Documentation - Variables - Interface

• Field of view

Menus, the HUD and the field of view.

Variable / Command	Description	Arguments / Fields
firstpersonbob	toggles first-person camera bob effect	boolean
firstpersonsway	toggles first-person camera sway effect	boolean
showcrosshair	0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = blend depending on current accuracy level	value
crosshairweapons	determines weapon-specific crosshair use (bitwise OR)	[weapon-specific crosshairs] [weapon colours]
crosshairtone	colour of crosshair (when weapon specific colours are not enabled)	colour
hitcrosshairtone	colour of the crosshair as it shows a hit	colour
crosshairsize	size of crosshair (in terms of screen size)	value
crosshairscale	scale of crosshair	value
crosshairhitspeed	how long the crosshair shows a hit on an opponent (milliseconds)	value
crosshairblend	determines crosshair opacity (0 = transparent 1 = opaque)	value
crosshairaccamt	determines blend by accuracy level intensity (when blend by accuracy is enabled)	value
crosshairflash	determines how the crosshair shows your health; 0 = off &1 = flash red when below spawn health &2 = colour from red to yellow as health rises, the usual colour at spawn health, and green when above it	value
crosshairthrob	determines scale of crosshair throb (size change) effect (like while gaining health)	value
crosshair	name of the crosshair shape, from config/ui/pointers/crosshairs	string
crosshairhitthick	how much the crosshair thickens as a hit effect, in terms of the crosshair’s size	value
showhitmarker	shows ticks bursting out from the crosshair as your damage lands	boolean
hitmarkertime	how long the hit marker lasts	milliseconds
hitmarkersize	size of the hit marker (in terms of screen size)	value
hitmarkercolour	colour of the hit marker’s ticks	colour
hitmarkercore	colour of the core of the hit marker’s ticks	colour
crosshairdemo	cycles through every crosshair shape, one a second	boolean
pointeroutline	width of the dark outline around crosshairs, cursors and ammo clip rounds, in percent of their size	value
pointeroutlinefade	how far the dark outline fades out, in percent of the size	value
pointeroutlineblend	opacity of the dark outline	value
pointergap	space left between the crosshair, the indicator, the circle bar and the ammo clip (in terms of screen size)	value
pointermorphtime	how long a crosshair or cursor takes to change smoothly into another, except when switching weapons, which takes as long as the switch	milliseconds
cursorpointer	name of the cursor shape, from config/ui/pointers/cursors	string
cursoraccent	colour of the cursor’s arrow	colour
cursorhoveraccent	colour of the cursor’s arrow while over something that can be clicked	colour
cursorhoverscale	size of the cursor while over something that can be clicked, relative to its usual size	value
clipgroupscale	smallest size of ammo clip rounds, relative to their full size, before large clips gain rings or are grouped	value
clipgroup	how large ammo clips stay legible; 0 = more rings, up to clipmaxrings 1 = each round shown stands for several	value
clipmaxrings	most rings a large ammo clip may use before its rounds shrink	value
showfps	display the frames per second counter on the hud; 0 = no display 1 = display average fps 2 = display average fps and best and worst difference 3 = display average fps and fps range 4 = display average fps and average/worst frametimes	value
showloadinglogos	display logos while not in game	boolean
showconsole	display console messages in the hud without opening the console, will prevent lines from fading; 0 = off, 1 = only while editing, 2 = always	value
clearconsole	clears the selected console output; -1: all 0: debug 1: event 2: frag 3: chat	console-index
showminimap	toggle minimap visibility	boolean
showhud	toggle heads up display visibility	boolean
autoscores	1 = when dead, 2 = also in spectv, 3 = and in waittv too	value
scoresdelay	otherwise use respawn delay	milliseconds
showlaptimes	0 = off, 1 = only player, 2 = +humans, 3 = +bots	value
muzzleflash	0 = off, 1 = only other players, 2 = only thirdperson, 3 = all	value
radarhardaffinity	0 = no radar in hard, 1 = affinity only radar in hard	value
animationinterpolationtime	sets the duration in milliseconds of animation blending	value
addpostfx	adds this effect to the post-processing stack	value
setpostfx	replaces all the current post-processing effects with this one	value
clearpostfx	clears all post-processing effects	-
followdead	0 = never, 1 = in all but duel/survivor, 2 = always	value
specmode	0 = float, 1 = tv	value
waitmode	0 = float, 1 = tv in duel/survivor, 2 = tv always	value
spectvrotate	rotate style, 0 = absolute angle, 0 = scaled, gt 0 = scaled with max angle	value
spectvdead	0 = never, 1 = in all but duel/survivor, 2 = always	value
deathcamstyle	0 = no follow, 1 = follow attacker, 2 = follow self	value
zoomdefault	-1 = last used, else defines default level	value
zoomscroll	0 = stop at min/max, 1 = go to opposite end	value
showpresence	0 = never show join/leave, 1 = show only during game, 2 = show when connecting/disconnecting	value
showpresencehostinfo	0 = do not show host info in join/leave messages, 1 = show host info in join/leave messages when at an appropriate privilege level	value
showteamchange	0 = never show, 1 = show only when switching between, 2 = show when entering match too	value
showtimestyle	determines display style of remaining game time; 0 = seconds only, 1 = (minutes):(seconds to the thousandths place), 2 = (minutes):(seconds to the tenths place), 3 = (minutes):(seconds), no decimals, 4 = (minutes)m(seconds)s	value
showrealtime	toggles display of local real time beneath gameplay time	boolean
deathanim	0 = hide player when dead, 1 = old death animation, 2 = ragdolls, 3 = ragdolls, but hide in duel/survivor	value
deathfade	0 = don’t fade out dead players, 1 = fade them out	value
bloodsize	sets the size of blood splatter	value
bloodfade	determines the time (in milliseconds) for blood stains to disappear	value
bloodscale	determines the multiplier for blood droplets shed when taking damage	value
bloodsparks	adds bubble like blood droplets, use with nogore = 1	value
nogore	0 = gore is present, 1 = no blood	value
gibfade	determines the time (in milliseconds) for giblets (body parts) to disappear	value
gibelasticity	determines the coefficient of restituition for giblets (body parts) hitting walls or other surfaces	value
gibrelativity	determines the factor by which player velocity is transfered to giblets (body parts) upon death	value
gibliquidcoast	determines the speed at which giblets (body parts) can coast through liquids	value
damagedivisor	damage and health values are displayed divided by this value	value
damageinteger	determines if health and damage values are displayed as integers; 0 = display as floats, 1 = display rounded to next integer	value
hudsize	sets the size of the entire hud as a whole, this includes both consoles, menus, inventory, etc	value
zoomsensitivity	determines aiming/look sensitivity while zoomed in with the rifle	value
sensitivity	determines scale by which to multiply mouse input for camera orientation ingame	value
yawsensitivity	determines scale factor for yaw (left/right pan) movement	value
pitchsensitivity	determines scale factor for pitch (up/down tilt) movement	value
sensitivityscale	determines scale factor for all types of mouse sensitivity	value
mousesensitivity	determines scale by which to multiply mouse input for cursor position in menus	value
mouseaccel	determines how much mouse look speeds up with faster mouse movement, 0 disables acceleration; uses the same values as cl_mouseAccel in Quake Live	value
mouseaccelexp	determines the acceleration curve; 2 is linear, above 2 accelerates more at higher speeds, between 1 and 2 gives logarithmic curves, 1 adds a constant boost once past the offset; uses the same values as cl_mouseAccelPower in Quake Live	value
mouseacceloffset	determines the mouse speed (counts per millisecond) that must be exceeded before acceleration starts, negative values accelerate more at lower speeds; uses the same values as cl_mouseAccelOffset in Quake Live	value
mouseaccelsenscap	determines the maximum sensitivity acceleration can reach, keeping fast flicks under control, 0 disables the cap; like sensitivity, this is the Quake Live cl_mouseSensCap multiplied by 2.2 at the default sensitivityscale	value
entityedituiselmaxdist	maximum distance at which the entityedit world interface is drawn for selected entities, 0 = no limit	distance

