Here is an assimilation of some Q4 questions from various threads.
[b][u]How do I access the console?[/b][/u] Press and hold ctrl, then press and hold alt and then press and hold ~ to bring down the console. So basically you are hitting 3 keys to perform the action.
[b][u]How do I record a demo?[/b][/u] in console: recordNetDemo (begin recording a demo) stopNetDemo (stop recording) playNetTimeDemo filename (timedemo) playNetDemo filename (play demo without benchmarking)
[b][u]How do I extract my GUID from Punkbuster?[/b][/u] 1) Start up Quake 4. 2) Enter a Punkbuster enabled server 3) Once connected, open your console (alt+ctrl+~). 4) Type "pb_myguid" without the quotations to find your GUID.
[b][u]I have Punkbuster, how do I enable it?[/b][/u] It's in your multiplayer options :)
[b][u]What are some usefull commands?[/u][/b] net_clientmaxrate 25000 - set your rate to 25000 net_clientmaxprediction - maximum amount of ms to predict ahead of server (I set it to 250) net_clientprediction - defaults to 10, set it to 1 for significantly better registration (higher values seem to be laggier, below 1 values create super lag) -novideo in command line makes the game skip the intro videos you can also do things like +exec myconfig.cfg in the command line to exec another config file (my q4config always changes itself so I made a seperate config) ctrl-alt-` to open console com_allowconsole 1 - thanks to Zad for this one, makes it so you dont have to hit ctrl-alt sensitivity - obviously ur sens g_fov - sets your ingame field of view pm_bobroll pm_bobpitch pm_bobup pm_runroll pm_runpitch pm_runbob pm_walkbob pm_crouchbob -woops I edited these, they are right now. (unfortunately these are locked on the server, but they CAN be set on the server) ui_showGun - draw gun model ui_autoreload - automatically reload or not ui_autoswitch - automatically switch weapons ui_hitscanTint - it changes your crosshair color based on when it's over an enemy. Values are input as HSV color (Hue, Saturation, Value) ex: "ui_hitscanTint 240 .6 1" ui_clan - your clantag s_musicvolume - 0 to get rid of the music *thanks to Alchemist for the following com_showFPS net_clientLagOMeter mouse commands: m_smooth //number of samples blended, makes a smoothing effect (1 means no smoothing, you cant set it to 0) sensitivity listcvars - lists all the cvars listcmds - lists all the cmds listgamecmds - list game cmds listsystemcmds - list systemcmds -all these commands can have searches, ex: "listcvars *cl_*" will list all cvars with "cl_" in them most of the good commands are g_, ui_, pm_, or r_ type g_ and hit tab to list all the g_ commands etc.
[b]How can I minimize/alt+tab out of my screen?[/b] Simple, hit Alt+Enter to bring your game into windowed mode, then ALT+TAB from there.
[b]How can I see my FPS?[/b] Bring down your console and type "com_showfps 1" without the quotations.
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[b][u]How do I access the console?[/b][/u]
Press and hold ctrl, then press and hold alt and then press and hold ~ to bring down the console. So basically you are hitting 3 keys to perform the action.
[b][u]How do I record a demo?[/b][/u]
in console:
recordNetDemo (begin recording a demo)
stopNetDemo (stop recording)
playNetTimeDemo filename (timedemo)
playNetDemo filename (play demo without benchmarking)
[b][u]How do I extract my GUID from Punkbuster?[/b][/u]
1) Start up Quake 4.
2) Enter a Punkbuster enabled server
3) Once connected, open your console (alt+ctrl+~).
4) Type "pb_myguid" without the quotations to find your GUID.
[b][u]I have Punkbuster, how do I enable it?[/b][/u]
It's in your multiplayer options :)
[b][u]What are some usefull commands?[/u][/b]
net_clientmaxrate 25000 - set your rate to 25000
net_clientmaxprediction - maximum amount of ms to predict ahead of server (I set it to 250)
net_clientprediction - defaults to 10, set it to 1 for significantly better registration (higher values seem to be laggier, below 1 values create super lag)
-novideo in command line makes the game skip the intro videos
you can also do things like +exec myconfig.cfg in the command line to exec another config file (my q4config always changes itself so I made a seperate config)
ctrl-alt-` to open console
com_allowconsole 1 - thanks to Zad for this one, makes it so you dont have to hit ctrl-alt
sensitivity - obviously ur sens
g_fov - sets your ingame field of view
pm_bobroll
pm_bobpitch
pm_bobup
pm_runroll
pm_runpitch
pm_runbob
pm_walkbob
pm_crouchbob
-woops I edited these, they are right now. (unfortunately these are locked on the server, but they CAN be set on the server)
ui_showGun - draw gun model
ui_autoreload - automatically reload or not
ui_autoswitch - automatically switch weapons
ui_hitscanTint - it changes your crosshair color based on when it's over an enemy. Values are input as HSV color (Hue, Saturation, Value) ex: "ui_hitscanTint 240 .6 1"
ui_clan - your clantag
s_musicvolume - 0 to get rid of the music
*thanks to Alchemist for the following
com_showFPS
net_clientLagOMeter
mouse commands:
m_smooth //number of samples blended, makes a smoothing effect (1 means no smoothing, you cant set it to 0)
sensitivity
listcvars - lists all the cvars
listcmds - lists all the cmds
listgamecmds - list game cmds
listsystemcmds - list systemcmds
-all these commands can have searches, ex: "listcvars *cl_*" will list all cvars with "cl_" in them
most of the good commands are g_, ui_, pm_, or r_
type g_ and hit tab to list all the g_ commands etc.
Simple, hit Alt+Enter to bring your game into windowed mode, then ALT+TAB from there.
[b]How can I see my FPS?[/b]
Bring down your console and type "com_showfps 1" without the quotations.
In an attempt to make the transition into Q4 easier for our new readers, GotFrag has been working on a FAQ section for all the most frequently threaded topics.
Our fact section (in general) is located at faq.gotfrag.com
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