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These commmands are to be typed into the console, which is reached by pressing the tilde/grave accent key (~/`).
Started by: Lauri Alanko
Major editing, additions, and improvements by: Eric Rechlin
If you have any additions or descriptions mail me.

For those of you cheaters, here are the main cheat codes:
CommandDescription
GODGod Mode (Duh)
MAPLoad a map and start a game (ex.: MAP E1M5)
FLYToggle flymode (D and C to fly)
NOCLIPWalk through walls on/off
R_FULLBRIGHT 1Light-amplification (0 to turn off)
IMPULSE 9Get all weapons and maximum ammo
IMPULSE 255Get Quad Damage
IMPULSE -1Also gives Quad Damage
IMPULSE 11Gives a rune
NOTARGET 1Makes monsters not attack you
REGISTERED 1Allows you to get past locked episode doors (SW only)
GIVE S #Get # of shells
GIVE N #Get # of nails
GIVE R #Get # of rockets
GIVE C #Get # of cells
GIVE H #Get # of health

And here is the complete console command list:
CommandDescription
ALIASCreate a command alias
AMBIENT_FADEAdjusts how quickly ambient sounds fade (100 default)
AMBIENT_LEVELAdjusts volume of ambient sounds fade (0.3 default)
AUXLOOKUnknown (Default 1, v1.06 only)
BANBan IP address from game (v1.06 only)
BEGINUnknown
BFBackground flash (resets palette)
BGMBUFFERAmount of memory for music buffer (4096 default)
BGMVOLUMEVolume of background music (1 default)
BINDAssign a command to a keypress (see techinfo.txt)
_CL_COLORPlayer color (SC*16+PC)
_CL_NAMEPlayer name
_CONFIG_COM_BAUDSet modem bps (not baud!)
_CONFIG_COM_IRQSet modem irq
_CONFIG_COM_MODEM??? Try setting to 1
_CONFIG_COM_PORTSet modem port (0x1016 default)
_CONFIG_MODEM_CLEARSet modem reset string (ATZ default)
_CONFIG_MODEM_DIALTYPESet modem dialing mode (tone/pulse) (T default)
_CONFIG_MODEM_HANGUPSet modem hangup string (ATH default)
_CONFIG_MODEM_INITSet modem init string (no default)
CDSee techinfo.txt (on/off/reset/play/stop, etc.)
CENTERVIEWMakes view straight ahead
CHANGELEVELLike MAP, but doesn't disconnect other players
CL_ANGLESPEEDKEYLeft-right turning rate (1.5 default)
CL_BACKSPEEDBackwards walking speed (400 default)
CL_BOBAmplitude of bobbing (0.02 default)
CL_BOBCYCLEFrequency of bobbing (0.06 default)
CL_BOBUPTime to spend at the top (0.5 default)
CL_FORWARDSPEEDForwards walking speed (200 default)
CL_MOVESPEEDKEYSet multiplier for running (2.0 default)
CL_NOLERP?
CL_PITCHCENTERSPEEDRate of centering when not in freelook mode
CL_PITCHDRIFTSPEED?
CL_PITCHSPEEDUp-down pitch rate (150 default)
CL_ROLLANGLELeaning angle when strafing and turning (2.0 default)
CL_ROLLSPEEDSet how quickly you look straight after strafing (200 default)
CL_SHOWNETDebuginfo
CL_SIDESPEEDStrafing speed (350 default)
CL_TICRATE?
CL_UPSPEEDVertical speed in liquid (200 default)
CL_YAWSPEEDSpeed of turning (140 default)
CLEARClears the console screen
CMD?
