Half-Life Console Help
Variables
(values shown recommended for online play)
// These are comments, and
may be left in this text if you copy it into (or create a)
// valve/autoexec.cfg file
for automatic settings on startup.
// For some reason, the autoexec.cfg
is not executed automatically on startup for some people
// If you find your binds
aren't set, just open the console and type "exec autoexec.cfg" (without
the quotes)
//Miscellaneous Settings
name "anything but player"
//Sets your player name -- nothing says "newbie" like a player named "Player".
//Sound Settings
bgmvolume 0 //Disables
CD audio
hisound 0 //Disables
high-quality sound
suitvolume 0.20
//Sets HEV Suit Volume
volume 1.0 //Sets
Game Volume
s_a3d 0 //Disables
A3D Support
s_eax 0 //Disables
EAX Support
// Input Settings
+mlook //Enables
mouse look
_windowed_mouse 1
//Enables mouse in windowed mode
joystick 0 //Disables
joystick
lookstrafe 0
//Disables mouse strafing when mlook is active
lookspring 0
//Disables automatic view centering when mlook is deactivated
m_filter 0 //Disables
mouse filtering (smoothing)
m_pitch -0.022
//Sets mouse pitch sensitivity multiplier (mouse speed in the Y-axis only).
NOTE: the negative sign inverts the mouse Y-axis. Change that
to 0.022 (or whatever positive value you like) to have a non-inverted mouse.
sensitivity 9
//Sets mouse sensitivity
sv_aim 0 //Disables
aiming assistance
_snd_mixahead 0.100
//Sets sound mixahead value (like s_mixahead in Q2), different values may
help fix stuttering problems on some sound cards
// Network Settings
cl_download_ingame 0
//Disable downloads
cl_nodelta 0
//Enable delta complression (only disable if you get network errors)
cl_nopred 0 //Enables
client-side prediction
cl_predict_players 1
//Enables client-side prediction of other players
rate 4000 //Sets
data rate (1000-9999, <4000 for modem, 9999 LAN)
r_netgraph 1 // Turnon
graph of network conditions. Yellow is bad, red is worse.
// enable and tweak
rate, pushlatency, and fps_modem to reduce red/yellow.
fps_modem 31
//Sets max framrate, like cl_maxfps in Q2. Lower reduces lag.
fps_lan 31 //Sets
max framrate, like cl_maxfps in Q2. Lower reduces lag.
pushlatency -100
//Sets pushlatency (try negative of 1/2 to 3/4 your ping )
// Video Settings
brightness 1 //Enables
glare reduction
crosshair 1 //Enables
crosshair
gamma 2.6 //Sets
gamma level
gl_playermip 2 // Sets
lower quality player rendering
gl_ztrick 1 //
Speeds up 3DFX rendering
cl_himodels 0
//Disables high quality player models
r_decals 0 //Disables
blast mark decals
viewsize 120
//sets screen size
// Chase Cam / Third person
view settings
chase_active 1 // enables
chase-cam (third-person view, like TombRaider or Hexen 2)
cam_command 0
// not sure about this one
cam_contain 0
// or this one
cam_idealdist 64
// sets the preferred distance from the player model for the chase
cam
cam_idealpitch 0
// sets the preferred pitch for the chase cam
cam_idealyaw 90
// sets the preferred yaw for the chase cam
cam_snapto 0
// not sure
chase_back 100
// sets the preferred cam distance from the player when backing up
chase_right 0
// sets the preferred offset to the side for the chase cam
chase_up 16 //
sets the preferred offset up for the chase cam
(see also chase commands below
for binds that control the cam)
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