Red Faction Console Commands

The Red Faction console is accessible from both clients and dedicated servers in every known version of Red Faction PC, except the International Demo.

Example of the dedicated server console usage

Console Hotkeys

Hotkey	Function
[~]	Show/hide the console (only applicable for clients).
[TAB]	Complete partially-entered command.
[F3]	Display most recently entered command.
[Up]	Cycle back through recently entered commands.
[Down]	Cycle forward through recently entered commands.
[Page Up]	Browse back through the console log.
[Page Down]	Browse forward through the console log.

Available Commands

Base Game

• This table lists console commands available as of the latest official client version (v1.20).

Command Syntax	Useful in SP	Useful for MP Clients	Useful for MP Servers	Usable via rcon	Function
ban [player name]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Kicks the specified player from the server and adds their IP address to your banlist.txt file.
ban_ip [ip address/range]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Kicks any players with the specified IP address/range from the server and adds that IP address/range to your banlist.txt file.
info	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Displays information such as level name, time, framerate, names of connected clients, client pings, and client IPs (if run on a server).
kick [player name]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Kicks the specified player from the server. (does not ban them)
level [ .rfl filename]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Changes to the specified level. If run as a client while that not connected to a server, the level will be loaded in single player mode. If run as a server (or via rcon), the server will switch to the level in multiplayer mode.
name [player name]	No	Yes	Yes*	No	If run as a client, changes the client's name to the specified name. If run as a listen server, changes the client's name to the specified name plus changes the server's name to "[player name]'s game". Spaces and other special characters can be specified via this command by encapsulating the desired name in quotation marks.
rcon_request [rcon password]	No	Yes	No	No	Requests remote console privileges. Only usable when connected to a dedicated server that has an rcon password configured in dedicated_server.txt. Password is case insensitive (except in Dash Faction v1.3.0+).
quit	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Exits the server or client without asking for confirmation.
rate [number or rate preset ]	No	Yes	Yes	No	Set the server or client network update rate (in bytes/sec).
say [chat message]	No	Yes	Yes	No	Sends a chat message to everyone in the server from your player name. If run as a dedicated server, chat message is sent from "Server". Spaces and other special characters can be specified via this command by encapsulating the chat message in quotation marks.
team_say [chat message]	No	Yes	No	No	Sends a chat message to everyone on the same team as you in the server. Only usable in team gamemodes.
team ["red" or "blue"]	No	Yes	No	No	Swap to the specified team. Only usable in team gamemodes.
simultaneous_ping [integer]	No	Yes	No	No	Specify number of multiplayer servers to query simultaneously.
dump_tga	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle between .tga & .jpg format for screenshots (when you press the [Print Screen] key).
help	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Display list of available commands.
?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for help.
man	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for help.
kill	Yes	Yes	No	No	Kill yourself.
rcon [rcon command]	No	Yes*	No	No	Prefix for issuing remote console commands to a dedicated server to which you've already authenticated via rcon_request.
vivalahelvig	Yes	No	No	No	Toggle god mode. (Undocumented)
bighugmug	Yes	No	No	No	Give player all weapons and ammo. (Undocumented)
heehoo	Yes	No	No	No	Toggle player movemode between flying and walking. (Undocumented)
camera1	Yes	No	No	No	Set camera mode to first person (default). (Undocumented)
camera2	Yes	No	No	No	Set camera mode to free camera. (Undocumented)
camera3	Yes	No	No	No	Set camera mode to third person. (Undocumented)

Alpine Faction

• This table lists additional console commands available in Alpine Faction. Note that all commands listed above under Base Game are also still usable in Alpine Faction.

