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| World of Warcraft Commands | ||||
| Applicable to 1.12.1 (5875) | To view my guide for maximizing quality and smoothness in WoW, visit the link below! | I greatly value your feedback! After using this resource, fill out a feedback form. | ||
| Compiled by Shadowlurk | http://forum.nostalrius.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1100 | http://goo.gl/forms/IpxKgusnzf | ||
| Datamined from WoW.exe | ||||
| Command Line Switches | Description | How to use Command Line Switches | ||
| -console | Enables developer console. | 1) Create a shortcut to WoW.exe. | ||
| -d16 | Unknown. Presumably 16-bit depth. | 2) Right-click the shortcut and click "Properties". | ||
| -d24 | Unknown. Presumably 24-bit depth. | 3) Locate the "Target" field. Scroll to the end. | ||
| -d32 | Unknown. Presumably 32-bit depth. | 4) Add a space after the last quotation mark. | ||
| -hwdetect | Perform hardware detection. | 5) Add command line switches from the list on the left. Separate each one with a space. | ||
| -gxoverride | Unknown. | 6) Apply changes and start game using the shortcut. | ||
| -windowed | Run the game in windowed mode. This can potentially decrease FPS. | How to use Console Variables/Commands | ||
| -nofixlag | Unknown. Presumably disables attempts to reduce mouse lag. If so, may increase FPS. | 1) Add -console using the above instructions. | ||
| -nosound | Run the game without sound. Can reduce CPU overhead if using onboard sound. | 2) Open WoW with the game shortcut you created. | ||
| -uptodate | Tricks the game into thinking it is up to date. | 3) Press the tilde key ~ (to the left of 1, above TAB on US keyboard) | ||
| -16bit | Unknown. Possibly set color depth to 16-bit? I don't know. | 4) Type the command, followed by a space, and a value. | ||
| -1600x1200 | Sets screen resolution to 1600x1200. | 5) Press Enter to confirm the command. | ||
| -1280x1024 | Sets screen resolution to 1280x1024. | |||
| -1280x960 | Sets screen resolution to 1280x960. | You can also manually enter these commands by editing | ||
| -1024x768 | Sets screen resolution to 1024x768. | your "config.wtf" file located in the WTF folder of your | ||
| -800x600 | Sets screen resolution to 800x600. | World of Warcraft directory | ||
| -640x480 | Sets screen resolution to 640x480. | Rule of Thumb: | 0 = False, 1 = True (commands that are 0 or 1) | |
| Graphics Commands | Description | Default Value | Possible Values | Notes |
| anisotropic | Anisotropic texture filtering. Improves quality of textures in the distance. | 1 | Integer: 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| baseMip | Base mipmap level | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 1 = Performance, 0 = Quality |
| DesktopGamma | Use desktop gamma values (if enabled, the "gamma" variable is ignored) | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| detailDoodadAlpha | Alpha level of detail doodads | 100 | Integer: 0 - 255 | |
| DistCull | Sets distance for culling of objects near farclip | 500.00 | Double: 1.0 - 888.888916 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| doodadAnim | Toogle doodad animation. Animated geometry. | 1 | Integer: Any | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| farClip | View distance. | 500.00 | Double: 177.0 - 777.0 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| ffx | Enable full-screen effects. Enabling this will provide higher graphics quality. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| ffxDeath | Full screen death effect. Enabling this will enable certain screen effects while dead. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| ffxGlow | Full screen glow effect. Enabling this will give a soft glow (bloom) effect. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| ffxRectangle | Use rectangle texture for full screen effect. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| footstepBias | Unit footstep depth bias. | 0.125 | Double: 0.0 - 1.0 | 0 = Flickering, 1 = Neat |
| frillDensity | Density of grass and other ground foliage. Does not control the distance at which they render. | 24 | Integer: 1 - 256 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| fullAlpha | Full alpha level of detail. | 1 | Integer: Any | |
| gamma | Screen gamma (brightness) *ignored if DesktopGamma is set to 1* | 1.0 | Double: Any | |
| gxApi | Graphics API | direct3d | String: direct3d or opengl | Direct3D provides greater performance |
| gxAspect | Constrain window aspect ratio. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| gxColorBits | Color bits. Larger range of colors available to the renderer. | 24 | Integer: 16, 24, or 30 | 16 = Performance, 24 = Quality, 30 bugs out for some reason |
