Here is a list of some of the basic console commands you can use in Quake courtesy of Megazoid from QuakeTerminus. We will try to add to this as the need arises but this should be sufficient to give you a basic understanding of how to control your config
Console Commands:
| color x y | Where x = 1-14 and y = 1-14, x changes color of top and y changes color of bottom, if x is only specified then top and bottom are the same.
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| +forward | Move forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +back | Move backward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +right | Turn to the right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +left | Turn to the left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +moveright | Strafe to the right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +moveleft | Strafe to the left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +attack | Attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| connect x (Where x is the server’s IP address) | connects to server | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| crosshair x | x = 0 or 1 (off/on) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gamma x | Changes level of brightness. Example:- 0.5 = lighter, 1 = normal, 1.5 = darker. (Doesn’t work in GL Quake) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impulse x | Where x = 1-255, mainly for weapons and cheats, listing for all impulses can be found in the next section below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +jump | Jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +lookdown | Looks down | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +lookup | Looks up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| lookspring x | Where x = 1 spring back, where x = 0 keep looking, when mouse button is released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| messagemode | Turns on talk mode | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| messagemode2 | Turns on talk mode to teammates(people with same color pants) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +mlook | Turns on mouselook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +movedown | Swims down | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +moveup | Swims up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pause | Pauses the game (will work in multiplayer on some servers) ping Shows the ping of all players |
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| playdemo file.dem | Plays a recorded demo file | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| save | Saves the game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| say “xxx” | Works the same as messagemode, except this is easier to bind a phrase to a key with | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| say_team “xxx” | Says something only to your teammates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| screenshot | Takes a snapshot of the screen and saves automatically | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| scr_conspeed 500 | Sets speed of raising and lowering the console, 500 is default | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sensitivity x | Sets sensitivity of mouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +showscores | Shows deathmatch scores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| skill x | Sets level of skill nightmare = 4, easy = 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tell “playerx” “xxx” | Tells only the selected playerx xxx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| toggleconsole | Brings down the console | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| +togglemenu | Brings down the menu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| vid_describemodes | Describes possible video modes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| vid_mode x | Where x = 1-10, changes to selected video mode |
Impulses
| Impulse | Purpose |
| Impulse -1 | Quad cheat (Single player only) |
| Impulse 1 | Axe |
| Impulse 2 | Shotgun |
| Impulse 3 | Double barrelled shotgun |
| Impulse 4 | Nailgun |
| Impulse 5 | Supernailgun |
| Impulse 6 | Grenade launcher |
| Impulse 7 | Rocket launcher |
| Impulse 8 | Thunderbolt |
| Impulse 9 | All weapons and keys (Single player only) |
| Impulse 10 | Toggle weapons up |
| Impulse 11 | Get a rune (Single player only) |
| Impulse 12 | Toggle weapons down |
| Impulse 20 | Pass a backpack of 20 ammo of the current weapon (only works on some servers) |
| Impulse 21 | Pass the current weapon (only works on some servers) |
| Impulse 22 | Grappling hook |
| Impulse 23 | Show flag status |
| Impulse 25 | Display current team settings for the server. This shows what modes are enabled from the following:Health-Protect
Players receive no health damage from teammates’ attacks. Armor-Protect Players receive no armor damage from teammates’ attacks. Mirror-Damage A player who attacks his teammate will receive the same damage the teammate would have received, had he not been protected. Frag-Penalty Any player who kills his teammate will be penalized frags. The number of frags to penalize is adjustable by a simple edit in the teamplay.qc file. Death-Penalty Any player who kills his teammate will burst apart in a bloody mess. Lock-Colors Players will only be allowed to be certain colors. Team colors can be specified for up to four teams in the teamplay.qc file. Players who have illegal colors when they enter will be put into the team with the fewest members. Any player who changes team (pants color) will be fragged and their frag count is reset to zero. Static-Team Players will not be allowed to change teams. Drop-Items (Backpack Impulse 20, Weapon Impulse 21) Players will be allowed to drop ammo and weapons. IMPULSE 20 will drop a backpack and IMPULSE 21 will drop the current weapon. You can’t drop the axe or single-shotgun Capture-The-Flag Capture the Flag is active. |
| Impulse 31 | Axe |
| Impulse 32 | Shotgun |
| Impulse 33 | Double barrelled shotgun |
| Impulse 34 | Nailgun |
| Impulse 35 | Supernailgun |
| Impulse 36 | Grenade launcher |
| Impulse 37 | Rocket launcher |
| Impulse 38 | Thunderbolt |
| Impulse 39 | Grappling hook |
| Impulse 69 | Switches between supernailgun and thunderbolt |
| Impulse 99 | Brings back coordinates |
| Impulse 146 | Axe |
| Impulse 255 | Quad cheat (Single player only) |
Single Player Cheats & Secrets
Console Commands:
| god | turns on god mode |
| fly | enables fly mode |
| kill | commits suicide |
| notarget | enemies don’t attack until provoked |
| noclip | walk through walls |
| give s # | gives # (where # = a number) of shotgun shells |
| give n # | gives # of nails |
| give r # | gives # of rockets/grenades |
| give c # | gives # of cells |
| give h # | gives # of health |
| give # | gives weapon # |
| map e#m# | warps to the episode and mission specified |
| impulse -1 | quad cheat |
| impulse 9 | all weapons and keys |
| impulse 255 | quad cheat |
