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The console is one of the most important tools used in the game. It looks like a dark red box that fills up half of the screen. It gives the user the ability to type in commands, as well as view the list of game commands, settings, and binds. To view the console, press the ~ button on your keyboard (it's below the Esc key, above the Tab key, and to the left of the 1 key on most keyboards).
To maneuver around within the console, you can use the Page Up key to scroll upwards, and the Page Down key to scroll downwards. If you have a mouse with a mousewheel, you can use the mousewheel in place of the Page Up and Page Down keys. To type in a command, you must have a \ or / in front of your entry. When done typing, press Enter to transmit your command. If you type anything in the console without a \ or / in front, it will be displayed as a chat message. Hence, you can also use the console to chat with other players on the internet. To have the console automatically display the previous entries you've sent, press the Up Arrow on your keyboard.
Below, I made a list of the most useful console commands in Quake 3 Arena. I also tried to give the best explanation possible for each command.
Remember, for each command to work, you must have a \ or / in front of your entry. It does not matter which slash you use. Also, if you want to set something back to normal, but don't remember the value number, just type in the command variable without the value number and it will tell you the default setting.
cmdlist Displays all of the commands. cvarlist Displays all of the command variables. bind Bind an action to a key. For example, \bind q give all will give you all weapons, full ammo, armor, and health. unbind Unbind a key. unbindall Unbind all keys (used for starting over from scratch). toggle Toggles a key on and off for a command. For example: The ~ key for accessing the console. say Display a message to everyone. say_team Display a message to everyone on your team. screenshot Takes a screenshot. screenshotjpeg takes a screenshot in jpeg form. snaps Adjusts the amount of snapshots you send to the server per second. 40 is the best setting for people in the 1.32 patch with a high speed internet connection. rate Adjusts your internet connection rate. 25000 is the best setting for people with a high speed internet connection. sensitivity Adjusts the mouse sensitivity in Q3A. cl_mouseaccel Adjusts the unique Q3A mouse acceleration effect. cl_maxpackets Adjusts the amount of packets you send to the server per second. 125 is the best setting for people with a high speed internet connection. cl_timenudge Adds artificial lag to you. cg_bobroll Adjusts the game's bob roll effect. cg_bobpitch Adjusts the game's bob pitch effect. cg_railtrailtime Determines how long to display the Rail Gun slug trail. cg_lagometer Displays the lagometer on the bottom right corner. cg_simpleitems Adjusts from default items, and simple items. cg_crosshairx Adjusts the crosshair's position on the horizontal axis. cg_crosshairy Adjusts the crosshair's position on the vertical axis. cg_crosshairhealth Adjusts the crosshair's health colors. cg_crosshairsize Adjusts the crosshair's size. cg_drawrewards Displays game rewards, or not. cg_drawattacker Displays the last enemy that hit you on the top right corner, or not. cg_drawammowarning Displays the low ammo warning, or not. cg_draw3dicons Adjusts from the default 3D icons, or from 2D icons. cg_drawfps Displays your Frames Per Second on the top right corner. cg_drawtimer Displays the game timer on the top right corner. cg_drawstatus Displays your player status bar on the bottom. cg_draw2d Displays the second dimension on the screen, or not. cg_gibs Displays extra blood and guts, or not. cg_fov Adjusts your Field of Vision view. cg_zoomfov Adjusts your Field of Vision view while zooming in. cg_drawgun Displays your gun in the bottom right corner, or not. cg_drawteamoverlay Displays the Team Overlay, or not. cg_drawcrosshairnames Displays the names of other players over your crosshair. cg_drawcrosshair Displays the different types of crosshairs, or not. cg_truelightning Adjusts from having a normal Lightning Gun shaft, and an instant Lightning Gun shaft. cg_oldplasma Adjusts the look of the Plasma Gun cells. cg_oldrocket Adjusts the look of the Rocket impacts. cg_oldrail Adjusts the look of the Rail Gun slug trail. cg_noprojectiletrail Displays the smoke trail behind the Rocket Launcher, or not. cg_drawicons Displays the ammo, face, and armor icons on the status bar. cg_thirdperson Adjust from third person point of view, or not. cg_thirdpersonrange Adjust the third person range of view. cg_thirdpersonangle Adjust the third person angle of view. com_maxfps Adjusts the maximum Frames Per Second displayed. 125 is the best setting for people with fast and powerful PCs. com_hunkmegs Choose how many megs of RAM you want the game to use. com_blood Enable blood in the game, or not. r_mapoverbrightbits Adjusts the map brightness in the game. r_railsegmentlength Adjusts the Rail segment length. r_railcorewidth Adjusts the Rail core width. r_railwidth Adjusts the Rail width. r_gamma Adjusts the gamma brightness in the game. r_brightness Adjusts the brightness in the game. r_intensity Adjusts the lighting intensity in the game. r_fastsky Adjusts the sky from normal to black. r_picmip Adjusts the game's texture settings. ch_drawspeed Displays your speed (in OSP). cg_scoretransparency Adjusts the transparency of the scoreboard (in OSP). cg_q3compscoreboard Adjusts the scoreboard (in OSP). cg_oldctfsounds Adjusts the CTF sounds (in OSP). cg_nomip Adjusts the weapons appearance with the cl_picmip settings. 511 will allow all the weapons appear normal, as if cl_picmip were set to 0 (in OSP). cg_nochatbeep For having a chat beep or not (in OSP). cg_lightningimpact Adjust the Lightning Gun impact flash (in OSP). cg_enemymodel Display what model you want your enemies to appear as (in OSP). To set it back to normal, use "" cg_enemycolors Pick a four digit number to make your enemies appear in different colors (in OSP). cg_enableosphud Adjust the Heads Up Display (in OSP). cg_drawping Displays your ping on the lower right corner (in OSP). cg_crosshairpulse Adjust the pulse your crosshair gives when picking up items (in OSP). cg_autoaction When set to 31, automatically records a demo at the beginning of a match, takes a screenshot at the end of a match, and dumps stats (in OSP). cg_altplasma Adjusts the look of the Plasma Gun cells (in OSP). cg_altlightning Adjusts the look of the Lightning Gun shaft (in OSP). cg_altgrenades Adjusts the look of the grenades (in OSP).