Console commands

From SWAT 4 wiki

You can open the console simply by pressing a special key which is usually the key left to "1", like "^" or "~". All console commands are case-insensitive.

• abortgame - Ends the current round.

• flush - Flush all caches. Regenerates all lighting, 3D hardware textures, etc. Can be useful to clear texture corruption due to 3D hardware driver bugs.

• get <classname> <variable> - Gets the default value for a variable in a class. eg get swatgame.serversettings maxplayers

• kick <playername> - Kick a player.

• kickban <playername> - Kick a player and ban his/her IP. You'll need to edit your Swat4(X)(Dedicated).ini file to unban their IP.

• open <mapname> - Opens a local map. Can be useful to open custom maps in Single Player. eg open sp-u273

• reconnect - Reconnect to the current/previous server.

• sad <password> - Login as admin with specified password.

• say <message string> - Broadcast a message to other players in the game.

• set <class> <variable> <value> - Sets the specified property of the specified class with the specified value. eg set swatgame.serversettings maxplayers 5

• set input <key> <command> - Set up keybinds in-game. It automatically writes to the User.ini file. eg set input u say hello

• setres WxHxD - Set the resolution and color depth. eg setres 1024x768x32

• shot - Take a screenshot and save it in the System directory with a consecutive name like Shot0001.bmp.

• startgame - Makes all players ready.

• stat all - Shows all stats.

• stat fps - Shows frame time in milliseconds.

• stat game - Shows game stats.

• stat hardware - Shows interesting hardware stats.

• stat net - Shows network performance statistics including ping, packet loss, bytes/second.

• stat none - Turns off the display of any stats.

• teamsay <message string> - Broadcast a message to your teammates.

• quit/exit - Exit the game.

Single player dev tools (aka cheats)

These can be useful in map or mod testing. Don't try them in multiplayer - won't work. To enable the cheats, you need to edit one configuration file.

• In the regular SWAT 4, locate the SWAT4.ini in the SWAT 4\Content\System directory.
• In the TSS, locate the SWAT4X.ini in the SWAT 4\ContentExpansion\System directory.
• It is recommended to back up the file before editing.
• Open it using Notepad or similar text editor and search for the line [Engine.GameEngine]. Locate the first occurrence of EnableDevTools=False under this section. Change the False value to True and save the ini file.

Now you can enter these commands to the console as explained above.

• behindview <0 / 1> - Toggle 3rd person camera. 0 disables, 1 enables.

• god - Gain invulnerability for self.

• invisible <0 / 1> - Become invisible. 0 disables, 1 enables.

• fly - Set gravity to zero for self.

• ghost - Set gravity to zero for self and allow passing through normally blocking brushes.

• walk - Resets the ghost and fly modes to inactive.