Battlefield Vietnam - Console Commands: A guide to the world of console commands Copyrights Marts 19th 2004 by KenZoe [Ken Zo] ------------------------ - Content of this FAQ: - ------------------------ 1.1 Copyrights & Version History 1.2 Introduction 1.3 Very Quick Kicking Guide 1.4 Client Commands - You, The Common User 1.5 Admin Commands 1.6 Alias Commands? 1.7 FAQs 1.8 Credits & Noteworthy "Thank You's" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1 Copyrights & Version History ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This FAQ were originally created for use in Joe Mommas Battlefield 1942 FAQ which is also hosted on this site, but seeing that the console commands in Battlefield Vietnam are the same as in its predesessor it was just a matter of transfer and adding in the latest version of the BF1942 FAQ, and chaning it into BF:Vietnam lingo. And since this therefore is my original work it is therefore protected by copyrights laws and are not allowed to be hosted by any other sites than my own website (www.sitecenter.dk/kenzoe) and GameFAQs! Any questions, permissions, corrections etc. for this FAQ can be sent to me on the above mentioned URL under the "Send E-mail" link, just make sure that you type in a the word GFAQ as it will be deleted without reading otherwise. Version, hmm, let's call this: V0.10b in which I have simply replaced any mentioning of Battlefield 1942 with Battlefield Vietnam (BF:V), and corrected minor errors that either isn't confirmed (alias commands) or simply isn't possible - yet! (i.e. Black BagOps server manager) Expect a v0.20 as soon as I actually get the game and contact my Danish server provider for some testing out the admin codes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I really wish that I could state that this was my second FAQ, but seeing that it's really only an edit of an earlier FAQ of mine I will have to take a bit less credit for this one :o) I started playing BF:1942 from the early days of the demo, and have been there through all of the mods/expansions. Participated in the GameFAQ Teamgames with my fellow posters (more than 1000 posters have used the (GFAQ) prefix when playing BF:1942, and there's not a doubt in my mind that many posters will continue to use it as we've/ they've continued on to BF:V. I've been looking forward to this game ever since it was announced, and I'd like to think that I've helped posters with info about the game in the week up until its release, and by converting this FAQ into BF:V standards. This being said I am still to actually get my own copy of the game, mostly because of some hardware problems that I am currently suffering from, so my only (excellent) taste of the game came one week before most of the community, when I was given the chance of playing it at an official EA LAN-party at the Danish Internet cafe called Boomtown. So any mistakes and errors will be corrected as soon as I lay my battle hardened hands on the retail version. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3 Very Quick Kicking Guide ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Since this is what most of the readers of this FAQ are interested in I've decided to put in before all the other commands, but I'll be mentioned later on too.] Let's say that you wanted to kick a player called "I kill for planes" and has player ID # 9 - the situation is that he's been TK'ing for planes all map and thus is at an impressive - 42 score overall. The server doesn't have an admin so what can you do??? Easy, just open the console and type: kick 9 - You will now see a yellow written message about a vote being initiated, along with the player ID that is being voted for and the current and required amount of votes for the kicking to have an effect. - Over the next minute or so you will (perhaps) see and incline in the number of votes casted, don't be surprised of you don't though, since most players haven't got a clue about what to type to cast their vote. - If the number of required votes is reached, rejoice over your success of kicking a n00b [in some battles you might want to type the command for a team vote only, since sometimes the other team don't mind you having the worlds biggest team killer on YOUR team - in these cases just use the command KT #] As for voting, in case someone else started the vote, the commands are just the same: kt # = for a pure team side voting kick # = for an all server voting For both of the above the rule is that you must have around 1/2 of the voters support. The same system is what is used for voting for maps, here you'll still have to use the "lm" (list maps) command in order to get the ID number for the wanted map though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.4 Client Commands - The Common User ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* ************************************************* ** ** ** I've listed them like this: ** ** "New input command" = "Old input command" ** ** Effect on the game ** ** ** ************************************************* ************************************************* ********************** * Client Commands: * ********************** These commands can be used outright with no need for adding numbers or follow-up questioning: lp = game.listplayers This one is the base for most other functions in the game, remember this one - use page up/down to scroll up and down through the players! The numbers for the players can also be seen on the actual score board to the right of the players Ping. lm = game.listmaps lists the maps in order of appearance on the current server - good to spot maps that you're not that fond of, and used when voting for maps too. ftk = game.TKForgive Is used if you wish to forgive a Team Kill (TK), this will make sure that the player doesn't have to wait a preset time when he dies as a punishment. ptk = game.TKPunish Should be used every single time you get TK'ed, just get used to typing it in the console before you respawn as it will give the TK'er an extra spawn wave of waiting to spawn!!!! Most servers are running either of these as a