time 12 , "cl"
hud_set_challenge_font_color cmd Set a new font color for challenge stats.
hud_show_control_helper 0 , "cl"
hud_subtitles cmd Plays the Subtitles: <filename>
hud_takesshots 0 , "a", "cl" Auto-save a scoreboard screenshot at the end of a map.
hunk_print_allocations cmd
hunk_track_allocation_types 1 , "cheat"
hurtme cmd Hurts the player. Arguments: <health to lose>

I

Command Default Value Flags Description
ice_falling_damage_scale 0 , "sv"
impulse cmd
in_forceuser 0 , "cheat" Force user input to this split screen player.
in_usekeyboardsampletime 1 , "cl" Use keyboard sample time smoothing.
incrementvar cmd Increment specified convar value.
invnext cmd
invprev cmd
ip 0 Overrides IP for multihomed hosts
item_enable_dynamic_loading 1 , "rep", "cl" Enable/disable dynamic streaming of econ content.
item_show_whitelistable_definitions cmd Lists the item definitions that can be whitelisted in the item_whitelist.txt file in tournament mode.

J

Command Default Value Flags Description
+jlook cmd
-jlook cmd
joy_accel_filter 0 , "cl"
joy_accelmax 4 , "a", "cl"
joy_accelscale 3 , "a", "cl"
joy_advanced 1 , "a", "cl"
joy_advaxisr 4 , "a", "cl"
joy_advaxisu 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_advaxisv 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_advaxisx 3 , "a", "cl"
joy_advaxisy 1 , "a", "cl"
joy_advaxisz 2 , "a", "cl"
joy_autoaimdampen 0 , "a", "user", "cl" How much to scale user stick input when the gun is pointing at a valid target.
joy_autoaimdampenrange 0 , "a", "cl" The stick range where autoaim dampening is applied. 0 = off
joy_autosprint 0 , "cl" Automatically sprint when moving with an analog joystick
joy_axisbutton_threshold 0 , "a" Analog axis range before a button press is registered.
joy_cfg_custom cmd
joy_cfg_custom_bindingsA 0 , "a", "cl", "ss"
joy_cfg_custom_bindingsA2 0 , "a", "cl", "ss_added"
joy_cfg_custom_bindingsB 0 , "a", "cl", "ss"
joy_cfg_custom_bindingsB2 0 , "a", "cl", "ss_added"
joy_cfg_preset 1 , "a", "cl", "ss"
joy_cfg_preset2 1 , "a", "cl", "ss_added"
joy_circle_correct 1 , "a", "cl"
joy_deadzone_mode 0 0 => Cross-shaped deadzone (default), 1 => Square deadzone.
joy_diagonalpov 0 , "a", "cl" POV manipulator operates on diagonal axes, too.
joy_display_input 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_forwardsensitivity -1 , "a", "cl"
joy_forwardthreshold 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_invertx 0 , "a", "cl", "ss" Whether to invert the X axis of the joystick for looking.
joy_invertx2 0 , "a", "cl", "ss_added" Whether to invert the X axis of the joystick for looking.
joy_inverty 0 , "a", "cl", "ss" Whether to invert the Y axis of the joystick for looking.
joy_inverty2 0 , "a", "cl", "ss_added" Whether to invert the Y axis of the joystick for looking.
joy_legacy 0 , "a", "cl", "ss" Turn on/off 'Legacy' mapping for control sticks.
joy_legacy2 0 , "a", "cl", "ss_added" Turn on/off 'Legacy' mapping for control sticks.
joy_lookspin_default 0 , "cl"
joy_lowend 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_lowmap 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_movement_stick 0 , "a", "cl", "ss" Which stick controls movement (0 is left stick)
joy_movement_stick2 0 , "a", "cl", "ss_added" Which stick controls movement (0 is left stick)
joy_name 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_no_accel_jump 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_pegged 0 , "cl"
joy_pitchsensitivity 1 , "a", "cl", "ss"
joy_pitchsensitivity2 1 , "a", "cl", "ss_added"
joy_pitchsensitivity_default 0 , "cl"
joy_pitchthreshold 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_response_look 1 , "a", "cl" 'Look' stick response mode: 0=Default, 1=Acceleration Promotion
joy_response_move 5 , "a", "cl" 'Movement' stick response mode: 0=Linear, 1=quadratic, 2=cubic, 3=quadratic extreme, 4=power function(i.e., pow(x,1/sensitivity
joy_response_move_vehicle 6 , "cl"
joy_sensitive_step0 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_sensitive_step1 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_sensitive_step2 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_sidesensitivity 1 , "a", "cl"
joy_sidethreshold 0 , "a", "cl"
joy_variable_frametime 1 , "cl"
joy_vehicle_turn_lowend 0 , "cl"
joy_vehicle_turn_lowmap 0 , "cl"
joy_vibration 1 , "a", "cl", "ss" Controller vibration.
joy_vibration2 1 , "a", "cl", "ss_added" Controller vibration.
joy_virtual_peg 0 , "cl"
joy_wingmanwarrior_centerhack 0 , "a" Wingman warrior centering hack.
joy_wingmanwarrior_turnhack 0 , "a", "cl" Wingman warrior hack related to turn axes.
joy_xcontroller_cfg_loaded 1 , "cl" If 0, the 360controller.cfg file will be executed on startup & option changes.
joy_xcontroller_found 0 Automatically set to 1 if an xcontroller has been detected.
joy_yawsensitivity -1 , "a", "cl", "ss"
joy_yawsensitivity2 -1 , "a", "cl", "ss_added"
joy_yawsensitivity_default -1 , "cl"
joy_yawthreshold 0 , "a", "cl"
joyadvancedupdate cmd
joystick 1 , "a", "cl" True if the joystick is enabled, false otherwise.
jpeg cmd Take a jpeg screenshot: jpeg <filename> <quality 1-100>.
jpeg_quality 90 jpeg screenshot quality.
+jump cmd
-jump cmd

K

Command Default Value Flags Description
kdtree_test cmd Tests spatial partition for entities queries.
key_findbinding cmd Find key bound to specified command string.
key_listboundkeys cmd List bound keys with bindings.
key_updatelayout cmd Updates game keyboard layout to current windows keyboard setting.
kick cmd Kick a player by name.
kickid cmd Kick a player by userid or uniqueid, with a message.
kill cmd Kills the player with generic damage
killserver cmd Shutdown the server.
killvector cmd Kills a player applying force. Usage: killvector <player> <x value> <y value> <z value>
+klook cmd
-klook cmd

L

Command Default Value Flags Description
lastinv cmd
+leaderboard cmd Display in game leaderboard
-leaderboard cmd Hide in game leaderboard
leaderboard_duplicate_entries 1 , "cheat", "cl"
leaderboard_force_rank_show_interval 10 , "cl"
leaderboard_open cmd Activate main leaderboard
+left cmd , "cl"
-left cmd , "cl"
light_crosshair cmd Show texture color at crosshair
lightcache_maxmiss 2 , "cheat"
lightprobe cmd Samples the lighting environment. Creates a cubemap and a file indicating the local lighting in a subdirectory called 'material
linefile cmd Parses map leak data from .lin file
listdemo cmd List demo file contents.
listid cmd Lists banned users.
listip cmd List IP addresses on the ban list.
listmodels cmd List loaded models.
listRecentNPCSpeech cmd Displays a list of the last 5 lines of speech from NPCs.
load cmd Load a saved game.
loader_defer_non_critical_jobs 0
loader_dump_table cmd
loader_spew_info 0 0:Off, 1:Timing, 2:Completions, 3:Late Completions, 4:Creations/Purges, -1:All
loader_throttle_io 1
locator_background_border_color 1075847168.000 , "cl" The default color for the border.
locator_background_border_thickness 3 , "cl" How many pixels the background borders the left and right.
locator_background_color -2147483648 , "cl" The default color for the background.
locator_background_shift_x 0 , "cl" How many pixels the background is shifted right.
locator_background_shift_y 0 , "cl" How many pixels the background is shifted down.
locator_background_style 0 , "cl" Setting this to 1 will show rectangle backgrounds behind the items word-bubble pointers.
locator_background_thickness_x 12 , "cl" How many pixels the background borders the left and right.
locator_background_thickness_y 12 , "cl" How many pixels the background borders the top and bottom.
locator_fade_time 0 , "cl" Number of seconds it takes for a lesson to fully fade in/out.
locator_icon_max_size_non_ss 1 , "cl" Minimum scale of the icon on the screen
locator_icon_min_size_non_ss 1 , "cl" Minimum scale of the icon on the screen
locator_lerp_rest 0 , "cl" Number of seconds before moving from the center.
locator_lerp_speed 5 , "cl" Speed that static lessons move along the Y axis.
locator_lerp_time 1 , "cl" Number of seconds to lerp before reaching final destination
locator_pulse_time 1 , "cl" Number of seconds to pulse after changing icon or position
locator_split_len 0 , "cheat", "cl"
locator_split_maxwide_percent 0 , "cheat", "cl"
locator_start_at_crosshair 0 , "cl" Start position at the crosshair instead of the top middle of the screen.
locator_target_offset_x 0 , "cl" How many pixels to offset the locator from the target position.
locator_target_offset_y 0 , "cl" How many pixels to offset the locator from the target position.
locator_topdown_style 0 , "cl" Topdown games set this to handle distance and offscreen location differently.
log cmd off >.
log_color cmd Set the color of a logging channel.
log_dumpchannels cmd Dumps information about all logging channels.
log_flags cmd Set the flags on a logging channel.
log_level cmd Set the spew level of a logging channel.
logaddress_add cmd Set address and port for remote host <ip:port>.
logaddress_del cmd Remove address and port for remote host <ip:port>.
logaddress_delall cmd Remove all udp addresses being logged to
logaddress_list cmd List all addresses currently being used by logaddress.
+lookdown cmd , "cl"
-lookdown cmd , "cl"
+lookspin cmd , "cl"
-lookspin cmd , "cl"
lookspring 0 , "a", "cl"
lookstrafe 0 , "a", "cl"
+lookup cmd , "cl"
-lookup cmd , "cl"
loopsingleplayermaps 0 , "sv", "cheat", "rep"
lservercfgfile 0 , "sv"

