Half-Life Console Commands Guide [INCOMPLETE]

This guide will introduce you to the basic console commands of Half-Life, and how they can help you majorly during the hardships ahead of you. The commands featured here also work for Blue Shift and Opposing Force.

Getting Started

First, you'll want to find Half-Life in your games library. Right-click on it, and open Properties. Go into Set Launch Options, or whatever it is, and type "-console" Then, simply save and exit.

sv_cheats 1

When you've started the game, press your tilde key (~) to open your console menu, and type "sv_cheats 1". It should say: "sv_cheats changed to 1". Then, you'll have to reload your saved game. Once done, you can start using the cheats themselves. In some cases, reloading doesn't work, and you'll need to play normally until the next section of the game loads, after which cheats should work.
Remember, you'll need to do this every time you launch the game.

The Commands At Your Disposal

You can now type commands into your console menu. Here is an overview of the most helpful commands. Remember, to activate your console menu, simply press tilde. (~)

-Godmode:
As the name suggests, this command will make you completely invincible. The only things that will be able to harm you are falling out-of-bounds, or using the kill command. To activate, enter "god" into your console menu. You should see a message saying "godmode ON". Have fun. You will never fear sentry turrets or Tentacles again.

-Impulse 101:
This command will likely become your best friend. It will equip you with every weapon in the game (yes, you read that right), it will equip your HEV suit (PCV in Opposing Force, guard armor in Blue Shift) if you're not already wearing it, it will add 15% to your suit power (armor integrity in Blue Shift), and it will give you some ammo for all your weapons. To activate, enter "impulse 101" into your console menu. Avoid using this when in a moving vehicle, such as a train or elevator, as it may cause you to take damage, or cause the vehicle to stop.

-NoTarget:
This command will cause all hostile entities (aliens, marines, etc) except for Tentacles to become passive towards you. They will not attack you, even if you attack them. They will still attack NPCs, however. To activate, enter "notarget" into your console menu. You should see a message saying "notarget ON".

-NoClip:
You may have heard of this one, but if not, here's what it does. You will be able to fly, unaffected by gravity and physics. You will also be able to phase through solid objects. To activate, enter "noclip" into your console menu. You should see a message saying "noclip ON". Control it like you would if you were swimming.

-Spawning items:
You'll need to know the name of the item in question for this to work. Type "give item_" with the item name included. Examples include "give item_healthkit" for a health pack, or "give item_longjump" for the Long Jump Module. This is handy for items that aren't provided by Impulse 101.

All "mode cheats" (godmode, noclip, notarget, etc) are disabled the same way they are activated.

Warnings

As mentioned before, do not use Impulse 101 when in a moving vehicle/elevator, as it might stop, or you might take damage.

Do not use Impulse 101 in a part of the game before you get your respective suit on, as it may prevent you from progressing.

Do not NoClip into areas where you're not supposed to be. There may be consequences. Such consequences include, but are not limited to: Getting lost, accidentally skipping parts of the game, crashing the game, and killing yourself.

Finally, I'd recommend only using the "kill" command if you've somehow gotten yourself stuck. This can be rectified by simply loading an earlier save, but hey, it's your party.

Final Words

Thanks for reading my guide. This is the first one I've made on my own, so I'd really appreciate it if you'd leave a thumbs-up. If you want to suggest a revision/improvement/expansion, please do! I'm always open to suggestions. This concludes the guide.

[Mijobo]

anyone know how to put soundkill when u get a kill=???? like the screen on blue and a satisfayng sound

[fps elite]

ty worked for me/those this work for any console like this

[strawbrry0907]

just type god again

[TheUnworthyLampPost]

I enabled god mode and now I cant disable it.

[Skarn]

give item_suit give item_battery is there a list with items and monsters?

[Dodyssey (IShouldThinkWayMore)]

how to spawn mr friendly and do his animations

[Oberon]

where map

[Waterbottlez_]

KSO-73 Right click half life in your library and go to manage > browse local files. Open the folder named "valve", then open "default.cfg" with notepad (or whatever text editor you use), scroll all the way down and change the keybind for "toggleconsole" to whatever you want. Now open "config.cfg" and do the same thing. Enjoy

[VaLightningThief]

Is there a command to JUST equip the HEV suit (I'm playing the Adam mod, and the weapon switch ui and flashlight don't show, so I thought maybe its because they're part of the suit

[Lekoboi]

is there a command to reset all settings? i messed with the settings a bit i know how to normally reset the settings, but now i cant change them back so please if someone knows, contact me