| gxCursor | Toggle hardware cursor. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | Set to 0 to debug mouse issues |
| gxDepthBits | Depth bits. Don't use 32, the game doesn't seem to like it. | 24 | Integer: 16, 24, or 32 | 16 = Performance, 24 = Quality |
| gxFixLag | Prevents mouse lag. | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Less mouse lag |
| gxMaximize | Maximize game window. Used in conjunction with gxWindow 1. | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| gxMultisample | Multisample Anti-Aliasing (MSAA). | 1 | Integer: 1, 2, 4 or 8 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| gxMultisampleQuality | Multisample Anti-Aliasing quality. | 0 | Double: Any | No noticeable difference regardless of value. |
| gxOverride | gx overrides. | N/A | UNKNOWN | No idea what this comand does! |
| gxRefresh | Refresh rate of your monitor (if gxVSync enabled, FPS capped at this value) | 60 | Integer: Any | Set to maximum refresh rate of your monitor. |
| gxResolution | Screen resolution (widthxheight) | 1024x768 | String: Any valid resolution | Set to maximum screen resolution of your monitor. |
| gxTripleBuffer | Triple Buffering (use in conjunction with gxVSync) | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 is VSync disabled, 1 if VSync enabled |
| gxVSync | Vertical Synchronization | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | I always suggest using this! It helps prevent screen tearing by limiting your maximum framerate. |
| gxWindow | Toggle fullscreen/windowed mode | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Fullscreen, 1 = Windowed. Fullscreen gaming can increase performance |
| horizonFarClip | Far clip plane distance for horizon. | 2112 | Double: 1305.0 - 2112.0 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| lodDist | Set level of detail distance. | 100.00 | Float: 50.0 - 250.0 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality (Only takes effect with "lod" is set to 1) |
| M2BatchDoodads | Combine doodads to reduce batch count. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 1 = Performance, 0 = Less Performance |
| M2Faster | End User control of scene optimization mode. | 1 | Integer: 0 - 3 | 1 = Dual-core CPU, 2 = Tri-Core CPU, 3 = Quad-Core CPU or greater |
| M2UseClipPlanes | Use clip planes for sorting transparent objects | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 1 = Performance, 0 = Less Performance |
| M2UsePixelShaders | Light models using pixel shaders | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| M2UseShaders | Skin models using vertex shaders | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| M2UseThreads | Multithread model animations | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 1 = Performance, 0 = Less Performance |
| M2UseZFill | Z-fill transparent objects | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 1 = Performance, 0 = Less Performance |
| mapObjLightLOD | Map object light level of detail | 0 | Integer: 0 - 2 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Balanced, 2 = Quality |
| mapObjOverbright | Map object overbright | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Peformance, 1 = Quality |
| mapShadows | Toggle map shadows | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| MaxLights | Max number of hardware lights | 4 | Integer: 1 - 4 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| maxLOD | Maximum level of detail. | N/A | UNKNOWN | Setting via console has no effect. |
| nearClip | Near clip plane distance. | 0.1 | Double: 0.01 - 0.33 | Higher values help prevent Z-Fighting (i.e. far textures flickering) |
| particleDensity | Particle density. | 1.00 | Double: 0.25 - 1.00 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| pixelShaders | Use pixel shaders. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| setShadow | Shadows. | N/A | UNKNOWN | Setting via console has no effect. |
| ShadowBias | Unit shadow depth bias. | 0.1 | Double: 0.0 - 1.0 | |
| shadowLevel | Terrain shadow map mip level. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 1 = Performance, 0 = Quality |
| ShadowLOD | Unit shadow level of detail. Blob shadow at base of player and NPCs. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| showfootprintparticles | Toggles rendering of footprint particles. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| showfootprints | Toggles rendering of footprints. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| SkyCloudLOD | Cloud level of detail. | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| SkySunGlare | Sun glare. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| SmallCull | Object size culling. | 0.04 | Double: 0.001 - 2.0 | Higher = Performance, Lower = Quality |