M

Command Default Value Flags Description
m_customaccel 0 , "a", "cl" Custom mouse acceleration: 0: custom accelaration disabled 1: mouse_acceleration = min(m_customaccel_max, pow(raw_mouse_delta,
m_customaccel_exponent 1 , "a", "cl" Mouse move is raised to this power before being scaled by scale factor.
m_customaccel_max 0 , "a", "cl" Max mouse move scale factor, 0 for no limit
m_customaccel_scale 0 , "a", "cl" Custom mouse acceleration value.
m_forward 1 , "a", "cl" Mouse forward factor.
m_mouseaccel1 0 , "a", "cl" Windows mouse acceleration initial threshold (2x movement).
m_mouseaccel2 0 , "a", "cl" Windows mouse acceleration secondary threshold (4x movement).
m_mousespeed 1 , "a", "cl" Windows mouse acceleration (0 to disable, 1 to enable [Windows 2000: enable initial threshold], 2 to enable secondary threshold
m_pitch 0 , "a", "cl", "ss" Mouse pitch factor.
m_pitch2 0 , "a", "cl", "ss_added" Mouse pitch factor.
m_rawinput 0 , "a", "cl" Use Raw Input for mouse input.
m_side 0 , "a", "cl" Mouse side factor.
m_yaw 0 , "a", "cl" Mouse yaw factor.
map cmd Start playing on specified map.
map_background cmd Runs a map as the background to the main menu.
map_commentary cmd Start playing, with commentary, on a specified map.
map_edit cmd
map_noareas 0 Disable area to area connection testing.
map_wants_save_disable 0 , "cheat"
mapcyclefile 0 , "sv" Name of the .txt file used to cycle the maps on multiplayer servers
maps cmd Displays list of maps.
mat_aaquality 0
mat_accelerate_adjust_exposure_down 3 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_alternatefastclipalgorithm 1
mat_ambient_light_b 0
mat_ambient_light_g 0
mat_ambient_light_r 0
mat_aniso_disable 0 , "cheat" NOTE: You must change mat_forceaniso after changing this convar for this to take effect
mat_antialias 0
mat_autoexposure_max 2 , "cl"
mat_autoexposure_max_multiplier 1 , "cl"
mat_autoexposure_min 0 , "cl"
mat_bloom_scalefactor_scalar 0 , "cl"
mat_bloomamount_rate 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_bloomscale 1 , "cl"
mat_blur_b 0 , "cl"
mat_blur_g 0 , "cl"
mat_blur_r 0 , "cl"
mat_bufferprimitives 1
mat_bumpbasis 0 , "cheat"
mat_bumpmap 0
mat_camerarendertargetoverlaysize 128 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_clipz 1 , "cl"
mat_colcorrection_disableentities 0 Disable map color-correction entities
mat_colcorrection_editor 0
mat_colcorrection_forceentitiesclientside 0 , "cheat", "cl" Forces color correction entities to be updated on the client
mat_compressedtextures 1
mat_configcurrent cmd show the current video control panel config for the material system
mat_crosshair cmd Display the name of the material under the crosshair
mat_crosshair_edit cmd open the material under the crosshair in the editor defined by mat_crosshair_edit_editor
mat_crosshair_explorer cmd open the material under the crosshair in explorer and highlight the vmt file
mat_crosshair_printmaterial cmd print the material under the crosshair
mat_crosshair_reloadmaterial cmd reload the material under the crosshair
mat_debug cmd Activates debugging spew for a specific material.
mat_debug_bloom 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_debug_postprocessing_effects 0 , "cl" 0 = off, 1 = show post-processing passes in quadrants of the screen, 2 = only apply post-processing to the centre of the screen
mat_debugalttab 0 , "cheat"
mat_debugdepth 0
mat_debugdepthmode 0
mat_debugdepthval 128
mat_debugdepthvalmax 256
mat_defaultlightmap 1 Default brightness for lightmaps where none have been created in the level.
mat_depth_blur_focal_distance_override -1
mat_depth_blur_strength_override -1
mat_depthbias_shadowmap 0
mat_detail_tex 1
mat_diffuse 1
mat_disable_bloom 0 , "cl"
mat_disable_fancy_blending 0
mat_displacementmap 1 , "cheat"
mat_do_not_shrink_dynamic_vb 0 Do not shrink the size of dynamic vertex buffers during map load/unload to save memory.
mat_dof_enabled 1 , "cl"
mat_dof_far_blur_depth 1000 , "cl"
mat_dof_far_blur_radius 5 , "cl"
mat_dof_far_focus_depth 250 , "cl"
mat_dof_max_blur_radius 10
mat_dof_near_blur_depth 20 , "cl"
mat_dof_near_blur_radius 10 , "cl"
mat_dof_near_focus_depth 100 , "cl"
mat_dof_override 0 , "cl"
mat_dof_quality 0
mat_drawflat 0 , "cheat"
mat_drawTexture 0 , "cl" Enable debug view texture
mat_drawTextureScale 1 , "cl" Debug view texture scale
mat_drawTitleSafe 0 Enable title safe overlay
mat_drawwater 1 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_dynamic_tonemapping 1 , "cheat"
mat_dynamiclightmaps 0 , "cheat"
mat_dynamicPaintmaps 0 , "cheat"
mat_edit cmd Bring up the material under the crosshair in the editor
mat_envmapsize 128
mat_envmaptgasize 32
mat_excludetextures 0
mat_exposure_center_region_x 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_exposure_center_region_y 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_fastclip 0 , "cheat"
mat_fastnobump 0 , "cheat"
mat_fastspecular 1 Enable/Disable specularity for visual testing. Will not reload materials and will not affect perf.
mat_fillrate 0 , "cheat"
mat_filterlightmaps 1
mat_filtertextures 1
mat_force_bloom 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_force_tonemap_scale 0 , "cheat"
mat_forceaniso 1
mat_forcedynamic 0 , "cheat"
mat_forcehardwaresync 1
mat_frame_sync_enable 1 , "cheat"
mat_frame_sync_force_texture 0 , "cheat" Force frame syncing to lock a managed texture.
mat_framebuffercopyoverlaysize 128 , "cl"
mat_fullbright 0 , "cheat"
mat_glidnarb 0
mat_grain_enable 0 , "cl"
mat_hdr_enabled cmd Report if HDR is enabled for debugging
mat_hdr_level 2 Set to 0 for no HDR, 1 for LDR+bloom on HDR maps, and 2 for full HDR on HDR maps.
mat_hdr_manual_tonemap_rate 0 , "cl"
mat_hdr_tonemapscale 1 , "sv", "cheat" The HDR tonemap scale. 1 = Use autoexposure, 0 = eyes fully closed, 16 = eyes wide open.
mat_hdr_uncapexposure 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_hsv 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_info cmd Shows material system info
mat_leafvis 0 , "cheat" Draw wireframe of: [0] nothing, [1] current leaf, [2] entire vis cluster, or [3] entire PVS (see mat_leafvis_draw_mask for what
mat_leafvis_draw_mask 3 A bitfield which affects leaf visibility debug rendering. -1: show all, bit 0: render PVS-visible leafs, bit 1: render PVS- an
mat_leafvis_freeze 0 If set to 1, uses the last known leaf visibility data for visualization. If set to 0, updates based on camera movement.
mat_leafvis_update_every_frame 0 Updates leafvis debug render every frame (expensive)
mat_levelflush 1
mat_lightmap_pfms 0 Outputs .pfm files containing lightmap data for each lightmap page when a level exits.
mat_loadtextures 1 , "cheat"
mat_local_contrast_edge_scale_override -1000
mat_local_contrast_enable 0 , "cl"
mat_local_contrast_midtone_mask_override -1
mat_local_contrast_scale_override 0
mat_local_contrast_vignette_end_override -1
mat_local_contrast_vignette_start_override -1
mat_lpreview_mode -1 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_luxels 0 , "cheat"
mat_max_worldmesh_vertices 65536
mat_maxframelatency 1
mat_measurefillrate 0 , "cheat"
mat_mipmaptextures 1
mat_monitorgamma 2 , "a" monitor gamma (typically 2.2 for CRT and 1.7 for LCD)
mat_monitorgamma_force_480_full_tv_range 1
mat_monitorgamma_pwl2srgb 1
mat_monitorgamma_tv_enabled 0 , "a"
mat_monitorgamma_tv_exp 2
mat_monitorgamma_tv_range_max 235
mat_monitorgamma_tv_range_min 16
mat_monitorgamma_vganonpwlgamma 2
mat_morphstats 0 , "cheat"
mat_motion_blur_enabled 0
mat_motion_blur_falling_intensity 1 , "cl"
mat_motion_blur_falling_max 20 , "cl"
mat_motion_blur_falling_min 8 , "cl"
mat_motion_blur_forward_enabled 1 , "cl"
mat_motion_blur_percent_of_screen_max 4
mat_motion_blur_rotation_intensity 1 , "cl"
mat_motion_blur_strength 1 , "cl"
mat_noise_enable 0
mat_non_hdr_bloom_scalefactor 0 , "cl"
mat_norendering 0 , "cheat"
mat_normalmaps 0 , "cheat"
mat_normals 0 , "cheat"
mat_object_motion_blur_enable 0 , "cl"
mat_object_motion_blur_model_scale 1 , "cl"
mat_paint_enabled 1
mat_parallaxmap 1
mat_parallaxmapsamplesmax 50
mat_parallaxmapsamplesmin 12
mat_phong 0
mat_picmip 0
mat_postprocess_enable 1 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_postprocess_x 4 , "cl"
mat_postprocess_y 1 , "cl"
mat_powersavingsmode 0 , "a" Power Savings Mode
mat_print_top_model_vert_counts 0 Constantly print to screen the top N models as measured by total faces rendered this frame
mat_processtoolvars 0
mat_proxy 0 , "cheat"
mat_queue_mode -1 The queue/thread mode the material system should use: -1=default, 0=synchronous single thread, 1=queued single thread, 2=queued
mat_queue_priority 1
mat_reducefillrate 0
mat_reduceparticles 0
mat_reloadallmaterials cmd Reloads all materials
mat_reloadmaterial cmd Reloads a single material
mat_reloadtextures cmd Reloads all textures
mat_remoteshadercompile 0 , "cheat"
mat_rendered_faces_count 0 , "cheat" Set to N to count how many faces each model draws each frame and spew the top N offenders from the last 150 frames (use 'mat_re
mat_rendered_faces_spew cmd 'mat_rendered_faces_spew <n>' Spew the number of faces rendered for the top N models used this frame (mat_rendered_faces_count
mat_report_queue_status 0
mat_reporthwmorphmemory cmd Reports the amount of size in bytes taken up by hardware morph textures.
mat_reversedepth 0 , "cheat"
mat_savechanges cmd saves current video configuration to the registry
mat_screen_blur_override -1
mat_setvideomode cmd sets the width, height, windowed state of the material system
mat_shadercount cmd display count of all shaders and reset that count
mat_shadowstate 1
mat_show_histogram 0 , "cl"
mat_show_texture_memory_usage 0 , "cheat", "numeric" Display the texture memory usage on the HUD.
mat_showcamerarendertarget 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_showenvmapmask 0
mat_showframebuffertexture 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_showlightmappage -1 , "cl"
mat_showlowresimage 0 , "cheat"
mat_showmaterials cmd Show materials.
mat_showmaterialsverbose cmd Show materials (verbose version).
mat_showmiplevels 0 , "cheat" color-code miplevels 2: normalmaps, 1: everything else
mat_showtextures cmd Show used textures.
mat_showwatertextures 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_slopescaledepthbias_shadowmap 3
mat_software_aa_blur_one_pixel_lines 0 , "cl" How much software AA should blur one-pixel thick lines: (0.0 - none), (1.0 - lots)
mat_software_aa_debug 0 , "cl" Software AA debug mode: (0 - off), (1 - show number of 'unlike' samples: 0->black, 1->red, 2->green, 3->blue), (2 - show anti-a
mat_software_aa_edge_threshold 1 , "cl" Software AA - adjusts the sensitivity of the software AA shader's edge detection (default 1.0 - a lower value will soften more
mat_software_aa_quality 0 , "cl" Software AA quality mode: (0 - 5-tap filter), (1 - 9-tap filter)
mat_software_aa_strength 0 , "cl" Software AA - perform a software anti-aliasing post-process (an alternative/supplement to MSAA). This value sets the strength o
mat_software_aa_strength_vgui 1 , "cl" Same as mat_software_aa_strength, but forced to this value when called by the post vgui AA pass.
mat_software_aa_tap_offset 1 , "cl" Software AA - adjusts the displacement of the taps used by the software AA shader (default 1.0 - a lower value will make the im
mat_softwarelighting 0
mat_softwareskin 0 , "cheat"
mat_specular 0 Enable/Disable specularity for perf testing. Will cause a material reload upon change.
mat_spew_long_frames 0 warn about frames that go over 66ms for CERT purposes.
mat_spewalloc 0 , "a"
mat_spewvertexandpixelshaders cmd Print all vertex and pixel shaders currently loaded to the console
mat_stub 0 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_suppress cmd Supress a material from drawing
mat_surfaceid 0 , "cheat"
mat_surfacemat 0 , "cheat"
mat_tessellation_accgeometrytangents 0 , "cheat"
mat_tessellation_cornertangents 1 , "cheat"
mat_tessellation_update_buffers 1 , "cheat"
mat_tessellationlevel 6 , "cheat"
mat_texture_limit -1 , "numeric" If this value is not -1, the material system will limit the amount of texture memory it uses in a frame. Useful for identifying
mat_texture_list 0 For debugging, show a list of used textures per frame
+mat_texture_list cmd
-mat_texture_list cmd
mat_texture_list_all 0 , "numeric" If this is nonzero, then the texture list panel will show all currently-loaded textures.
mat_texture_list_all_frames 2 How many frames to sample texture memory for all textures.
mat_texture_list_content_path 0 , "a" The content path to the materialsrc directory. If left unset, it'll assume your content directory is next to the currently runn
mat_texture_list_exclude cmd 'load' - loads the exclude list file, 'reset' - resets all loaded exclude information, 'save' - saves exclude list file
mat_texture_list_exclude_editing 0
mat_texture_list_txlod cmd Adjust LOD of the last viewed texture +1 to inc resolution, -1 to dec resolution
mat_texture_list_txlod_sync cmd 'reset' - resets all run-time changes to LOD overrides, 'save' - saves all changes to material content files
mat_texture_list_view 1 , "numeric" If this is nonzero, then the texture list panel will render thumbnails of currently-loaded textures.
mat_tonemap_algorithm 1 , "cheat", "cl" 0 = Original Algorithm 1 = New Algorithm
mat_tonemap_min_avglum 3 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_tonemap_percent_bright_pixels 2 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_tonemap_percent_target 60 , "cheat", "cl"
mat_tonemapping_occlusion_use_stencil 0
mat_triplebuffered 0 This means we want triple buffering if we are fullscreen and vsync'd
mat_use_compressed_hdr_textures 1
mat_viewportscale 1 , "cheat", "cl" Scale down the main viewport (to reduce GPU impact on CPU profiling)
mat_vignette_enable 0
mat_vsync 1 Force sync to vertical retrace
mat_wateroverlaysize 128 , "cl"
mat_wireframe 0 , "cheat"
mat_yuv 0 , "cheat", "cl"
max_noisy_blobs_per_second 5 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
max_sound_channels_per_paint_stream 7 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
maxplayers cmd Change the maximum number of players allowed on this server.
mem_compact cmd
mem_dump cmd Dump memory stats to text file.
mem_dumpstats 0 Dump current and max heap usage info to console at end of frame ( set to 2 for continuous output )
mem_dumpvballocs cmd Dump VB memory allocation stats.
mem_eat cmd
mem_force_flush 0 Force cache flush of unlocked resources on every alloc
mem_force_flush_section 0 Cache section to restrict mem_force_flush
mem_incremental_compact cmd
mem_incremental_compact_rate 0 , "cheat" Rate at which to attempt internal heap compation
mem_level 2 Memory Level - Default: High
mem_max_heapsize 256 Maximum amount of memory to dedicate to engine hunk and datacache (in mb)
mem_max_heapsize_dedicated 64 Maximum amount of memory to dedicate to engine hunk and datacache, for dedicated server (in mb)
mem_min_heapsize 48 Minimum amount of memory to dedicate to engine hunk and datacache (in mb)
mem_periodicdumps 0 Write periodic memstats dumps every n seconds.
mem_test cmd
mem_test_each_frame 0 Run heap check at end of every frame
mem_test_every_n_seconds 0 Run heap check at a specified interval
mem_test_quiet 0 Don't print stats when memtesting
mem_vcollide cmd Dumps the memory used by vcollides
mem_verify cmd Verify the validity of the heap
memory cmd Print memory stats.
min_adjusted_pitch_percentage 0 , "rep", "cl"
miniprofiler_dump 0
minisave cmd Saves game (for current level only!)
mm_datacenter_debugprint cmd Shows information retrieved from data center
mm_debugprint cmd Show debug information about current matchmaking session
mm_dedicated_force_servers 0 Comma delimited list of ip:port of servers used to search for dedicated servers instead of searching for public servers. Use sy
mm_dedicated_search_maxping 150 Longest preferred ping to dedicated servers for games
mm_dlc_debugprint cmd Shows information about dlc
mm_heartbeat_seconds 300
mm_heartbeat_seconds_xlsp 60
mm_heartbeat_timeout 10
mm_heartbeat_timeout_legacy 15
mm_matchmaking_dlcsquery 2
mm_matchmaking_version 9
mm_server_search_lan_ports 27015 , "a" Ports to scan during LAN games discovery. Also used to discover and correctly connect to dedicated LAN servers behind NATs.
mm_tu_string 20110804
mod_check_vcollide 0 Check all vcollides on load
mod_dont_load_vertices 0 For the dedicated server, supress loading model vertex data
mod_forcedata 1 Forces all model file data into cache on model load.
mod_forcetouchdata 1 Forces all model file data into cache on model load.
mod_load_anims_async 0
mod_load_fakestall 0 Forces all ANI file loading to stall for specified ms
mod_load_mesh_async 0
mod_load_preload 1 Indicates how far ahead in seconds to preload animations.
mod_load_showstall 0 1 - show hitches , 2 - show stalls
mod_load_vcollide_async 0
mod_lock_mdls_on_load 1
mod_lock_meshes_on_load 1
mod_test_mesh_not_available 0
mod_test_not_available 0
mod_test_verts_not_available 0
mod_touchalldata 1 Touch model data during level startup
mod_trace_load 0
morph_debug 0
morph_path 7
mortar_visualize 0 , "sv"
motdfile 0 , "sv" The MOTD file to load.
+mouse_menu cmd , "cl" Opens a menu while held
-mouse_menu cmd , "cl" Executes the highlighted button on the radial menu (if cl_fastradial is 1)
+mouse_menu_playtest cmd Opens a menu while held
-mouse_menu_playtest cmd Executes the highlighted button on the radial menu (if cl_fastradial is 1)
+mouse_menu_taunt cmd Opens a menu while held
-mouse_menu_taunt cmd Executes the highlighted button on the radial menu (if cl_fastradial is 1)
+movedown cmd , "cl"
-movedown cmd , "cl"
+moveleft cmd , "cl"
-moveleft cmd , "cl"
+moveright cmd , "cl"
-moveright cmd , "cl"
+moveup cmd , "cl"
-moveup cmd , "cl"
move_during_ui 1 , "a", "cl" Allows player movement while UI is visible.
movement_anim_playback_minrate 0 , "cl"
movie_fixwave cmd Fixup corrupted .wav file if engine crashed during startmovie/endmovie, etc.
movie_volume_scale 1
mp_allowNPCs 1 , "sv", "nf"
mp_allowspectators 1 , "rep", "cl" toggles whether the server allows spectator mode or not
mp_auto_accept_team_taunt 1 , "a", "cl"
mp_autocrosshair 1 , "sv", "nf"
mp_bonusroundtime 15 , "rep", "cl" Time after round win until round restarts
mp_bot_fling_trail 0 , "cheat", "cl" When bots reach a certain velocity in the air, they will show a trail behind them (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = fun)
mp_bot_fling_trail_kill_scaler 0 , "cheat", "cl" The scaler that determines how close to a portal a player has to be (when flinging towards it) before the trail turns off
mp_chattime 10 , "rep", "cl" amount of time players can chat after the game is over
mp_clan_ready_signal 0 , "sv" Text that team leader from each team must speak for the match to begin
mp_clan_readyrestart 0 , "sv" If non-zero, game will restart once someone from each team gives the ready signal
mp_defaultteam 0 , "sv"
mp_disable_autokick cmd Prevents a userid from being auto-kicked
mp_disable_respawn_times 0 , "nf", "rep", "cl"
mp_dump_client_completion_data cmd Prints player completion data for all maps.
mp_dump_server_completion_data cmd Prints player completion data for all maps.
mp_earn_taunt cmd Unlocks, owns, and puts a taunt in the gesture wheel.
mp_fadetoblack 0 , "nf", "rep", "cl" fade a player's screen to black when he dies
mp_falldamage 0 , "sv", "nf"
mp_flashlight 0 , "sv", "nf"
mp_footsteps 1 , "sv", "nf"
mp_forcecamera 1 , "rep", "cl" Restricts spectator modes for dead players
mp_forcerespawn 1 , "sv", "nf"
mp_fraglimit 0 , "sv", "nf"
mp_friendlyfire 0 , "nf", "rep", "cl" Allows team members to injure other members of their team
mp_lock_all_taunts cmd Locks all available taunts and removes them from the gesture wheel.
mp_lock_taunt cmd Locks a taunt and removes it from the gesture wheel.
mp_mark_all_maps_complete cmd Marks all levels as complete in the save file.
mp_mark_all_maps_incomplete cmd Marks all levels as incomplete in the save file.
mp_mark_course_complete cmd Marks all levels in a branch as complete in the save file.
mp_maxrounds 0 , "nf", "rep", "cl" max number of rounds to play before server changes maps
mp_respawnwavetime 10 , "nf", "rep", "cl" Time between respawn waves.
mp_restartgame 0 , "sv" If non-zero, game will restart in the specified number of seconds
mp_should_gib_bots 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
mp_taunt_position_blend_rate 4 , "cheat", "cl"
mp_teamlist 0 , "sv", "nf"
mp_teamoverride 1 , "sv"
mp_teamplay 0 , "sv", "nf"
mp_teams_unbalance_limit 1 , "nf", "rep", "cl" Teams are unbalanced when one team has this many more players than the other team. (0 disables check)
mp_timelimit 0 , "nf", "rep", "cl" game time per map in minutes
mp_tournament 0 , "nf", "rep", "cl"
mp_usehwmmodels -1 , "cl" Enable the use of the hw morph models. (-1 = never, 1 = always, 0 = based upon GPU)
mp_usehwmvcds -1 , "cl" Enable the use of the hw morph vcd(s). (-1 = never, 1 = always, 0 = based upon GPU)
mp_wait_for_other_player_notconnecting_timeout 10 , "sv", "cheat" Maximum time that we wait in the transition loading screen after we fully loaded for partner to start loading.
mp_wait_for_other_player_timeout 100 , "sv", "cheat" Maximum time that we wait in the transition loading screen for the other player.
mp_waitingforplayers_cancel 0 , "sv" Set to 1 to end the WaitingForPlayers period.
mp_waitingforplayers_restart 0 , "sv" Set to 1 to start or restart the WaitingForPlayers period.
mp_waitingforplayers_time 0 , "sv" WaitingForPlayers time length in seconds
mp_weaponstay 0 , "sv", "nf"
mp_winlimit 0 , "nf", "rep", "cl" Max score one team can reach before server changes maps
ms_player_dump_properties cmd Prints a dump the current players property data
multvar cmd Multiply specified convar value.
muzzleflash_light 1 , "a", "cl"

