Console commands
About
This section describes all console commands.
All the settings described below are stored in the file "user".ltx. (You can read more about important files here)
Game
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| help | Outputs a list of console commands | - | - |
| g_dead_body_collision | Enables collision | full actor_only off | - |
| g_game_difficulty | Selects the game difficulty | gd_novice gd_stalker gd_veteran gd_master | |
| g_god | Enables God Mode | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| g_hit_pwr_modif | Bone damage modifier | 0.500 - 3.000 | - |
| g_ironsights_zoom_factor | Zoom factor of the mechanical sight | 1.000 - 2.000 | - |
| g_unlimitedammo | Enables Infinite Ammo Mode | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| g_use_tracers | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - | |
| g_important_save | Saving at key points | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| g_autopickup | Enables the ability to pick up items automatically | 'on/off' or '1/0' | Not working |
| g_always_active | The game will continue to work if the focus is not on it | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| demo_play | Plays the selected demo_record | "name" of demo | - |
| demo_record | Enables recording of camera overflights | "name" of demo | Space bar sets key points when the camera flies The Enter key exits record mode and takes the player to the exit point from demo_record mode |
| demo_set_cam_position | - | ||
| keypress_on_start | Whether to wait after loading a level to press the key to go into the game | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| load | Load specified save | save_name | - |
| load_last_save | Load last save | - | - |
| main_menu | Exit to the main menu | - | - |
| quit | Exit to the desktop | - | - |
| cl_cod_pickup_mode | Selecting items from the radius around the scope | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| disconnect | Ends the game | - | - |
| time_factor | Ability to change the game time | 0.001 - 1000.0 | - |
| jump_to_level | Moving to the selected level | k00_marsh l01_escape l02_garbage l03_agroprom k01_darkscape l04_darkvalley l05_bar l06_rostok l07_military l08_yantar l09_deadcity l10_limansk l10_radar l10_red_forest l11_hospital l11_pripyat l12_stancia l12_stancia_2 l13_generators l03u_agr_underground l04u_labx18 l08u_brainlab l10u_bunker l12u_sarcofag l12u_control_monolith l13u_warlab zaton jupiter jupiter_underground pripyat labx8 k02_truck_cemetery fake_start y04_pole | - |
Multiplayer
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
Actor
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| head_bob_factor | Basic head bobbing factor | 0 - 2 |
HUD
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| g_simple_pda | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| g_3d_pda | Switching between 2D and 3D PDA modes | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| hud_weapon | Shows weapons and hands | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| hud_draw | Shows UI | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| hud_fov | FOV for HUD | 0.100 - 1.000 |
UI
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| cl_dynamiccrosshair | Dynamic Sight | 'on/off' or '1/0' | Not working because of the dot sight |
| g_crosshair_color | Changes the color of the crosshair | (0 - 255, 0 - 255, 0 - 255, 0 - 255) | Argument is taken in RGBA format First value (0 - 255) - Red Second value (0 - 255) - Green Third value (0 - 255) - Blue Fourth value (0 - 255) - Alpha |
| g_feel_grenade | "Sensitivity" grenade | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| hud_crosshair | Show crosshair | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| hud_crosshair_dist | Show distance to target under crosshair | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
Debug
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| rs_stats | Display engine statistics on the screen | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| rs_cam_pos | Display camera coordinates | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| list_actions | Display a list of active console commands | - |
| bind_list | Display a list of commands assigned to the keys | - |
| hud_info | - | |
| render_memory_stats | Output information about memory usage | - |
| stat_memory | - |
Control
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind | Assign a command to the button | Action, key prefixed with k (kLeft, etc.) | - |
| mouse_invert | Inverts the mouse | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| mouse_sens | Mouse sensitivity | 0.001 - 0.600 | - |
| mouse_sens_aim | Mouse sensitivity when aiming | 0.500 - 2.000 | - |
| default_controls | Resets key settings to defaults | - | - |
| wpn_aim_toggle | Aiming Mode | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| g_backrun | Backward running mode | 'on/off' or '1/0' | Not working |