COLORSets player colors (first shirt#, then pants#)
COM1Settings for COM1
COM?Settings for COM? (replace ? with port#)
CONNECTStart a session with a server (use IP, LAN address, etc)
COOPWhen set to 1, turns coop on (0 default)
CROSSHAIRWhen set to 1, enables crosshair (0 default)
D_ADRAWFLATDraw weapons and things w/o textures
D_MIPCAPSets detail level 0/1 (0 default)
D_MIPSCALEToggles distance blur (1 default)
D_SUBDIV16Toggles approximate perspective correction (1 default, 0 better)
DEATHMATCHToggles DM in net games (0 default)
DECIMATE_SFXSet sound decimation
DECIMATE_SFX_SPEEDMaximum rate of decimated sounds
DECIMATE_SFX_WIDTHMaximum bitwidth of decimated sounds
DEMOSGoes to next demo or starts playing demos
DEVELOPERDisplays extra info in messaging area
DISCONNECTDisconnects you from the server you are presently playing on
ECHOPrint something on the console screen
EDGEFRICTIONSets how easily you can fall off a ledge (2 default)
EDICTPrint info of an edict
EDICTCOUNTPrint numbers of edicts
EDICTSList all edicts
ENTITIESLists used objects in games
EXEProcess a command file
EXECExecutes script file
FLYToggle flymode (D and C to fly)
FLUSHClears game cache
FORCE_CENTERVIEWCenters view on screen no matter what (v1.06 only)
FOVDetermines how close to objects you are (90 default)
FRAGLIMITNumber of frags to win
GAMMAGamma correction; Default: 1
GIVEGive yourself item (1-9, C, H, N, R, S and number)
GODToggle godmode
GRABNEXTSND?
HELPSame as F1
HOST_FRAMERATEGeneric game speed
HOST_LINEREFRESH?
HOST_SPEEDSDebuginfo on/off
HOSTNAMEServer name
IMPULSE 0Select axe
IMPULSE 1Select shotgun
IMPULSE 2Select supershotgun
IMPULSE 3Select nailgun
IMPULSE 4Select chainnailgun
IMPULSE 5Select grenade launcher
IMPULSE 6Select rocket launcher
IMPULSE 7Select thunderbolt
IMPULSE 8?
IMPULSE 9Get all weapons and maximal ammo
IMPULSE 10Cycles weapons forward
IMPULSE 11Gives a rune
IMPULSE 12Cycles weapons backward (v1.06 only)
IMPULSE -1Get Quad Damage
IMPULSE 255Also gets Quad Damage
JOYBUTTONSSets # of buttons on joystick
JOYSTICKSets whether or not you have a joystick (0/1)
KICKKicks players of net game (also player #, server only)
KILLKills you
KILLSERVERKill the server
LISTENToggles listen server
LOADLoad saved game
LOADAS8BITToggles sound loading as 8 bit (0 default)
LOOKSPRINGFreelook centering mode returns to straight when released (0 default)
LOOKSTRAFEToggles strafing with mlook
M_FILTERFixes jerky mouse bug w/ some mice such as Logitech's when set to 1
M_FORWAARDAdjusts mouse forward speed (1 default)
M_PITCHAdjusts mlook speed (0.022 default)
M_SIDEAdjusts mouse strafing speed (0.8 default)
M_YAWAdjusts mouse turning speed (0.022 default)
MAPLoad a map and start a game (ex.: MAP E2M5 or MAP DM6 or MAP END)
MAXPLAYERSMaximum # of players (1 default)
MENU_KEYSShows key customization menu
MENU_LOADShows load game menu
MENU_MAINShows main menu
MENU_MULTIPLAYERShows multiplayer game menu
MENU_OPTIONSShows options menu
MENU_QUITShows quit dialog box
MENU_SAVEShows save game menu
MENU_SETUPShows setup menu
MENU_SINGLEPLAYERShows single player game menu
MENU_VIDEOShows video option menu
MESSAGEMODEStart a message
MESSAGEMODE2Start message to team members
MOUSE1Assign a command to mouse key 1
MOUSE2Assign a command to mouse key 2
MOUSE3Assign a command to mouse key 3
NAMEPlayer's name
NET_MESSAGETIMEOUTTime to wait for messages until disconnecting (300 default)
NET_NAKGRACETIME?
NET_PACKETTIMEOUT?
NET_STATSNetwork statistics
NET_SPEEDSDebuginfo, host speeds
NONegative answer
NOCLIPToggle noclip mode on/off
NOEXITPrevents players from exiting level (0 default, also 1 or 2)
NOISETRACK?
