the "console"

[slaze]

how do i open the console in game. i have gone into options-keyboard-advanced and i enabled the console thing if i press "~" but i have tried doing this while i was in game and in main menu and it dont work. if it help i am using a european keyboard i dont no if this makes it defferent but i have to press shift the the "~" i dont know if that helps or watever but i just need to know how to bring the console up so i can play a map i downloaded.

thx

slaze :flame:

[Lahire149]

I've never heard of an European keyboard, but i bet that's the problem...have you tried restarting half life 2 after you enable console in the advanced options?

[Ennui]

I've never heard of an European keyboard, but i bet that's the problem...have you tried restarting half life 2 after you enable console in the advanced options?
A European keyboard is standard in Europe, got several extra characters that we don't use here in the US.

I don't know how to help you here, because I don't use a european keyboard.

[diluted]

Open up notepad and type this in it:

bind "F12" "toggleconsole" (you can replace F12 with whatever key you want the console binded to, I used it as an example)

Then save the file as autoexec.cfg in your Steam/SteamApps/username/half-life 2/hl2/cfg folder. If you did it right, you should be able to go in the game and press F12 and have the console come up.

[Ennui]

he's got it fixed in another thread, he just had some confusion because of the keyboard differences.

I also heard that the autoexec.cfg console bind didn't work for some people.

[slaze]

yes. i have found the rite key for the euro keyboard. thanks tho guys

[Chris_D]

For other people's reference, if you're that bothered, on a European keyboard the key that operates the console is the ` key which can be found directly underneath the Esc key.

I believe this is the same place it is on an American keyboard... not sure though.