<hud> is one of these HUD and world UI elements: player, playeroverlay, capture, captureflag, defend, bomber, entityedit, entityitem, entityproj.

Variable / Command	Description	Arguments / Fields
<hud>ui	surface the <hud> world interface is drawn on, -1 = off	value
<hud>uiyaw	yaw of the <hud> world interface, -1 = face the camera	degrees
<hud>uipitch	pitch of the <hud> world interface	degrees
<hud>uiscale	scale of the <hud> world interface when not drawn in the world	value
<hud>uiworld	scale of the <hud> world interface when drawn in the world	value
<hud>uimaxdist	maximum distance at which the <hud> world interface is drawn, 0 = no limit	distance
<hud>uidetentyaw	yaw angle the <hud> world interface snaps to	degrees
<hud>uidetentpitch	pitch angle the <hud> world interface snaps to	degrees
entityedituiselmaxdist	maximum distance at which the entityedit world interface is drawn for selected entities, 0 = no limit	distance

Field of view

Variable / Command	Description	Arguments / Fields
fov	determines the size of the field of view in first or third person mode, depending on the current camera mode	angle
editfov	determines the size of the edit mode field of view	angle
specfov	determines the size of the spectator field of view	angle
firstpersonfov	determines the size of the first person ingame field of view	angle
thirdpersonfov	determines the size of the third person ingame field of view	angle
firstpersondepthfov	field of view the first person weapon is drawn with, so it looks the same whatever fov is (0 = the same as fov)	angle
firstpersonbodydepthfov	field of view the first person body is drawn with (0 = the same as fov)	angle