NOSOUNDToggle sounds on/off (default 0)
NOTARGETToggle targeting mode
NUMCHANNELSPrint number of sound channels
PASSWORDThis sets the password for the userid you entered QuakeWorld Only
PATHShows game paths
PAUSABLESet whether the game is pausable (1 default)
PAUSEPause the game
PINGShows ping times
PLAYPlay a sound effect
PLAYDEMOPlays demo
PLAYVOLPlay a sound effect with specified volume (filename volume)
POINTFILE?
PRECACHEToggles precache (1 default)
PRESPAWN?
PROFILEPlayer profile
PROGRESTARTClear memory cache and reload everything
PUSHLATENCYReduces lag, set it to negative your ping (ex. pushlatency -350) QuakeWorld Only
QUITExit to DOS
R_ALIASSTATSDebuginfo
R_ALIASTRANSADJ??? (200 default)
R_ALIASTRANSBASE??? (200 default)
R_AMBIENTSets room default brightness (0 default)
R_CLEARCOLORThe "Goodbye, HOM" color (for areas outside map)
R_CSHIFT?
R_DMABUF?
R_DRAWENTITIESDraw the entities ("things")
R_DRAWFLATNo textures
R_DRAWORDERReverse BSP drawing order
R_DRAWVIEWMODELToggles weapon drawing (1 default)
R_DSPEEDSDebuginfo
R_EDGECOUNTDebuginfo
R_FULLBRIGHTLighting at maximum everywhere ("lite-amp")
R_GRAPHHEIGHTSet number of lines displayed in timegraph (10 default)
R_MAXEDGESMaximum number of edges (2000 default)
R_MAXSURFSMaximum number of surfaces (1000 default)
R_NETGRAPHDisplays a graph of your network connect stability. (0 default) QuakeWorld Only
R_NUMEDGESToggles showing of number of edges displayed (0 default)
R_NUMSURFSToggles showing of number of surfaces displayed (0 default)
R_POLYMODELSTATSToggles showing of number of polygon models displays (0 default)
R_REPORTEDGEOUTToggles displaying of number of edges not drawn (0 default)
R_REPORTEDGEOUTToggles displaying of number of surfaces not drawn (0 default)
R_SHOWPOLYSDraw outlines of the polygons
R_SHOWVERTS?
R_SPEEDSDebuginfo, drawing speeds
R_TIMEGRAPHDebugging graph
R_WATERWARPThe wavy water effect on/off in liquids (1 default)
R_WAVEThe wavy water effect
RCONMakes a remote console request (ex. rcon adminpassword commands...) QuakeWorld Only
RECORDToggle demo recording on/off
REGISTERED1 allows you to get past locked episode doors (SW only)
RESTARTReload map
RMSR?
SAMELEVELToggles whether exiting a level goes to the next one (0 default)
SAVESaves game (use filename as parameter)
SAVESNDSave a sound effect as a raw sound file
SAYTransmit a message to all players
SAY_TEAMTransmit a message to team members
SBINFOList SoundBlaster info
SCREENSHOTTake a PCX screenshot
SCR_CENTERTIMEShows how long hints are displayed (2 default)
SCR_COLORCON?
SCR_CONSPEEDConsole moving speed
SCR_OFSXFront-back viewpoint offset
SCR_OFSYLeft-right viewpoint offset
SCR_OFSZUp-down viewpoint offset
SCR_PRINTSPEEDAdjusts text printing speed at episode-end messages
SCR_SHOWCACHETHRASHDebuginfo
SCR_XPARCON?
SEENShows you what a person was last seen doing (ex. seen 6) QuakeWorld Only
SENSITIVITYMouse sensitivity
SERVERINFODisplays all vars for the server you are connected to QuakeWorld Only
SERVERPROFILEToggles display of server stats (0 default)
SETINFOSets a key/value combo for your user account (ex. setinfo skin bearian) QuakeWorld Only
SFX_ASYNCH?