N

Command Default Value Flags Description
name 0 , "a", "user", "print", "server_can_execute", "ss" Current user name
name2 0 , "a", "user", "print", "server_can_execute", "ss_added" Current user name
nav_add_to_selected_set cmd Add current area to the selected set.
nav_add_to_selected_set_by_id cmd Add specified area id to the selected set.
nav_analyze cmd Re-analyze the current Navigation Mesh and save it to disk.
nav_area_bgcolor 503316480 , "sv", "cheat" RGBA color to draw as the background color for nav areas while editing.
nav_area_max_size 50 , "sv", "cheat" Max area size created in nav generation
nav_avoid cmd Toggles the 'avoid this area when possible' flag used by the AI system.
nav_begin_area cmd Defines a corner of a new Area or Ladder. To complete the Area or Ladder, drag the opposite corner to the desired location and
nav_begin_deselecting cmd Start continuously removing from the selected set.
nav_begin_drag_deselecting cmd Start dragging a selection area.
nav_begin_drag_selecting cmd Start dragging a selection area.
nav_begin_selecting cmd Start continuously adding to the selected set.
nav_begin_shift_xy cmd Begin shifting the Selected Set.
nav_build_ladder cmd Attempts to build a nav ladder on the climbable surface under the cursor.
nav_check_file_consistency cmd Scans the maps directory and reports any missing/out-of-date navigation files.
nav_check_floor cmd Updates the blocked/unblocked status for every nav area.
nav_check_stairs cmd Update the nav mesh STAIRS attribute
nav_chop_selected cmd Chops all selected areas into their component 1x1 areas
nav_clear_attribute cmd Remove given nav attribute from all areas in the selected set.
nav_clear_selected_set cmd Clear the selected set.
nav_clear_walkable_marks cmd Erase any previously placed walkable positions.
nav_compress_id cmd Re-orders area and ladder ID's so they are continuous.
nav_connect cmd To connect two Areas, mark the first Area, highlight the second Area, then invoke the connect command. Note that this creates a
nav_coplanar_slope_limit 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_coplanar_slope_limit_displacement 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_corner_adjust_adjacent 18 , "sv", "cheat" radius used to raise/lower corners in nearby areas when raising/lowering corners.
nav_corner_lower cmd Lower the selected corner of the currently marked Area.
nav_corner_place_on_ground cmd Places the selected corner of the currently marked Area on the ground.
nav_corner_raise cmd Raise the selected corner of the currently marked Area.
nav_corner_select cmd Select a corner of the currently marked Area. Use multiple times to access all four corners.
nav_create_area_at_feet 0 , "sv", "cheat" Anchor nav_begin_area Z to editing player's feet
nav_create_place_on_ground 0 , "sv", "cheat" If true, nav areas will be placed flush with the ground when created by hand.
nav_crouch cmd Toggles the 'must crouch in this area' flag used by the AI system.
nav_debug_blocked 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_delete cmd Deletes the currently highlighted Area.
nav_delete_marked cmd Deletes the currently marked Area (if any).
nav_disconnect cmd To disconnect two Areas, mark an Area, highlight a second Area, then invoke the disconnect command. This will remove all connec
nav_displacement_test 10000 , "sv", "cheat" Checks for nodes embedded in displacements (useful for in-development maps)
nav_dont_hide cmd Toggles the 'area is not suitable for hiding spots' flag used by the AI system.
nav_drag_selection_volume_zmax_offset 32 , "sv", "rep" The offset of the nav drag volume top from center
nav_drag_selection_volume_zmin_offset 32 , "sv", "rep" The offset of the nav drag volume bottom from center
nav_draw_limit 500 , "sv", "cheat" The maximum number of areas to draw in edit mode
nav_edit 0 , "sv", "cheat" Set to one to interactively edit the Navigation Mesh. Set to zero to leave edit mode.
nav_end_area cmd Defines the second corner of a new Area or Ladder and creates it.
nav_end_deselecting cmd Stop continuously removing from the selected set.
nav_end_drag_deselecting cmd Stop dragging a selection area.
nav_end_drag_selecting cmd Stop dragging a selection area.
nav_end_selecting cmd Stop continuously adding to the selected set.
nav_end_shift_xy cmd Finish shifting the Selected Set.
nav_flood_select cmd Selects the current Area and all Areas connected to it, recursively. To clear a selection, use this command again.
nav_gen_cliffs_approx cmd Mark cliff areas, post-processing approximation
nav_generate cmd Generate a Navigation Mesh for the current map and save it to disk.
nav_generate_fencetops 1 , "sv", "cheat" Autogenerate nav areas on fence and obstacle tops
nav_generate_fixup_jump_areas 1 , "sv", "cheat" Convert obsolete jump areas into 2-way connections
nav_generate_incremental cmd Generate a Navigation Mesh for the current map and save it to disk.
nav_generate_incremental_range 2000 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_generate_incremental_tolerance 0 , "sv", "cheat" Z tolerance for adding new nav areas.
nav_jump cmd Toggles the 'traverse this area by jumping' flag used by the AI system.
nav_ladder_flip cmd Flips the selected ladder's direction.
nav_load cmd Loads the Navigation Mesh for the current map.
nav_lower_drag_volume_max cmd Lower the top of the drag select volume.
nav_lower_drag_volume_min cmd Lower the bottom of the drag select volume.
nav_make_sniper_spots cmd Chops the marked area into disconnected sub-areas suitable for sniper spots.
nav_mark cmd Marks the Area or Ladder under the cursor for manipulation by subsequent editing commands.
nav_mark_attribute cmd Set nav attribute for all areas in the selected set.
nav_mark_unnamed cmd Mark an Area with no Place name. Useful for finding stray areas missed when Place Painting.
nav_mark_walkable cmd Mark the current location as a walkable position. These positions are used as seed locations when sampling the map to generate
nav_max_view_distance 0 , "sv", "cheat" Maximum range for precomputed nav mesh visibility (0 = default 1500 units)
nav_max_vis_delta_list_length 64 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_merge cmd To merge two Areas into one, mark the first Area, highlight the second by pointing your cursor at it, and invoke the merge comm
nav_merge_mesh cmd Merges a saved selected set into the current mesh.
nav_no_hostages cmd Toggles the 'hostages cannot use this area' flag used by the AI system.
nav_no_jump cmd Toggles the 'dont jump in this area' flag used by the AI system.
nav_place_floodfill cmd Sets the Place of the Area under the cursor to the curent Place, and 'flood-fills' the Place to all adjacent Areas. Flood-filli
nav_place_list cmd Lists all place names used in the map.
nav_place_pick cmd Sets the current Place to the Place of the Area under the cursor.
nav_place_replace cmd Replaces all instances of the first place with the second place.
nav_place_set cmd Sets the Place of all selected areas to the current Place.
nav_potentially_visible_dot_tolerance 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_precise cmd Toggles the 'dont avoid obstacles' flag used by the AI system.
nav_quicksave 1 , "sv", "cheat" Set to one to skip the time consuming phases of the analysis. Useful for data collection and testing.
nav_raise_drag_volume_max cmd Raise the top of the drag select volume.
nav_raise_drag_volume_min cmd Raise the bottom of the drag select volume.
nav_recall_selected_set cmd Re-selects the stored selected set.
nav_remove_from_selected_set cmd Remove current area from the selected set.
nav_remove_jump_areas cmd Removes legacy jump areas, replacing them with connections.
nav_run cmd Toggles the 'traverse this area by running' flag used by the AI system.
nav_save cmd Saves the current Navigation Mesh to disk.
nav_save_selected cmd Writes the selected set to disk for merging into another mesh via nav_merge_mesh.
nav_select_blocked_areas cmd Adds all blocked areas to the selected set
nav_select_damaging_areas cmd Adds all damaging areas to the selected set
nav_select_half_space cmd Selects any areas that intersect the given half-space.
nav_select_invalid_areas cmd Adds all invalid areas to the Selected Set.
nav_select_obstructed_areas cmd Adds all obstructed areas to the selected set
nav_select_overlapping cmd Selects nav areas that are overlapping others.
nav_select_radius cmd Adds all areas in a radius to the selection set
nav_select_stairs cmd Adds all stairway areas to the selected set
nav_selected_set_border_color -16751516 , "sv", "cheat" Color used to draw the selected set borders while editing.
nav_selected_set_color 1623785472.000 , "sv", "cheat" Color used to draw the selected set background while editing.
nav_set_place_mode cmd Sets the editor into or out of Place mode. Place mode allows labelling of Area with Place names.
nav_shift cmd Shifts the selected areas by the specified amount
nav_show_approach_points 0 , "sv", "cheat" Show Approach Points in the Navigation Mesh.
nav_show_area_info 0 , "sv", "cheat" Duration in seconds to show nav area ID and attributes while editing
nav_show_compass 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_show_continguous 0 , "sv", "cheat" Highlight non-contiguous connections
nav_show_danger 0 , "sv", "cheat" Show current 'danger' levels.
nav_show_light_intensity 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_show_node_grid 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_show_node_id 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_show_nodes 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_show_player_counts 0 , "sv", "cheat" Show current player counts in each area.
nav_show_potentially_visible 0 , "sv", "cheat" Show areas that are potentially visible from the current nav area
nav_simplify_selected cmd Chops all selected areas into their component 1x1 areas and re-merges them together into larger areas
nav_slope_limit 0 , "sv", "cheat" The ground unit normal's Z component must be greater than this for nav areas to be generated.
nav_slope_tolerance 0 , "sv", "cheat" The ground unit normal's Z component must be this close to the nav area's Z component to be generated.
nav_snap_to_grid 0 , "sv", "cheat" Snap to the nav generation grid when creating new nav areas
nav_solid_props 0 , "sv", "cheat" Make props solid to nav generation/editing
nav_splice cmd To splice, mark an area, highlight a second area, then invoke the splice command to create a new, connected area between them.
nav_split cmd To split an Area into two, align the split line using your cursor and invoke the split command.
nav_split_place_on_ground 0 , "sv", "cheat" If true, nav areas will be placed flush with the ground when split.
nav_stand cmd Toggles the 'stand while hiding' flag used by the AI system.
nav_stop cmd Toggles the 'must stop when entering this area' flag used by the AI system.
nav_store_selected_set cmd Stores the current selected set for later retrieval.
nav_strip cmd Strips all Hiding Spots, Approach Points, and Encounter Spots from the current Area.
nav_subdivide cmd Subdivides all selected areas.
nav_test_node 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_test_node_crouch 0 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_test_node_crouch_dir 4 , "sv", "cheat"
nav_test_stairs cmd Test the selected set for being on stairs
nav_toggle_deselecting cmd Start or stop continuously removing from the selected set.
nav_toggle_in_selected_set cmd Remove current area from the selected set.
nav_toggle_place_mode cmd Toggle the editor into and out of Place mode. Place mode allows labelling of Area with Place names.
nav_toggle_place_painting cmd Toggles Place Painting mode. When Place Painting, pointing at an Area will 'paint' it with the current Place.
nav_toggle_selected_set cmd Toggles all areas into/out of the selected set.
nav_toggle_selecting cmd Start or stop continuously adding to the selected set.
nav_transient cmd Toggles the 'area is transient and may become blocked' flag used by the AI system.
nav_unmark cmd Clears the marked Area or Ladder.
nav_update_blocked cmd Updates the blocked/unblocked status for every nav area.
nav_update_lighting cmd Recomputes lighting values
nav_update_visibility_on_edit 0 , "sv", "cheat" If nonzero editing the mesh will incrementally recompue visibility
nav_use_place cmd If used without arguments, all available Places will be listed. If a Place argument is given, the current Place is set.
nav_walk cmd Toggles the 'traverse this area by walking' flag used by the AI system.
nav_warp_to_mark cmd Warps the player to the marked area.
nav_world_center cmd Centers the nav mesh in the world
nb_shadow_dist 400 , "cl"
net_allow_multicast 1 , "a"
net_blockmsg 0 , "cheat" 1|name>
net_channels cmd Shows net channel info
net_compressvoice 0 Attempt to compress out of band voice payloads (360 only).
net_drawslider 0 Draw completion slider during signon
net_droppackets 0 , "cheat" Drops next n packets on client
net_dumpeventstats cmd Dumps out a report of game event network usage
net_dumptest 0
net_earliertempents 1 , "cheat"
net_fakejitter 0 , "cheat" Jitter fakelag packet time
net_fakelag 0 , "cheat" Lag all incoming network data (including loopback) by this many milliseconds.
net_fakeloss 0 , "cheat" Simulate packet loss as a percentage (negative means drop 1/n packets)
net_graph 0 , "a", "cl" Draw the network usage graph, = 2 draws data on payload, = 3 draws payload legend.
net_graphheight 64 , "a", "cl" Height of netgraph panel
net_graphmsecs 400 , "a", "cl" The latency graph represents this many milliseconds.
net_graphpos 1 , "a", "cl"
net_graphproportionalfont 1 , "a", "cl" Determines whether netgraph font is proportional or not
net_graphshowinterp 1 , "a", "cl" Draw the interpolation graph.
net_graphshowlatency 1 , "a", "cl" Draw the ping/packet loss graph.
net_graphsolid 1 , "a", "cl"
net_graphtext 1 , "a", "cl" Draw text fields
net_maxcleartime 4 Max # of seconds we can wait for next packets to be sent based on rate setting (0 == no limit).
net_maxfilesize 16 Maximum allowed file size for uploading in MB
net_maxfragments 1200 Max fragment bytes per packet
net_maxroutable 1200 , "a", "user" Requested max packet size before packets are 'split'.
net_megasnapshot 1
net_paranoid 1
net_public_adr 0 For servers behind NAT/DHCP meant to be exposed to the public internet, this is the public facing ip address string: ('x.x.x.x'
net_queue_trace 0
net_queued_packet_thread 1 Use a high priority thread to send queued packets out instead of sending them each frame.
net_scale 5 , "a", "cl"
net_showeventlisteners 0 Show listening addition/removals
net_showevents 0 Dump game events to console (1=client only, 2=all).
net_showfragments 0 Show netchannel fragments
net_showpeaks 0 Show messages for large packets only: <size>
net_showreliablesounds 0 , "cheat"
net_showsplits 0 Show info about packet splits
net_showtcp 0 Dump TCP stream summary to console
net_showudp 0 Dump UDP packets summary to console
net_showudp_oob 0 Dump OOB UDP packets summary to console
net_showudp_remoteonly 0 Dump non-loopback udp only
net_showusercmd 0 , "cl" Show user command encoding
net_splitpacket_maxrate 15000 Max bytes per second when queueing splitpacket chunks
net_splitrate 1 Number of fragments for a splitpacket that can be sent per frame
net_start cmd Inits multiplayer network sockets
net_status cmd Shows current network status
net_steamcnx_allowrelay 1 , "a" Allow steam connections to attempt to use relay servers as fallback (best if specified on command line: +net_steamcnx_allowrel
net_steamcnx_debug 1 Show debug spew for steam based connections, 2 shows all network traffic for steam sockets.
net_steamcnx_enabled 1 Use steam connections on listen server as a fallback, 2 forces use of steam connections instead of raw UDP.
net_steamcnx_status cmd Print status of steam connection sockets.
net_usesocketsforloopback 0 Use network sockets layer even for listen server local player's packets (multiplayer only).
next 0 , "cheat" Set to 1 to advance to next frame ( when singlestep == 1 )
nextdemo cmd Play next demo in sequence.
nextlevel 0 , "sv", "nf" If set to a valid map name, will change to this map during the next changelevel
noclip cmd Toggle. Player becomes non-solid and flies. Optional argument of 0 or 1 to force enable/disable
noclip_fixup 1 , "sv", "cheat"
notarget cmd Toggle. Player becomes hidden to NPCs.
npc_ally_deathmessage 1 , "sv", "cheat"
npc_ammo_deplete cmd Subtracts half of the target's ammo
npc_bipass cmd Displays the local movement attempts by the given NPC(s) (triangulation detours). Failed bypass routes are displayed in red, s
npc_combat cmd Displays text debugging information about the squad and enemy of the selected NPC (See Overlay Text) Arguments: {npc_name}
npc_conditions cmd Displays all the current AI conditions that an NPC has in the overlay text. Arguments: {npc_name} / {npc class_name} / no a
npc_create cmd Creates an NPC of the given type where the player is looking (if the given NPC can actually stand at that location). Argumen
npc_create_aimed cmd Creates an NPC aimed away from the player of the given type where the player is looking (if the given NPC can actually stand at
npc_create_equipment 0 , "sv"
npc_destroy cmd Removes the given NPC(s) from the universe Arguments: {npc_name} / {npc_class_name} / no argument picks what player is looki
npc_destroy_unselected cmd Removes all NPCs from the universe that aren't currently selected
npc_enemies cmd Shows memory of NPC. Draws an X on top of each memory. Eluded entities drawn in blue (don't know where it went) Unreachable
npc_focus cmd Displays red line to NPC's enemy (if has one) and blue line to NPC's target entity (if has one) Arguments: {npc_name} / {np
npc_freeze cmd Selected NPC(s) will freeze in place (or unfreeze). If there are no selected NPCs, uses the NPC under the crosshair. Arguments
npc_freeze_unselected cmd Freeze all NPCs not selected
npc_go cmd Selected NPC(s) will go to the location that the player is looking (shown with a purple box) Arguments: -none-
npc_go_do_run 1 , "sv" Set whether should run on NPC go
npc_go_random cmd Sends all selected NPC(s) to a random node. Arguments: -none-
npc_heal cmd Heals the target back to full health
npc_height_adjust 1 , "a", "sv" Enable test mode for ik height adjustment
npc_kill cmd Kills the given NPC(s) Arguments: {npc_name} / {npc_class_name} / no argument picks what player is looking at
npc_nearest cmd Draw's a while box around the NPC(s) nearest node Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argument picks what player i
npc_relationships cmd Displays the relationships between this NPC and all others. Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argument picks wha
npc_reset cmd Reloads schedules for all NPC's from their script files Arguments: -none-
npc_route cmd Displays the current route of the given NPC as a line on the screen. Waypoints along the route are drawn as small cyan rectang
npc_select cmd Select or deselects the given NPC(s) for later manipulation. Selected NPC's are shown surrounded by a red translucent box Arg
npc_sentences 0 , "sv"
npc_set_freeze cmd Selected NPC(s) will freeze in place (or unfreeze). If there are no selected NPCs, uses the NPC under the crosshair. Arguments
npc_set_freeze_unselected cmd Freeze all NPCs not selected
npc_speakall cmd Force the npc to try and speak all their responses
npc_squads cmd Obsolete. Replaced by npc_combat
npc_steering cmd Displays the steering obstructions of the NPC (used to perform local avoidance) Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / n
npc_steering_all cmd Displays the steering obstructions of all NPCs (used to perform local avoidance)
npc_task_text cmd Outputs text debugging information to the console about the all the tasks + break conditions of the selected NPC current schedu
npc_tasks cmd Displays detailed text debugging information about the all the tasks of the selected NPC current schedule (See Overlay Text) A
npc_teleport cmd Selected NPC will teleport to the location that the player is looking (shown with a purple box) Arguments: -none-
npc_thinknow cmd Trigger NPC to think
npc_viewcone cmd Displays the viewcone of the NPC (where they are currently looking and what the extents of there vision is) Arguments: {ent
npc_vphysics 0 , "sv"

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Command Default Value Flags Description
old_radiusdamage 0 , "rep", "cl"
open_econui cmd
open_econui_backpack cmd Open the backpack.
open_econui_crafting cmd Open the crafting screen.
open_store cmd Open the in-game store
openserverbrowser cmd Opens server browser
overview_alpha 1 , "a", "clientcmd_can_execute", "cl" Overview map translucency.
overview_health 1 , "a", "clientcmd_can_execute", "cl" Show player's health in map overview.
overview_locked 1 , "a", "clientcmd_can_execute", "cl" Locks map angle, doesn't follow view angle.
overview_mode cmd 1|2>
overview_names 1 , "a", "clientcmd_can_execute", "cl" Show player's names in map overview.
overview_tracks 1 , "a", "clientcmd_can_execute", "cl" Show player's tracks in map overview.
overview_zoom cmd Sets overview map zoom: <zoom> [

