Client

Client-side settings affecting your local game experience.

This is a reference of all cl_* console commands. Use find cl in the console to search within this category.

All Commands (173)

Command	Default	Description
`cl_ShowBoneSetupEnts`	`0`	Show which entities are having their bones setup each frame.
`cl_ShowSunVectors`	`0`	-
`cl_allowdownload`	`1`	Client downloads customization files
`cl_allowupload`	`1`	Client uploads customization files
`cl_ambient_light_disableentities`	`0`	Disable map ambient light entities.
`cl_anglespeedkey`	`0`	-
`cl_animationinfo`	`cmd`	Hud element to examine.
`cl_autowepswitch`	`1`	Automatically switch to picked up weapons (if more powerful)
`cl_backspeed`	`10000`	-
`cl_chatfilters`	`127`	Stores the chat filter settings
`cl_clearhinthistory`	`cmd`	Clear memory of client side hints displayed to the player.
`cl_clock_correction`	`1`	Enable/disable clock correction on the client.
`cl_clock_correction_adjustment_max_amount`	`200`	Sets the maximum number of milliseconds per second it is allowed to correct the client clock. It ...
`cl_clock_correction_adjustment_max_offset`	`90`	As the clock offset goes from cl_clock_correction_adjustment_min_offset to this value (in millise...
`cl_clock_correction_adjustment_min_offset`	`10`	If the clock offset is less than this amount (in milliseconds), then no clock correction is applied.
`cl_clock_correction_force_server_tick`	`999`	Force clock correction to match the server tick + this offset (-999 disables it).
`cl_clock_showdebuginfo`	`0`	Show debugging info about the clock drift.
`cl_clockdrift_max_ms`	`150`	Maximum number of milliseconds the clock is allowed to drift before the client snaps its clock to...
`cl_clockdrift_max_ms_threadmode`	`0`	Maximum number of milliseconds the clock is allowed to drift before the client snaps its clock to...
`cl_cmdrate`	`66`	Max number of command packets sent to server per second
`cl_crosshair_drawoutline`	`1`	Draws a black outline around the crosshair for better visibility
`cl_crosshair_outlinethickness`	`1`	Set how thick you want your crosshair outline to draw (0.1-3)
`cl_crosshair_t`	`0`	Whether to draw the top line nor not
`cl_crosshairalpha`	`255`	Classic Crosshair alpha
`cl_crosshaircolor_b`	`255`	Classic Crosshair blue color
`cl_crosshaircolor_g`	`255`	Classic Crosshair green color
`cl_crosshaircolor_r`	`255`	Classic Crosshair red color
`cl_crosshairdot`	`0`	Whether to draw a dot in the middle of the crosshair
`cl_crosshairgap`	`5`	Gap between crosshair middle and the horizontal lines
`cl_crosshairsize`	`6`	Length of each of the crosshair lines
`cl_crosshairstyle`	`1`	0 = Default HL2, 1 = Custom image, 2 = Custom Image + HL, 3 = Classic
`cl_crosshairthickness`	`0`	Thinkness of each of the crosshair lines
`cl_crosshairusealpha`	`1`	If set, use cl_crosshairalpha, otherwise be additive
`cl_debug_player_perf`	`0`	-
`cl_debugrumble`	`0`	Turn on rumble debugging spew
`cl_defaultweapon`	`0`	Default Spawn Weapon
`cl_demoviewoverride`	`0`	Override view during demo playback
`cl_detail_allow_vertex_lighting`	`1`	Allow studiomdl detail objects to use vertex lighting
`cl_detail_avoid_force`	`0`	force with which to avoid players ( in units, percentage of the width of the detail sprite )
`cl_detail_avoid_radius`	`30`	radius around detail sprite to avoid players
`cl_detail_avoid_recover_speed`	`1`	how fast to recover position after avoiding players
`cl_detail_max_sway`	`10`	Amplitude of the detail prop sway
`cl_detail_multiplier`	`1`	extra details to create
`cl_detaildist`	`1200`	Distance at which detail props are no longer visible
`cl_detailfade`	`400`	Distance across which detail props fade in
`cl_downloadfilter`	`0`	Determines which files can be downloaded from the server (all, none, nosounds, mapsonly, noworkshop)
`cl_draw_airboat_wake`	`1`	-
`cl_drawhud`	`1`	Enable the rendering of the hud
`cl_drawleaf`	`-1`	-
`cl_drawmaterial`	`0`	Draw a particular material over the frame
`cl_drawmonitors`	`1`	-
`cl_drawownshadow`	`0`	Draw own shadow in first person mode
`cl_drawshadowtexture`	`0`	-
