List of useful console commands

Using the Developer Console, you can turn specific gameplay and graphic settings on and off or modify their values.

These settings can also be put into the class-specific .cfg files in your Team Fortress 2 folder to create class-specific configurations.

List of useful console commands

cl_ commands

• cl_autoreload 0/1 - turns automatic reloading off/on
• cl_burninggibs 0/1 - burning gibs off/on
• cl_crosshair_file - sets crosshair picture. "" is standard-crosshairs. example: "crosshair1"
• cl_drawhud 0/1 - shows/hides the HUD - sv_cheats 1 required
• cl_showfps 0/1/2 - shows framerate (off/real-time/rounded)

tf_ commands

• tf_dingalingaling 0/1 - turns weapon hit sound off/on
• tf_weapon_criticals 0/1 - turns random criticals off/on - server operator only

sv_ commands

• sv_cheats 0/1 - turns cheats off/on - server operator only

mp_ commands

• mp_waitingforplayerscancel 1 - cancels "waiting for players..." time - server operator only

hud_ commands

• hud_combattext 0/1 - turns the damage text above enemies off/on

miscellaneous commands

• fov_desired 70-90 - sets desired field of view, higher values show more of the battlefield at the cost of fps
• viewmodel_fov - sets distance in which your weapons are drawn, higher values show more of the weapon and arms but may show missing parts
• jointeam red/blue/spectator - use this if you are stuck in "dead spectator" mode when too many people attempt to join a team at the same time
• "record fix; stop" - use this to fix various HUD-color errors or lingering Crit-effects