| g_crouch_toggle | Sit/stand mode | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| g_sprint_toggle | Sprint mode | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
| g_walk_toggle | 'on/off' or '1/0' | - |
Discord
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| discord_status | Displays status in Discord | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| discord_update_rate | Discord update rate | 0.500 - 5.000 |
Sound
General settings
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| snd_restart | Restart the sound engine | — |
| snd_cache_size | Cache size | 8 - 256 |
| snd_acceleration | APU resource utilization | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| snd_targets | Maximum number of channels | 32 - 1024 |
| snd_device | OpenAL Soft |
Music
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| snd_volume_eff | Volume of sounds | 0.000 - 1.000 | - |
| snd_volume_music | Music volume | 0.000 - 1.000 | - |
| g_dynamic_music | Turns on dynamic music (during firefights) | 'on/off' or '1/0' | In the game the script xrs_dyn_music.script responsible for playing music is corrupted. An addon restoring this script can help to fix it (Example: COMBAT MUSIC RESTORED + EXTENDED) |
Effects
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| snd_efx | EAX sound effects | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
Physics
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| ph_gravity | Gravity | 0.000 - 1000.000 |
| ph_frequency | The more, the better the collision calculations | 50.0000 - 200.0000 |
| ph_iterations | Number of iterations to calculate the dynamics | 15 - 50 |
Camera
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| cam_inert | Camera inertia | 0.000 - 1.000 |
| cam_slide_inert | 0.000 - 1.000 | |
| fov | FOV for camera | 5.000 - 180.000 |
Graphics
Graphics General settings
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| _preset | Selecting a set of quality settings | Minimum Low Default High/Extreme |
| rs_screenmode | Resolution selection mode | Windowed Fullscreen Borderless Windowed |
| rs_v_sync | Vertical Sync | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| rs_refresh_60hz | Screen refresh rate 60 Hz | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
Renders
Common commands for all renders
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| renderer | Render type (old) | |
| rs_vis_distance | Visibility range | 0.400 - 1.500 |
| r__actor_shadow | Player shadow | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r__bloom_thresh | Brightness threshold for 3rd party bloom shader | 0.0 - 1.0 |
| r__bloom_weight | Bloom weights for 3rd party bloom shader | 0.0 - 1.0 |
| r__clear_models_on_unload | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r__color_grading | 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00 - 1.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00 | |
| r__detail_density | Grass density | 0.040 - 1.000 |
| r__detail_height | Grass height | 0.5 - 2.0 |
| r__detail_radius | Grass rendering radius | 50.0 - 250.0 |
| r__dtex_range | 5.000 - 175.000 | |
| r__enable_grass_shadow | Enables grass shadows | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r__exposure | Scene exposure | 0.500 - 4.000 |
| r__framelimit | FPS limiter | 0 - 500 |
| r__gamma | Scene gamma | 0.500 - 2.200 |
| r__geometry_lod | Geometry level of detail | 0.100 - 1.500 |
| r__lens_flares | The "lens flare" effect | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r__nightvision | Controls nightvision shader | 0 - 3 |
| r__no_ram_textures | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r__no_scale_on_fade | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r__optimize_dynamic_geom | 0 - 4 | |
| r__optimize_shadow_geom | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r__optimize_static_geom | 0 - 4 | |
| r__saturation | Color saturation | 0.0 - 2.0 |
| r__supersample | Supersampling (DX8) | 1 - 8 |
| r__tf_aniso | Anisotropic filtering | 0 4 8 16 |
| r__tf_mipbias | bias for initial texture mip level | -3.0 - 3.0 |
| r__use_precompiled_shaders | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r__wallmark_ttl | Wallmark Lifetime | 1.000 - 600.000 |
| r_screenshot_mode | Screenshot in the selected format | jpg png tga |
R1 - SM2.0 (DX9.0)
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| r1_detail_textures | Detailed textures on static lighting | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r1_dlights | Dynamic light sources on static lighting | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r1_dlights_clip | Sets the display radius (visibility range) of dynamic light sources | 10.000 - 150.000 |
| r1_fog_luminance | Fog brightness | 0.2 - 5.0 |
| r1_glows_per_frame | Controls the maximum number of light sources | 2 - 32 |
| r1_lmodel_lerp | Controls Linear Lighting Interpolation | 0.000 - 0.333 |
| r1_pps_u | Controls Per Pixel Shader value | -1.000 - 1.000 |
| r1_pps_v | Controls Per Pixel Shader value | -1.000 - 1.000 |