`cl_dump_particle_stats`	`cmd`	dump particle profiling info to particle_profile.csv
`cl_ejectbrass`	`1`	-
`cl_enable_loadingurl`	`1`	Enable/disable viewing custom loading screens provided by joined servers.
`cl_energy_ball_start_fade_time`	`8`	-
`cl_ent_absbox`	`cmd`	Displays the client's absbox for the entity under the crosshair.
`cl_ent_bbox`	`cmd`	Displays the client's bounding box for the entity under the crosshair.
`cl_ent_rbox`	`cmd`	Displays the client's render box for the entity under the crosshair.
`cl_entityreport`	`0`	For debugging, draw entity states to console
`cl_entityreport_sorted`	`0`	For debugging, draw entity states to console in sorted order. [0 = disabled, 1 = average, 2 = cur...
`cl_extrapolate`	`1`	Enable/disable extrapolation if interpolation history runs out.
`cl_extrapolate_amount`	`0`	Set how many seconds the client will extrapolate entities for.
`cl_fastdetailsprites`	`1`	whether to use new detail sprite system
`cl_fasttempentcollision`	`5`	-
`cl_find_ent`	`cmd`	Find and list all client entities with classnames that contain the specified substring. Format: c...
`cl_find_ent_index`	`cmd`	Display data for clientside entity matching specified index. Format: cl_find_ent_index <index>
`cl_flushentitypacket`	`0`	For debugging. Force the engine to flush an entity packet.
`cl_forwardspeed`	`10000`	-
`cl_fullupdate`	`cmd`	Forces the server to send a full update packet
`cl_idealpitchscale`	`0`	-
`cl_ignorepackets`	`0`	Force client to ignore packets (for debugging).
`cl_interp`	`0`	Sets the interpolation amount (bounded on low side by server interp ratio settings).
`cl_interp_all`	`0`	Disable interpolation list optimizations.
`cl_interp_npcs`	`0`	Interpolate NPC positions starting this many seconds in past (or cl_interp, if greater)
`cl_interp_ratio`	`2`	Sets the interpolation amount (final amount is cl_interp_ratio / cl_updaterate).
`cl_jiggle_bone_debug`	`0`	Display physics-based 'jiggle bone' debugging information
`cl_jiggle_bone_debug_pitch_constraints`	`0`	Display physics-based 'jiggle bone' debugging information
`cl_jiggle_bone_debug_yaw_constraints`	`0`	Display physics-based 'jiggle bone' debugging information
`cl_jiggle_bone_invert`	`0`	-
`cl_jiggle_bone_sanity`	`1`	Prevent jiggle bones from pointing directly away from their target in case of numerical instability.
`cl_lagcompensation`	`1`	Perform server side lag compensation of weapon firing events.
`cl_language`	`0`	Language (from HKCU\Software\Valve\Steam\Language)
`cl_leveloverview`	`0`	-
`cl_leveloverviewmarker`	`0`	-
`cl_localnetworkbackdoor`	`1`	Enable network optimizations for single player games.
`cl_logofile`	`0`	Spraypoint logo decal.
`cl_maxrenderable_dist`	`3000`	Max distance from the camera at which things will be rendered
`cl_mouselook`	`1`	Set to 1 to use mouse for look, 0 for keyboard look. Cannot be set while connected to a server.
`cl_new_impact_effects`	`0`	-
`cl_npc_speedmod_intime`	`0`	-
`cl_npc_speedmod_outtime`	`1`	-
`cl_observercrosshair`	`1`	-
`cl_overdraw_test`	`0`	-
`cl_panelanimation`	`cmd`	Shows panel animation variables: <panelname \| blank for all panels>.
`cl_particle_batch_mode`	`1`	-
`cl_particle_retire_cost`	`0`	-
`cl_particle_show_bbox`	`0`	-
`cl_particle_show_bbox_cost`	`0`	Show # of particles: green->blue->red. Use a negative number to show ALL particles even che...
`cl_particle_stats_start`	`cmd`	Start or restart particle stats - also dumps to particle_stats.csv
`cl_particle_stats_stop`	`cmd`	Stop particle stats, or snapshot this frame - also dumps to particle_stats.csv
`cl_particle_stats_trigger_count`	`0`	Dump stats if the particle count exceeds this number.
`cl_particleeffect_aabb_buffer`	`2`	Add this amount to a particle effect's bbox in the leaf system so if it's growing slowly, it won'...
`cl_pclass`	`0`	Dump entity by prediction classname.
`cl_pdump`	`-1`	Dump info about this entity to screen.
`cl_phys_props_enable`	`1`	Disable clientside physics props (must be set before loading a level).
`cl_phys_props_max`	`300`	Maximum clientside physic props