Command Syntax	Required Alpine Version	Useful in SP	Useful for MP Clients	Useful for MP Servers	Usable via rcon	Function
. [string]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Find console commands that contain the provided string
antialiasing	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle anti-aliasing
bighud	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle big HUD
cl_damageflash	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle damage screen flash effect
cl_gorelevel [value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set gore level. Valid options are 0 (no blood), 1 (normal), 2 (normal + gibbing)
cl_hud	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle HUD visibility
cl_linearpitch	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggles linear pitch angle for mouse movement
cl_scannersens [value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sets mouse sensitivity modifier used while in a scanner (0.01 - 10.00)
cl_scopesens [value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sets mouse sensitivity modifier used while in a scope (0.01 - 10.00)
cl_screenshake	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Disable screenshake. In multiplayer, this is only applied if the server allows it.
cl_showfps	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle FPS counter
cl_staticscopesens	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether scope mouse sensitivity is static or dynamic (based on zoom level).
cl_swaparcontrols	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Swap Assault Rifle controls
cl_swapnadecontrols	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Swap Grenade controls
cl_togglecrouch	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle crouch mode between hold and toggle mode
d_fullscreen	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Enter fullscreen mode
d_perf_dump	1.0.0+	Yes	No	Yes	No	Dump performance data
d_profiler	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Toggle profiler
d_profiler_log	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Log profiler output
d_profiler_print	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Print profiler data
d_windowed	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Enter windowed mode
dbg_events	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Print debug information for events
dbg_framegraph	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Show frame graph
dbg_frameratetest	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Start frame rate test
dbg_goal [goal name]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Look up the current value of a named goal
dbg_room_clip_wnd	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Debug room clip window
dbg_systeminfo	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Show system information
dbg_timedemo	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Start timedemo
dbg_verifylevel	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Verify level
debug [argument]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle display of built-in debug features. The types are: thruster, light, light2, push_climb_reg, geo_reg, glass, mover, ignite, movemode, perf, perfbar, waypoint, network, particlestats, weapon, event, trigger, objrender, roomstats, trans, room, portal, lightmap, nolightmap, show_invisible_faces, particle_emitter.
download_level [filename]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Downloads level from FactionFiles.com if not already loaded
download_level_force [filename]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Force download of a level from FactionFiles.com, overwriting your local copy if one exists
drop_clutter [class name]	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Spawn a clutter object by class name
drop_entity [class name]	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Spawn an entity by class name
drop_item [class name]	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Spawn an item by class name
fflink_status	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Check status of your client's link with FactionFiles.com
findlevel [string]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Find a level by a filename fragment
findmap [string]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for findlevel
help [command]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Prints usage information and other help strings for the specified command
inputmode	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggles input mode between classic input and DirectInput
kill_messages	1.0.0+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Toggles printing of kill messages in chatbox and console
level_info	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Shows basic information about the current level
level_info_ext	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Shows extended information about the current level
levelm	1.0.0+	No	No	No	No	Start a local multiplayer game on the specified level. Command must be issued from main menu
levelsounds [volume]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sets level sounds volume scale (0.0 - 1.0)
map [filename]	1.0.0+	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Alias for level (loads specified map)
map_ext	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Extend round time
map_info	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for level_info
map_info_ext	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for level_info_ext
map_next	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Load next level
map_prev	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Load previous level
map_rand	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Load random level from rotation
map_rest	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Restart current level