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Command Default Value Flags Description
paint_cleanser_visibility_look_angle 60 , "cheat", "cl"
paint_cleanser_visibility_poll_rate 0 , "cheat", "cl"
paint_cleanser_visibility_range 1000 , "cheat", "cl"
paint_color_max_diff 32 , "rep", "cl" The maximum difference between two colors for matching.
paint_impact_accumulate_sound_distance_threshold 128 , "rep", "cl"
paint_impact_count_to_max_adjusted_volume 5 , "rep", "cl"
paint_impact_count_to_min_adjusted_pitch_after_full_volume 5 , "rep", "cl"
paint_impact_particles_distance_threshold 20 , "rep", "cl"
paint_impact_particles_duration 0 , "rep", "cl"
paint_location_distance_threshold_square 25 , "sv"
paint_max_impact_particles 50 , "rep", "cl"
paint_min_impact_particles 20 , "rep", "cl"
paintblob_air_drag 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The air drag applied to the paint blobs.
paintblob_draw_distance_from_eye 18 , "cl"
paintblob_gravity_scale 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The gravity scale of the paint blobs.
paintblob_isosurface_box_width 8 , "cl"
paintblob_lifetime 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The lifetime of the paintblobs if they have a limited range.
paintblob_limited_range 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" If the paintblobs have a limited range.
paintblob_max_radius_scale 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
paintblob_min_radius_scale 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
paintblob_minimum_portal_exit_velocity 225 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The minimum velocity of the paint blobs on exiting portals.
paintblob_radius_while_streaking 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
paintblob_streak_angle_threshold 45 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The angle of impact below which the paint blobs will streak paint.
paintblob_streak_trace_range 20 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The range of the trace for the paint blobs while streaking.
paintblob_tbeam_accel 200 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The acceleration of the paint blobs while in a tractor beam to get up to tractor beam speed
paintblob_tbeam_portal_vortex_circulation 60000 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
paintblob_tbeam_vortex_accel 300 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
paintblob_tbeam_vortex_circulation 30000 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
paintblob_tbeam_vortex_distance 50 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Blob will do vortex if blob's distance from start or end point of the beam is within this distance
paintblob_tbeam_vortex_radius_rate 100 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
paintblob_update_per_second 60 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The number of times the blobs movement code is run per second.
paintbomb_blobs_max_streak_speed_dampen 800 , "sv", "cheat"
paintbomb_blobs_max_streak_time 0 , "sv", "cheat"
paintbomb_blobs_min_streak_speed_dampen 500 , "sv", "cheat"
paintbomb_blobs_min_streak_time 0 , "sv", "cheat"
paintbomb_draw_blob_speed_max 80 , "cl"
paintbomb_draw_blob_speed_min 50 , "cl"
paintbomb_draw_max_blob_radius 0 , "cl"
paintbomb_draw_min_blob_radius 0 , "cl"
paintbomb_draw_num_paint_blobs 20 , "cl"
paintbomb_draw_sphere_radius 25 , "cl"
paintbomb_explosion_radius 100 , "sv", "cheat" Radius of the trace from the center of the explosion
paintbomb_horizontal_angle_split 8 , "sv", "cheat"
paintbomb_streak_speed_max 250 , "sv", "cheat"
paintbomb_streak_speed_min 150 , "sv", "cheat"
paintbomb_vertical_angle_split 8 , "sv", "cheat"
paintsplat_bias 0 , "cheat", "rep" Change bias value for computing circle buffer
paintsplat_max_alpha_noise 0 , "cheat", "rep" Max noise value of circle alpha
paintsplat_noise_enabled 1 , "cheat", "rep"
panel_test_title_safe 0 , "cheat" Test vgui panel positioning with title safe indentation
particle_sim_alt_cores 2 , "cl"
particle_simulateoverflow 0 , "cheat", "cl" Used for stress-testing particle systems. Randomly denies creation of particles.
particle_test_attach_attachment 0 , "sv", "cheat" Attachment index for attachment mode
particle_test_attach_mode 0 , "sv", "cheat" Possible Values: 'start_at_attachment', 'follow_attachment', 'start_at_origin', 'follow_origin'
particle_test_file 0 , "sv", "cheat" Name of the particle system to dynamically spawn
particle_test_start cmd Dispatches the test particle system with the parameters specified in particle_test_file, particle_test_attach_mode and particl
particle_test_stop cmd Stops all particle systems on the selected entities. Arguments: {entity_name} / {class_name} / no argument picks what playe
password 0 , "a", "norecord" Current server access password
path cmd Show the engine filesystem path.
pause cmd Toggle the server pause state.
perfui cmd Show/hide the level performance tools UI.
perfvisualbenchmark cmd
perfvisualbenchmark_abort cmd
phonemedelay 0 , "cl" Phoneme delay to account for sound system latency.
phonemefilter 0 , "cl" Time duration of box filter to pass over phonemes.
phonemesnap 2 , "cl" Lod at level at which visemes stops always considering two phonemes, regardless of duration.
phys_debug_check_contacts 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
phys_enable_query_cache 1
phys_impactforcescale 1 , "sv"
phys_penetration_error_time 10 , "sv" Controls the duration of vphysics penetration error boxes.
phys_pushscale 1 , "rep", "cl"
phys_show_active 0 , "sv", "cheat"
phys_speeds 0 , "sv"
phys_stressbodyweights 5 , "sv"
phys_timescale 1 , "sv" Scale time for physics
phys_upimpactforcescale 0 , "sv"
physcannon_maxforce 1500 , "sv"
physcannon_maxmass 250 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
physcannon_mega_enabled 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
physcannon_minforce 700 , "sv"
physcannon_tracelength 250 , "sv"
physics_budget cmd Times the cost of each active object
physics_constraints cmd Highlights constraint system graph for an entity
physics_debug_entity cmd Dumps debug info for an entity
physics_highlight_active cmd Turns on the absbox for all active physics objects
physics_report_active cmd Lists all active physics objects
physics_select cmd Dumps debug info for an entity
physicsshadowupdate_render 0 , "sv"
PhysPMC 0
picker cmd Toggles 'picker' mode. When picker is on, the bounding box, pivot and debugging text is displayed for whatever entity the play
ping cmd Display ping to server.
ping_max_green 70 , "cl"
ping_max_red 250 , "cl"
ping_max_yellow 140 , "cl"
pingserver cmd Ping a server for info
pipeline_static_props 1
pixelvis_debug cmd Dump debug info
play cmd Play a sound.
playdemo cmd Play a recorded demo file (.dem ).
player_debug_print_damage 0 , "sv", "cheat" When true, print amount and type of all damage received by player to console.
player_held_object_collide_with_player 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Should held objects collide with players
player_held_object_debug_error 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Spew information on dropping objects due to error
player_held_object_keep_out_of_camera 1 , "cheat", "cl"
player_held_object_max_knock_magnitude 30 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" For viewmodel grab controller, max velocity magnitude squared to apply to knocked objects.
player_held_object_max_throw_magnitude 60 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" For viewmodel grab controller, max velocity magnitude squared to apply to knocked objects.
player_held_object_transform_bump_ray 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
player_held_object_use_view_model -1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Use clone models in the view model instead of physics simulated grab controller.
player_old_armor 0 , "sv"
player_paint_shoot_pos_forward_scale 55 , "rep", "cl"
player_paint_shoot_pos_right_scale 12 , "rep", "cl"
player_paint_shoot_pos_up_scale 25 , "rep", "cl"
player_throwforce 1000 , "sv"
playflush cmd Play a sound, reloading from disk in case of changes.
playgamesound cmd Play a sound from the game sounds txt file
playsoundscape cmd Forces a soundscape to play
playtest_random_death 0 , "sv"
playvideo cmd Plays a video: <filename> [width height]
playvideo_end_level_transition cmd Plays a video fullscreen without ability to skip (unless dev 1) and fades in: <filename>
playvideo_exitcommand cmd Plays a video and fires and exit command when it is stopped or finishes: <filename> <exit command>
playvideo_exitcommand_nointerrupt cmd Plays a video (without interruption) and fires and exit command when it is stopped or finishes: <filename> <exit command>
playvideo_nointerrupt cmd Plays a video without ability to skip: <filename> [width height]
playvol cmd Play a sound at a specified volume.
plugin_load cmd plugin_load <filename> : loads a plugin
plugin_pause cmd plugin_pause <index> : pauses a loaded plugin
plugin_pause_all cmd pauses all loaded plugins
plugin_print cmd Prints details about loaded plugins
plugin_unload cmd plugin_unload <index> : unloads a plugin
plugin_unpause cmd plugin_unpause <index> : unpauses a disabled plugin
plugin_unpause_all cmd unpauses all disabled plugins
portal2_portal_width 72 , "rep", "cl"
portal2_square_portals 0 , "rep", "cl"
portal_beamtrace_optimization 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
portal_carve_vphysics_clips 1 , "sv"
portal_clone_displacements 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
portal_demohack 0 , "a", "cl" Do the demo_legacy_rollback setting to help during demo playback of going through portals.
portal_draw_ghosting 1 , "cl"
portal_environment_radius 75 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
portal_funnel_debug 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
portal_ghost_show_bbox 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Render AABBs around the bounding box used for ghost renderable bounds checking (either hitbox or collision AABB)
portal_ghost_use_network_origin 0 , "cl" Use the network origin for determining bounds in which to ghost renderables, rather than the abs origin.
portal_ghosts_disable 0 , "cl" Disables rendering of ghosted objects in portal environments
portal_paint_color -8355712 , "rep", "cl" Color for portal paint
portal_place cmd Places a portal. Indicate the group #, then the portal #, then pos + angle
portal_player_interaction_quadtest_epsilon 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
portal_pointpush_debug 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Debug the portal_pointpush.
portal_pointpush_think_rate 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The amount of time between thinks for the portal_pointpush.
portal_report cmd Reports the location of all portals
portal_test_resting_surface_for_paint 0 , "sv" Test if a portal is on a white painted surface and fizzle if it goes away. Test it EVERY FRAME.
portal_trace_shrink_ray_each_query 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
portal_transmit_light 0 , "cheat", "cl"
portal_use_player_avoidance 0 , "rep", "cl"
portal_viewmodel_offset -12 , "cl"
portal_viewmodel_radius 24 , "cl"
portal_viewmodel_use_dlight 0 , "cl"
portalgun_fire_delay 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
portalgun_held_button_fire_fire_delay 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
Portals_ResizeAll cmd Resizes all portals (for testing), Portals_ResizeAll [half width] [half height]
+posedebug cmd , "cheat", "cl" Turn on pose debugger or add ents to pose debugger UI
-posedebug cmd , "cheat", "cl" Turn off pose debugger or hide ents from pose debugger UI
prevent_crouch_jump 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Enable/Disable crouch jump prevention.
print_colorcorrection cmd Display the color correction layer information.
procedural_generator_debug 0 , "sv", "cheat"
procedural_generator_laser_catcher_at_different_height 0 , "sv", "cheat"
procedural_generator_laser_catcher_at_same_height 1 , "sv", "cheat"
procedural_generator_solve_it cmd Solve the procedural puzzle generator.
procedural_generator_test cmd Test the procedural puzzle generator.
procedural_surface_map cmd
progress_enable cmd
prop_active_gib_limit 64 , "sv"
prop_active_gib_max_fade_time 12 , "sv"
prop_break_disable_float 1 , "sv"
prop_crosshair cmd Shows name for prop looking at
prop_debug cmd Toggle prop debug mode. If on, props will show colorcoded bounding boxes. Red means ignore all damage. White means respond phys
prop_dynamic_create cmd Creates a dynamic prop with a specific .mdl aimed away from where the player is looking. Arguments: {.mdl name}
prop_physics_create cmd Creates a physics prop with a specific .mdl aimed away from where the player is looking. Arguments: {.mdl name}
props_break_max_pieces 50 , "rep", "cl" Maximum prop breakable piece count (-1 = model default)
props_break_max_pieces_perframe -1 , "rep", "cl" Maximum prop breakable piece count per frame (-1 = model default)
puzzlemaker_autosave_dev cmd puzzlemaker_autosave_dev - autosaves the current puzzle as 'autosave.p2c'
puzzlemaker_compile_and_preview cmd
puzzlemaker_compile_and_publish cmd
puzzlemaker_current_hint 11 , "a", "cl"
puzzlemaker_drawselectionmeshes 0 , "a", "cl" draw wireframe item selection meshes in red
puzzlemaker_enable_budget_bar 0 , "a", "cl" Shows/Hides the budget bar
puzzlemaker_export cmd puzzlemaker_export <name> - export the current puzzle as 'name.vmf'
puzzlemaker_load_dev cmd puzzlemaker_load_dev <name> - load the puzzle called 'name.p2c'
puzzlemaker_new_chamber cmd
puzzlemaker_open_chamber cmd
puzzlemaker_play_sounds 1 , "a", "cl" sets if the puzzlemaker can play sounds or not
puzzlemaker_publish_dev cmd puzzlemaker_publish_dev - compile the current puzzle and publish it to the Steam Workshop (via the standlone publishing tool)
puzzlemaker_quit cmd
puzzlemaker_request_publish cmd
puzzlemaker_save_chamber cmd
puzzlemaker_save_dev cmd puzzlemaker_save_dev <name> - save the current puzzle as 'name.p2c'
puzzlemaker_shadows 0 , "a", "cl" Enable shadows in the Portal 2 Puzzle Maker
puzzlemaker_show 0 1 shows the puzzle maker, 0 hides it
puzzlemaker_show_budget_numbers 0 , "a", "cl" Shows the current values for all the different map limits.
puzzlemaker_show_overlay_web_page cmd
puzzlemaker_switch_session cmd
puzzlemaker_zoom_to_mouse 1 , "a", "cl" 0-zoom to center of screen, 1-zoom to mouse cursor (smart), 2-zoom to mouse cursor (simple)
pwatchent -1 , "cheat", "cl" Entity to watch for prediction system changes.
pwatchvar 0 , "cheat", "cl" Entity variable to watch in prediction system for changes.

Q

Command Default Value Flags Description
+quick_ping cmd Ping the center option from the ping menu.
-quick_ping cmd Quick ping is unpressed... nothing to do here.
quit cmd Exit the engine.

