Console cheats:
Right click on the Half-Life 2 short-cut, go to "Properties," and add -console at the end of the target line so that it reads:C:Program FilesHalf-Life 2hl2.exe-console
Apply the change, close the Properties window, and double-click the short-cut to run the game. During gameplay, press ~ and enter the following.
| sk_plr_dmg_357 X | X equals .357 damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_crossbow X | X equals crossbow damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_crowbar X | X equals crowbar damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_grenade X | X equals grenades damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_pistol X | X equals pistol damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_ar2 X | X equals Pulse Rifle damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_rpg_round X | X equals RPG rockets damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_buckshot X | X equals shotgun damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_smg1_grenade X | X equals SMG grenades damage |
| sk_plr_dmg_smg1 X | X equals submachine gun damage |
| Netgraph 1 | Show framerate |
| noclip | Walk through walls |
| sv_cheats 1 | Cheat activation |
| viewmodel_fov X | X equals weapon size |
| impulse 101 | All Weapons |
| skill X | X equals skill level, must be 1, 2 or 3 |
| air_density X | X equals air density |
| exec X | Executes script X |
| firstperson | First-person view mode |
| give X | X equals desired weapon or item |
| sv_infinite_aux_power 1 | Sprint forever |
| God | God mode |
| impulse 76 | Grunt-O-Matic |
| notarget | Invisibility |
| mat_numtextureunits X | Limit the number of texture units (0 is default) |
| Map X | X equals desired map |
| mat_fullbright 1 | No shadows |
| mat_fullbright 0 | Restore shadows |
| impulse 203 | Removes target |
| mat_depthbias_normal 1 | Transparent walls |
| sv_gravity X | X equals gravity level |
| sv_friction X | X equals level of friction |
| sv_bounce X | X equals bounce multiplier for objects |
| Developer X | Developer mode (0=off, 1=on, 2=verbose) |
| sv_maxvelocity X | X equals maximum velocity of object |
| hud_quickhelp/text? 1 | Show crosshairs |
| cl_showfps 1 | Show FPS |
| impulse 82 | Spawns one jeep |
| thirdperson | Third person view mode |
| ai_disable | Turns enemy AI on and off |
| sv_unlockedchapters X | Unlock chapters 1 thru X |
| npc_createnpc_X | Spawns desired NPC |
d1_canals_01, d1_canals_02, d1_canals_end, d1_tempanals_02, d1_town_01, d1_town_02, d1_town_03, d1_town_04, d1_town_05, d1_trainstation_01, d1_trainstation_02, d1_trainstation_03, d1_trainstation_05, d1_under_01, d1_under_02, d1_under_03, d1_under_04, d2_coast_01, d2_coast_02, d2_coast_03, d2_coast_04, d2_coast_04_dx60, d2_coast_05, d2_coast_06, d2_coast_07, d2_coast_08, d2_prison_01, d2_prison_02, d2_prison_03, d2_prison_04, d2_prison_05, d3_c17_03, d3_c17_04, d3_c17_05, d3_c17_06a, d3_c17_06b, d3_c17_07
Weapon names:
weapon_alyxgun, weapon_ar1, weapon_ar2, weapon_bugbait, weapon_cguard, weapon_crowbar, weapon_extinguisher, weapon_flaregun, weapon_frag, weapon_gauss, weapon_hopwire, weapon_iceaxe, weapon_physcannon, weapon_physgun, weapon_pistol, weapon_rpg, weapon_shotgun, weapon_smg1, weapon_smg2, weapon_stickylauncher, weapon_stunstick, weapon_thumper, weapon_sniperrifle, weapon_rollerwand, weapon_molotov, weapon_manhack, weapon_immolator, weapon_irifle, weapon_slam, weapon_hmg1, weapon_cubemap, weapon_binoculars, weapon_ml, weapon_brickbat
Item names:
item_box_buckshot, item_box_mrounds, item_box_sniper_rounds, item_box_srounds, item_healthkit, item_battery, item_suit, item_ml_grenade, item_ar2_grenade, item_healthvial
NPC names:
cscanner, rollermine, poisonzombie, mossman, monk, metropolice, manhack, launcher, kleiner, ichthyosaur, headcrab_poison, headcrab_black, headcrab_fast, headcrab, helicopter, gman, fastzombie, eli, dog, pigeon, seagull, crow, combine_s, combinegunship, combinedropship, citizen, breen, barney, barnacle, antlion, alyx, antlionguard, stalker, strider, vortigaunt, zombie, zombie_torso
Console option:
Go to Options, then advanced keyboard settings and set console preference.
Headcrabs roasting on a open fire:
After you blow up the chopper, make for the gate. Inside there, use the boat as a booster to jump into the higher tunnel. Inside it, you'll see a pool of nuclear waste. Swim to the other side of it, and head down the tunnel on the left. You'll find a alien slave cooking headcrabs on a stick! Not too useful, but funny.
Special thanks to Revolution readers Seth, wickedless and Richard Eastwood!