max_decals [number]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set maximum number of decals (128 - 512)
maxfps [number]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Set maximal FPS [10 - 10000]
mp_deathbars	1.0.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle red bars at the top and bottom of screen when dead
mp_notifyonjoin	1.0.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle notification beeps being played when a player joins the server you are in when your game doesn't have focus
mp_playercount	1.0.0+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Get player count
mp_ricochet	1.0.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggles whether bullets ricochet in multiplayer (strictly visual, they deal no damage regardless)
ms [value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set mouse sensitivity (0.00 - 1.00)
mute_all_players	1.0.0+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Mutes all players in multiplayer chat
mute_player [name]	1.0.0+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Mutes a single player in multiplayer chat
pcollide	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Toggle player collision
r_detailtextures	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle detail textures
r_fov [value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sets horizontal FOV (field of view) in degrees. Use 0 to enable automatic FOV scaling.
r_fpgunfov [value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set scale value applied to FOV setting for first person weapon models.
r_fullbright	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle fullbright character meshes. In multiplayer, this is only available if the server allows it.
r_gamma [value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set gamma value
r_lightmaps	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Render only lightmaps for level geometry (no textures). In multiplayer, this is only available if the server allows it.
r_lodscale [value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sets LOD distance scale factor
r_meshlighting	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle mesh static lighting calculation
r_muzzleflash	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle muzzle flash lights. In multiplayer, this is only applied if the server allows it.
r_nearest	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle nearest texture filtering
r_pow2tex	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Enforce power of 2 textures. Fixes textures in older levels, may cause issues with textures in newer ones. Only affects levels loaded after usage of this command.
r_scopefullrangelights [scope]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set level scope for full range lighting. Only affects levels loaded after usage of this command. (alpine, community, or all)
r_trilinearfiltering	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle trilinear filtering
save_commands	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Print all console commands to a text file named console_commands.txt
cl_showenemybullets	1.0.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggles visibility of enemy bullet impacts
sound	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle sound
sp_autosave	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Toggles whether autosave is enabled
sp_difficulty [difficulty]	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Set game difficulty (easy, medium, hard, or impossible)
sp_levelhardness [number]	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Set default hardness for geomods (0 - 100)
sp_unlimitedsemiauto	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Toggles whether the fire rate for semi-automatic weapons in single player has a cooldown
spectate [name]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggles spectate mode (free look by default, first person if name specified). In single player, this is an alias for camera2
spectate_followkiller	1.0.0+	No	Yes	No	No	When a player you're spectating dies, automatically spectate their killer
spectate_minui	1.0.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggles spectate mode minimal UI
sv_caplimit [number]	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets capture limit for CTF mode
sv_countclients	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	No	Show number of connected clients
sv_fraglimit [number]	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets kill limit
sv_geolimit [number]	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets geomod limit (0 - 128)
sv_kickall	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	No	Kick all clients
sv_netfps [number]	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	No	Set number of updates sent from server to clients per second (12 - 60)
sv_pass [password]	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Set or remove the server password.
sv_rconpass [passwprd]	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	No	Set or remove the server rcon password.
sv_timelimit [number]	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets time limit
teleport [X] [Y] [Z]	1.0.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Teleport player to specific coordinates (format: X Y Z)
ui_playernames	1.0.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle player names on HUD
ui_reticlescale [scale]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sets/gets reticle scale
unban_last	1.0.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unbans last banned player
ver	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Display version info
vli	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggles volumetric lighting
which_packfile [filename]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Prints packfile path that the provided file is included in
where [filename]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for which_packfile

