See also: Command console

Here are shown a (incomplete) list with some of the most useful commands and cvars. For a more complete listing look the External Help section.

Contents 1 Commands 2 Variables 3 ioquake3 specific 3.1 Commands 3.2 Variables 4 See also 5 External Help

CommandsEdit

To execute a command ingame press Shift+Esc to open the console and then write it preceded by a "/" symbol.

Also you can add commands you want to execute every time you start. To do it, you can write them in the baseoa\autoexec.cfg file in the game folder.

Command usage	Effect
bind <key> "<command>"	Assign <key> to do <command> when pressed
exec <filename>	Execute <filename> script or config file. In Linux, the file can be placed in ~/.openarena/baseoa/.
record <filename>	Starts recording a demo with <filename> as output.
weapon <integer>	Select the weapon numbered as <integer>. (1.Gauntlet 2.Machinegun 3.Shotgun 4.GrenadeLauncher 5.RocketLauncher 6.Lightninggun 7.Railgun 8.Plasmagun 9.BFG10K)

VariablesEdit

There are three ways to set a variable through the console:

/<cvar name> <value> works only if the cvar already exists

/set <cvar name> <value> if the cvar does not exist

/seta <cvar name> <value> if you want to archive (remember) the cvar. Will not work for all cvars.

Or start the game from the commandline with the parameter: +set <cvar name> <value>

Also, if you want to see the current value for a variable you can execute <cvar name> (without parameters) from the console to see it, along with its default value.

Cvar	Type	Effect
bot_nochat	integer	1 >= Disables the random bot chat, 2 >= Hide bot teamchat (bots can still hear each other). Hiding teamchat was not possible until 0.8.5
com_blood	boolean	Enables all the blood and gibs
sv_allowdownload	boolean	Enables (if hosting a server) the ability for clients to download files from the server.
con_notifytime	integer	controls how long messages at the top of the screen are displayed before they scroll up off the screen (with negative value the messages won't show up).
cg_draw2d	boolean	Enables the graphics of the HUD.
sv_hostname "Server Name"	string	Set server name

ioquake3 specificEdit

Ioquake3 engine features a much improved TAB-completion. This means that you can type the beginning of a variable or command and press TAB to either complete the command or see a list of possible commands. This also works, for example, for completing map filenames.

Also, this engine has some additional commands and variables.

CommandsEdit

Command usage	Effect
video <filename>	Start (if playing a demo) a video capture with <filename> as output.
stopvideo	Stop the video capture.

VariablesEdit

Cvar name	Type	Effect
s_useOpenAL	boolean	Use the OpenAl sound backend (if disabled it will use SDL library)
s_alSources	integer	Sets the amount of memory to allocate as source for OpenAl
cl_aviFrameRate	integer	Sets the framerate for captured videos

See alsoEdit

• Command console
• Command console#Remote control - How to remotely manage your server
• Manual/Graphic options

External HelpEdit

• Commander Keen's Quake3 Console Page
• UpsetChaps' Guide
• ioquake3 help page