R

Command Default Value Flags Description
r_3dsky 1 , "cl" Enable the rendering of 3d sky boxes
r_AirboatViewDampenDamp 1 , "cheat", "nf", "rep", "cl"
r_AirboatViewDampenFreq 7 , "cheat", "nf", "rep", "cl"
r_AirboatViewZHeight 0 , "cheat", "nf", "rep", "cl"
r_alphafade_usefov 1 , "cheat", "cl" Account for FOV when computing an entity's distance-based alpha fade
r_ambientboost 1 Set to boost ambient term if it is totally swamped by local lights
r_ambientfactor 5 Boost ambient cube by no more than this factor
r_ambientfraction 0 , "cheat" Fraction of direct lighting used to boost lighting when model requests
r_ambientlightingonly 0 , "cheat" Set this to 1 to light models with only ambient lighting (and no static lighting).
r_ambientmin 0 Threshold above which ambient cube will not boost (i.e. it's already sufficiently bright
r_aspectratio 0
r_avglight 1 , "cheat"
r_avglightmap 0 , "cheat"
r_bloomtintb 0
r_bloomtintexponent 2
r_bloomtintg 0
r_bloomtintr 0
r_brush_queue_mode 0 , "cheat"
r_buildingmapforworld 0
r_cheapwaterend cmd
r_cheapwaterstart cmd
r_cleardecals cmd Usage r_cleardecals <permanent>.
r_ClipAreaFrustums 1 , "cheat"
r_ClipAreaPortals 1 , "cheat"
r_colorstaticprops 0 , "cheat"
r_debug_sequencesets -2 , "cl"
r_debugcheapwater 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_debugrandomstaticlighting 0 , "cheat" Set to 1 to randomize static lighting for debugging. Must restart for change to take affect.
r_decal_cover_count 4
r_decal_overlap_area 0
r_decal_overlap_count 1
r_decals 512
r_decalstaticprops 1 Decal static props test
r_deferopaquefastclipped 1 , "cl"
r_depthoverlay 0 , "cheat", "cl" Replaces opaque objects with their grayscaled depth values. r_showz_power scales the output.
r_DispBuildable 0 , "cheat"
r_DispWalkable 0 , "cheat"
r_dlightsenable 1 , "cheat"
r_dopixelvisibility 1 , "cl"
r_drawallrenderables 0 , "cheat", "cl" Draw all renderables, even ones inside solid leaves.
r_drawbatchdecals 1 Render decals batched.
r_DrawBeams 1 , "cheat" 0=Off, 1=Normal, 2=Wireframe
r_drawbrushmodels 1 , "cheat" Render brush models. 0=Off, 1=Normal, 2=Wireframe
r_drawclipbrushes 0 , "cheat" Draw clip brushes (red=NPC+player, pink=player, purple=NPC)
r_drawdecals 1 , "cheat" Render decals.
r_DrawDetailProps 1 , "cl" 0=Off, 1=Normal, 2=Wireframe
r_DrawDisp 1 , "cheat" Toggles rendering of displacment maps
r_drawentities 1 , "cheat"
r_drawflecks 1 , "cl"
r_drawfuncdetail 1 , "cheat" Render func_detail
r_drawleaf -1 , "cheat" Draw the specified leaf.
r_drawlightcache 0 , "cheat" 0: off 1: draw light cache entries 2: draw rays
r_drawlightinfo 0 , "cheat"
r_drawlights 0 , "cheat"
r_drawmodeldecals 1
r_DrawModelLightOrigin 0 , "cheat"
r_drawmodelstatsoverlay 0 , "cheat"
r_drawmodelstatsoverlaydistance 500 , "cheat"
r_drawmodelstatsoverlayfilter -1 , "cheat"
r_drawmodelstatsoverlaymax 1 , "a" time in milliseconds beyond which a model overlay is fully red in r_drawmodelstatsoverlay 2
r_drawmodelstatsoverlaymin 0 , "a" time in milliseconds that a model must take to render before showing an overlay in r_drawmodelstatsoverlay 2
r_drawopaquerenderables 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawopaqueworld 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawothermodels 1 , "cheat", "cl" 0=Off, 1=Normal, 2=Wireframe
r_drawparticles 1 , "cheat", "cl" Enable/disable particle rendering
r_drawpixelvisibility 0 , "cl" Show the occlusion proxies
r_drawportalfrustum 0 , "cl"
r_DrawPortals 0 , "cheat"
r_DrawRain 1 , "cheat", "cl" Enable/disable rain rendering.
r_drawrenderboxes 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawropes 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawscreenoverlay 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawskybox 1 , "cheat"
r_DrawSpecificStaticProp -1
r_drawsprites 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawstaticprops 1 , "cheat" 0=Off, 1=Normal, 2=Wireframe
r_drawtracers 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawtracers_firstperson 1 , "cl"
r_drawtranslucentrenderables 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawtranslucentworld 1 , "cheat"
r_drawunderwateroverlay 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawvgui 1 , "cheat" Enable the rendering of vgui panels
r_drawviewmodel 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_drawworld 1 , "cheat" Render the world.
r_dscale_basefov 90 , "cheat"
r_dscale_fardist 2000 , "cheat"
r_dscale_farscale 4 , "cheat"
r_dscale_neardist 100 , "cheat"
r_dscale_nearscale 1 , "cheat"
r_dynamic 1
r_dynamiclighting 1 , "cheat"
r_emulategl 0
r_entityclips 1 , "cl"
r_eyeglintlodpixels 20 The number of pixels wide an eyeball has to be before rendering an eyeglint. Is a floating point value.
r_eyegloss 1 , "a", "cl"
r_eyemove 1 , "a"
r_eyes 1
r_eyeshift_x 0 , "a"
r_eyeshift_y 0 , "a"
r_eyeshift_z 0 , "a"
r_eyesize 0 , "a"
r_eyewaterepsilon 7 , "cheat", "cl"
r_fade360style 1 , "cl"
r_farz -1 , "cheat", "cl" Override the far clipping plane. -1 means to use the value in env_fog_controller.
r_fastreflectionfastpath 1 , "cl"
r_fastzreject 0 Activate/deactivates a fast z-setting algorithm to take advantage of hardware with fast z reject. Use -1 to default to hardware
r_fastzrejectdisp 0 Activates/deactivates fast z rejection on displacements (360 only). Only active when r_fastzreject is on.
r_flashlight_always_cull_for_single_pass 0
r_flashlight_info 0 , "cl" Information about currently enabled flashlights
r_flashlight_topdown 0 , "cl"
r_flashlightambient 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightbacktraceoffset 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightbrightness 1 , "cheat"
r_flashlightclip 0 , "cheat"
r_flashlightconstant 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightculldepth 1
r_flashlightdepth_drawtranslucents 0 , "cl"
r_flashlightdepthres 1024 , "cl"
r_flashlightdepthreshigh 1024 , "cl"
r_flashlightdepthtexture 1
r_FlashlightDetailProps 1 , "cl" Enable a flashlight drawing pass on detail props. 0 = off, 1 = single pass, 2 = multipass (multipass is PC ONLY)
r_flashlightdrawclip 0 , "cheat"
r_flashlightdrawdepth 0
r_flashlightdrawdepthres 256
r_flashlightdrawfrustum 0 , "cl"
r_flashlightdrawfrustumbbox 0 , "cl"
r_flashlightdrawsweptbbox 0
r_flashlightenableculling 0 , "cl" Enable frustum culling of flashlights
r_flashlightfar 750 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightfov 53 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightladderdist 40 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightlinear 100 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightlockposition 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightmodels 1 , "cl"
r_flashlightmuzzleflashfov 120 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightnear 4 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightnearoffsetscale 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightnodraw 0
r_flashlightoffsetforward 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightoffsetright 5 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightoffsetup -5 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightquadratic 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightrender 1
r_flashlightrendermodels 1
r_flashlightrenderworld 1
r_flashlightscissor 0 , "cheat"
r_flashlightshadowatten 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlighttracedistcutoff 128 , "cl"
r_flashlightupdatedepth 1
r_flashlightvisualizetrace 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_flashlightvolumetrics 1 , "cl"
r_flex 1
r_flushlod cmd Flush and reload LODs.
r_forcecheapwater 0 , "cheat", "cl" Force all water to be cheap water, will show old renders if enabled after water has been seen
r_ForceRestore 0
r_ForceWaterLeaf 1 , "cl" Enable for optimization to water - considers view in leaf under water for purposes of culling
r_frustumcullworld 1
r_glint_alwaysdraw 0
r_glint_procedural 0
r_hidepaintedsurfaces 0 If enabled, hides all surfaces which have been painted.
r_highlight_translucent_renderables 0 , "cl"
r_hunkalloclightmaps 1
r_hwmorph 0 , "cheat"
r_impacts_alt_orientation 1 , "cl"
r_itemblinkmax 0 , "cheat"
r_itemblinkrate 4 , "cheat"
r_JeepFOV 90 , "sv", "cheat", "rep"
r_JeepViewBlendTo 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_JeepViewBlendToScale 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_JeepViewBlendToTime 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_JeepViewDampenDamp 1 , "cheat", "nf", "rep", "cl"
r_JeepViewDampenFreq 7 , "cheat", "nf", "rep", "cl"
r_JeepViewZHeight 10 , "cheat", "nf", "rep", "cl"
r_jiggle_bones 1 , "cl"
r_keepstyledlightmapsonly 0
r_lightaverage 1 Activates/deactivate light averaging
r_lightcache_invalidate cmd
r_lightcache_numambientsamples 162 , "cheat" number of random directions to fire rays when computing ambient lighting
r_lightcache_radiusfactor 1000 , "cheat" Allow lights to influence lightcaches beyond the lights' radii
r_lightcache_zbuffercache 0
r_lightcachecenter 1 , "cheat"
r_lightcachemodel -1 , "cheat"
r_lightinterp 5 , "cheat" Controls the speed of light interpolation, 0 turns off interpolation
r_lightmap -1 , "cheat"
r_lightstyle -1 , "cheat"
r_lightwarpidentity 0 , "cheat"
r_lockportalfrustum 0 , "cl"
r_lockpvs 0 , "cheat" Lock the PVS so you can fly around and inspect what is being drawn.
r_lod -1
r_mapextents 16384 , "cheat", "cl" Set the max dimension for the map. This determines the far clipping plane
r_maxdlights 32
r_maxmodeldecal 50
r_maxnewsamples 6
r_maxsampledist 128
r_minnewsamples 3
r_modelwireframedecal 0 , "cheat"
r_nohw 0 , "cheat"
r_norefresh 0
r_nosw 0 , "cheat"
r_novis 0 , "cheat" Turn off the PVS.
r_occludeemaxarea 0 Prevents occlusion testing for entities that take up more than X% of the screen. 0 means use whatever the level said to use.
r_occluderminarea 0 Prevents this occluder from being used if it takes up less than X% of the screen. 0 means use whatever the level said to use.
r_occludermincount 0 At least this many occluders will be used, no matter how big they are.
r_occlusion 1 Activate/deactivate the occlusion system.
r_occlusionspew 0 , "cheat" Activate/deactivates spew about what the occlusion system is doing.
r_oldlightselection 0 , "cheat" Set this to revert to HL2's method of selecting lights
r_overlayfadeenable 0
r_overlayfademax 2000
r_overlayfademin 1750
r_overlaywireframe 0
r_paintblob_blr_cutoff_radius 5 , "cl" Set cutoff radius (how far field extends from each particle)
r_paintblob_blr_render_radius 1 , "cl" Set render radius (how far from particle center surface will be)
r_paintblob_blr_scale 1 , "cl" Scale all surface rendering parameters.
r_paintblob_calc_color 0 , "a", "cl" Just interpolate colors
r_paintblob_calc_hifreq_color 0 , "a", "cl" Experimental hi-freq colors
r_paintblob_calc_tan_only 0 , "a", "cl" Calculate Only Tangents
r_paintblob_calc_tile_color 0 , "a", "cl" Shows color of the tile
r_paintblob_calc_uv_and_tan 1 , "a", "cl" Calculate UVs and Tangents
r_paintblob_debug_draw_margin 0 , "cl" If tiler is disabled, whether to draw the margin.
r_paintblob_debug_draw_tile_boundaries 0 , "cl" Whether to draw outlines of all tiles.
r_paintblob_debug_spu 0 , "cl" Set this to 1 to break in the SPU code for the blob. Otherwise use 0.
r_paintblob_display_clip_box 0 , "cl"
r_paintblob_draw_isosurface 1 , "cl" Draws the surface as an isosurface
r_paintblob_force_single_pass 1 , "cl" If 0, render the blob in two passes. Set to 1 to force rendering of the blob in a single pass.
r_paintblob_highres_cube 1 , "cl" Set cubewidth (coarseness of the mesh)
r_paintblob_mainview_highres 1 , "cl" If 1, make the main view high resolution. Set to 0 to make the main view low resolution.
r_paintblob_material -1 , "cl" Choose a material from 0 to N
r_paintblob_max_number_of_indices_displayed 1000000 , "cl" Indicates the maximum number of indices to display per tile. The index size will be the limiting factor though (regardless of t
r_paintblob_max_number_of_threads 1 , "cl" Indicates the maximum number of threads that will be spawn for the blob.
r_paintblob_max_number_of_vertices_displayed 1000000 , "cl" Indicates the maximum number of vertices to display per tile. The VB size will be the limiting factor though (regardless of thi
r_paintblob_only_mainview_displayed 0 , "cl" If 0, other views are displayed (portal, shadow, reflection, ...). Note that shadows are disabled on game consoles. Set to 1 to
r_paintblob_otherviews_highres 0 , "cl" If 0, all other views are low resolution. Set to 1 to make other views high resolution.
r_paintblob_rotate 0 , "cl" Whether to rotate for transparency
r_paintblob_seeding_with_simd 0 , "cl" Set this to 1 to run the seeding in SIMD. Otherwise use 0.
r_paintblob_shader 0 , "cl" Choose a shader
r_paintblob_tile_index_to_draw -1 , "cl" -1 to display all tiles. Otherwise the index of the tile to draw.
r_paintblob_timeout_for_recycling_fragments 100 , "cl" Timeout in milliseconds used to recycle the fragments. Default is 64 in release, 1000 in debug.
r_paintblob_use_optimized_fragment_copy 1 , "cl" Indicates if optimized VB/IB copy is enabled (Write-combine memory optimization).
r_paintblob_wireframe 0 , "cl" Draw wireframe
r_particle_demo 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_particle_sim_spike_threshold_ms 0 , "cl"
r_particle_timescale 1 , "cl"
r_partition_level -1 , "cheat" Displays a particular level of the spatial partition system. Use -1 to disable it.
r_PhysPropStaticLighting 1 , "cl"
r_pix_recordframes 0
r_pix_start 0
r_pixelfog 1
r_pixelvisibility_partial 1 , "cl"
r_pixelvisibility_spew 0 , "cl"
r_portal_earlyz 1 , "cl"
r_portal_fastpath 1 , "cl"
r_portal_fastpath_max_ghost_recursion 2 , "cl"
r_portal_stencil_depth 2 , "a", "cl" When using stencil views, this changes how many views within views we see
r_portal_use_complex_frustums 1 , "cl" View optimization, turn this off if you get odd visual bugs.
r_portal_use_dlights 0 , "cl"
r_portal_use_pvs_optimization 1 Enables an optimization that allows portals to be culled when outside of the PVS.
r_portalscissor 0 , "cl"
r_portalscloseall 0
r_portalsopenall 0 , "cheat" Open all portals
r_portalstencildisable 0 , "cl"
r_PortalTestEnts 1 , "cheat", "cl" Clip entities against portal frustums.
r_printdecalinfo cmd
r_proplightingfromdisk 1 0=Off, 1=On, 2=Show Errors
r_proplightingpooling -1 , "cheat" 0 - off, 1 - static prop color meshes are allocated from a single shared vertex buffer (on hardware that supports stream offset
r_propsmaxdist 1200 , "cl" Maximum visible distance
r_queued_decals 0 Offloads a bit of decal rendering setup work to the material system queue when enabled.
r_queued_post_processing 0 , "cl"
r_queued_ropes 1 , "cl"
r_radiosity 4 , "cheat" 0: no radiosity 1: radiosity with ambient cube (6 samples) 2: radiosity with 162 samples 3: 162 samples for static props, 6 sam
r_RainAllowInSplitScreen 0 , "cl" Allows rain in splitscreen
r_rainalpha 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_rainalphapow 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_RainCheck 0 , "cheat", "cl" Enable/disable IsInAir() check for rain drops?
r_RainDebugDuration 0 , "cheat", "cl" Shows rain tracelines for this many seconds (0 disables)
r_raindensity 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_RainHack 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_rainlength 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_RainParticleDensity 0 , "cl" Density of Particle Rain 0-1
r_RainProfile 0 , "cheat", "cl" Enable/disable rain profiling.
r_RainRadius 1500 , "cheat", "cl"
r_RainSideVel 130 , "cheat", "cl" How much sideways velocity rain gets.
r_RainSimulate 1 , "cheat", "cl" Enable/disable rain simulation.
r_rainspeed 600 , "cheat", "cl"
r_RainSplashPercentage 20 , "cheat", "cl"
r_rainwidth 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_randomflex 0 , "cheat"
r_renderoverlayfragment 1
r_rimlight 1 , "cheat"
r_rootlod 0 Root LOD
r_ropetranslucent 1 , "cl"
r_screenoverlay cmd Draw specified material as an overlay
r_sequence_debug 0 , "cl"
r_shader_srgb 0 -1 = use hardware caps. 0 = use hardware srgb. 1 = use shader srgb(software lookup)
r_shadow_debug_spew 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_shadow_deferred 0 , "cheat" Toggle deferred shadow rendering
r_shadow_deferred_downsample 0 , "cl" Toggle low-res deferred shadow rendering
r_shadow_deferred_simd 0 , "cl"
r_shadow_half_update_rate 1 , "cl" Updates shadows at half the framerate
r_shadow_lightpos_lerptime 0 , "cl"
r_shadow_shortenfactor 2 , "cl" Makes shadows cast from local lights shorter
r_shadowangles cmd Set shadow angles
r_shadowblobbycutoff cmd some shadow stuff
r_shadowcolor cmd Set shadow color
r_shadowdir cmd Set shadow direction
r_shadowdist cmd Set shadow distance
r_shadowfromanyworldlight 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_shadowfromworldlights 1 , "cl" Enable shadowing from world lights
r_shadowfromworldlights_debug 0 , "cheat", "cl"
r_shadowids 0 , "cheat"
r_shadowlod -1 , "cl"
r_shadowmaxrendered 32 , "cl"
r_shadowrendertotexture 1
r_shadows 1
r_shadows_gamecontrol -1 , "cheat"
r_shadows_on_renderables_enable 0 , "cl" Support casting RTT shadows onto other renderables
r_shadowwireframe 0 , "cheat"
r_showenvcubemap 0 , "cheat"
r_ShowViewerArea 0
r_showz_power 1 , "cheat"
r_simpleworldmodel_drawbeyonddistance_fullscreen 600 , "cl"
r_simpleworldmodel_drawbeyonddistance_pip 600 , "cl"
r_simpleworldmodel_drawbeyonddistance_splitscreen 600 , "cl"
r_simpleworldmodel_drawforrecursionlevel_fullscreen 2 , "cl"
r_simpleworldmodel_drawforrecursionlevel_pip 2 , "cl"
r_simpleworldmodel_drawforrecursionlevel_splitscreen 2 , "cl"
r_simpleworldmodel_waterreflections_fullscreen 1 , "cl"
r_simpleworldmodel_waterreflections_pip 1 , "cl"
r_simpleworldmodel_waterreflections_splitscreen 1 , "cl"
r_skin 0 , "cheat"
r_skybox 1 , "cheat", "cl" Enable the rendering of sky boxes
r_skybox_draw_last 1 Draws skybox after world brush geometry, rather than before.
r_slowpathwireframe 0 , "cheat"
r_snapportal -1
r_SnowColorBlue 200 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowColorGreen 175 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowColorRed 150 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowDebugBox 0 , "cheat", "cl" Snow Debug Boxes.
r_SnowEnable 1 , "cheat", "cl" Snow Enable
r_SnowEndAlpha 255 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowEndSize 0 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowFallSpeed 1 , "cheat", "cl" Snow fall speed scale.
r_SnowInsideRadius 256 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowOutsideRadius 1024 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowParticles 500 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowPosScale 1 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowRayEnable 1 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowRayLength 8192 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowRayRadius 256 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowSpeedScale 1 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowStartAlpha 25 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowStartSize 1 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowWindScale 0 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowZoomOffset 384 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_SnowZoomRadius 512 , "cheat", "cl" Snow.
r_spray_lifetime 10 Number of rounds player sprays are visible
r_sse_s 1 , "cl" sse ins for particle sphere create
r_staticlight_streams 1
r_staticprop_lod -1
r_staticpropinfo 0
r_swingflashlight 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_teeth 1
r_threaded_blobulator 1 , "cl" If enabled, blobulator will use material thread.
r_threaded_particles 1 , "cl"
r_threaded_shadow_clip 0
r_threadeddetailprops 1 , "cl" enable threading of detail prop drawing
r_unlimitedrefract 0 , "cl"
r_unloadlightmaps 0
r_updaterefracttexture 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_vehicleBrakeRate 1 , "sv", "cheat"
r_VehicleViewClamp 1 , "cheat", "cl"
r_VehicleViewDampen 1 , "cheat", "nf", "rep", "cl"
r_visambient 0 Draw leaf ambient lighting samples. Needs mat_leafvis 1 to work
r_visocclusion 0 , "cheat" Activate/deactivate wireframe rendering of what the occlusion system is doing.
r_visualizelighttraces 0 , "cheat"
r_visualizelighttracesshowfulltrace 0 , "cheat"
r_visualizeproplightcaching 0 , "cl"
r_visualizetraces 0 , "cheat"
r_WaterDrawReflection 1 , "cl" Enable water reflection
r_WaterDrawRefraction 1 , "cl" Enable water refraction
r_waterforceexpensive 0 , "cl"
r_waterforcereflectentities 0 , "cl"
r_worldlightmin 0
r_worldlights 2 number of world lights to use per vertex
r_worldlistcache 1 , "cl"
ragdoll_sleepaftertime 5 , "cl" After this many seconds of being basically stationary, the ragdoll will go to sleep.
rate 20000 , "user" Max bytes/sec the host can receive data
rcon cmd Issue an rcon command.
rcon_address 0 , "norecord" Address of remote server if sending unconnected rcon commands (format x.x.x.x:p)
rcon_password 0 , "norecord" remote console password.
recompute_speed cmd Recomputes clock speed (for debugging purposes).
record cmd Record a demo.
record_research_data 0 , "sv" In challenge and editor maps, output research data to portal2_research_data.csv if enabled
reload cmd Reload the most recent saved game (add setpos to jump to current view position on reload).
+reload cmd , "cl"
-reload cmd , "cl"
reload_materials 0
reload_vjobs cmd reload vjobs module
remote_bug cmd Starts a bug report with data from the currently connected rcon machine
+remote_view cmd
-remote_view cmd
removeallpaint cmd
removeid cmd Remove a user ID from the ban list.
removeip cmd Remove an IP address from the ban list.
render_blanks cmd render N blank frames
report_cliententitysim 0 , "cheat", "cl" List all clientside simulations and time - will report and turn itself off.
report_clientthinklist 0 , "cheat", "cl" List all clientside entities thinking and time - will report and turn itself off.
report_entities cmd Lists all entities
report_simthinklist cmd Lists all simulating/thinking entities
report_soundpatch cmd reports sound patch count
report_touchlinks cmd Lists all touchlinks
res_restrict_access 0
reset_gameconvars cmd Reset a bunch of game convars to default values
respawn_entities cmd Respawn all the entities in the map.
restart cmd Restart the game on the same level (add setpos to jump to current view position on restart).
+right cmd , "cl"
-right cmd , "cl"
room_type 0 , "demo"
rope_averagelight 1 , "cl" Makes ropes use average of cubemap lighting instead of max intensity.
rope_collide 1 , "cl" Collide rope with the world
rope_min_pixel_diameter 2 , "cheat"
rope_rendersolid 1 , "cl"
rope_shake 0 , "cl"
rope_smooth 1 , "cl" Do an antialiasing effect on ropes
rope_smooth_enlarge 1 , "cl" How much to enlarge ropes in screen space for antialiasing effect
rope_smooth_maxalpha 0 , "cl" Alpha for rope antialiasing effect
rope_smooth_maxalphawidth 1 , "cl"
rope_smooth_minalpha 0 , "cl" Alpha for rope antialiasing effect
rope_smooth_minwidth 0 , "cl" When using smoothing, this is the min screenspace width it lets a rope shrink to
rope_solid_maxalpha 1 , "cl"
rope_solid_maxwidth 1 , "cl"
rope_solid_minalpha 0 , "cl"
rope_solid_minwidth 0 , "cl"
rope_subdiv 2 , "cl" Rope subdivision amount
rope_wind_dist 1000 , "cl" Don't use CPU applying small wind gusts to ropes when they're past this distance.
rr_debug_qa 0 , "sv" Set to 1 to see debug related to the Question & Answer system used to create conversations between allied NPCs.
rr_debugresponseconcept 0 , "sv" If set, rr_debugresponses will print only responses testing for the specified concept
rr_debugresponseconcept_exclude cmd Set a list of concepts to exclude from rr_debugresponseconcept. Separate multiple concepts with spaces. Call with no arguments
rr_debugresponses 0 , "sv" Show verbose matching output (1 for simple, 2 for rule scoring, 3 for noisy). If set to 4, it will only show response success/f
rr_debugrule 0 , "sv" If set to the name of the rule, that rule's score will be shown whenever a concept is passed into the response rules system.
rr_dumpresponses 0 , "sv" Dump all response_rules.txt and rules (requires restart)
rr_followup_maxdist 1800 , "sv", "cheat" 'then ANY' or 'then ALL' response followups will be dispatched only to characters within this distance.
rr_forceconcept cmd fire a response concept directly at a given character. USAGE: rr_forceconcept <target> <concept> 'criteria1:value1,criteria2:va
rr_reloadresponsesystems cmd Reload all response system scripts.
rr_remarkable_max_distance 1200 , "sv", "cheat" AIs will not even consider remarkarbles that are more than this many units away.
rr_remarkable_world_entities_replay_limit 1 , "sv", "cheat" TLK_REMARKs will be dispatched no more than this many times for any given info_remarkable
rr_remarkables_enabled 1 , "sv", "cheat" If 1, polling for info_remarkables and issuances of TLK_REMARK is enabled.
rr_thenany_score_slop 0 , "sv", "cheat" When computing respondents for a 'THEN ANY' rule, all rule-matching scores within this much of the best score will be considere

