How to use Demo UI to fly around the map.

Using the Source demo system to simulate noclip.

About the guide

demoui
Some of you might know it already from other Source games, but didn't think about using it here!
I'm sharing this method for people that didn't know.
So, let's go!

Enabling console

First, you will need to enable console in-game, by adding -console launch option.

Open Steam, find The Stanley Parable in your Library, right click it and select Properties.


Now, press "Set launch options..."


Type "-console" and click OK.


You have enabled console, and you're ready to go!

Recording a demo

• Start up the game, like usual, load a game, do whatever you want to get into the game.
  
• Open the console using ~ key.
  
• Type record <name>, where <name> is any name you want (just don't go too crazy).

The in-game screen can go white now, just try to walk around for few seconds, and it should go back to normal.


After doing whatever you want for however long you want (just don't change map), type stop in the console to stop the recording; it should show a message similar to this one:


You have recorded a demo!

Playing back the demo

• Open the console using ~ key.
  
• Type playdemo <name>, where <name> is well, the name you chose earlier.
  
• The game will now load the map you recorded the demo on, and starting playing it back.
  
  
  
• After the demo loads, wait for white screen to disappear and you'll see your gameplay playing; open the console again.
  
• Type demoui to open Demo Editor.
  
• Press "Pause".

It's important to pause before the demo playback ends, otherwise you can end up in a broken menu like this one, where some buttons just don't work:



Now, after pressing the Drive... button, you can hold left mouse button, and fly around the map like in noclip mode.
Don't be surprised that outside of the map is absolutely white (probably developer counter-measure, correct me if I'm wrong).
Note that most (maybe all of them) entities are missing, so - doors, linked portal doors (the things that cause illogical rooms).
Some of the doorways may just be empty or result in old good HOM effect[wiki.beyondunreal.com].

The End

Thanks for reading, have fun with this completely useless feature!


Theme used in screenshots: Air

[lauriys]

i did not test it in the demo

[R.DottyB]

I Tried To Do This In The Demo A The Screen Was Still White

[𝖇𝖊𝖆𝖗]

*How

[𝖇𝖊𝖆𝖗]

Ho can I stop recording ?

[trooper3ad]

the title screen without anything came up. i guess it won't work anymore.

[Daddy]

oh ok sorry.

[lauriys]

it worked for me back when i tried it 2 YEARS AGO.
maybe they updated something, i dont know.

[Daddy]

And there is no, "puase" button on the demoui.

[Daddy]

Well, hate to break it to you, but, when i type, playdemo <name>i end up on the main menu of the game, but with no stuff like start game or options or even quite.

[lauriys]

what? what am i lying about?