Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 Cheat Codes

• Console Commands

  Open Steam, go to your "Play Games" menu, and select Half-Life 2. Right click on it and select "Properties". Click the Launch Options button then type -console. Click "Ok", then close. Double click Half-Life 2 to start the game. Once it is loaded and you are playing, press the ~ key to bring up the console. Then, enter sv_cheats 1 and press [Enter]. You can now enter the following code at the console window. Also, any code can be used as a command line parameter by prefixing it with the "-" character. For games that were downloaded from Steam, to use cheats in single player mode, start the game with the -applaunch -dev -tconsole command line parameter.

  Code	Effect
  +mlook	Enable mouse look
  air_density	Change air density
  buddha	Reduce your health
  ch_createairboat	Spawn an airboat
  ch_createjeep	Spawn a scout car
  cl_drawhud <0 or 1>	Toggle HUD display
  cl_enablehud <0 or 1>	Toggle HUD display
  cl_phys_timescale <0.00-1.00>	Slow time; 1 is default
  cl_ragdoll_collide 1	Disable dead bodies going through each other
  cl_showfps <0 or 1>	Toggle frame rate display
  developer <0-2>	Toggle developer mode; 2 is verbose
  dsp_explosion_effect_duration	Set length of explosion confusion
  exec	Execute script file
  give	Spawn indicated item
  god	God mode (server only)
  hud_quickhelp/text? 1	Show crosshairs
  hurtme	Damage player
  impulse 101	All weapons
  impulse 102	Skulls
  impulse 200	No weapon model onscreen
  impulse 203	Deleted targeted object or person
  impulse 82	Spawn a jeep
  impulse 83	Spawn an air boat
  item_ammo_357	.357 Magnum ammo
  item_ammo_357_large	.357 Magnum ammo large
  item_ammo_ar2_large	Pulse gun ammo large
  item_ammo_crossbow	Crossbow ammo
  item_ammo_pistol_large	9mm pistol ammo large
  item_ammo_smgl_grenade	Submachine gun grenades
  item_ammo_smgl_larege	Submachine gun ammo large
  item_ar2_grenade	Submachine gun grenades
  item_battery	HEV suit battery; 15 AP
  item_box_buckshot	Shotgun ammo
  item_box_lrounds	Pulse gun ammo
  item_box_mrounds	Submachine gun ammo
  item_box_srounds	9mm pistol ammo
  item_healthkit	Large health kit; 25 HP
  item_healthvial	Small healthkit; 10 HP
  item_large_box_mrounds	Submachine gun ammo large
  item_large_box_srounds	9mm pistol ammo large
  item_ml_grenade	RPG ammo
  item_rpg_round	RPG ammo
  item_suit	HEV suit
  map	Load indicated map
  maps	List maps
  mat_depthbias_normal 1	See through walls
  mat_fastnobump <0 or 1>	Toggle bump mapping
  mat_normalmaps 1	Show normal maps
  mat_normals 1	Show surface materials
  mat_numtextureunits	Limits the number of texture units; 0 lets the game decide
  mat_wireframe1	Wire frame models
  mat_yuv 0	Color screen
  mat_yuv 1	Black and white screen
  noclip	Walk through objects (server only)
  notarget	Ignored by NPCs
  npc_create	Creates an NPC; only where NPC are allowed
  npc_create_aimed	Create an NPC aiming away from player
  npc_turret_ceiling	ceiling turret
  npc_turret_floor	combine turret
  picker	Toggle picker mode.
  play	Play recorded demo
  prop_debug	Toggle bounding-boxes debug mode; red: ignore damage, white: respond to damage, green: health
  record	Record demo
  Setang	Set view to indicated pitch yaw
  setpos	Move player to indicated location
  showtriggers_toggle	Show game triggers
  sk_max_357	Set max ammo for .357 Magnum
  sk_max_ar2	Set max ammo for Pulse Rifle
  sk_max_ar2_altfire	Set max ammo for Pulse Rifle energy orbs
  sk_max_buckshot	Set max ammo for shotgun
  sk_max_crossbow	Set max ammo for crossbow
  sk_max_grenade	Set max ammo for hand grenades
  sk_max_pistol	Set max ammo for pistol
  sk_max_rpg_round	Set max ammo for RPG
  sk_max_smg1	Set max ammo for submachine gun
  sk_max_smg1_grenade	Set max ammo for SMG grenades
  sk_plr_dmg_357	Set damage value for .357 Magnum
  sk_plr_dmg_ar2	Set damage value for Pulse Rifle
  sk_plr_dmg_buckshot	Set damage value for shotgun
  sk_plr_dmg_crossbow	Set damage value for crossbow
  sk_plr_dmg_crowbar	Set damage value for crowbar
  sk_plr_dmg_grenade	Set damage value for grenades
  sk_plr_dmg_pistol	Set damage value for pistol
  sk_plr_dmg_rpg_round	Set damage value for RPG rockets
  sk_plr_dmg_smg1	Set damage value for submachine gun
  sk_plr_dmg_smg1_grenade	Set damage value for SMG grenades
  stop	Stop recording demo
  sv_bounce	Set bounce multiplier for physically simulated objects collision
  sv_friction	Set world friction
  sv_gravity	Set gravity value
  sv_maxvelocity	Set maximum velocity of any moving object
  sv_soundemitter_filecheck	Toggle reporting missing .WAV files
  sv_stopspeed	Set minimum stopping speed when on ground
  sv_unlocked chapters 15	All chapters unlocked next time game is played
  sv_waterdist	Set maximum velocity of any moving object
  vcollide_wireframe 1	Only wireframe objects effected by physics
  viewmodel_fov	Sets the size of carried weapon; 54 is default
  weapon_357	.357 Magnum
  weapon_ar2	Pulse gun
  weapon_bugbait	Pheropod
  weapon_crossbow	Crossbow
  weapon_crowbar	Crowbar
  weapon_frag	Grenade
  weapon_pistol	9mm
  weapon_rpg	RPG
  weapon_shotgun	Shotgun
  weapon_smg1	Submachine gun

• Cheat Codes

  On the console (press `) type sv_cheats 1 and then one of the following cheats.

  Code	Effect
  #1074	Taxi
  #7	Super Explosions
  #951	SKR-9
  #952	Sledge Hammer
  #953	Stun Gun
  #954	TK3
  4876837	Suicide Hotline
  5552283	Spelunkers
  5559866	Tee'N'Ay

• Command Line Parameters

  Start the game with one of the following command line parameters to activate the corresponding feature.

  Code	Effect
  -condebug	Add debug messages to ingame console
  -dxlevel 0	Force DirectX compatibility; less than 8 not advised
  -fullscreen	Full screen mode
  -heapsize 80000	Set heap size
  -mouselook	Look around by using mouse
  -netgraph <0-3>	Graph connection throughput in multi-player; 0 is off, 3 is most detailed
  -shaderdll	Use indicated filename for shader library
  -startwindowed	Run in window
  -sw	Run in window
  -width 1024 -height 768	Set heap size

• Spawn medpak

  Enter the following while playing the game.

  Code	Effect
  Up(2), Down(2), Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A	Spawn medpak

• Spawn ammunition cartridge for current weapon

  Enter the following while playing the game.

  Code	Effect
  Y, B, A, X, White, Y, X, A, B, White	Spawn ammunition cartridge for current weapon

• Chapter select

  Enter the following while playing the game.

  Code	Effect
  Left(4), Black, Right(4), White	Chapter select