S

Command Default Value Flags Description
save cmd Saves current game.
save_async 1
save_asyncdelay 0 For testing, adds this many milliseconds of delay to the save operation.
save_console 0 Autosave on the PC behaves like it does on the consoles.
save_disable 0
save_finish_async cmd
save_history_count 1 Keep this many old copies in history of autosaves and quicksaves.
save_huddelayframes 1 Number of frames to defer for drawing the Saving message.
save_in_memory 0 Set to 1 to save to memory instead of disk (Xbox 360)
save_noxsave 0
save_screenshot 1 0 = none, 1 = non-autosave, 2 = always
save_spew 0
say cmd Display player message
say_team cmd Display player message to team
scene_async_prefetch_spew 0 , "sv" Display async .ani file loading info.
scene_clamplookat 1 , "sv" Clamp head turns to a MAX of 20 degrees per think.
scene_clientflex 1 , "rep", "cl" Do client side flex animation.
scene_clientplayback 1 , "sv" Play all vcds on the clients.
scene_flatturn 1 , "sv"
scene_flush cmd Flush all .vcds from the cache and reload from disk.
scene_forcecombined 0 , "sv" When playing back, force use of combined .wav files even in english.
scene_maxcaptionradius 1200 , "sv" Only show closed captions if recipient is within this many units of speaking actor (0==disabled).
scene_playvcd cmd Play the given VCD as an instanced scripted scene.
scene_print 0 , "rep", "cl" When playing back a scene, print timing and event info to console.
scene_showfaceto 0 , "a", "sv" When playing back, show the directions of faceto events.
scene_showlook 0 , "a", "sv" When playing back, show the directions of look events.
scene_showmoveto 0 , "a", "sv" When moving, show the end location.
scene_showunlock 0 , "a", "sv" Show when a vcd is playing but normal AI is running.
scene_vcdautosave 0 , "cl" Create a savegame before VCD playback
+score cmd , "cl"
-score cmd , "cl"
scr_centertime 2 , "cl"
screenshot cmd Take a screenshot.
script cmd Run the text as a script
script_client cmd Run the text as a script
script_connect_debugger_on_mapspawn 0 , "sv"
script_debug cmd Connect the vscript VM to the script debugger
script_debug_client cmd Connect the vscript VM to the script debugger
script_dump_all cmd Dump the state of the VM to the console
script_dump_all_client cmd Dump the state of the VM to the console
script_execute cmd Run a vscript file
script_execute_client cmd Run a vscript file
script_help cmd Output help for script functions, optionally with a search string
script_help_client cmd Output help for script functions, optionally with a search string
script_reload_code cmd Execute a vscript file, replacing existing functions with the functions in the run script
script_reload_entity_code cmd Execute all of this entity's VScripts, replacing existing functions with the functions in the run scripts
script_reload_think cmd Execute an activation script, replacing existing functions with the functions in the run script
sensitivity 3 , "a", "cl" Mouse sensitivity.
server_game_time cmd Gives the game time in seconds (server's curtime)
servercfgfile 0 , "sv"
setang cmd Snap player eyes to specified pitch yaw <roll:optional> (must have sv_cheats).
setang_exact cmd Snap player eyes and orientation to specified pitch yaw <roll:optional> (must have sv_cheats).
setinfo cmd Adds a new user info value
setmodel cmd Changes's player's model
setpause cmd Set the pause state of the server.
setpos cmd Move player to specified origin (must have sv_cheats).
setpos_exact cmd Move player to an exact specified origin (must have sv_cheats).
setpos_player cmd Move specified player to specified origin (must have sv_cheats).
sfm_record_hz 30 , "cl"
shake cmd Shake the screen.
shake_show 0 , "cl" Displays a list of the active screen shakes.
shake_stop cmd Stops all active screen shakes.
shake_testpunch cmd Test a punch-style screen shake.
+showbudget cmd , "cheat"
-showbudget cmd , "cheat"
showbudget_texture 0 , "cheat" Enable the texture budget panel.
+showbudget_texture cmd , "cheat"
-showbudget_texture cmd , "cheat"
+showbudget_texture_global cmd , "cheat"
-showbudget_texture_global cmd , "cheat"
showbudget_texture_global_dumpstats cmd Dump all items in +showbudget_texture_global in a text form
showbudget_texture_global_sum 0
showconsole cmd Show the console.
showGameSettings cmd
showhitlocation 0 , "sv"
showinfo cmd Shows a info panel: <type> <title> <message> [<command>]
showpanel cmd Shows a viewport panel <name>
showparticlecounts 0 , "cl" Display number of particles drawn per frame
+showportals cmd
-showportals cmd
+showscores cmd , "cl"
-showscores cmd , "cl"
showtriggers 0 , "sv", "cheat" Shows trigger brushes
showtriggers_toggle cmd Toggle show triggers
+showvprof cmd
-showvprof cmd
singlestep 0 , "cheat" Run engine in single step mode ( set next to 1 to advance a frame )
sk_allow_autoaim 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_ally_regen_time 0 , "sv" Time taken for an ally to regenerate a point of health.
sk_ammo_qty_scale1 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_ammo_qty_scale2 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_ammo_qty_scale3 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_auto_reload_time 3 , "rep", "cl"
sk_autoaim_mode 2 , "a", "rep", "cl"
sk_autoaim_scale1 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_autoaim_scale2 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_bullseye_health 0 , "sv"
sk_combine_ball_search_radius 512 , "sv", "rep"
sk_combineball_guidefactor 0 , "sv", "rep"
sk_combineball_seek_angle 15 , "sv", "rep"
sk_combineball_seek_kill 0 , "sv", "rep"
sk_dmg_inflict_scale1 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_dmg_inflict_scale2 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_dmg_inflict_scale3 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_dmg_sniper_penetrate_npc 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_dmg_sniper_penetrate_plr 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_dmg_take_scale1 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_dmg_take_scale2 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_dmg_take_scale3 1 , "rep", "cl"
sk_fraggrenade_radius 0 , "sv"
sk_hover_turret_health 150 , "sv"
sk_max_357 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_alyxgun 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_ar2 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_ar2_altfire 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_buckshot 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_crossbow 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_gauss_round 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_grenade 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_pistol 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_rpg_round 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_smg1 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_smg1_grenade 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_max_sniper_round 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_arm 1 , "sv"
sk_npc_chest 1 , "sv"
sk_npc_dmg_357 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_airboat 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_alyxgun 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_ar2 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_buckshot 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_combineball 15 , "sv", "rep"
sk_npc_dmg_crossbow 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_fraggrenade 0 , "sv"
sk_npc_dmg_grenade 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_gunship 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_gunship_to_plr 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_pistol 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_rpg_round 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_smg1 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_smg1_grenade 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_dmg_sniper_round 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_npc_head 2 , "sv"
sk_npc_leg 1 , "sv"
sk_npc_stomach 1 , "sv"
sk_player_arm 1 , "sv"
sk_player_chest 1 , "sv"
sk_player_head 2 , "sv"
sk_player_leg 1 , "sv"
sk_player_stomach 1 , "sv"
sk_plr_dmg_357 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_airboat 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_alyxgun 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_ar2 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_buckshot 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_crossbow 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_fraggrenade 0 , "sv"
sk_plr_dmg_grenade 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_pistol 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_rpg_round 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_smg1 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_smg1_grenade 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_dmg_sniper_round 0 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_grenade_drop_time 30 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_health_drop_time 30 , "rep", "cl"
sk_plr_num_shotgun_pellets 7 , "rep", "cl"
sk_suitcharger 0 , "sv"
sk_suitcharger_citadel 0 , "sv"
sk_suitcharger_citadel_maxarmor 0 , "sv"
skill 1 , "a" Game skill level (1-3).
skybox_swap cmd Swap through the skyboxes in our queue
sleep_when_meeting_framerate 1 Sleep instead of spinning if we're meeting the desired framerate.
sleep_when_meeting_framerate_headroom_ms 2 Only sleep if the current frame has at least this much time remaining, otherwise spin.
slot0 cmd
slot1 cmd
slot10 cmd
slot2 cmd
slot3 cmd
slot4 cmd
slot5 cmd
slot6 cmd
slot7 cmd
slot8 cmd
slot9 cmd
smoothstairs 1 , "rep", "cl" Smooth player eye z coordinate when traversing stairs.
snapto cmd
snd_async_flush cmd Flush all unlocked async audio data
snd_async_fullyasync 1 All playback is fully async (sound doesn't play until data arrives).
snd_async_minsize 262144
snd_async_showmem cmd Show async memory stats
snd_async_showmem_music cmd Show async memory stats for just non-streamed music
snd_async_showmem_summary cmd Show brief async memory stats
snd_async_spew_blocking 0 Spew message to console any time async sound loading blocks on file i/o.
snd_async_stream_fail 0 Spew stream pool failures.
snd_async_stream_purges 0 Spew stream pool purges.
snd_async_stream_recover_from_exhausted_stream 1 If 1, recovers when the stream is exhausted when playing PCM sounds (prevents music or ambiance sounds to stop if too many soun
snd_async_stream_spew 0 Spew streaming info ( 0=Off, 1=streams, 2=buffers
snd_async_stream_spew_delayed_start_filter 0 Filter used to spew sounds that starts late. Use an empty string to display all sounds. By default only the VO are displayed
snd_async_stream_spew_delayed_start_time 500 Spew any asynchronous sound that starts with more than N milliseconds delay. By default spew when there is more than 500 ms del
snd_async_stream_spew_exhausted_buffer 1 If 1, spews warnings when the buffer is exhausted (recommended). Set to 0 for no spew (for debugging purpose only).
snd_async_stream_spew_exhausted_buffer_time 1000 Number of milliseconds between each exhausted buffer spew.
snd_async_stream_static_alloc 0 If 1, spews allocations on the static alloc pool. Set to 0 for no spew.
snd_cull_duplicates 0 If nonzero, aggressively cull duplicate sounds during mixing. The number specifies the number of duplicates allowed to be playe
snd_debug_gaincurve 0 Visualize sound gain fall off
snd_debug_gaincurvevol 1 Visualize sound gain fall off
snd_defer_trace 1
snd_delay_for_choreo_enabled 1 Enables update of delay for choreo to compensate for IO latency.
snd_delay_for_choreo_reset_after_N_milliseconds 500 Resets the choreo latency after N milliseconds of VO not playing. Default is 500 ms.
snd_delay_sound_shift 0
snd_disable_mixer_duck 0
snd_disable_mixer_solo 0
snd_dsp_cancel_old_preset_after_N_milliseconds 1000 Number of milliseconds after an unused previous preset is not considered valid for the start of a cross-fade.
snd_dsp_optimization 1 Turns optimization on for DSP effects if set to 1 (default). 0 to turn the optimization off.
snd_dsp_spew_changes 0 Spews major changes to the dsp or presets if set to 1. 0 to turn the spew off (default).
snd_duckerattacktime 0 , "a"
snd_duckerreleasetime 2 , "a"
snd_duckerthreshold 0 , "a"
snd_ducking_off 1 , "a"
snd_ducktovolume 0 , "a"
snd_dump_filepaths cmd
snd_dumpclientsounds cmd Dump sounds to console
snd_dvar_dist_max 1320 Play full 'far' sound at this distance
snd_dvar_dist_min 240 Play full 'near' sound at this distance
snd_filter 0 , "cheat"
snd_find_channel 0 Scan every channel to find the corresponding sound.
snd_foliage_db_loss 4 , "cheat" foliage dB loss per 1200 units
snd_gain 1 , "cheat"
snd_gain_max 1 , "cheat"
snd_gain_min 0 , "cheat"
snd_getmixer cmd Get data related to mix group matching string
snd_legacy_surround 0 , "a"
snd_list 0
snd_lockpartial 1
snd_max_same_sounds 4
snd_max_same_weapon_sounds 3
snd_mergemethod 1 Sound merge method (0 == sum and clip, 1 == max, 2 == avg).
snd_mix_async 0
snd_mix_optimization 1 Turns optimization on for mixing if set to 1 (default). 0 to turn the optimization off.
snd_mix_soundchar_enabled 1 Turns sound char on for mixing if set to 1 (default). 0 to turn the sound char off and use default behavior (spatial instead of
snd_mixahead 0 , "a"
snd_mixer_master_dsp 1
snd_mixer_master_level 1
snd_moviefix 1 Defer sound recording until next tick when laying off movies.
snd_musicvolume 1 , "a", "user" Music volume
snd_mute_losefocus 1 , "a"
snd_noextraupdate 0
snd_obscured_gain_dB -2 , "cheat"
snd_op_test_convar 1 , "cheat"
snd_pause_all 1 , "cheat" Specifies to pause all sounds and not just voice
snd_pitchquality 1 , "a"
snd_playsounds cmd Play sounds from the game sounds txt file at a given location
snd_pre_gain_dist_falloff 1 , "cheat"
snd_prefetch_common 1 Prefetch common sounds from directories specified in scripts/sound_prefetch.txt
snd_print_channel_by_guid cmd Prints the content of a channel from its guid. snd_print_channel_by_guid <guid>.
snd_print_channel_by_index cmd Prints the content of a channel from its index. snd_print_channel_by_index <index>.
snd_print_channels cmd Prints all the active channel.
snd_print_dsp_effect cmd Prints the content of a dsp effect.
snd_profile 0 , "demo"
snd_rebuildaudiocache cmd rebuild audio cache for current language
snd_refdb 60 , "cheat" Reference dB at snd_refdist
snd_refdist 36 , "cheat" Reference distance for snd_refdb
snd_report_format_sound 0 If set to 1, report all sound formats.
snd_report_loop_sound 0 If set to 1, report all sounds that just looped.
snd_report_start_sound 0 If set to 1, report all sounds played with S_StartSound(). The sound may not end up being played (if error occurred for example
snd_report_stop_sound 0 If set to 1, report all sounds stopped with S_StopSound().
snd_report_verbose_error 0 If set to 1, report more error found when playing sounds.
snd_restart cmd Restart sound system.
snd_set_master_volume cmd Sets the master volume for a channel. snd_set_master_volume <guid> <mastervolume>.
snd_setmixer cmd Set named Mixgroup of current mixer to mix vol, mute, solo.
snd_setmixlayer cmd Set named Mixgroup of named mix layer to mix vol, mute, solo.
snd_setmixlayer_amount cmd Set named mix layer mix amount.
snd_setsoundparam cmd Set a sound paramater
snd_show 0 Show sounds info
snd_show_channel_count 0 Show the current count of channel types.
snd_showclassname 0
snd_showmixer 0
snd_showstart 0 , "cheat"
snd_ShowThreadFrameTime 0
snd_sos_allow_dynamic_chantype 1
snd_sos_exec_when_paused 1
snd_sos_flush_operators cmd Flush and re-parse the sound operator system
snd_sos_get_opvar cmd
snd_sos_list_operator_updates 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_print_operators cmd Prints a list of currently available operators
snd_sos_set_opvar cmd
snd_sos_show_block_debug 0 , "cheat" Spew data about the list of block entries.
snd_sos_show_client_rcv 0
snd_sos_show_client_xmit 0 , "cheat", "cl"
snd_sos_show_entry_match_free 0
snd_sos_show_operator_entry_filter 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_operator_init 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_operator_prestart 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_operator_shutdown 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_operator_start 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_operator_stop_entry 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_operator_updates 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_opvar_list 0
snd_sos_show_queuetotrack 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_server_xmit 0 , "sv", "cheat"
snd_sos_show_source_info 0
snd_sos_show_startqueue 0 , "cheat"
snd_sos_show_track_list 0
snd_soundmixer 0
snd_soundmixer_flush cmd Reload soundmixers.txt file.
snd_soundmixer_list_mix_groups cmd List all mix groups to dev console.
snd_soundmixer_list_mix_layers cmd List all mix layers to dev console.
snd_soundmixer_list_mixers cmd List all mixers to dev console.
snd_soundmixer_parse_debug 0
snd_soundmixer_set_trigger_factor cmd Set named mix layer / mix group, trigger amount.
snd_soundmixer_version 2
snd_spatialize_roundrobin 0 Lowend optimization: if nonzero, spatialize only a fraction of sound channels each frame. 1/2^x of channels will be spatialized
snd_spew_dsp_process 0 Spews text every time a DSP effect is applied if set to 1. 0 to turn the spew off (default).
snd_store_filepaths 0
snd_surround_speakers 2
snd_updateaudiocache cmd checks _master.cache based on file sizes and rebuilds any change/new entries
snd_visualize 0 , "cheat" Show sounds location in world
snd_vol_no_xfade 5 If current and target volumes are close, don't cross-fade.
snd_vol_xfade_incr_max 20 Never change volume by more than +/-N units per frame during cross-fade.
snd_vol_xfade_speed_multiplier_for_doppler 0 Doppler effect is extremely sensible to volume variation. To reduce the pops, the cross-fade has to be very slow.
snd_vol_xfade_time 0 Channel volume cross-fade time in seconds.
snd_vox_captiontrace 0 Shows sentence name for sentences which are set not to show captions.
snd_vox_globaltimeout 300
snd_vox_sectimetout 300
snd_vox_seqtimetout 300
snd_writemanifest cmd If running a game, outputs the precache manifest for the current level
sndplaydelay cmd
soundfade cmd Fade client volume.
soundinfo cmd Describe the current sound device.
soundlist cmd List all known sounds.
soundpatch_captionlength 2 , "rep", "cl" How long looping soundpatch captions should display for.
soundscape_debug 0 , "sv", "cheat" When on, draws lines to all env_soundscape entities. Green lines show the active soundscape, red lines show soundscapes that ar
soundscape_dumpclient cmd Dumps the client's soundscape data.
soundscape_fadetime 3 , "cheat", "cl" Time to crossfade sound effects between soundscapes
soundscape_flush cmd Flushes the server & client side soundscapes
soundscape_message 0 , "cl"
soundscape_radius_debug 0 , "cheat", "cl" Prints current volume of radius sounds
sp_fade_and_force_respawn 1 , "sv", "cheat"
speak cmd Play a constructed sentence.
spec_autodirector 1 , "clientcmd_can_execute", "cl" Auto-director chooses best view modes while spectating
spec_freeze_distance_max 200 , "cheat", "cl" Maximum random distance from the target to stop when framing them in observer freeze cam.
spec_freeze_distance_min 96 , "cheat", "cl" Minimum random distance from the target to stop when framing them in observer freeze cam.
spec_freeze_time 4 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Time spend frozen in observer freeze cam.
spec_freeze_traveltime 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Time taken to zoom in to frame a target in observer freeze cam.
spec_mode cmd Set spectator mode
spec_next cmd Spectate next player
spec_player cmd Spectate player by name
spec_pos cmd dump position and angles to the console
spec_prev cmd Spectate previous player
spec_scoreboard 0 , "a", "cl"
spec_track 0 , "cl" Tracks an entity in spec mode
+speed cmd , "cl"
-speed cmd , "cl"
speed_funnelling_enabled 1 , "rep", "cl" Toggle whether the player is funneled into portals while running on speed paint.
speed_paint_color -16749825 , "rep", "cl" Color for speed paint
spike cmd generates a fake spike
ss_enable 0 , "cl" Enables Split Screen support. Play Single Player now launches into split screen mode. NO ONLINE SUPPORT
ss_force_primary_fullscreen 0 , "cl" If enabled, all splitscreen users will only see the first user's screen full screen
ss_map cmd Start playing on specified map with max allowed splitscreen players.
ss_pip_bottom_offset 25 , "cl" PIP offset vector from the bottom of the screen
ss_pip_right_offset 25 , "cl" PIP offset vector from the right of the screen
ss_pipscale 0 , "cl" Scale of the PIP aspect ratio to our resolution.
ss_pipsplit 1 , "cl" If enabled, use PIP instead of splitscreen. (Only works for 2 players)
ss_reloadletterbox cmd ss_reloadletterbox
ss_splitmode 0 , "a", "cl" Two player split screen mode (0 - recommended settings base on the width, 1 - horizontal, 2 - vertical (only allowed in widescr
ss_verticalsplit 1 , "cl" Two player split screen uses vertical split (do not set this directly, use ss_splitmode instead).
ss_voice_hearpartner 0 Route voice between splitscreen players on same system.
star_memory cmd Dump memory stats
startdemos cmd Play demos in demo sequence.
startmovie cmd Start recording movie frames.
startneurotoxins cmd Starts the nerve gas timer.
startupmenu cmd Opens initial menu screen and loads the background bsp, but only if no other level is being loaded, and we're not in developer
stats cmd Prints server performance variables
status cmd Display map and connection status.
step_spline 0 , "sv"
stop cmd Finish recording demo.
stop_transition_videos_fadeout cmd Fades out all transition videos playing to the screen:
stopdemo cmd Stop playing back a demo.
stopsound cmd
stopsoundscape cmd Stops all soundscape processing and fades current looping sounds
stopvideos cmd Stops all videos playing to the screen
stopvideos_fadeout cmd Fades out all videos playing to the screen:
+strafe cmd , "cl"
