DOOM 3 HOW TO GET CONSOLE UP
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An autoexec.cfg file is a configuration list of cvars that is run when the game is loaded. It can contain your settings for the game, your bindings for chat messages and controls, and anything else you might need. The beauty of using an autoexec file is that you can layout it out in a manner that is easy for you. Basically its nothing more than a text file. You can take a look at an example autoexec here. It's currently rather big and very much a work in progress, however we have started to mark out a few items of interest for tweaking.
To create your own, make a new text file and save it as 'autoexec.cfg' making sure you save it as all files and not as a txt file. If you don't, you'll end up with an 'autoexec.cfg.txt' file. Save this in the Doom3/base folder (the same folder as the DoomConfig.cfg). You can then edit it with a text editor such as wordpad. Should you want to make your own notes, placing // before a line will tell Doom III to ignore it.
Where is the console?
The console can be accessed by pressing CTRL-ALT-x where 'x' is the key under ESC, tilde for many, ` hyphen for others, it all depends on your region. You can however set this to the key under ESC only by adding the line -
set com_allowConsole "1"
to your autoexec.cfg.
What was that command again .... ?
You get a list of commands or have your commands completed in the console by using the tab key. For example -
c + tab key in the console will give you a list of all commands beginning with c.
Speaking of commands beginning with c, you can dump the current console to a text file if you wish with the 'condump blah.txt' command.
To create your own, make a new text file and save it as 'autoexec.cfg' making sure you save it as all files and not as a txt file. If you don't, you'll end up with an 'autoexec.cfg.txt' file. Save this in the Doom3/base folder (the same folder as the DoomConfig.cfg). You can then edit it with a text editor such as wordpad. Should you want to make your own notes, placing // before a line will tell Doom III to ignore it.
Where is the console?
The console can be accessed by pressing CTRL-ALT-x where 'x' is the key under ESC, tilde for many, ` hyphen for others, it all depends on your region. You can however set this to the key under ESC only by adding the line -
set com_allowConsole "1"
to your autoexec.cfg.
What was that command again .... ?
You get a list of commands or have your commands completed in the console by using the tab key. For example -
c + tab key in the console will give you a list of all commands beginning with c.
Speaking of commands beginning with c, you can dump the current console to a text file if you wish with the 'condump blah.txt' command.