| r1_software_skinning | 0 - 2 | |
| r1_ssa_lod_a | Controls the level of detail (LOD) in the game world | 16.000 - 96.000 |
| r1_ssa_lod_b | Controls the level of detail (LOD) in the game world | 16.000 - 64.000 |
R2 - SM3.0 (DX9.0c)
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| r2_aa | "Pseudo-smoothing" on dynamic lighting | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_aa_break | Distance at which the "Pseudo-smoothing" effect works | 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00 - 1.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00 |
| r2_aa_kernel | The basic value of the "Pseudo-smoothing" effect | 0.300 - 0.700 |
| r2_aa_weight | Controls the blurring of the fake AA more accurately | 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00 - 1.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00 |
| r2_allow_r1_lights | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r2_detail_bump | Detail textures | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_dof | ||
| r2_dof_enable | Enables depth of field | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_dof_radius | Doesn't work. In vanilla game that command controls blur radius | 0.05 - 1.0 |
| r2_dof_sky | Sky depth | -10000.0 - 10000.0 |
| r2_drops_control | Controls rain drops shader | 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00 - 1.000000e+00, 2.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00 |
| r2_exp_donttest_shad | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r2_gi | Global illumination | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_gi_clip | Global illumination effect range | 0.000 - 0.100 |
| r2_gi_depth | Shadow depth of the global illumination effect | 1 - 5 |
| r2_gi_photons | Number of rays to trace the global illumination effect | 8 - 256 |
| r2_gi_refl | Reflectivity of global illumination effect surfaces | 0.001 - 0.990 |
| r2_gloss_factor | Surface gloss level | 0.001 - 10.000 |
| r2_gloss_min | Minimal gloss level | 0.001 - 1.0 |
| r2_ls_bloom_fast | In theory, this should enable faster bloom implementation, yet it doesn't work correctly | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_ls_bloom_kernel_b | Determines the level of shading (haze) from the HDR and Bloom | 0.010 - 1.000 |
| r2_ls_bloom_kernel_g | Bloom 'radius'. Higher values results in softer bloom | 1.0 - 7.0 |
| r2_ls_bloom_kernel_scale | Bloom scale | 0.05 - 2.0 |
| r2_ls_bloom_speed | 0.000 - 100.000 | |
| r2_ls_bloom_threshold | Brightness threshold | 0.0 - 1.0 |
| r2_ls_depth_bias | Controls the range of light sources | -0.500 - 0.500 |
| r2_ls_depth_scale | Controls the effect of lighting on shadows | 0.500 - 1.500 |
| r2_ls_dsm_kernel | 0.100 - 3.000 | |
| r2_ls_psm_kernel | 0.100 - 3.000 | |
| r2_ls_squality | 0.500 - 1.000 | |
| r2_ls_ssm_kernel | 0.100 - 3.000 | |
| r2_mask_control | Controls gasmask shader | 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00, 0.000000e+00 - 1.000000e+01, 3.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00, 1.000000e+00 |
| r2_mblur | Motion blur intensity | 0.0 - 1.0 |
| r2_mblur_enabled | Enables motion blur effect | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_parallax_h | Parallax strength | 0.0 - 0.5 |
| r2_qsync | 0 - 1 | |
| r2_shadow_cascede_old | Enables 'SoC-like' shadow mapping | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_slight_fade | 0.200 - 1.000 | |
| r2_smaa | Subpixel Morphological Anti-aliasing | off low medium high ultra |
| r2_soft_particles | Soft particles | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_soft_water | Soft Water | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_ss_sunshafts_length | Length of screen-space sun rays | 0.2 - 1.5 |
| r2_ss_sunshafts_radius | 0.500 - 2.000 | |
| r2_ssa_lod_a | Level of detail of dynamic objects | 16.0 - 96.0 |
| r2_ssa_lod_b | Level of detail of static objects | 32.0 - 96.0 |
| r2_ssao | Screen space ambient occlusion effect quality | st_opt_off st_opt_low st_opt_medium st_opt_high st_opt_ultra |
| r2_ssao_blur | Doesn't work. | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_ssao_half_data | Enables half-resolution depth buffer for AO | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_ssao_hbao | Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_ssao_hdao | High-definition Ambient Occlusion | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_ssao_mode | Ambient occlusion type | disabled default hdao hbao |
| r2_ssao_opt_data | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r2_steep_parallax | Steep parallax occlusion mapping | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_sun | Shadows from the sun | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_sun_depth_far_bias | -0.500 - 0.500 | |
| r2_sun_depth_far_scale | 0.500 - 1.500 | |
| r2_sun_depth_near_bias | -0.500 - 0.500 | |
| r2_sun_depth_near_scale | 0.500 - 1.500 | |
| r2_sun_details | Shadows of grass and other detailed objects | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_sun_far | 51.000 - 180.000 | |