-strafe cmd , "cl"
stringtable_alwaysrebuilddictionaries 0 Rebuild dictionary file on every level load
stringtable_compress 1 Compress string table for networking
stringtable_showsizes 0 Show sizes of string tables when building for signon
stringtable_usedictionaries 0 Use dictionaries for string table networking
stringtabledictionary cmd Create dictionary for current strings.
studio_queue_mode 1
stuffcmds cmd Parses and stuffs command line + commands to command buffer.
suitvolume 0 , "a", "sv"
surfaceprop cmd Reports the surface properties at the cursor
sv_allchat 1 , "sv", "nf" Players can receive all other players' text chat, no death restrictions
sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 If set, players may only join this server from matchmaking lobby, may not connect directly.
sv_allow_mobile_portal_teleportation 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_allow_mobile_portals 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_allow_wait_command 1 , "rep" Allow or disallow the wait command on clients connected to this server.
sv_allowdownload 1 Allow clients to download files
sv_allowupload 1 Allow clients to upload customizations files
sv_alltalk 0 , "sv", "nf" Players can hear all other players, no team restrictions
sv_alternateticks 1 , "sp" If set, server only simulates entities on even numbered ticks.
sv_autoladderdismount 1 , "rep", "cl" Automatically dismount from ladders when you reach the end (don't have to +USE).
sv_autosave 1 Set to 1 to autosave game on level transition. Does not affect autosave triggers.
sv_benchmark_autovprofrecord 0 , "sv" If running a benchmark and this is set, it will record a vprof file over the duration of the benchmark with filename benchmark.
sv_benchmark_force_start cmd Force start the benchmark. This is only for debugging. It's better to set sv_benchmark to 1 and restart the level.
sv_benchmark_numticks 3300 , "sv" If > 0, then it only runs the benchmark for this # of ticks.
sv_bounce_anim_time_continue 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_bounce_anim_time_predict 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_bounce_reflect_enabled 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Enable/Disable reflection on bounce.
sv_bowie_maneuver_threshold 375 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_box_physgundrop_angle_threshold 70 , "sv"
sv_cacheencodedents 1 If set to 1, does an optimization to prevent extra SendTable_Encode calls.
sv_cheats 0 , "nf", "rep" Allow cheats on server
sv_clearhinthistory cmd Clear memory of server side hints displayed to the player.
sv_client_cmdrate_difference 20 , "rep" cl_cmdrate is moved to within sv_client_cmdrate_difference units of cl_updaterate before it is clamped between sv_mincmdrate an
sv_client_max_interp_ratio 5 , "rep" This can be used to limit the value of cl_interp_ratio for connected clients (only while they are connected). If sv_client_min_
sv_client_min_interp_ratio 1 , "rep" This can be used to limit the value of cl_interp_ratio for connected clients (only while they are connected). -1
sv_client_predict -1 , "rep" This can be used to force the value of cl_predict for connected clients (only while they are connected). -1 = let clients se
sv_clip_contacts_to_portals 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Enable/Disable clipping contact regions to portal planes.
sv_clockcorrection_msecs 60 , "sv" The server tries to keep each player's m_nTickBase withing this many msecs of the server absolute tickcount
sv_consistency 0 , "rep" Whether the server enforces file consistency for critical files
sv_contact 0 , "nf" Contact email for server sysop
sv_contact_region_thickness 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The thickness of a contact region (how much the box expands).
sv_debug_draw_contacts 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" 0: Dont draw anything. 1: Draw contacts. 2: Draw colored contacts
sv_debug_dumpportalhole_nextcheck 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_debug_physicsshadowclones 0 , "sv", "rep"
sv_debug_player_use 0 , "rep", "cl" Visualizes +use logic. Green cross=trace success, Red cross=trace too far, Green box=radius success
sv_debug_portal_race_checkpoint 0 , "sv"
sv_debugmanualmode 0 Make sure entities correctly report whether or not their network data has changed.
sv_debugtempentities 0 Show temp entity bandwidth usage.
sv_deltaprint 0 Print accumulated CalcDelta profiling data (only if sv_deltatime is on)
sv_deltatime 0 Enable profiling of CalcDelta calls
sv_downloadurl 0 , "rep" Location from which clients can download missing files
sv_dump_portalsimulator_collision 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_dump_portalsimulator_holeshapes 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_dumpstringtables 0 , "cheat"
sv_edgefriction 2 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_enable_paint_power_user_debug 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Enable debug spew for paint power users.
sv_enableholdrotation 0 , "rep", "cl" When enabled, hold attack2 to rotate held objects
sv_enableoldqueries 0 Enable support for old style (HL1) server queries
sv_extra_client_connect_time 15 Seconds after client connect during which extra frames are buffered to prevent non-delta'd update
sv_filterban 1 Set packet filtering by IP mode
sv_forcepreload 0 , "a" Force server side preloading.
sv_fullsyncclones 1 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_futbol_fake_force 500 , "sv"
sv_futbol_floor_exit_angle 85 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_futbol_force_players_to_catch 1 , "sv"
sv_futbol_use_cooldown_time 0 , "sv"
sv_futbol_use_steals_from_holding_player 1 , "sv"
sv_gameinstructor_disable 0 , "rep", "cl" Force all clients to disable their game instructors.
sv_gravity 600 , "cheat", "nf", "rep", "cl" World gravity.
sv_hibernate_ms 20 # of milliseconds to sleep per frame while hibernating
sv_hibernate_ms_vgui 20 # of milliseconds to sleep per frame while hibernating but running the vgui dedicated server frontend
sv_hibernate_postgame_delay 5 # of seconds to wait after final client leaves before hibernating.
sv_hibernate_when_empty 1 Puts the server into extremely low CPU usage mode when no clients connected
sv_hl2mp_item_respawn_time 30 , "sv", "nf"
sv_hl2mp_weapon_respawn_time 20 , "sv", "nf"
sv_holdrotationsensitivity 0 , "a", "sv"
sv_infinite_ammo 0 , "sv", "cheat" Player's active weapon will never run out of ammo
sv_ladder_useonly 0 , "rep", "cl" If set, ladders can only be mounted by pressing +USE
sv_ladderautomountdot 0 , "rep", "cl" When auto-mounting a ladder by looking up its axis, this is the tolerance for looking now directly along the ladder axis.
sv_lagcompensationforcerestore 1 , "sv", "cheat" Don't test validity of a lag comp restore, just do it.
sv_lan 0 Server is a lan server ( no heartbeat, no authentication, no non-class C addresses )
sv_log_onefile 0 , "a" Log server information to only one file.
sv_logbans 0 , "a" Log server bans in the server logs.
sv_logblocks 0 If true when log when a query is blocked (can cause very large log files)
sv_logdownloadlist 0
sv_logecho 1 , "a" Echo log information to the console.
sv_logfile 1 , "a" Log server information in the log file.
sv_logflush 0 , "a" Flush the log file to disk on each write (slow).
sv_logsdir 0 , "a" Folder in the game directory where server logs will be stored.
sv_massreport 0 , "sv"
sv_master_legacy_mode 1 Use (outside-of-Steam) code to communicate with master servers.
sv_master_share_game_socket 1 Use the game's socket to communicate to the master server. If this is 0, then it will create a socket on -steamport + 1 to comm
sv_max_queries_sec 3 Maximum queries per second to respond to from a single IP address.
sv_max_queries_sec_global 60 Maximum queries per second to respond to from anywhere.
sv_max_queries_window 30 Window over which to average queries per second averages.
sv_maxclientframes 128
sv_maxcmdrate 40 , "rep" (If sv_mincmdrate is > 0), this sets the maximum value for cl_cmdrate.
sv_maxrate 0 , "rep" Max bandwidth rate allowed on server, 0 == unlimited
sv_maxreplay 1 Maximum replay time in seconds
sv_maxroutable 1200 Server upper bound on net_maxroutable that a client can use.
sv_maxupdaterate 60 , "rep" Maximum updates per second that the server will allow
sv_memlimit 0 , "cheat" If set, whenever a game ends, if the total memory used by the server is greater than this # of megabytes, the server will exit.
sv_mincmdrate 0 , "rep" This sets the minimum value for cl_cmdrate. 0 == unlimited.
sv_minrate 5000 , "rep" Min bandwidth rate allowed on server, 0 == unlimited
sv_minupdaterate 10 , "rep" Minimum updates per second that the server will allow
sv_monster_turret_velocity 100 , "sv", "cheat" The amount of velocity the monster turret tries to move with.
sv_multiplayer_maxtempentities 32
sv_multiplayer_sounds 20
sv_new_delta_bits 1
sv_noclipaccelerate 5 , "a", "nf", "rep", "cl"
sv_noclipduringpause 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" If cheats are enabled, then you can noclip with the game paused (for doing screenshots, etc.).
sv_noclipspeed 5 , "a", "nf", "rep", "cl"
sv_npc_talker_maxdist 1024 , "sv" NPCs over this distance from the player won't attempt to speak.
sv_paint_detection_sphere_radius 16 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" The radius of the query sphere used to find the color of a light map at a contact point in world space.
sv_paint_trigger_sound_delay 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_paintairacceleration 5 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Air acceleration in Paint
sv_paintblob_damage 0 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_parallel_packentities 1
sv_parallel_sendsnapshot 1
sv_password 0 , "nf", "prot", "norecord" Server password for entry into multiplayer games
sv_pausable 0 Is the server pausable.
sv_personality_core_pca_pitch 180 , "sv" Pitch value for personality core perferred carry angles.
sv_personality_core_pca_roll 195 , "sv" Roll value for personality core perferred carry angles.
sv_personality_core_pca_yaw -90 , "sv" Yaw value for personality core perferred carry angles.
sv_player_collide_with_laser 1 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_player_funnel_gimme_dot 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_player_funnel_height_adjust 128 , "rep", "cl"
sv_player_funnel_into_portals 1 , "rep", "cl" Causes the player to auto correct toward the center of floor portals.
sv_player_funnel_snap_threshold 10 , "rep", "cl"
sv_player_funnel_speed_bonus 2 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_player_funnel_well_above 256 , "rep", "cl"
sv_player_trace_through_portals 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Causes player movement traces to trace through portals.
sv_player_use_cone_size 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_playerperfhistorycount 20 , "sv" Number of samples to maintain in player perf history
sv_portal2_button_hint_range 350 , "sv"
sv_portal2_pickup_hint_range 350 , "sv"
sv_portal_coop_ping_cooldown_time 0 , "sv", "cheat" Time (in seconds) between coop pings
sv_portal_coop_ping_hud_indicitator_duration 5 , "rep", "cl"
sv_portal_coop_ping_indicator_show_to_all_players 0 , "sv"
sv_portal_debug_touch 0 , "sv", "rep"
sv_portal_high_speed_physics_early_untouch 1 , "sv"
sv_portal_microphone_max_range 256 , "sv"
sv_portal_microphone_sensitivity 1 , "sv"
sv_portal_new_player_trace 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_portal_new_player_trace_vs_remote_ents 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_portal_new_trace_debugboxes 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_portal_new_velocity_check 1 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_portal_pathtrack_track_width_on 4 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_portal_placement_debug 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_portal_placement_never_bump 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_portal_placement_never_fail 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_portal_placement_on_paint 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Enable/Disable placing portal on painted surfaces
sv_portal_race_checkpoint_model_scale 2 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_portal_shot_fizzles_enemy_portals 0 , "sv" [PORTALMP] Your portal shots will fizzle any enemy player portals that they hit
sv_portal_shot_push -1 , "sv" [PORTALMP] Amount of force to apply to a player if your shot hits them. <= 0 passes through the player
sv_portal_staticcollisioncache_cachebrushes 1 , "rep", "cl" Cache all solid brushes as polyhedrons on level load
sv_portal_staticcollisioncache_cachestaticprops 1 , "rep", "cl" Cache all solid static props' vcollides as polyhedrons on level load
sv_portal_teleportation_resets_collision_events 1 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_portal_trace_vs_displacements 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Use traces against portal environment displacement geometry
sv_portal_trace_vs_holywall 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Use traces against portal environment carved wall
sv_portal_trace_vs_staticprops 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Use traces against portal environment static prop geometry
sv_portal_trace_vs_world 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Use traces against portal environment world geometry
sv_portal_turret_fire_cone_z_tolerance 45 , "sv", "cheat" The max height of the turrets firing view cone (in degrees)
sv_portal_turret_max_burn_time 1 , "sv", "cheat" The max time that the turret will burn for.
sv_portal_turret_min_burn_time 1 , "sv", "cheat" The min time that the turret will burn for.
sv_portal_turret_shoot_at_death 1 , "sv", "cheat" If the turrets should shoot after they die.
sv_portal_turret_shoot_through_portals_proximity 36864 , "sv", "cheat" Only allow turrets to shoot through portals at players this close to portals (in square units)
sv_portal_unified_velocity 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" An attempt at removing patchwork velocity tranformation in portals, moving to a unified approach.
sv_post_teleportation_box_time 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Time to use a slightly expanded box for contacts right after teleportation.
sv_precacheinfo cmd Show precache info.
sv_press_jump_to_bounce 3 , "rep", "cl" 0: Bounce on touch, 1: Bounce on press, 2: Bounce on hold
sv_projected_entities_use_placement_helper 1 , "sv"
sv_props_funnel_into_portals 1 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_props_funnel_into_portals_deceleration 2 , "sv", "cheat" When a funneling prop is leaving a portal, decelerate any velocity that is in opposition to funneling by this amount per second
sv_pure cmd Show user data.
sv_pure_kick_clients 1 If set to 1, the server will kick clients with mismatching files. Otherwise, it will issue a warning to the client.
sv_pure_trace 0 If set to 1, the server will print a message whenever a client is verifying a CRC for a file.
sv_pvsskipanimation 1 , "a", "sv" Skips SetupBones when npc's are outside the PVS
sv_querycache_stats cmd Display status of the query cache (client only)
sv_randomize_nugget_availability 0 , "sv" [PORTALMP] Randomize which nuggets are available on map start
sv_randomize_nugget_availability_groupavailability 0 , "sv" [PORTALMP] 0.0 to 1.0 chances that a group of nuggets exists after randomization
sv_randomize_nugget_availability_ungroupedavailability 0 , "sv" [PORTALMP] 0.0 to 1.0 chances that an individual ungrouped nugget exists after randomization
sv_rcon_banpenalty 0 Number of minutes to ban users who fail rcon authentication
sv_rcon_log 1 Enable/disable rcon logging.
sv_rcon_maxfailures 10 Max number of times a user can fail rcon authentication before being banned
sv_rcon_minfailures 5 Number of times a user can fail rcon authentication in sv_rcon_minfailuretime before being banned
sv_rcon_minfailuretime 30 Number of seconds to track failed rcon authentications
sv_regeneration_force_on 0 , "sv", "cheat" Cheat to test regenerative health systems
sv_regeneration_wait_time 1 , "sv", "rep"
sv_region -1 The region of the world to report this server in.
sv_reload_node_position_keys cmd Reloads node positions for challenge mode finish lines.
sv_report_client_settings 0 , "sv", "nf"
sv_reservation_grace 5 Time in seconds given for a lobby reservation.
sv_reservation_timeout 45 Time in seconds before lobby reservation expires.
sv_robust_explosions 1 , "rep", "cl"
sv_script_think_interval 0 , "sv"
sv_search_key 0 When searching for a dedicated server from lobby, restrict search to only dedicated servers having the same sv_search_key.
sv_search_team_key 0 When initiating team search, set this key to match with known opponents team
sv_show_placement_help_in_preview 0 , "sv" Forces the placement preview to show any help in placement given from info_placement_helper entities.
sv_showhitboxes -1 , "sv", "cheat" Send server-side hitboxes for specified entity to client (NOTE: this uses lots of bandwidth, use on listen server only).
sv_showladders 0 , "sv" Show bbox and dismount points for all ladders (must be set before level load.)
sv_showlagcompensation 0 , "sv", "cheat" Show lag compensated hitboxes whenever a player is lag compensated.
sv_showtags cmd Describe current gametags.
sv_shutdown cmd Sets the server to shutdown when all games have completed
sv_skyname 0 , "a", "rep", "cl" Current name of the skybox texture
sv_slippery_cube_button 1 , "sv", "cheat"
sv_sound_discardextraunreliable 1
sv_soundemitter_filecheck cmd Report missing wave files for sounds and game_sounds files.
sv_soundemitter_flush cmd Flushes the sounds.txt system (server only)
sv_soundemitter_reload cmd Flushes the sounds.txt system
sv_soundemitter_trace -1 , "rep", "cl" Show all EmitSound calls including their symbolic name and the actual wave file they resolved to. (-1 = for nobody, 0 = for eve
sv_soundscape_printdebuginfo cmd print soundscapes
sv_specaccelerate 5 , "a", "nf", "rep", "cl"
sv_specnoclip 1 , "a", "nf", "rep", "cl"
sv_specspeed 3 , "a", "nf", "rep", "cl"
sv_speed_normal 175 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" For tweaking the normal speed when off speed paint.
sv_speed_paint_acceleration 500 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" How fast the player accelerates on speed paint.
sv_speed_paint_max 800 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" For tweaking the max speed for speed paint.
sv_speed_paint_on_bounce_deceleration_delay 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" How long before starting to decelerate if going from speed to bounce.
sv_speed_paint_ramp_acceleration 1000 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" How fast the player accelerates on speed paint when on a ramp.
sv_speed_paint_side_move_factor 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_stats 1 Collect CPU usage stats
sv_steamgroup 0 , "nf" The ID of the steam group that this server belongs to. You can find your group's ID on the admin profile page in the steam comm
sv_steamgroup_exclusive 0 If set, only members of Steam group will be able to join the server when it's empty, public people will be able to join the ser
sv_stickysprint_default 0 , "cl"
sv_strict_notarget 0 , "sv" If set, notarget will cause entities to never think they are in the pvs
sv_tags 0 , "nf" Server tags. Used to provide extra information to clients when they're browsing for servers. Separate tags with a comma.
sv_test_scripted_sequences 0 , "sv" Tests for scripted sequences that are embedded in the world. Run through your map with this set to check for NPCs falling throu
sv_teststepsimulation 1 , "sv"
sv_thinktimecheck 0 , "sv" Check for thinktimes all on same timestamp.
sv_thinnerprojectedwalls 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_threaded_init 0 , "sv"
sv_timeout 65 After this many seconds without a message from a client, the client is dropped
sv_turbophysics 0 , "rep", "cl" Turns on turbo physics
sv_unlockedchapters 15 , "a" Highest unlocked game chapter.
sv_use_bendy_model 1 , "rep", "cl" Use the bendy stick-man as the player model
sv_use_edgefriction 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_use_find_closest_passable_space 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Enables heavy-handed player teleporting stuck fix code.
sv_use_shadow_clones 1 , "sv", "cheat", "rep"
sv_use_trace_duration 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_use_transformed_collideables 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" Disables traces against remote portal moving entities using transforms to bring them into local space.
sv_validate_edict_change_infos 0 Verify that edict changeinfos are being calculated properly (used to debug local network backdoor mode).
sv_vehicle_autoaim_scale 8 , "sv"
sv_visiblemaxplayers -1 Overrides the max players reported to prospective clients
sv_voicecodec 0 Specifies which voice codec DLL to use in a game. Set to the name of the DLL without the extension.
sv_voiceenable 1 , "a", "nf"
sv_wall_bounce_trade 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl" How much outward velocity is traded for upward velocity on wall bounces
sv_wall_jump_help 1 , "rep", "cl" Enable the wall jump helper to help keep players bouncing between two opposing walls
sv_wall_jump_help_amount 5 , "rep", "cl" Maximum correction amount per wall bounce
sv_wall_jump_help_debug 0 , "rep", "cl"
sv_wall_jump_help_threshold 9 , "rep", "cl" Threshold at which the wall jump helper will bring the player's velocity in line with the surface normal
sv_weapon_pickup_time_delay 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
sv_zoom_stop_movement_threashold 4 , "rep", "cl" Move command amount before breaking player out of toggle zoom.
sv_zoom_stop_time_threashold 5 , "rep", "cl" Time amount before breaking player out of toggle zoom.
swap_ss_input cmd
sys_minidumpexpandedspew 1
sys_minidumpspewlines 500 Lines of crash dump console spew to keep.

