Frequently Asked Questions

Question

What is a Console? It's not in my HL Menu.

Answer

The console is the place to enter commands and settings directly into the game without using the Half-Life Option Menu. You access the console in game with the tilde " ~ " key, and enter your commands there The console allows you to fine tune game settings, enable tweaks, fixes and work-arounds. This means you have the control to minimize ping, maximize frames per second, and configure your keyboard settings to be convenient for your individual requirements. These must be entered via the console or configuration files because menu options are not available to set them otherwise. Once you decide that a command is of benefit to you, you can add it permanently to a configuration file. Frequently used commands are: * Name Change name "your name" If there is a space in the name, surrround it by quotations or add an underscore * Model Change (HLDM) model "model name" No quotes required In HLDM Teamplay, you can join a team by selecting their model * Monitor FPS and Ping netgraph_3 Shows a numerical value for frames per second(fps) and ping. More complex commands require more typing. Doing this in-game inevitably results in being splattered on the nearest surface. Any command you enter from the console is temporary, lasting only for that session. Adding complex commmands and saving them for future games is easy using a configuration file.