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# Commands

## Opening the Console

Commands are run on the console. To open it, press `` ` `` (the key above `TAB`).\
Note that this key generally only exists in this form on English keybords (ANSI US, ISO UK, ...).

If you for example have a German keyboard you'll notice that this key is located left of `BACKSPACE` but won't open the console when you press it.

To open your console you'll either have to switch to the English (US) layout **before** starting the game or rebinding the key to open console.

### Rebinding the console
{% hint style="info" %}
The console can only be bound to ```"`"``` or one of the function keys ```"F1" - "F12"```
{% endhint %}

To rebind it open Titanfall and navigate to `Controls > Settings > Key Binds` and change the `"Toggle Developer Console"` bind.

If the `"Toggle Developer Console"` field is missing you can either disable all mods that don't start with `Northstar.` or rebind it manually.

To rebind it manually make sure neither Titanfall nor Northstar are running, then go to `My Documents\Respawn\Titanfall2\local\` and open `settings.cfg`.\
Look for the line containing `toggleconsole`, i.e.

```txt
bind "`" "toggleconsole"
```

and replace the `` ` `` key with your prefered key to open console. So if you want to open console with `F5`, change the line to

```txt
bind "F5" "toggleconsole"
```

## List of commands

### Northstar Commands

| Command                              | Description                                                                                                 | Value                                           |
| ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `ns_masterserver_hostname`           | Masterserver URL                                                                                            | `https://northstar.tf` by default               |
| `ns_auth_allow_insecure`             | Allows clients to connect without masterserver authorization                                                | `0` / `1`                                       |
| `connect`                            | Directly connect to a Northstar gameserver                                                                  | `<ip address>:<port>` ex: `localhost:37015`     |
| `reload_mods`                        | Reload mods                                                                                                 |                                                 |
| `ns_disallowed_tacticals`            | String list of disallowed tactical abilities                                                                | example: `"mp_ability_grapple,mp_ability_heal"` |
| `ns_disallowed_tactical_replacement` | Name of optional replacement ability for disallowed tacticals                                               | ex: `"mp_ability_grapple"`                      |
| `give mp_weapon_peacekraber`         | Gives you peacekraber                                                                                       |                                                 |
| `r_latencyflex`                      | Enables [LatencyFleX](../steamdeck-and-linux/installing-on-steamdeck-and-linux.md#latencyflex) (Linux-only, enabled by default) | `0` / `1`                                       |
| `rui_drawEnable`                     | Enables or disables the HUD                                                                                 | `0` / `1`                                       |
| `r_drawviewmodel`                    | Enables or disables viewing of the player's hands and weapons                                                | `0` / `1`                                       |

### Useful dev commands

Requires `sv_cheats 1`

Command|Result
-|-
`thirdperson`|Third person mode
`script DevSpawnTitan()`|Spawns you a Titan
`script SetGameEndTime(1200.0)`|Sets remaining match time to 1200 seconds
`ent_create npc_soldier`|Spawns a grunt at your crosshair
`ent_create npc_stalker`|Spawns a stalker at your crosshair
`ent_create npc_spectre`|Spawns a spectre at your crosshair
`ent_create npc_titan`|Spawns a titan at your crosshair (Warning as of v1.4.0, this crashes your game if you don't have your own titan)
`ent_create npc_marvin`|Spawns a Marvin at your crosshair
`ent_fire !picker setteam 2`|Sets entity at crosshair to team 2