Dash Faction

• This table lists console commands introduced in Dash Faction. Note that all commands listed above under Base Game are also still usable in Dash Faction.

Command Syntax	Required Dash Version	Useful in SP	Useful for MP Clients	Useful for MP Servers	Usable via rcon	Function
maxfps [integer]	0.6.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sets maximal FPS limit. Allowed range is 10 - 240. Higher or lower values will be clamped.
hud	0.6.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle HUD visibility.
unban_last	0.6.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Remove most recently banned player from the ban list.
spectate [player name]	1.2.0+*	No	Yes	No	No	If a player is specified, start spectate mode from that player's perspective. In Dash 1.4.1+, entering this command without a specified player starts free camera spectate mode instead.
inputmode	1.2.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle between RF default and DirectInput mouse input modes.
ms [decimal value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set mouse sensitivity to the specified decimal value. Entering this command without a specified value displays the current value.
vli	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle volumetric lighting.
findmap [search string]	1.2.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Search locally-installed levels and return all filenames that contain the specified search string.
levelsounds [decimal value]	1.0.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set the volume for in-level sounds (such as ambient sounds) to the specified decimal value. Entering this command without a specified value displays the current value.
map [ .rfl filename]	1.3.0+	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Alias for level.
levelsp [ .rfl filename]	0.6.0 - 1.3.0	Yes	No	No	No	Load the specified level in single player mode. Deprecated as of Dash 1.3.0 as the level command now performs the same function when not connected to a server.
findlevel [search string]	1.3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for findmap.
show_enemy_bullets	1.3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle visibility of bullet impact effects for shots fired by opponents.
debug [debug type]	1.3.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Toggle display of built-in debug features. Entering "help debug" displays full list of available types. The types are: thruster, light, light2, push_climb_reg, geo_reg, glass, mover, ignite, movemode, perf, perfbar, waypoint, network, particlestats, weapon, event, trigger, objrender, roomstats, trans, room, portal, lightmap, and nolightmap. Additional debug type show_invisible_faces is available in Dash 1.4.0+, and additional debug type particle_emitter is available in Dash 1.8.1+*.
playercount	1.3.0+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Display number of currently connected clients.
clients_count	1.3.0+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for playercount.
fullscreen	1.3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Switch client to fullscreen mode.
windowed	1.3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Switch client to windowed mode.
map_ext	1.4.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Extend the time limit for the current map/round by 5 minutes.
skip_cutscene_bind [control name]	1.4.1+	Yes	No	No	No	Specify the existing control name (ie. jump, crouch, etc.) for skipping cutscenes in single player. Defaults to Multiplayer Stats (TAB).
map_rest	1.4.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Restart the current round on the same map.
map_next	1.4.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	End the current round and load the next map in the server rotation.
map_prev	1.4.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	End the current round and load the previous map in the server rotation.
kill_limit [integer]	1.4.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets the frag limit for the server (win condition in DM and TDM gamemodes).
time_limit [integer]	1.4.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets the time limit for the server in minutes (endgame condition in all gamemodes).
capture_limit [integer]	1.4.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets the flag capture limit for the server (win condition in CTF gamemode).
geomod_limit [integer]	1.4.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets the maximum amount of geomod craters per map/round on the server. Maximum allowed value is 128.
bighud	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle larger HUD (intended for high resolutions).
reticle_scale [decimal value]	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set reticle scale. Entering this command without a specified value displays the current value.
damage_screen_flash	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle the visible red screen flash when you take damage.
download_level [ .rfl filename]	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Query the FactionFiles.com database for a map with the specified .rfl filename. If found, download and install it (before 1.7.1, this command WILL overwrite existing maps you have installed in the event of filename conflicts).
nearest_texture_filtering	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle between nearest neighbor texture filtering and RF default texture filtering.
antialiasing	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether antialiasing is enabled or disabled.
mesh_static_lighting	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether static lighting for meshes (clutter, pickups, etc.) is enabled or disabled.
