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{{Console flags}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Network and Multiplayer:
! Command arguments<br />- or - <br />Variable default value
! Description
|-
| '''adr0''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 0 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''adr1''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 1 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''adr2''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 2 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''adr3''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 3 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''adr4''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 4 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''adr5''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 5 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''adr6''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 6 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''adr7''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 7 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''adr8''' ""
| multiplayer server address book entry 8 [Flags: *]
|-
| '''allow_download''' 1
| toggle automatic downloading of all game files from multiplayer servers joined
|-
| '''allow_download_maps''' 1
| toggle automatic downloading of maps from multiplayer servers joined (in no case will maps inside .pak files be downloaded)
|-
| '''allow_download_models''' 1
| toggle automatic downloading of models from multiplayer servers joined
|-
| '''allow_download_players''' 1
| toggle automatic downloading of skins from multiplayer servers joined
|-
| '''allow_download_sounds''' 1
| toggle automatic downloading of sounds from multiplayer servers joined
|-
| '''cl_allow_downloads''' 0
| enable download of files from multiplayer servers joined (client only) [Flags: *]
|-
| '''cl_autoskins''' 0
| ?
|-
| '''cl_maxfps''' 31
| set the maximum frames-per-second (FPS) -- higher FPS requires more bandwidth, lowering it can reduce lag
|-
| '''cl_nodelta''' 0
| disable delta compression (only use if you get network errors online -- will slow netplay)
|-
| '''cl_noskins''' 0
| disable use of custom skins on other players in multiplayer (0=enable skins, 1=disable skins, 2=enable skins, but do not download new ones from the server) -- 1 may improve lag and FPS
|-
| '''cl_predict''' 1
| enable client-side prediction (attempts to compensate for lag by predicting player movements)
|-
| '''cl_showmiss''' 0
| enable display of missed predictions (see cl_predict) -- may want to turn off cl_predict if many
|-
| '''cl_shownet''' 0
| enable display of network packet latency information -- turn on while tweaking net settings (see also netgraph)
|-
| '''cl_timeout''' 120
| set time (in seconds) for clients to wait for packets before disconnecting (how long of a lag spell it takes to drop from the server)
|-
| '''cl_vwep''' 1
| enable visible weapon models on other players (0 may increase FPS) [Flags: *]
|-
| '''connect <ip:port>'''
| connect to a server at IP address and (optional) port indicated (i.e. 192.169.0.1:12075)
|-
| '''coop''' 0
| enable cooperative play mode (buggy) [Flags: L]
|-
| '''deathmatch''' 0
| enable deathmatch multiplayer mode (as opposed to teamplay) [Flags: L]
|-
| '''dedicated''' 0
| enable dedicated-server mode (as opposed to listen-server mode) -- dedicated server is faster, but has no graphical display, cannot be played locally [Flags: -]
|-
| '''disconnect'''
| disconnect from a server or local game
|-
| '''download <file>'''
| download file specified from server, path is relative to Kingpin/Main (i.e. download models/actors/bitch/body_001.tga)
|-
| '''extras''' 1000
| Display or set which "extras" your player has on (hat, cigar, etc.). There are 4 digits in the variable after set extras: For male models: 1st digit (hats): 0=none, 1=cap, 2=fedora, 3=stetson; 2nd digit (cigar): 0=no cigar, 1=cigar; 3rd and 4th digits do nothing (shown as N/A on player setup). For female models: 1st digit (cigar)): 0=no cigar, 1=cigar; 2nd, 3rd and 4th digits do nothing (shown as N/A on player setup) (Thanks Chris Preedy aka Slipscream!) [Flags: *U]
|-
| '''gender''' male
| set player gender [Flags: *U]
|-
| '''gender_auto''' 1
| enable automatic player gender selection based on player model [Flags: *]
|-
| '''info'''
| display server information (use serverinfo instead)
|-
| '''menu_addressbook'''
| display multiplayer server address book menu
|-
| '''messagemode'''
| prompt for a chat message to send to the screen of all players on the server
|-
| '''messagemode2'''
| prompt for a chat message to send to the screen of only your teammates on the server
|-
| '''name''' randy
| set player name (appears in scoreboard) [Flags: *U]
|-
| '''netgraph''' 0
| enable network condition graph (green bar height indicates ping, lower is better; red/yellow represents packet-loss/lag, fewer is better) -- enable this while you tweak rate or any other setting to see what works best for you
|-
| '''noipx''' 0
| enable IPX networking protocol [Flags: -]
|-
| '''noudp''' 0
| enable UDP TCP/IP networking protocol [Flags: -]
|-
| '''pingservers'''
| display pings (and other info) for servers in the serverlist
|-
| '''qport''' 10869
| display the random protocol port for NAT (network address translator) proxies [Flags: -]
|-
| '''r_lerpmodels''' 1
| enable player model movement prediction
|-
| '''r_painskins''' 2
| set pain skins level (0=none, 1=some, 2=all), lower may increase FPS [Flags: *]
|-
| '''rate''' 18000
| set the maximum bytes-per-second that the server can send data to the client -- enable the netgraph and try different values to find the best. Starting points: 28.8k/33.6 = 2100-3500, 56k = 3000 - 5000, for T1, cable, DSL, LAN: up to 20000 or so [Flags: *U]
|-
| '''reconnect'''
| reconnect to the current server
|-
| '''showclamp''' 0
| enable display of network clamping information
|-
| '''showdrop''' 0
| enable display of dropped network packet info
|-
| '''showpackets''' 0
| enable display of network packet info
|-
| '''showtrace''' 0
| enable display of packet tracing info
|-
| '''skin "male_thug/001 001 001"'''
| set the player model and skin (model names are the directory names in Kingpin/Main/Players, such as female_chick, male_runt, male_thug), the skin numbers set the head, body, and leg skins from one of the Kingpin/Main/Models directories, which one is listed in skinfolder.txt in each model directory) [Flags: *U]
|-
| '''skins'''
| display skin information for each player on the server
|-
| '''togglechat'''
| see toggleconsole
|-
| '''wave <n>'''
| make player perform special taunt animation in multiplayer
|}