ezQuake Manual: Console Settings Variables

Description

Console chat mode.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 2

Values

value	description
0	Text in the console is always treated as a command and in order to chat you have to use messagemode/messagemode2 or use the say/say_team commands.
1	Everything typed in the console goes into chat. In order to issue a command, prefix it with a slash (/).
2	If the first word in the line is a command, it is executed. Otherwise, the line is sent as chat.

cl_savehistory

Description

Save console commands history to .ezquake_history. Loads history from this file while starting ezquake.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	save
0	don't save

con_clearnotify

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Messages won't say when you toggle console.
0	Messages stay even when you toggle console.

con_completion_changed_mark

Description

Whether add or not asterisk before variables which values were changed.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

Works only with con_completion_format > 0.

con_completion_color_changed_mark

Description

Color of changed mark used in modern completion formatting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: f30

Variable is string.
Use following color format: RGB

Example: 39f

con_completion_color_colon

Description

Color of colon used in modern completion formatting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: fff

Variable is string.
Use following color format: RGB

Example: 39f

con_completion_color_name

Description

Color of variable name in used in modern completion formatting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 8ff

Variable is string.
Use following color format: RGB

Example: 39f

con_completion_color_quotes_current

Description

Color of quotes of current variable value used in modern completion formatting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: ff8

Variable is string.
Use following color format: RGB

Example: 39f

con_completion_color_quotes_default

Description

Color of quotes of default variable value used in modern completion formatting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: ff8

Variable is string.
Use following color format: RGB

Example: 39f

con_completion_color_title

Description

Color of completion type title (variables, aliases or commands) used in modern completion formatting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: ff3

Variable is string.
Use following color format: RGB

Example: 39f

con_completion_color_value_current

Description

Color of current variable value used in modern completion formatting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: fff

Variable is string.
Use following color format: RGB

Example: 39f

con_completion_color_value_default

Description

Color of default variable value used in modern completion formatting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: fff

Variable is string.
Use following color format: RGB

Example: 39f

con_completion_format

Description

Console completion variants format.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 2

Values

value	description
0	Old completion format
1	Modern one, shows current and default values
2	Modern one, shows current values only
3	Modern one, shows default values only
4	Modern one, shows current and default values if it differs
5	Modern one, without any values of cvars

Modern - plain list with colorization. Old - somehow grouped list without colorization.

con_completion_padding

Description

Number of spaces to pad command completion variants.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 2

Variable is integer.

con_completion_format must be > 1

con_funchars_mode

Description

Orange text, LEDs and special chars with [Ctrl] key - kind of MQWCL behaviour when set to 1

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
1	MQWCL behaviour - [Ctrl] + [Y] turns on yellow number input
0	FuhQuake behaviour - [Ctrl] + key for yellow numbers and LEDs

con_hide_chat_input

Description

Hides the input of own chat text in the console.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

cl_chatmode must be 1 or 2

con_highlight

Description

Console highlighting mode. Will highlight a line in the console which contains your nickname.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
0	No highlighting
1	Highlighted line will be all white.
2	Highlighted line will start with the text given in con_highlight_mark
3	Both 1 and 2: highlighted line will be white and start with special text

See con_highlight_mark.

con_highlight_mark

Description

Specifies the text that will be used to highlight lines with con_highlight 2 and 3.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is string.
This text will be used on the beginning of the highlighted line

con_notify

Description

Toggles the display of the notification area

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1
0

Notification area is the place where chat and game messages are displayed

con_notifylines

Description

This variable sets the number of notify lines (default 4, max 20) to be used at the top of the screen.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 4

Values

value	description
0	Use no notify lines at all.
1	Use one notify line.
20	Use 20 notify lines.

...

con_notifytime

Description

How long console messages stay on screen.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 3

Variable is float.

con_particles_alpha

Description

Sets the transparency of con_particles_images.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.
From 0....1. 0 is invisible, 1 is completely solid.

con_particles_images

Description

Set the number of images you have in /textures/conpart.png.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 3

Variable is integer.
Each image should take up 64x64 pixels.

con_prompt_charcode

Description

ASCII code of prompt character.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 93

Variable is integer.