linear_pitch	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether linear pitch curve for vertical mouse movement is enabled or disabled.
swap_assault_rifle_controls	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle assault rifle controls between stock (primary = burst; secondary = auto) or inverted (primary = auto; secondary = burst).
detail_textures	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether detail textures are enabled or disabled.
difficulty [value]	1.5.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Set (single player) game difficulty. Available values are easy, medium, hard, and impossible.
frameratetest	1.5.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Perform a framerate test.
kick_all	1.5.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Kicks all connected clients from the server.
level_info	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Display basic info on currently loaded level.
verify_level	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Verify and display additional information on currently loaded level.
system_info	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Display information about your system.
sound	1.5.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether sound is enabled or disabled.
timedemo	1.5.0+	Yes	No	No	No	Perform a time demo test.
trilinear_filtering	1.3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggles between trilinear and bilinear filtering.
update_rate [integer]	1.5.1+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Sets the update (tick) rate for the server or client in updates per second. Base game has default of 12 for servers and 20 for clients. Dash Faction 1.5.1+ has base value of 30 for both servers and clients. Configurable from 30 - 60.
frametime_graph	1.6.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Draw on-HUD graph showing framerate over time.
kill_messages	1.6.0+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Toggle printing of kill messages to the chat box and server console.
screenshot	1.6.1+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Take a screenshot (same as Print Screen hotkey).
d_profiler	1.6.1+	Yes	No	No	No	Display real-time performance frametime information.
lod_distance_scale [integer]	1.6.1+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Used to control the distance at which meshes transition to lower level-of-detail versions if you have "High model details" turned on in the Dash Faction options. The configured value is used as a multiplier of the stock RF values. Defaults to 10 (ie. 10x the default distance values for LOD transitions).
fov [number]	1.6.1+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sets horizontal field of view (hFOV) for the camera. Allowed values are either 0 or a numeric value from 75-160. Defaults to 0, which means hFOV is properly scaled to your aspect ratio (ie. 90 for 4:3, 100 for 16:10, 106.26 for 16:9, etc.)
fpgun_fov_scale [number]	1.6.1+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sets a multiplier value for the configured field of view (FOV) for each first person weapon model. Allowed values are from 0.1 - 1.5. Input values outside of this range will be clamped. Defaults to 1.0.
which_packfile [filename]	1.6.1+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	For any file currently loaded by the game, print the path and filename of the .vpp packfile that file was loaded from. Commonly used to determine which packfile a specified texture, model, animation, or level file is loaded from when debugging issues.
pow2_tex	1.7.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Force usage of power of 2 textures. This option may fix broken texture UV mapping in older levels. NOTE: Only levels loaded after this command is entered are affected.
spectate_mode_minimal_ui	1.7.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle minimal UI mode for spectator. If enabled, spectator mode help text is suppressed.
mute_all_players	1.7.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Stop receiving all chat messages from all players for the current game session (until you restart game).
mute_player [player name]	1.7.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Stop receiving all chat messages from the specified player as long as you both remain in the current server.
swap_grenade_controls	1.7.1+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle grenade controls between stock (primary = timer; secondary = explode on impact) or inverted (primary = explode on impact; secondary = timer).
con_find [search string]	1.7.1+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Search all possible console commands and return commands that include the search string.
. [search string]	1.7.1+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Alias for con_find.
fps_counter	1.7.1+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle display of FPS/framerate counter on HUD.
debug_event_msg	1.7.1+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Print event debug information to console. Very useful to developers when debugging scripted logic within levels.
download_level_force [ .rfl filename]	1.7.1+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Query the FactionFiles.com database for a map with the specified .rfl filename. If found, download and install it. This command WILL overwrite existing maps you have installed in the event of filename conflicts, to avoid overwriting, use download_level instead.
gamma [decimal value]	1.8.1+*	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set gamma to the specified decimal value.