standard, but just to be safe - punish the **** who killed you! buddylist = game.buddylist Look at your current buddy list, although if you open the console when joining a server you'll see the console searching for the names on the list too. ignorelist = chat.ignorelist View your current ignore list. ****************************** * Client 'Toggle' Settings: * ****************************** Toggle means that you should either press 1 or 0 in order to activate/ de-activate the feature. [As with all toggle commands 1 stands for show and 0 stands for hide] Fps 1/0 = console.showfps Show you current FPS as a number in the top left hand corner. hud 1/0 = game.usehud Removes the HUD (mini map, ammo and health symbol) This is great for talking screenshots in combination with Free Cam or whenever you wish to create movies as it'll remove everything from your view. [look for how to allow free cam under Admin commands] ***************************** * Client Argument Commands: * ***************************** "Listen carefully children", since these are not used enough in this game! All of these are used in combination with numbers found in either the "lp" (list players) or "lm" (list maps) command: To any of them to have an effect you'll (as default, although it's a server setting) have to achieve at least a 50% vote for whichever vote you initiate: e.g: On a 24-player server you need 12 votes to kick the TK'er - but if you use the "kt" command you'll only need 1/2 of YOUR teams players to vote for the kick (= 6 votes if the teams are even) [so more people should use the Kick Team Vote instead of the basic Kick Vote, as the other team don't care if you're loosing] Vm # = game.voteMap Starts a vote using the number found in "listmaps" - other users will vote too, just don't expect a map change since not enough users know these commands! The map ID that is being voted for will show an the number of votes required will also show Kick # = game.voteKickPlayer Lets the entire server vote for a player to be kicked, just don't expect the other team to approve - since they are winning! Kt # = game.votekickteamplayer The best to use on small servers, and especially if you know some of the other players on the server/team - since kicking will be soo much easier as we proved on the Nvidia Montgomery server! *Lol* Ab # = game.addPlayerToBuddyList Find the number on your mate, and he'll now light up green on the maps. Rb # = game.removeplayerfrombuddylist Remove a player from the buddy list, another way of doing so is mentioned in the FAQ section of this thread. Ignore # = chat.addToIgnoreList Experiencing message spam..??! Not anymore, just add the user number who is doing the spam and you'll never hear from him again! [Sniper-wannabes can just add all 63 players for all their anti social needs!!!] unignore # = chat.removeFromIgnoreList Remove a player from the ignored user list, allowing you to hear commands and read text from this user again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.5 Admin Commands - The Almighty Kicker ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is were true power lies, here there is no need for puny votes or debates on whether or not you suck enough - here it's simply goodbye! Be careful though, as power often corrupts!!! Good thing is that all these commands can be used when playing in single player too, so this will give an easy way of trying out new mods/levels using the level change command - and taking some great pictures using the freecam and remove hud commands. ******************* * Admin Commands: * ******************* These commands can be used outright with no need for adding numbers or follow-up questioning: nm = admin.runnextlevel Changes the map to the next map in the server rotation rm = admin.restartmap Restarts the map, simply enough no? [mostly used for clan matches] banlist = admin.listBannedAddresses Shows the banned user list to the admin in the console Clearbans = admin.clearbanlist Does what it says pause = admin.togglegamepause If you for some freaky reason HAVE to use this command have a very good excuse ready or expect a lot of users to leave your server! unpause = admin.togglegamepause Does what it says **************************** * Admin 'Toggle' Settings: * **************************** freecam 1/0 = game.enableFreeCamera Enables the free cam, this is required to shoot movies, "control" a clan match and just for overall fun. Be careful though, since it's possible for a player using a voice chat to infiltrate the other team and give away friendly positions to the other team - I know that I'm guilty of such crimes on the Nvidia server along with the usual crew! So please feel free to kick users if they're "dead" for too long! tkban 1/0 = admin.banPlayerOnTKKick Changes whether a player is banned from the server if they are kicked for to many team kills punishmode 1/0 = admin.TKPunishMode Changes whether or not players should receive a spawn waves delay if they commit a team kill, E.g. if you have a 15 second spawn time you would get 30 seconds if you team killed. 1 is Punish TK where 0 is Forgive. mapvoting 1/0 = admin.enableMapVote Allows normal users to do map votes, some servers has this feature removed. kickvoting 1/0 = admin.enableKickPlayerVote Allows normal users to start of kick player votes, sadly there are also servers that has removed this feature. teamkickvoting 1/0 = admin.enableKickTeamPlayerVote Allows normal users to start of kick team player votes, this should be allowed on all servers - sadly enough it isn't. nosecam 1/0 = admin.allownosecam Allows the nose cam when using planes, most servers are allowing this except those that goes for the truly realistic feel extviews 1/0 = admin.externalViews Allows the external view points, again most servers allow this unless you're going for true realism - which can actually be quite fun! autoteam 1/0 = admin.autoBalanceTeam Enables/disables Auto Teams, my personal favorite is off - generally most users are fair enough to see when a team is vastly overpowered and change side there after... if not, use some of the