Console Commands (Q3)

To enable commands you must use / or \ before the command.

If you want to use cheats use /devmap [mapname] type maps to see a list of maps (ioquake3 only).


 * god - God mode. [sv_cheats must be on]
 * give all - Receive all items. [sv_cheats must be on]
 * map [mapname] [sv_cheats must be on]
 * give weapons - give all weapons no ammo [sv_cheats must be on]
 * give ammo - give ammo [sv_cheats must be on]
 * give quad damage - will give the player the quad damage power up [sv_cheats must be on]
 * give personal teleporter - gives the player the personal teleporter. [sv_cheats must be on]
 * give regeneration - gives the player the regeneration power up. [sv_cheats must be on]
 * give flight - give the player the flight powerup. [sv_cheats must be on]
 * give [weapon] - give the player the desired weapon eg give bfg10k will give the player the bfg [sv_cheats must be on]
 * bot_pause - make the bots freeze. [sv_cheats must be on]
 * iamacheater - secret cheat, unlock all tiers at level 1.
 * iamamonkey - secret cheat, unlock all tiers at level 100.

Information: Sound: Demos: Server: Miscallaneous Console Commands:
 * Control Setup:
 * +attack
 * +back
 * +button0
 * +button1
 * +button2
 * +button3
 * +button4
 * +button5
 * +button6
 * -button0
 * -button1
 * -button2
 * -button3
 * -button4
 * -button5
 * -button6
 * +forward
 * +left
 * +lookdown
 * +lookup
 * +mlook
 * +movedown
 * +moveleft
 * +moveright
 * +moveup
 * +right
 * +speed
 * +strafe
 * -attack
 * -back
 * -forward
 * -left
 * -lookdown
 * -lookup
 * -mlook
 * -movedown
 * -moveleft
 * -moveright
 * -moveup
 * -right
 * -speed
 * -strafe
 * bind - assign a key to command(s).
 * bindlist - list all currently bound keys.
 * centerview - quickly move current view to the center of screen.
 * messagemode - send a message to everyone.
 * messagemode2 - send a message to teammates.
 * toggle
 * toggleconsole
 * unbind - remove a binding for a key.
 * unbindall - remove all bindings.
 * imagelist - list currently open images (textures).
 * cmdlist - list all commands.
 * cvarlist - list all cvars.
 * midiinfo - information about MIDI music system.
 * modelist - list of accessible screen resolutions.
 * modellist - list of currently open player models.
 * scanservers - scan the local network for servers.
 * sectorlist
 * serverinfo - information about local server.
 * shaderlist - list of currently open shaders (light effects).
 * skinlist - list of currently open skins.
 * soundinfo - information about sound system.
 * soundlist - list of currently open sound files.
 * status - status of currently connected server.
 * systeminfo
 * userinfo - information about player (you!).
 * music - changes the music ex: music sounds/music/sonic3 will change the music to sonic 03
 * play [file] - play [file] sound.
 * snd_restart - restart sound system.
 * stopsound
 * record - record a demo.
 * stopdemo - stop recording demo.
 * demo - play recorded demo.
 * killserver - stop server.
 * addbot - adds a bot ex: addbot sarge 3 free 500 botname will add a bot named botname with hurt me plenty skill team free and will join the game after 5 seconds replace botname with your desired name.
 * connect - connect to a server.
 * kick - kick a user.
 * kill - kill yourself. (gib)
 * serverlist - search for local servers.
 * disconnect - disconnect from the current server.
 * heartbeat
 * devmap - start a listen server with cheats and other development features enabled.
 * cg_thirdperson 1 - third-person view (Tomb Raider-style).
 * arena
 * bot_challenge 1 - makes the bots more challenging.
 * changeVectors
 * cinematic
 * clear - clear the console.
 * cmd
 * condump - save console text to a file.
 * configstrings
 * crash - Older version of Quake 3 only. Activate "crash" will crash the game!
 * cvar_restart
 * dir - list files in a directory.
 * dumpuser
 * echo
 * error - Older version of Quake 3 only. Activate "error" will crash the game!
 * exec - will exec a cfg file eg: exec mycfg.cfg cfg files must be on the baseq3 folder.
 * freeze
 * g_gravity - sets the gravity of the game 100 is moon gravity 0 is zero gravity -800 is negative 1500 very high gravity normal gravity is 800.
 * g_knockback - sets the knock back of the weapons default is 1000 seting it to a too high number will make players bounce around the map, 0 will disable knockback.
 * g_speed - sets the players speed 320 is default.
 * g_quadfactor - how much damage is doubled when a player has the quad damage 3 is default set to 4 for original factor.
 * gfxinfo
 * hunk_stats
 * in_restart
 * map
 * path
 * quit - exit from Quake 3.
 * rcon
 * restart
 * say
 * screenshot - save a screenshot.
 * screenshotJPEG - similar to screenshot, but takes in JPEG format instead of TGA.
 * set - set a variable.
 * seta
 * setenv
 * sets
 * setu
 * testfog
 * testshader
 * timescale - sets the time scale of the game 0.5 is half scale 1.0 is normal scale.
 * touchFile
 * vid_restart
 * vstr
 * wait