Console

Q^3 Console

The console in Q^3 allows developers and players to tweak in-game variables, as well as issue game-oriented commands. Some examples of console commands might be:

set map.wireframe on  
callvote kick Jeaye

Functions

Every valid action in the console conceptually executes a function. In the previous example, set and callvote are functions, and any other supplied values are arguments (parameters) to the functions.

Properties

The function nomenclature is ubiquitous, but there's an exception to it when using set or get; the first argument provided to these functions is called a property and properties play a big role in the power of the console.

The syntax for get and set is as follows:

get property
set property value

Properties are generally dot-notated in an object-oriented manner, simply as a sort of organization. The goal of this is to make it possible to figure out property names without looking at any documentation (but... you should always read the docs -- they're all so well written!).

List of properties

Property	Description	Permissions	Possible Values	Default
ui.show_fps	Whether or not to show the FPS counter	read/write	true, false	true
camera.fov	The field of view at which to render	read/write	(min: 50, max: 150)	100
camera.vsync	Vertical sync with monitor (prevents tearing)	read/write	true, false	true
map.wireframe	Whether or not to render the map in wireframe mode	read/write	true, false	false
q3.version	The current game version	read	major.minor.commit_hash	N/A