Enable the Console

  • Right Click your T:V shortcut and go to Properties
  • In the “Target:” box go to the end of the line, put a space and type -console
  • It should look similar to this:

"C:\Program Files\VUGames\Tribes Vengeance\Program\Bin\TV_CD_DVD.exe" -console
Load T:V, press Tab to open the console line (at the bottom of the screen, black box with green text).

Changing the Console Key

  • Go to your …/Tribes Vengeance/Program/Bin folder
  • Open the file: TV_CD_DVD.ini
  • Edit the following line:

[Engine.Console]
ConsoleKey=9

Default 9, Recommended 192
Note: You can bind the console to any of the following key codes

BACKSPACE - 8
TAB - 9
END - 35
HOME - 36
~ (USA*) - 192
' (UK*) - 223
F1 - 112
F2 - 113
F3 - 114
F4 - 115
F5 - 116
F6 - 117
F7 - 118
F8 - 119
F9 - 120
F10 - 121
F11 - 122
F12 - 123

Multiplayer Commands

CommandDescription
behindview 1# third person view
behindview 0# first person view
brightness [x]# adjust brightness where x = {0.1 to 1}
cancel# cancel the current operation
confighash# displays configuration info
contrast [x]# adjust contrast where x = {0.1 to 2}
debug crash# test crashes the game with an error
debug eatmem# test memory allocation until full
debug gpf# test crashes the game with general protection fault
debug recurse# test crashes the game by infinite recursion
demoplay [demoname]# play a demo
demorec [demoname]# record a demo
disconnect# disconnect from current server
exec [filename]# executes a file in the /content/system/ directory
exit# quits the game
fov [integer]# change the field of view (default is 85)
flush# flushes all cache and relights map
gamma [x]# adjust gamma where x = {0.1 to 2}
name [playername]# change your player name
open [IP address:port]# connect to server ip
If needed add ?JoinPassword=[password]
open [mapname]# opens specified map
preferences# open advanced settings
quit# quits the game
reconnect# reconnect to the current server
relaunch# relaunches the engine
renderdetail [x]# where x = {0, 1, 2, or 3}, lowest 0, highest 3
report# copies a report of current game to clipboard
say [text]# send a message to everyone
sensitivity [x]# set mouse sensitivity
setname [playername]# change playername
setres [wxhxd]# set screen resolution Width x Height X ColorDepth
shot# take a screenshot
stopdemo# stop recording demo
suicide# self explanatory
switchteam# switch teams
teamsay [text]# sends a message to team
togglefullscreen# switch between fullscreen and windowed (values 0 and 1)
voteyes# vote yes
voteno# vote no
stat all# display all stats
stat none# remove all stat HUD’s
stat fps# display Frames Per Second (FPS)
stat game# display game stats
stat hardware# display hardware stats
stat net# show ping (latency), F2 menu is not accurate
stat render# display rendering stats
stat shot# take a screenshot of your stats

Admin Commands

admin get [variable]# retrieves the set variable on the server
adminlogin [name] [password]# login as admin with username and password
adminlogout# logout as admin
admin restartmap# restarts the map
admin set accesscontrol gamepassword [password]# sets a password on the server
admin set basedevice functionalhealththreshold 1# -1 heals basedevice/makes invincible; 0 destroys all basedevices; 1 = default
admin set Engine.GameInfo MaxPlayers [x]# changes the maximum number of players allowed in the server
admin set multiplayergameinfo bTournamentMode 1# set tournament mode (0 is off, 1 is on), does not restart map
admin set rounddata duration [time desired]# set map time limit
admin switch mapname?game=gamemode?mutator=mods# changes map (Ex: mp-emerald?game=mode.ctf?mutators=antics_v3.antics)
admin UWeb.Webserver bEnabled True# enables the remote admin webserver (after level change)
admin UWeb.Webserver bEnabled False# disables the remote admin webserver (after level change)
kick [name]# kick a player
kickban [name]# kick and ban a player
pause# pauses the game
say # [text]# displays a center screen message to all players

Single Player Commands

allammo# fills ammo
allweapons# get all weapons
fly# flight mode
ghost# no clipping mode
killpawns# kills everything except you (can cause story problems)
walk# cancels flight and clipping mode
show fog# disables/enables fog
summon [name]Spawn indicated object (see the list below)
ItemName
Energy PackEquipmentClasses.PackEnergy
Repair PackEquipmentClasses.PackRepair
Shield PackEquipmentClasses.PackShield
Speed PackEquipmentClasses.PackSpeed
BlasterEquipmentClasses.WeaponBlaster
BucklerEquipmentClasses.WeaponBuckler
BurnerEquipmentClasses.WeaponBurner
ChaingunEquipmentClasses.WeaponChaingun
GrapplerEquipmentClasses.WeaponGrappler
Grenade LauncherEquipmentClasses.WeaponGrenadeLauncher
Hand GrenadeEquipmentClasses.WeaponHandGrenade
MortarEquipmentClasses.WeaponMortar
Rocket PodEquipmentClasses.WeaponRocketPod
Sniper RifleEquipmentClasses.WeaponSniperRifle
SpinfusorEquipmentClasses.WeaponSpinfusor

Last Updated: January 10, 2010