Rebinding Console...

CarbonSnack · September 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">...or the "~" that wouldn't die</div> Hi all,

I've run into a bit of a snag. I just started playing NS on my main rig, after playing it on a laptop for several months. I grew quite accustomed to using the keyboard on the laptop (Toshiba) which places the console key ~ down to the bottom right corner of the layout. Now that I'm playing on a regular keyboard, I'm constantly hitting the "~" key when I switch to slot 1 for bite or swipe, which basically = instant death as I'm ususally trying to kill a marine at the time <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad-fix.gif' />

So I'd really like to rebind my console to another key, and bind "~" to slot 1 as well. I've searched both these forums and steams to find a solution, but all of my attempts so far have failed. I've tried directly editing my config file......no luck there. I've tried bind "," "toggleconsole" in my userconfig.cfg....brings the console up, but wont put it away, and ~ still brings up console. I'm sorta at a loss for what to do.

Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?

Any help would be great, Thanks <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

- CarbonSnack =J

Thansal · September 2004

add these lines to your userconfig

unbind `
unbind ~

that should do it.

CarbonSnack · September 2004

Thanks for the reply Thansal, but unfortunately that didn't work.

The unbind command does not seems to work in this instance...perhaps there is another config file somewhere else that I need to edit to get rid of ~ ?

BTW, is there a different command to bring up the console other than "toggleconsole"?
Every other key I've bond to that command will bring the console up, but once it's up, it stays up no matter what key I've bound to "toggleconsole".

Thanks again.....

CarbonSnack =J

Thansal · September 2004

kinda wierd, I havn't played with binding/unbinding the conn in steam so I will see if I can do anything for you.

DragonMech · September 2004

Make sure your config.cfg file isn't write-protected, then open it up with wordpad. There should be a line like this in it:

bind "~" "toggleconsole"

Just change ~ into whatever you want, save, and you should be good to go.

CarbonSnack · September 2004

Thanks Dragon_Mech for the reply, really appreciate help on this.

About your suggestion,
I have tried to alter the config.cfg file many-a-time (changing both toggleconsole binds - "`" and "~"), but each time I run the game, it defaults back to the same console keys.

There is, of course, this message at the top of my config file:
</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
// This file is overwritten whenever you change your user settings in the game.
// Add custom configurations to the file "userconfig.cfg".
</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

So I'm pretty sure changing the config file is useless (at least on my comp, I don't know if anyone else is having this problem).

I even tried unbindall in the userconfig file, rebinding everything including the console with the key I want, and STILL it reverts back to default (although just about any other changes in the userconfig work).

I'm beginning to think that Halflife REALLY REALLY wants to use the ~ key for the console, and I may not be able to do anything about it. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

Perhaps I'll have to start playing with arrowkeys...... ack

- CarbonSnack ='(
<span style='color:orange'>
Edit: My config.cfg file isn't write protected; I can make changes to it, reopen it and the changes will be retained. The toggleconsole command only gets rebound to default it seems when I run NS
</span>

WhiteZero · September 2004

Pop off your ~ button <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

I know I poped off my "Windows" buttons (the ones next to Alt) cuz they always booted me out of CS.

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/siege.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='siege.gif' /> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/hive5.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='hive5.gif' />

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