Value must be between 32 and 255

con_shift

Description

Adjusts vertical offset of background of the console.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is float.

con_sound_mm1_file

This variable has been renamed to s_mm1_file

Description

You can specify notification sound for messagemode1 (/messagemode or /say foo) messages.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

con_sound_mm1_volume

This variable has been renamed to s_mm1_volume

Description

You can specify volume of notification sound for messagemode1 (/messagemode or /say foo) messages.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

con_sound_mm2_file

This variable has been renamed to s_mm2_file

Description

You can specify notification sound for messagemode2 (/messagemode2 or /say_team foo) messages.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

con_sound_mm2_volume

This variable has been renamed to s_mm2_volume

Description

You can specify volume of notification sound for messagemode2 (/messagemode2 or /say_team foo) messages.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

con_sound_other_file

This variable has been renamed to s_other_file

Description

You can specify notification sound for other messages (than messagemode, messagemode2 and from spectators).

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

con_sound_other_volume

This variable has been renamed to s_otherchat_volume

Description

You can specify volume of notification sound for other messages (than messagemode, messagemode2 and from spectators).

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

con_sound_spec_file

This variable has been renamed to s_spec_file

Description

You can specify notification sound for spectator messages.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

con_sound_spec_volume

This variable has been renamed to s_spec_volume

Description

You can specify volume of notification sound for spectator messages.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

con_tilde_mode

Description

When enabled, allows you to use the tilde key also in the console and when typing messages.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
0	Always use tilde to toggle the console
1	Treat tilde as a key leading to typing the character associated with it (tilde does not close the console)
2	Same as 1, but tilde does close the console if the console is empty

To exit the console with con_tilde_mode 1, use Escape

con_timestamps

Description

Toggles time stamps before mm1 or spectator messages. Does not apply to messages with cl_fakename.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

value	description
0	Do not display timestamps.
1	Display [HH:mm]
2	Display [HH:mm:ss]

con_wordwrap

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Enable word wrapping.
0	Disable word wrapping.

cvar_viewdefault

Description

When you type a cvar name into console (like 'gl_gamma' or 'r_rocketlight'), the client will tell you the default value of the cvar.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	On.
0	Off.

cvar_viewhelp

Description

Automatically prints manual page when a variable name is typed in the console.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Print help automatically
0	Do not print help

cvar_viewlatched

Description

When you type a variable name in the console, you'll be able to see it's latched value if this is turned on.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Display latched value (if any)
0	Don't display latched value

Latched values are used for example for renderer settings. Variable value is latched until the renderer is restarted, in that moment the latched value becomes the actuall value of the variable.

gl_alphafont

Description

When turned on allows the alpha transparency layer support for the console font.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Use full 256 levels of transparency for console font
0	Use only 2 levels of transparency for console font

gl_consolefont

Description

Changes your console font. Put all your charset images in qw/textures/charsets/*.png (and *.tga) and use /loadcharset XXX to load XXX.png (or tga). "/gl_consolefont original" will restore the 8bit font in your gfx.wad (this is default). Note: loadcharset is an alias for gl_consolefont.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: povo5

Variable is string.

gl_smoothfont

Description

Smoothens out the font (which = good). But in some cases the font wasn't designed to be smoothened (sometimes the case of custom console fonts etc).

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	On.
0	Off.

log_dir

Description

The logging dir.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

log_readable

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
1	Will convert all non printable characters to printable characters in your log. This makes your log readable because all the weird ascii characters that usually occur because of different coloured text in the client (and because of weird symbols - ocrana led's etc) are converted into printable characters.
0	Off.

scr_conalpha

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0.8

Values

value	description
1	Normal.
0	Transparent.

scr_conback

Description

Allows display of map preview as a console background

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

value	description
0	Never display map preview.
1	Display map preview on level loading process.
2	Always display map preview as a console background.

scr_conpicture

Description

Console background image filename.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: conback

Variable is string.

Put console images into id1/gfx or qw/gfx or ezquake/gfx

scr_consize

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0.5

Values

value	description
1	Maximum console height.
0	Minimal console height.

scr_conspeed

Description

This variable controls the speed at which the console screen scrolls up and down.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1000

Variable is float.

scr_printspeed

Description

This variable controls how fast the text is displayed at the end of the single player episodes.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 8

Variable is float.