Client Console
From Call of Duty 2
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Introduction
The "Console" is the place in the game where you can type /commands to your Client. The console isn't normally called "Client Console", but the "client" tag was added to clarify the difference between the in-game CLIENT console, and the SERVER console. This article only deals with the in-game client console.
How To Get Into The Console
To open the client console, press the "tilde" key: ~
The tilde key is located to the left of the 1 key on the row of numbers across the top of your keyboard.
When you press the tilde key, you should see a one-line command prompt drop down from the top of your screen.
You should now be able to type your /commands
When you are done, press the tilde (~) key again and the console should disappear.
The Full-Screen Console
The Full-Screen Console is similar to the regular console in that it allows you type commands at it, except that It allows you to view the return-results of those commands. It allows you to see if the command was successful and to see any information returned by the command. It also contains a history of recent kills and conversation. You can check to full-screen console to figure out who just killed you (after the kill-cam is over)
To open the full screen console, hold down the "Shift" key and press the "tilde" (~) key.
When you press Shift+Tilde, you should see the full screen console open.
To close the Full-Screen Console, press the tilde key again.
While in the Full-Screen Console, you can roll your mouse wheel up or down to scroll in the window. You can also use the PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN keys on your keyboard to scroll up or down in the buffer, as well. Scrolling back in the buffer is helpful when the information you are looking for has already rolled off the screen.
Blank Full-Screen Console Bug
Sometimes when you open the Full-Screen Console, the window is completely blank, and you can't see the results of the /commands that you type.
To fix this bug, roll your mouse wheel up and down a few times and you should then see some text at the bottom of the full-screen console. Now, hold down the Page Down key until you get to the very bottom. Your full-screen console should now work as it normally does.
This bug seems to be caused by any type of failure in your connection to the server. This includes events like: getting kicked from the server or failing to connect to a server (server is full, or ping too high, for example).
Its annoying, but easy to work around once you know the trick.
Basic Example Commands
SO, now that you've got that spiffy Client Console open, here are some examples of things that you can do with some common /commands
Change Your Name
To rename yourself without going all the back to the Options Menu, you can use the /name command.
Usage: /name new_name Example: /name New To This
Change Your Name
To rename yourself without going all the back to the Options Menu, you can use the /name command.
Usage: /name new_name Example: /name New To This
Connect To A Different Server
To connect to a server, you can use the /connect command. You can specify a hostname or an IP address, and an optional port number.
Usage: /connect server[:port] (the :port is optional) Examples: /connect 207.115.82.179 /connect sibel.smaert.com /connect 207.115.82.179:28960
Disconnect From The Server
If you're in a big hurry to leave the server but still want to keep the game open, you can use the /disconnect command.
The /disconnect command will cause you to immediately leave the server.
Usage: /disconnect
Reconnect To A Server
If you're trying to get into a server that is full, sometimes it is handy to use the /reconnect command. Its quicker to use the reconnect command then to use the menus or the /connect command.
The /reconnect command will cause you to re-connect the server that you were either last playing or last trying to play on.
Usage: /reconnect
Quit The Game
If you're in a big hurry to quit the game, use the /quit command.
The /quit command will cause you to immediately leave the game.
Usage: /quit
Bind a Key
Any /command that you can type, can be made to "be typed" by binding it to a key with the /bind command.
Usage: /bind key "command" Examples: /bind F5 "name My Main Name" /bind F6 "name My Other Name" /bind p "say I hate binds."
Note: for the "command" section in a /bind, do NOT prefix your commands with the slash /
Other Special Keys In The Console
There are a few other special keys in the the console.
You can use the UP ARROW and the DOWN ARROW keys on your keyboard to cycle through a list of previous commands that you have typed. This is handy if you need to keep trying a command over and over, like the /reconnect command. To quickly retry a command from the console, just hit the UP ARROW and then ENTER.
The TAB key also has special meaning in the console. Anyone familiar with command prompts will be happy to see TAB completion. This means you only have to type the first few letters of a /command, and then you can press TAB, and it will finish typing the command for you. For example, you can shorten the amount of typing for the /disconnect command by typing in /dis and then pressing the TAB key.