`cl_phys_props_respawndist`	`1500`	Minimum distance from the player that a clientside prop must be before it's allowed to respawn.
`cl_phys_props_respawnrate`	`60`	Time, in seconds, between clientside prop respawns.
`cl_phys_timescale`	`1`	Sets the scale of time for client-side physics (ragdolls)
`cl_pitchdown`	`89`	-
`cl_pitchspeed`	`225`	Client pitch speed.
`cl_pitchup`	`89`	-
`cl_playback_screenshots`	`0`	Allows the client to playback screenshot and jpeg commands in demos.
`cl_playermodel`	`0`	Default Player Model
`cl_playerspraydisable`	`1`	Disable player sprays.
`cl_precacheinfo`	`cmd`	Show precache info (client).
`cl_pred_optimize`	`2`	Optimize for not copying data if didn't receive a network update (1), and also for not repredicti...
`cl_pred_track`	`cmd`	<entindex> <fieldname>: Track changes to entity index entindex, for field fieldname.
`cl_predict`	`1`	Perform client side prediction.
`cl_predict_basetoggles`	`1`	-
`cl_predictionlist`	`0`	Show which entities are predicting
`cl_predictweapons`	`1`	Perform client side prediction of weapon effects.
`cl_ragdoll_collide`	`0`	-
`cl_removedecals`	`cmd`	Remove the decals from the entity under the crosshair.
`cl_report_soundpatch`	`cmd`	reports client-side sound patch count
`cl_resend`	`6`	Delay in seconds before the client will resend the 'connect' attempt
`cl_rumblescale`	`1`	Scale sensitivity of rumble effects (0 to 1.0)
`cl_screenshotname`	`0`	Custom Screenshot name
`cl_shadowtextureoverlaysize`	`256`	-
`cl_show_connectionless_packet_warnings`	`0`	Show console messages about ignored connectionless packets on the client.
`cl_show_num_particle_systems`	`0`	Display the number of active particle systems.
`cl_show_splashes`	`1`	-
`cl_showbattery`	`0`	Draw current battery level at top of screen when on battery power. Requires cl_showfps being set ...
`cl_showdemooverlay`	`0`	How often to flash demo recording/playback overlay (0 - disable overlay, -1 - show always)
`cl_showents`	`cmd`	Dump entity list to console.
`cl_showerror`	`0`	Show prediction errors, 2 for above plus detailed field deltas.
`cl_showevents`	`0`	Print event firing info in the console
`cl_showfps`	`0`	Draw fps meter at top of screen (1 = fps, 2 = smooth fps)
`cl_showhelp`	`1`	Set to 0 to not show on-screen help
`cl_showhitboxes`	`0`	-
`cl_showpausedimage`	`1`	Show the 'Paused' image when game is paused.
`cl_showpos`	`0`	Draw current position at top of screen
`cl_showtextmsg`	`1`	Enable/disable text messages printing on the screen.
`cl_sidespeed`	`10000`	-
`cl_smooth`	`1`	Smooth view/eye origin after prediction errors
`cl_smoothtime`	`0`	Smooth client's view after prediction error over this many seconds
`cl_software_cursor`	`0`	Switches the game to use a larger software cursor instead of the normal OS cursor
`cl_soundemitter_flush`	`cmd`	Flushes the sounds.txt system (client only)
`cl_soundscape_flush`	`cmd`	Flushes the client side soundscapes
`cl_soundscape_printdebuginfo`	`cmd`	print soundscapes
`cl_spewscriptintro`	`0`	-
`cl_sporeclipdistance`	`512`	-
`cl_starfield_diameter`	`128`	-
`cl_starfield_distance`	`256`	-
`cl_steamoverlay_pos`	`1`	The position of the Steam notifications: 0=top left, 1=top right, 2=bottom left, 3=bottom right
`cl_sun_decay_rate`	`0`	-
`cl_threaded_bone_setup`	`0`	Enable parallel processing of C_BaseAnimating::SetupBones()
`cl_timeout`	`60`	After this many seconds without receiving a packet from the server, the client will disconnect it...
`cl_tree_sway_dir`	`cmd`	sets tree sway wind direction via 2 numbers as params
`cl_updaterate`	`66`	Number of packets per second of updates you are requesting from the server
`cl_upspeed`	`10000`	-
`cl_view`	`cmd`	Set the view entity index.
`cl_voice_filter`	`0`	Filter voice by name substring
`cl_winddir`	`0`	Weather effects wind direction angle
`cl_windspeed`	`0`	Weather effects wind speed scalar
`cl_wpn_sway_interp`	`0`	-
`cl_wpn_sway_scale`	`1`	-
`cl_yawspeed`	`210`	Client yaw speed.
`clear`	`cmd`	Clear all console output.
`clientport`	`27005`	Host game client port
`closecaption`	`0`	Enable close captioning.

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