### Server commands

| Variable                                    | Description                                                           | Default |
| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `sv_cheats`                                 | Whether players can use cheat commands (i.e. noclip) .                 | 0       |
| `sv_AllWaysSupportsSaveRestore`             |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_allTicksFinal`                          |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_allowSendTableTransmitToClients`        |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_alltalk`                                | Whether both teams can talk to each other over voice chat.             | 0       |
| `sv_balanceTeams`                           | Whether the server will attempt to keep teams balanced between rounds. | 1       |
| `sv_bounds_show_errors`                     |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_clampPlayerFrameTime`                   |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_clockcorrection`                        |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_clockcorrection_msecs`                  |                                                                       | 75      |
| `sv_compressPlaylists`                      |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_connectingClientDelay`                  |                                                                       | 3       |
| `sv_debug_deferred_trace`                   |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_debug_deferred_trace_overlay`           |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_debug_prop_send`                        |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_debugmanualmode`                        |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_disconnectOnTooManySnapshotFrames`      |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_dumpstringtables`                       |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_earlyPersistenceRead`                   |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_edgefriction`                           |                                                                       | 2       |
| `sv_everyThirdTick`                         |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_extra_client_connect_time`              |                                                                       | 60      |
| `sv_gravity`                                | The amount of gravity the server has.                                 | 750     |
| `sv_hibernate_ms`                           |                                                                       | 5       |
| `sv_hibernate_ms_vgui`                      |                                                                       | 5       |
| `sv_hibernate_postgame_delay`               |                                                                       | 5       |
| `sv_hibernate_when_empty`                   | Whether the server should hibernate when empty.                        | 0       |
| `sv_instancebaselines`                      |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_kickPlayersTooFarInFuture`              | Whether to kick players whose internal time is too far in the future.  | 1       |
| `sv_lerpAnims`                              |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_lobbyType`                              |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_massreport`                             |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_maxUserCmdsPerPlayerPerFrame`           |                                                                       | 10      |
| `sv_max_prop_data_dwords_lobby`             |                                                                       | 100000  |
| `sv_max_prop_data_dwords_multiplayer`       |                                                                       | 125000  |
| `sv_max_prop_data_dwords_singleplayer`      |                                                                       | 300000  |
| `sv_max_props_lobby`                        |                                                                       | 50000   |
| `sv_max_props_multiplayer`                  |                                                                       | 75000   |
| `sv_max_props_singleplayer`                 |                                                                       | 200000  |
| `sv_max_snapshots_lobby`                    |                                                                       | 100     |
| `sv_max_snapshots_multiplayer`              |                                                                       | 300     |
| `sv_max_snapshots_singleplayer`             |                                                                       | 10      |
| `sv_maxclientframes`                        |                                                                       | 300     |
| `sv_maxrate`                                |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_maxroutable`                            |                                                                       | 1200    |
| `sv_maxupdaterate`                          |                                                                       | 60      |
| `sv_minrate`                                |                                                                       | 128000  |
| `sv_minupdaterate`                          |                                                                       | 20      |
| `sv_noclipaccelerate`                       | The amount of acceleration in noclip.                                 | 10000   |
| `sv_noclipduringpause`                      | Whether to noclip during server pause.                                 | 0       |
| `sv_noclipspeed`                            | The speed for noclip.                                                 | 5       |
| `sv_normalSimulationCommandThreshold`       |                                                                       | 3       |
| `sv_parallel_sendsnapshot`                  |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_partyDediOnly`                          |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_pausable`                               |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_physics_maxvelocity`                    |                                                                       | 4000.0  |
| `sv_playerNameAppendCheater`                |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_playerSimTimeBuffer`                    |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_precacheinfo`                           |                                                                       |         |
| `sv_printClockCorrections`                  |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_printClockTiming`                       |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_props_funnel_into_portals`              |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_props_funnel_into_portals_deceleration` |                                                                       | 2.0f    |
| `sv_querylimit_per_sec`                     |                                                                       | 10      |
| `sv_quota_stringcmdspersecond`              |                                                                       | 60      |
| `sv_rcon_banpenalty`                        |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_rcon_log`                               | Whether to log RCON commands.                                          | 1       |
| `sv_rcon_maxfailures`                       |                                                                       | 10      |
| `sv_rcon_minfailures`                       |                                                                       | 5       |
| `sv_rcon_minfailuretime`                    |                                                                       | 30      |
| `sv_regeneration_wait_time`                 |                                                                       | 20.0    |
| `sv_rejectClientConnects`                   |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_rejectConnections`                      |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_robust_explosions`                      |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_scarySnapDeltaPrints`                   |                                                                       | 50      |
| `sv_screenShake_enabled`                    |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_script_think_interval`                  |                                                                       | 0.1     |
| `sv_sendPlaylists`                          |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_separate_freq_change_prop_send`         |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_shiftPlayerSimTimeBackwards`            |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_showClientTickCmds`                     |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_showLargeSnapshotSize`                  |                                                                       | 10000   |
| `sv_showLargeSnapshots`                     |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_showUserCmds`                           |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_show_placement_help_in_preview`         |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_showents`                               |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_showfiredbullets`                       |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_showhitboxes`                           |                                                                       | -1      |
| `sv_showlagcompensation`                    |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_shutdown`                               | Shuts down the server.                                                |         |
| `sv_single_core_dedi`                       |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_skyname`                                |                                                                       |         |
| `sv_soundscape_printdebuginfo`              |                                                                       |         |
| `sv_specaccelerate`                         |                                                                       | 1000.0  |
| `sv_specnoclip`                             |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_specspeed`                              |                                                                       | 5       |
| `sv_stats`                                  |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_stressbots`                             |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_strugglecheck`                          |                                                                       | 1.016   |
| `sv_teststepsimulation`                     |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_thinktimecheck`                         |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_threaded_post_process_ai`               |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_threaded_post_process_players`          |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_turbophysics`                           |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_turbophysics_player`                    |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_unnecessaryConnectDelay`                |                                                                       | 60      |
| `sv_updaterate_mp`                          |                                                                       | 20      |
| `sv_updaterate_sp`                          |                                                                       | 20      |
| `sv_useReputation`                          |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_use_edgefriction`                       |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_usercmd_before_entities`                |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_usercmd_fairness_dediOnly`              |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_usercmd_max_queued`                     |                                                                       | 40      |
| `sv_usercmd_num_per_iteration`              |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_usercmd_shuffle_players`                |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_visiblemaxplayers`                      |                                                                       | -1      |
| `sv_visualizetraces`                        |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_visualizetraces_duration`               |                                                                       | 0.5     |
| `sv_voiceDebug`                             |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_voiceEcho`                              |                                                                       | 0       |
| `sv_voiceenable`                            |                                                                       | 1       |
| `sv_warnAboutCmdNumJumps`                   |                                                                       | 20      |
| `sv_weapon_despawn_time`                    |                                                                       | 90      |
| `sv_writeSendTableStreamFile`               |                                                                       |         |