Pure Faction

• This table lists new console commands introduced in Pure Faction. Note that all commands listed above under Base Game (except rate) are also still usable in Pure Faction.

Command Syntax	Required PF Version	Useful in SP	Useful for MP Clients	Useful for MP Servers	Usable via rcon	Function
r_maxfps [integer]	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sets maximal FPS limit. Allowed range is 30 - 150. Higher or lower values will be clamped.
spectate	3.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Enter free camera spectate mode.
ts	2.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle between RF default and PF multiplayer scoreboard.
ti	2.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle between RF default and DirectInput mouse input modes.
ms [decimal value]	2.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Set mouse sensitivity to the specified decimal value. Entering "ms ?" displays the current value.
r_vli	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle volumetric lighting.
map [ .rfl filename]	2.0+	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Alias for level.
sv_kill_limit [integer]	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets the frag limit for the server (win condition in DM and TDM gamemodes).
sv_time_limit [integer]	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets the time limit for the server in minutes (endgame condition in all gamemodes).
sv_capture_limit [integer]	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets the flag capture limit for the server (win condition in CTF gamemode).
sv_geo_limit [integer]	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets the maximum amount of geomod craters per map/round on the server. Maximum allowed value is 128.
sv_info	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Display server information, settings, and statistics.
sv_setup	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Display server settings.
sv_kills	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Toggle whether kills are allowed or not.
sv_netfps [integer]	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets network FPS for the server.
sv_password [string]	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets password to join the server.
sv_rconpass [string]	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Sets password to issue remote console commands to the server.
sv_rotation	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Check whether all maps in the server rotation are on the FactionFiles.com map database for the autodownloader.
togglesound	2.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether sound is enabled or disabled.
togglenetmeter	2.0 - 2.1	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether network meter is displayed or hidden. Replaced by netmeter in PF 3.0+
netmeter	3,0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether network meter is displayed or hidden.
vpps	2.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Show information on currently loaded .vpp files.
alttab	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Switch client to stretched (noborder window) mode.
at	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Alias for alttab.
fullscreen	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Switch client to fullscreen mode.
fs	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Alias for fullscreen.
windowed	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Switch client to windowed mode.
wn	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Alias for windowed.
chatsound	3.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle the noise when chat messages are received in multiplayer.
muteall	3.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Hide all player chat messages in multiplayer.
cls	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Clear the console log.
Disconnect	3.0+	No	Yes*	No	No	Disconnect from the server your client is connected to.
findmap [search string]	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Search locally-installed levels and return all filenames that contain the specified search string.
hb	3.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Disable visibility of bullet impact effects for shots fired by opponents.
sb	3.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Enable visibility of bullet impact effects for shots fired by opponents.
hidetab	3.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Toggle automatic display of multiplayer scoreboard when you die.
kickall	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Kicks all connected clients from the server.
map_ext	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Extend the time limit for the current map/round by 5 minutes.
map_rest	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Restart the current round on the same map.
map_info	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Display info on currently loaded level.
map_next	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	End the current round and load the next map in the server rotation.
map_prev	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	End the current round and load the previous map in the server rotation.
map_search [ .rfl filename]	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Query the FactionFiles.com database for a map with the specified .rfl filename. If found, display information about it.
map_download [ .rfl filename]	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Query the FactionFiles.com database for a map with the specified .rfl filename. If found, download and install it.
playercount	3.0+	No	Yes	Yes	No	Display number of currently connected clients.
r_fil	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggles between trilinear and bilinear filtering.
r_hqmodels	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether LOD meshes are disabled.
r_tex	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Cycle between low, medium, and high texture quality settings.
r_togglewidefov	3.0+	Yes	Yes	No	No	Toggle whether the widescreen FOV fix is enabled or disabled.
setdefaultkeyboard	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Set keyboard layout preset to US English.
setenglishkeyboard	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Set keyboard layout preset to UK English.
setfrenchkeyboard	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Set keyboard layout preset to France.
setgermankeyboard	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Set keyboard layout preset to Germany.
silence	3.0+	No	No	Yes	No	Disable the kill feed from logging to the server console.
team_swap	3.0+	No	Yes	No	No	Swap to the other team in a multiplayer team gamemode.
unban_last	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Remove most recently banned player from the ban list.
unban_ip [ip address/range]	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Remove specified ip address/range from the ban list.
ver	3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Display the version of PF you're running.
votes	3.0+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Toggle whether voting is allowed in the server.

MP Test

• This table lists console commands specific to Multiplayer Test. Note that most commands listed above under Base Game are also still usable in MP Test.

Command Syntax	Useful for Clients	Useful for Servers	Function
debug [type]	Yes	Yes	No known function outside of displaying some variables.
multiplayer_cheats	Yes	Yes	No known function. Can be assumed to have been intended to enable/disable cheat commands in multiplayer, but the variable is only used in the console code, and does not actually enable/disable any cheats.

Related Pages

• Command-line parameters