The Console (`) key brings up the game console, which shows you a list of the previous game messages. It also allows you to enter a number of simple commands. You can also enter console commands in the chat window, using the Global Chat key (Y) or Team Chat key (U), by putting a / in front of the command to let the game know that what comes next is not a chat message.

These console commands are available to all players on a server.

• hideweapon
  Hides the firstperson weapons.
  
• showweapon
  Shows the first person weapons.
  
• name <new_name>
  Changes your multiplayer name to <New Name>.
  
• say <message>
  Sends <Message> to everyone in the game.
  
• teamsay <message>
  Sends <Message> to everyone in your team.
  
• quit
  Exits the game.
  
• writeprofile <filename>
  Saves the option settings under the specified filename in the Save directory.
  
• loadprofile <filename>
  Loads the option settings from the specified filename in the Save directory.
  
• votekick <player_name>
  Begins a one minute voting process to kick a player off the server. Players can vote once during the voting period by pressing the Toggle Vote Window key (F3). Each time a player votes, a message appears in the chat display area: “<player_name> votes <response> to kick out <player_name>.” If over 50% of the players vote yes, the player is automatically kicked out and all players receive the following message: “Votepassed! <player_name> kicked off server.” Once 50% of the players vote no, the vote cannot pass and all players receive the following message: “Vote failed! <player_name> can stay and play.” Each player can only call a votekick once every 5 minutes.
  
• votekickid <player_id>
  Same as votekick command but uses the player’s id#, which can be obtained using the playerlist command, instead of the name.
  
• vote <1,2>
  Once someone starts a vote, you can vote by either using the F3 voting window or by entering this command: 1 = Yes, 2 = No
  
• playerlist
  Lists all players and their id#s in the console.
  
• maplist
  Lists all maps and their id#s in the console.
  
• suicide
  kills your character instantly.
  
• adminlogin <admin_password>
  Allows you to enter the administrator password to gain access to administrator only commands.

To have access to these commands, you must either be the server administrator or enter the correct administrator password using the admin login command.

• newpassword <new_admin_password>
  Changes the admin password from <old_ password> to <new_password> and sends the following message to all players: “<admin_name> has changed the administrator password.”
  
• kick <player_name>
  Kicks the player off the server and displays the following message to all players: “<player_name> was kickedoff the server by <admin_name>.”
  
• kickid <player_id#>
  Same as kick command, but uses the player’s id#, which can be obtained using the playerlist command, instead of the name.
  
• restartmatch <explanation_text>
  Ends the current round, resets all statistics to zero, and displays the following message to allplayers: “<admin_name> restarts the match: <explanation_text>.”
  
• restartround <explanation_text>
  Restarts the current game round, resets all statistics to what they were at the beginning of the round, and displays the following message to all players: “<admin_name> restarts the round: <explanation_text>.”
  
• map <map_id#> <explanation_text>
  Ends the current round immediately, changes the server to the designated map, and displays the following message to all players: “<admin_name> ends the round and changes the map to <map_name>:<explanation_text>.”
  
• writeserver <filename>
  Saves the current server setup under the specified filename in the Save directory.
  
• loadserver <filename>
  Load a server setup from the specified filename in the Save directory.