| r2_sun_focus | Focus of sun shadows | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_sun_lumscale | Sun light brightness | 0.0 - 3.0 |
| r2_sun_lumscale_amb | Ambient light brightness | 0.0 - 3.0 |
| r2_sun_lumscale_hemi | Sky light brightness | 0.0 - 3.0 |
| r2_sun_near | The location of the sun from the earth | 1.000 - 150.000 |
| r2_sun_near_border | 0.500 - 1.000 | |
| r2_sun_quality | Shadow filter quality | st_opt_low st_opt_medium st_opt_high st_opt_ultra st_opt_extreme |
| r2_sun_tsm | Clarity of sun shadows | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_sun_tsm_bias | -0.500 - 0.500 | |
| r2_sun_tsm_proj | 0.001 - 0.800 | |
| r2_sunshafts_min | Min. sun rays intensity | 0.0 - 0.5 |
| r2_sunshafts_mode | Sun rays mode | off volumetric screen_space combined |
| r2_sunshafts_quality | Quality of the sun rays | st_opt_low st_opt_medium st_opt_high |
| r2_sunshafts_value | Sun rays intensity | 0.0 - 2.0 |
| r2_terrain_z_prepass | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r2_tnmp_a | 0.0 - 20.0 | |
| r2_tnmp_b | 0.0 - 20.0 | |
| r2_tnmp_c | 0.0 - 20.0 | |
| r2_tnmp_d | 0.0 - 20.0 | |
| r2_tnmp_e | 0.0 - 20.0 | |
| r2_tnmp_exposure | Tonemap exposure | 0.0 - 20.0 |
| r2_tnmp_f | 0.0 - 20.0 | |
| r2_tnmp_gamma | Tonemap gamma | 0.0 - 20.0 |
| r2_tnmp_onoff | Enables custom tonemapping (based on Uncharted 2 curve) | 0.0 - 1.0 |
| r2_tnmp_w | White point | 0.0 - 20.0 |
| r2_tonemap | Enables eye-adaptation | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_tonemap_adaptation | Eye-adaptation speed | 0.0 - 10.0 |
| r2_tonemap_amount | 0.000 - 1.000 | |
| r2_tonemap_lowlum | Controls the tone mapping effect on dark locations | 0.000 - 1.000 |
| r2_tonemap_middlegray | Controls the overall appearance of the HDR effect | 0.000 - 2.000 |
| r2_volumetric_lights | Volumetric light | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r2_wait_sleep | 0 - 1 | |
| r2_water_reflections | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r2_zfill | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| r2_zfill_depth | 0.001 - 0.500 | |
| r2em | 0.000 - 4.000 |
R3 - SM4.0 (DX10) or SM4.1 (DX10.1)
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| r3_dynamic_wet_surfaces | Wet surfaces | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r3_dynamic_wet_surfaces_far | Max. rendering distance of the effect | 30 - 100 |
| r3_dynamic_wet_surfaces_near | Min. rendering distance of the effect | 10 - 70 |
| r3_dynamic_wet_surfaces_sm_res | Resolution of rain 'shadowmap' | 64 - 2048 |
| r3_minmax_sm | on off auto autodetect | |
| r3_msaa | Multisample Anti-aliasing | st_opt_off 2x 4x 8x |
| r3_msaa_alphatest | Alpha-test used with MSAA | st_opt_off st_opt_atest_msaa_dx10_0 st_opt_atest_msaa_dx10_1 |
| r3_use_dx10_1 | Enables use of DX10.1 | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r3_volumetric_smoke | Volumetric smoke | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
R4 - SM5.0 (DX11)
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| r4_enable_tessellation | Tessellation | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| r4_wireframe | Displays the wireframe of dynamic models (not working) | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
Brightness-Contrast-Gamma
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| rs_c_brightness | Brightness | 0.500 - 1.500 | - |
| rs_c_contrast | Contrast | 0.500 - 1.500 | - |
| rs_c_gamma | Gamma | 0.500 - 1.500 | Not working |
Video
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| vid_mode | Screen resolution | 800x600 1024x768 1280x720 1280x1024 1366x768 1600x900 1680x1050 1920x1080 |
| vid_restart | Reboot the video engine | - |
Textures
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| texture_lod | Texture detailing | 0 - 4 |
AI
| Сommand | Command description | Command's argument |
|---|---|---|
| ai_aim_max_angle | The maximum angle at which the angular velocity of the character when aiming is calculated by the formula | 0.000 - 31.416 |
| ai_aim_min_angle | The minimum angle at which the angular velocity of the character when aiming is calculated by the formula | 0.000 - 31.416 |
| ai_aim_min_speed | Minimum angular velocity of the character when aiming at a target | 0.000 - 31.416 |
| ai_aim_predict_time | Time of the character's prediction of a change in target position | 0.000 - 10.000 |
| ai_aim_use_smooth_aim | 'on/off' or '1/0' | |
| ai_die_in_anomaly | Enables NPCs to die in anomalies | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| ai_use_old_vision | Includes the old model of virtual character vision, in which random points on the surface of an ellipsoid inscribed into an axially oriented rectangular parallelepiped described around the object were taken to determine the visibility of the object. | 'on/off' or '1/0' |
| ai_use_torch_dynamic_lights | Enables the use of flashlights by non-player characters (NPCs) | 'on/off' or '1/0' |