SHOWDROPShows you how many packets you are dropping (0 default) QuakeWorld Only
SHOWPACKETSPrints every packet received to the console (0 default) QuakeWorld Only
SHOWPAUSEToggles diaplay of pause icon (1 default)
SHOWRAMToggles display of low RAM icon (1 default)
SHOWTURTLEToggles display of turtle (below 10 frame rate) icon (0 default)
SIZEDOWNReduce screen size
SIZEUPEnlarge the screen
SKILLAdjusts skill level (0-3)
SKINSRefreshes your skins library QuakeWorld Only
SLISTList available servers
SND_NOEXTRAUPDATEToggles correct value display in host_speeds (0 default)
SND_SHOWToggles display of sounds being played (0 default)
SND_TIMING?
SOUNDSet speed, bits or channels or reset sounds
SOUNDINFOList generic sound info
SOUNDLISTList available sound effects
SPAWN?
STARTDEMOSPlays demos (enter several filenames if you want)
STATUSPrint player information
STOPStop demo recording
STOPDEMOStop demo playback
STOPSOUNDStop sounds currently being played
STUFFCMDSProcess command-line arguments
SV_ACCELERATEGeneral acceleration rate
SV_AIMSets autoaiming amount (0.93 default, 0.0 most)
SV_FRICTIONGround friction (4 default)
SV_GRAVITYGeneral gravity (800 default)
SV_IDEALPITCHSCALEAdjusts view change amount on incline (0.8 default)
SV_MAXSPEEDMaximum speed and running speed (320 default)
SV_MAXVELOCITYSets maximum speed anything can move (2000 default)
SV_NOSTEPNo walking up the steps
SV_STOPSPEEDSpeed at which you stop.. lower=smoother (100 default)
SYS_NOSTDOUT?
SYS_TICRATERate server sends updates (0.05 deafult)
TEAMPLAYSet teamplay mode (0 default, 1 std. teamplay, 2 alt. (v1.06) teamplay)
TELLSend one player a message (first playername, then text)
TEMP1Just a variable you can set
TESTDisplays info on currenly connected players
TEST2Displays server information
TIMEDEMOShows demo speeds (filename is parameter, only works right in v1.06)
TIMELIMITSets time to autoexit level
TIMEREFRESHHave a good look around and calculate fps
TOGGLE_AUXLOOKToggles auxlook on/off (v1.06 only)
TOGGLECONSOLEToggle console
TOGGLEMENUToggle menu
UNBINDBreaks a binding
UNBINDALLBreaks all binding
USERDisplays a user record (ex. user 9 or user tokay) QuakeWorld Only
USERIDThis sets your userid (ex. userid 6) QuakeWorld Only
_VID_DEFAULTMODESets default vid_mode (0 default)
_VID_WAITOVERRIDEForce vertical sync rate (0 default)
V_CENTERMOVE? (default 0.15)
V_CENTERSPEEDSets speed of autocentering (default 500)
V_CSHIFT?
V_IDLESCALEToggles whether view remains idle (0 default, required for next 6)
V_IPITCH_CYCLEToggles forward/backward lean speed (default 1)
V_IPITCH_CYCLEToggles forward/backward lean distance (default 0.3)
V_IROLL_CYCLEToggles left/right lean speed (default 0.5)
V_IROLL_LEVELToggles left/right lean distance (default 0.1)
V_IYAW_CYCLEToggles left/right look speed (default 2)
V_IYAW_LEVELToggles left/right look distance (default 0.3)
V_KICKPITCHSets how far you look up when hit (0.6 default)
V_KICKROLLSets how far you lean when hit (0.6 default)
V_KICKTIMESets how long he kick effects last (0.5 default)
VERSIONVersion information
VID_DESCRIBECURRENTMODEDescribe current video mode
VID_DESCRIBEMODEDescribe a video mode
VID_DESCRIBEMODESList all available video modes
VID_MODESet a video mode
VID_NOPAGEFLIPTurns off page flipping (0 default)
VID_NUMMODESPrint number of modes available
VID_TESTMODETry a video mode for 5 seconds
VID_WAITSet buffering/vbl waiting (0 default, see techinfo.txt)
VIEWFRAME?
VIEWMODEL?
VIEWNEXT?
VIEWPREV?
VIEWSIZESet screen size directly (100 default)
VOLUMESets sound playback volume (1 default)
WAITWait a game tic
YESAffirmative answer

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