T

Command Default Value Flags Description
tbeam_air_ctrl_threshold 20 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
tbeam_allow_player_struggle 0 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
tbeam_prevent_players_from_colliding 1 , "cheat", "rep", "cl"
template_debug 0 , "sv"
Test_CreateEntity cmd
test_dispatcheffect cmd Test a clientside dispatch effect. Usage: test_dispatcheffect <effect name> <distance away> <flags> <magnitude> <scale> Defau
Test_EHandle cmd
test_entity_blocker cmd Test command that drops an entity blocker out in front of the player.
test_for_vphysics_clips_when_dropping 1 , "sv", "cheat"
test_freezeframe cmd Test the freeze frame code.
Test_InitRandomEntitySpawner cmd
Test_Loop cmd Test_Loop <loop name> - loop back to the specified loop start point unconditionally.
Test_LoopCount cmd Test_LoopCount <loop name> <count> - loop back to the specified loop start point the specified # of times.
Test_LoopForNumSeconds cmd Test_LoopForNumSeconds <loop name>
test_outtro_stats cmd
Test_ProxyToggle_EnableProxy cmd
Test_ProxyToggle_EnsureValue cmd Test_ProxyToggle_EnsureValue
Test_ProxyToggle_SetValue cmd
Test_RandomChance cmd Test_RandomChance <percent chance, 0-100> <token1> <token2...> - Roll the dice and maybe run the command following the percenta
Test_RandomizeInPVS cmd
Test_RandomPlayerPosition cmd
Test_RemoveAllRandomEntities cmd
Test_RunFrame cmd
Test_SendKey cmd
Test_SpawnRandomEntities cmd
Test_StartLoop cmd Test_StartLoop <loop name> - Denote the start of a loop. Really just defines a named point you can jump to.
Test_StartScript cmd Start a test script running..
Test_Wait cmd
Test_WaitForCheckPoint cmd
testhudanim cmd Test a hud element animation. Arguments: <anim name>
testscript_debug 0 Debug test scripts.
texture_budget_background_alpha 128 , "a" how translucent the budget panel is
texture_budget_panel_bottom_of_history_fraction 0 , "a" number between 0 and 1
texture_budget_panel_global 0 Show global times in the texture budget panel.
texture_budget_panel_height 284 , "a" height in pixels of the budget panel
texture_budget_panel_width 512 , "a" width in pixels of the budget panel
texture_budget_panel_x 0 , "a" number of pixels from the left side of the game screen to draw the budget panel
texture_budget_panel_y 450 , "a" number of pixels from the top side of the game screen to draw the budget panel
tf_arena_max_streak 5 , "nf", "rep", "cl" Teams will be scrambled if one team reaches this streak
tf_arena_preround_time 10 , "nf", "rep", "cl" Length of the Pre-Round time
tf_escort_score_rate 1 , "sv", "cheat" Score for escorting the train, in points per second
tf_explanations_backpackpanel 1 , "a", "cl" Whether the user has seen explanations for this panel.
think_limit 0 , "rep", "cl" Maximum think time in milliseconds, warning is printed if this is exceeded.
thirdperson cmd Switch to thirdperson camera.
thirdperson_mayamode cmd Switch to thirdperson Maya-like camera controls.
thirdperson_platformer 0 , "cl" Player will aim in the direction they are moving.
thirdperson_screenspace 0 , "cl" Movement will be relative to the camera, eg: left means screen-left
thirdpersonshoulder cmd Switch to thirdperson-shoulder camera.
thread_test_tslist cmd
thread_test_tsqueue cmd
threadpool_affinity 1 Enable setting affinity
threadpool_cycle_reserve cmd Cycles threadpool reservation by powers of 2
threadpool_reserve 0 Consume the specified number of threads in the thread pool
threadpool_run_tests cmd
timedemo cmd Play a demo and report performance info.
timedemo_vprofrecord cmd Play a demo and report performance info. Also record vprof data for the span of the demo
timedemoquit cmd Play a demo, report performance info, and then exit
timerefresh cmd Profile the renderer.
tir_maxpitch 15 , "cheat", "cl" TrackIR Max Pitch
tir_maxroll 90 , "cheat", "cl" TrackIR Max Roll
tir_maxx 4 , "cheat", "cl" TrackIR Max X
tir_maxy 6 , "cheat", "cl" TrackIR Max Y
tir_maxyaw 90 , "cheat", "cl" TrackIR Max Yaw
tir_maxz 1 , "cheat", "cl" TrackIR Max Z
tir_start 0 , "cl" TrackIR Start
tir_stop 0 , "cl" TrackIR Stop
toggle cmd Toggles a convar on or off, or cycles through a set of values.
toggleconsole cmd Show/hide the console.
toolload cmd Load a tool.
toolunload cmd Unload a tool.
trace_report 0 , "sv"
tracer_extra 1 , "cl"
tv_allow_camera_man 1 , "sv" Auto director allows spectators to become camera man
tv_allow_static_shots 1 , "sv" Auto director uses fixed level cameras for shots
tv_autorecord 0 Automatically records all games as SourceTV demos.
tv_autoretry 1 Relay proxies retry connection after network timeout
tv_chatgroupsize 0 Set the default chat group size
tv_chattimelimit 8 Limits spectators to chat only every n seconds
tv_clients cmd Shows list of connected SourceTV clients.
tv_debug 0 SourceTV debug info.
tv_delay 30 , "sv" SourceTV broadcast delay in seconds
tv_delaymapchange 0 , "sv" Delays map change until broadcast is complete
tv_deltacache 2 Enable delta entity bit stream cache
tv_dispatchmode 1 Dispatch clients to relay proxies: 0=never, 1=if appropriate, 2=always
tv_enable 0 , "nf" Activates SourceTV on server.
tv_maxclients 128 Maximum client number on SourceTV server.
tv_maxrate 8000 Max SourceTV spectator bandwidth rate allowed, 0 == unlimited
tv_msg cmd Send a screen message to all clients.
tv_name 0 SourceTV host name
tv_nochat 0 , "a", "user" Don't receive chat messages from other SourceTV spectators
tv_overridemaster 0 Overrides the SourceTV master root address.
tv_password 0 , "nf", "prot", "norecord" SourceTV password for all clients
tv_port 27020 Host SourceTV port
tv_record cmd Starts SourceTV demo recording.
tv_relay cmd Connect to SourceTV server and relay broadcast.
tv_relaypassword 0 , "nf", "prot", "norecord" SourceTV password for relay proxies
tv_relayvoice 1 Relay voice data: 0=off, 1=on
tv_retry cmd Reconnects the SourceTV relay proxy.
tv_snapshotrate 16 Snapshots broadcasted per second
tv_status cmd Show SourceTV server status.
tv_stop cmd Stops the SourceTV broadcast.
tv_stoprecord cmd Stops SourceTV demo recording.
tv_timeout 30 SourceTV connection timeout in seconds.
tv_title 0 Set title for SourceTV spectator UI
tv_transmitall 0 , "rep" Transmit all entities (not only director view)

U

Command Default Value Flags Description
ui_gameui_debug 0 , "cl"
ui_play_online_browser 1 , "cl" Whether play online displays a browser or plain search dialog.
ui_posedebug_fade_in_time 0 , "cheat", "norecord", "cl" Time during which a new pose activity layer is shown in green in +posedebug UI
ui_posedebug_fade_out_time 0 , "cheat", "norecord", "cl" Time to keep a no longer active pose activity layer in red until removing it from +posedebug UI
ui_public_lobby_filter_campaign 0 , "a", "cl" Filter type for campaigns on the public lobby display
ui_public_lobby_filter_difficulty2 0 , "a", "cl" Filter type for difficulty on the public lobby display
ui_public_lobby_filter_status 0 , "a", "cl" Filter type for game status on the public lobby display
ui_reloadscheme cmd Reloads the resource files for the active UI window
ui_show_community_map_names 0 , "cl"
ui_signin_dialog_autoclose 60 , "cl"
ui_start_dlc_time_corrupt 300 , "cl"
ui_start_dlc_time_loaded 150 , "cl"
ui_start_dlc_time_pump 30 , "cl"
ui_volume_scale 1
unbind cmd Unbind a key.
unbindall cmd Unbind all keys.
unload_all_addons cmd Reloads the search paths for game addons.
unpause cmd Unpause the game.
update_addon_paths cmd Reloads the search paths for game addons.
upgrade_portalgun cmd Upgrades the portalgun to a dual portalgun. Arguments: none
upgrade_potatogun cmd Upgrades to the portalgun to the dual portalgun with potatos attached
use cmd Use a particular weapon Arguments: <weapon_name>
+use cmd , "cl"
-use cmd , "cl"
use_server_portal_particles 0 , "rep", "cl"
user cmd Show user data.
users cmd Show user info for players on server.

V

Command Default Value Flags Description
v_centermove 0 , "cl"
v_centerspeed 500 , "cl"
v_ipitch_cycle 1 , "cl"
v_ipitch_level 0 , "cl"
v_iroll_cycle 0 , "cl"
v_iroll_level 0 , "cl"
v_iyaw_cycle 2 , "cl"
v_iyaw_level 0 , "cl"
vcollide_wireframe 0 , "cheat", "cl" Render physics collision models in wireframe
vehicle_flushscript cmd Flush and reload all vehicle scripts
version cmd Print version info string.
vgui_drawfocus 0 Report which panel is under the mouse.
vgui_drawkeyfocus 0 Report which panel has keyboard focus.
vgui_drawtree 0 , "cheat" Draws the vgui panel hiearchy to the specified depth level.
+vgui_drawtree cmd
-vgui_drawtree cmd
vgui_drawtree_bounds 0 Show panel bounds.
vgui_drawtree_clear cmd
vgui_drawtree_draw_selected 0 Highlight the selected panel
vgui_drawtree_freeze 0 Set to 1 to stop updating the vgui_drawtree view.
vgui_drawtree_hidden 0 Draw the hidden panels.
vgui_drawtree_panelalpha 0 Show the panel alpha values in the vgui_drawtree view.
vgui_drawtree_panelptr 0 Show the panel pointer values in the vgui_drawtree view.
vgui_drawtree_popupsonly 0 Draws the vgui popup list in hierarchy(1) or most recently used(2) order.
vgui_drawtree_render_order 0 List the vgui_drawtree panels in render order.
vgui_drawtree_scheme 0 Show scheme file for each panel
vgui_drawtree_visible 1 Draw the visible panels.
vgui_dump_panels cmd vgui_dump_panels [visible]
vgui_spew_fonts cmd
vgui_togglepanel cmd show/hide vgui panel by name.
viewanim_addkeyframe cmd
viewanim_create cmd viewanim_create
viewanim_load cmd load animation from file
viewanim_reset cmd reset view angles!
viewanim_save cmd Save current animation to file
viewanim_test cmd test view animation
viewmodel_fov 54 , "cheat", "cl"
viewmodel_offset_x 0 , "a", "cl"
viewmodel_offset_y 0 , "a", "cl"
viewmodel_offset_z 0 , "a", "cl"
violence_ablood 1 Draw alien blood
violence_agibs 1 Show alien gib entities
violence_hblood 1 Draw human blood
violence_hgibs 1 Show human gib entities
viper_bug cmd Starts a remote bug on machine aliased <name>. See scripts/remotebugids.txt for alias list.
vis_force 0 , "sv", "cheat"
vismon_poll_frequency 0 , "sv", "cheat"
vismon_trace_limit 12 , "sv", "cheat"
vm_debug 0 , "cheat", "cl"
vm_draw_always 0 , "cl"
voice_all_icons 0 , "cl" Draw all players' voice icons
voice_avggain 0
voice_clientdebug 0 , "cl"
voice_debugfeedback 0
voice_debugfeedbackfrom 0
voice_enable 1 , "a" Toggle voice transmit and receive.
voice_fadeouttime 0
voice_forcemicrecord 1 , "a"
voice_head_icon_height 20 , "cl" Voice icons are this many inches over player eye positions
voice_head_icon_size 6 , "cl" Size of voice icon over player heads in inches
voice_icons_use_particles 0 , "cl" Draw voice icons using particles
voice_inputfromfile 0 Get voice input from 'voice_input.wav' rather than from the microphone.
voice_local_icon 0 , "cl" Draw local player's voice icon
voice_loopback 0 , "user"
voice_maxgain 10
voice_minimum_gain 0
voice_mixer_boost 0 , "a"
voice_mixer_mute 0 , "a"
voice_mixer_volume 1 , "a"
voice_modenable 1 , "a", "clientcmd_can_execute", "cl" Enable/disable voice in this mod.
voice_mute cmd Mute a specific Steam user
voice_overdrive 2
voice_overdrivefadetime 0
voice_player_speaking_delay_threshold 0 , "sv", "cheat"
voice_profile 0
voice_recordtofile 0 Record mic data and decompressed voice data into 'voice_micdata.wav' and 'voice_decompressed.wav'
voice_reset_mutelist cmd Reset all mute information for all players who were ever muted.
voice_scale 1 , "a"
voice_serverdebug 0 , "sv"
voice_show_mute cmd Show whether current players are muted.
voice_showchannels 0
voice_showincoming 0
voice_steal 2
voice_threshold 2000 , "a"
voice_thresold_delay 0
voice_unmute cmd Unmute a specific Steam user, or `all` to unmute all connected players.
voice_vox 0 , "a", "cl" Voice chat uses a vox-style always on
voice_writevoices 0 Saves each speaker's voice data into separate .wav files
voice_xsend_debug 0
+voicerecord cmd
-voicerecord cmd
voicerecord_toggle cmd
volume 1 , "a" Sound volume
vox_reload cmd Reload sentences.txt file
voxeltree_box cmd View entities in the voxel-tree inside box <Vector(min), Vector(max)>.
voxeltree_playerview cmd View entities in the voxel-tree at the player position.
voxeltree_sphere cmd View entities in the voxel-tree inside sphere <Vector(center), float(radius)>.
voxeltree_view cmd View entities in the voxel-tree.
vphys_sleep_timeout cmd set sleep timeout: large values mean stuff won't ever sleep
vphysics_threadmode 1
vprof cmd Toggle VProf profiler
vprof_adddebuggroup1 cmd add a new budget group dynamically for debugging
vprof_cachemiss cmd Toggle VProf cache miss checking
vprof_cachemiss_off cmd Turn off VProf cache miss checking
vprof_cachemiss_on cmd Turn on VProf cache miss checking
vprof_child cmd
vprof_collapse_all cmd Collapse the whole vprof tree
vprof_counters 0
vprof_counters_show_minmax 0
vprof_dump_counters cmd Dump vprof counters to the console
vprof_dump_groupnames cmd Write the names of all of the vprof groups to the console.
vprof_dump_oninterval 0 Interval (in seconds) at which vprof will batch up data and dump it to the console.
vprof_dump_spikes 0 Framerate at which vprof will begin to dump spikes to the console. 0 = disabled, negative to reset after dump
vprof_dump_spikes_budget_group 0 Budget gtNode to start report from when doing a dump spikes
vprof_dump_spikes_hiearchy 0 Set to 1 to get a hierarchy report whith vprof_dump_spikes
vprof_dump_spikes_node 0 Node to start report from when doing a dump spikes
vprof_dump_spikes_terse 0 Whether to use most terse output
vprof_expand_all cmd Expand the whole vprof tree
vprof_expand_group cmd Expand a budget group in the vprof tree by name
vprof_generate_report cmd Generate a report to the console.
vprof_generate_report_AI cmd Generate a report to the console.
vprof_generate_report_AI_only cmd Generate a report to the console.
vprof_generate_report_budget cmd Generate a report to the console based on budget group.
vprof_generate_report_hierarchy cmd Generate a report to the console.
vprof_generate_report_hierarchy_per_frame_and_count_only cmd Generate a minimal hiearchical report to the console.
vprof_generate_report_map_load cmd Generate a report to the console.
vprof_graph 0 Draw the vprof graph.
vprof_graphheight 256 , "a"
vprof_graphwidth 512 , "a"
vprof_nextsibling cmd
vprof_off cmd Turn off VProf profiler
vprof_on cmd Turn on VProf profiler
vprof_parent cmd
vprof_playback_average cmd Average the next N frames.
vprof_playback_start cmd Start playing back a recorded .vprof file.
vprof_playback_step cmd While playing back a .vprof file, step to the next tick.
vprof_playback_stepback cmd While playing back a .vprof file, step to the previous tick.
vprof_playback_stop cmd Stop playing back a recorded .vprof file.
vprof_prevsibling cmd
vprof_record_start cmd Start recording vprof data for playback later.
vprof_record_stop cmd Stop recording vprof data
vprof_remote_start cmd Request a VProf data stream from the remote server (requires authentication)
vprof_remote_stop cmd Stop an existing remote VProf data request
vprof_reset cmd Reset the stats in VProf profiler
vprof_reset_peaks cmd Reset just the peak time in VProf profiler
vprof_scope 0 Set a specific scope to start showing vprof tree
vprof_scope_entity_gamephys 0 , "sv"
vprof_scope_entity_thinks 0 , "sv"
vprof_server_spike_threshold 999
vprof_server_thread 0
vprof_think_limit 0 , "sv"
vprof_to_csv cmd Convert a recorded .vprof file to .csv.
vprof_unaccounted_limit 0 , "a" number of milliseconds that a node must exceed to turn red in the vprof panel
vprof_verbose 1 , "a" Set to one to show average and peak times
vprof_vtune_group cmd enable vtune for a particular vprof group ('disable' to disable)
vprof_warningmsec 10 , "a" Above this many milliseconds render the label red to indicate slow code.
vtune cmd Controls VTune's sampling.
vx_do_not_throttle_events 0 Force VXConsole updates every frame; smoother vprof data on PS3 but at a slight (~0.2ms) perf cost.
vx_model_list cmd Dump models to VXConsole

W

Command Default Value Flags Description
+walk cmd , "cl"
-walk cmd , "cl"
wall_debug 0 , "sv"
wall_debug_time 5 , "sv"
wc_air_edit_further cmd When in WC edit mode and editing air nodes, moves position of air node crosshair and placement location further away from play
wc_air_edit_nearer cmd When in WC edit mode and editing air nodes, moves position of air node crosshair and placement location nearer to from player
wc_air_node_edit cmd When in WC edit mode, toggles laying down or air nodes instead of ground nodes
wc_create cmd When in WC edit mode, creates a node where the player is looking if a node is allowed at that location for the currently select
wc_destroy cmd When in WC edit mode, destroys the node that the player is nearest to looking at. (The node will be highlighted by a red box).
wc_destroy_undo cmd When in WC edit mode restores the last deleted node
wc_link_edit cmd
weapon_showproficiency 0 , "sv"
windows_speaker_config -1 , "a"
wipe_nav_attributes cmd Clear all nav attributes of selected area.
writeid cmd Writes a list of permanently-banned user IDs to banned_user.cfg.
writeip cmd Save the ban list to banned_ip.cfg.

X

Command Default Value Flags Description
xbox_autothrottle 1 , "a", "sv"
xbox_steering_deadzone 0 , "sv"
xbox_throttlebias 100 , "a", "sv"
xbox_throttlespoof 200 , "a", "sv"
xc_crouch_debounce 0 , "sv"
xload cmd Load a saved game from a console storage device.
xlook cmd
xlsp_force_dc_name 0 Restrict to xlsp datacenter by name.
xmove cmd
xsave cmd Saves current game to a console storage device.

Y

Command Default Value Flags Description
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Z

Command Default Value Flags Description
z_ragdoll_impact_strength 500 , "cl"
+zoom cmd , "cl"
-zoom cmd , "cl"
+zoom_in cmd
-zoom_in cmd
+zoom_out cmd
-zoom_out cmd
zoom_sensitivity_ratio 0 , "cl" Additional mouse sensitivity scale factor applied when FOV is zoomed in.

See also