Admin power and force them!!! ******************* * Admin Settings: * ******************* Tkspawndelay # = admin.spawnDelayPenaltyForTK The # is the amount of seconds that the penalty is for a TK is, so put in a good round number and TK'ers shouldn't be a problem anymore. Tklimit # = admin.nrOfTKToKick How many TKs are allowed before getting auto kicked. If the punish mode is set to forgive you will need to use the "ptk" command for the TK to be registred Remoteconsole 1/0 = admin.enableRemoteConsole Enable the console for other players to be admins on, e.g. if it's a clan server and there are more than one admin running the show. Remoteadmin (password) = admin.enableRemoteAdmin Enable a user to be an admin on a dedicated server, the (Not preset) = admin.execremotecommand "command" After you're logged in you'll need this command every time you want to use a command, do remember to use the quotation marks. [go look at 1.6 "Alias Commands" for an easier way to type the command] Votetime # = admin.votingTime Where # is the amount of seocnds in which you are alowed to cast your map/kick vote in before the time runs out and the map/kick-vote fails startdelay # = admin.delaybeforestartinggame Number of seconds before the match starts, it's nice to have a few seconds to chat/trash talk before the match starts - and this makes sure that there are enough of players online if the map just changed. rounddelay # = admin.roundDelayBeforeStartingGame Same as above, this just applies to the waiting time between two rounds on the same map. timelimit # = admin.timeLimit Amount of seconds that the match should last, so get that calculator out if you want it to last more than xx minutes! scorelimit # = admin.scoreLimit Guess this only applies for CTF (Capture the Flag) matches, can't really say anything here since I've never played one of these in my time with the game... roundlimit # = admin.setNrOfRounds Changes the amount of rounds on each map. **************************** * Admin argument commands: * **************************** akick # = admin.kickplayer This is the command that will make you a good/bad admin, use it too often and you'll suck! Use it wisely and you can make sure that people will come again! ban # = admin.banplayer The ultimate n00b buster - be sure to only use this as the final solution, since word tends to spread fast in gaming communities! message = admin.servermessage Gives out a server message for in yeallow for all to read, kinda like the automated kicking message that's given when someone is kicked. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.6 Alias Commands ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This section will be re-posted should there be an Alias function in BF:V. Should anyone want to read up on the matter just refer to the FAQ on the Battlefield 1942 board. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.7 Frequently Asked Questions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** *1.* **** Q: I've added a player to my buddy list, and now I want to remove him for different reasons? A: Find the folder bearing your username in the path called (default): C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield Vietnam\Mods\BfVietnam\settings\Profiles Here you'll need to open the *.con file called "BuddyList", just delete the names that you need to and save the file again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.9 Credits & Noteworthy "Thank You's" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The original site with the "old" console commands that I've used for this FAQ can be found at: http://www.planetbattlefield.com/intel/faq.html So obviously I would like to post their URL in respect for their aid. Next in line comes my friends in real life that willingly offered to spend their time, and my money, playing this both Battlefield 1942, and now followed me Battlefield Vietnam too. Again spending my membership at Boomtown to their advantage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a strong third place comes the people that has enhanced my online gaming experience the most, people that defied bed times and time zones to play this awesome game despite of the fact that it was either way past their bedtime on a work night or leaving the Mrs. to her book and TV-shows! In alphabetic order from my IM buddylist: Leedeaton - First "underage" player to get my respect, and first to remove my "prejudice" about 14 year old gamers! Mandingo - The grand old man of the GFAQ Team Games, started using Roger Wilco/Teamspeak with Mandingo back in March - sometimes ending up having so much fun just talking and browsing the internet that we forgot to play the actual game. Osakaaet - Original creator of the GFAQ team games, and always good for at least 10 hours of Battlefield a day during the Spring of 2003! Have been BF-less since he moved back to Japan though. :o( Vladeck - The one user that has walked more miles around the defense gun at Midway (BF1942) than me!! Is the one user, right after Osakaaet, that has heard me using the highest amount of profanities during our TeamSpeak sessions! As with Mandingo, sometimes we got so carried away that we never played the game. All of the above have all been a great source of fun and ammusements in Roger Wilco and IM sessions, along with me having a real kick out of any "accidental" TK'ing of your asses!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other "Thank you's" goes out to players/GameFAQs posters such as: Sabrekorn - Still the greates player player I've had the pleasure of playing with on a steady basiS!! Jello - Great player that lost his gaming privileges after getting married during the summer... we hope to get you back soon bro'! Mr. Clark, Toxickill, Griswald, Octavio, Mystic Reaver and the rest of the 200+ players that have joined at one point during the team games! Further thanks will be credited, once they reply, to the Danish Battlefield clan called Basserne for their assistance in some of the admin command codes. Their site and info about them can be found at their site: http://www.klan-basserne.dk/