| specular | Specularity effects. Shiny reflections and such. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| spellEffectLevel | Spell Effects. | 2 | Integer: 0 - 2 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Balanced, 2 = Quality |
| texLodBias | Texture Level of Detail Bias. | 0.0 | Double: -1.0 - 1.0 | Higher = Performance, Lower = Quality |
| textureLodDist | Texture detail. | 777.0 | Float: 80.0 - 777.0 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| triangleStrips | Use triangle strips to render. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 1 = Performance, 0 = Less Performance |
| trilinear | Trilinear texture filtering. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| unitDrawDist | Unit draw distance. | 300.0 | Integer: 100 - 300 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| useWeatherShaders | Use shaders for weather effects. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Performance, 1 = Quality |
| violenceLevel | Gore/blood violence level. | N/A | Integer: 0 - 5 | 0 = Less gore (and possibly more performance), 5 = Most gore (and possibly less performance) |
| waterLOD | Water geometry level of detail | 0 | UNKNOWN. | |
| waterMaxLOD | Maximum level of detail for water | N/A | UNKNOWN | This command seems to have no effect. |
| waterParticulates | Water particulates | N/A | UNKNOWN | This command seems to have no effect. |
| waterRipples | Water ripples | N/A | UNKNOWN | This command seems to have no effect. |
| waterSpecular | Water specular lighting effects | N/A | UNKNOWN | This command seems to have no effect. |
| waterWaves | Water waves | N/A | UNKNOWN | This command seems to have no effect. |
| weatherDensity | Intensity of weather effects (rain, snow, etc) *Higher values = more intense weather!* | 2 | Integer: 0 - 3 | Lower = Performance, Higher = Quality |
| widescreen | Widescreen resolution | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | Set to 1 if using a widescreen resolution (such as 1920x1080) |
| Game Engine Commands | Description | Default Value | Possible Values | Notes |
| bspcache | BSP node caching | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 1 = Performance, 0 = Less Performance |
| scriptMemory | Memory used by the scripting system (in Kb) | 49152 | Integer: Any | Higher values dedicate more memory to addons. |
| timingModeOverride | Select a specific timing mode. RDTSC is supposedly the most precise. | 0 | Integer: 0 - 4 | 0=default 1=GetTickCount 2=RDTSC 3=QueryPerformanceCounter 4=timeGetTime |
| hwDetect | Do hardware detection. | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | Hardware detection at the start of the game. |
| CheckAddonVersion | Check interface addon version number. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Loads all addons, 1 = Loads only up to date addons |
| Sounds Commands | Description | Default Value | Possible Values | Notes |
| AmbienceVolume | Ambient sound effect volume | 0.6 | Double: 0.0 - 1.0 | Lower = Quieter, Higher = Louder |
| disableOptionalSpeech | Disables the optional speech packs (forces use of primary speech pack) | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| EmoteSounds | Emote sound effects | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No emote sounds, 1 = Emote sounds |
| EnableAmbience | Enable ambience sound effects | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No ambient sound effects, 1 = Ambient sound effects |
| EnableErrorSpeech | Error speech | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No error speech, 1 = Error speech |
| EnableGroupSpeech | Voice macros | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| EnableMusic | Enables music | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No music, 1 = Music |
| MapWaterSounds | Water sounds | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No water sounds, 1 = Water sounds |
| MasterSoundEffects | Enable sound effects | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No sound effects, 1 = Sound effects |
| MasterVolume | Master volume | 1 | Double: 0.0 - 1.0 | Lower = Quieter, Higher = Louder |
| MusicVolume | Music volume | 0.4 | Double: 0.0 - 1.0 | Lower = Quieter, Higher = Louder |
| SoundBufferSize | Sound buffer size (milliseconds) | 50 | Integer: Any | |
| SoundDriver | Sound driver (-1 = system default) | -1 | UNKNOWN | *Do not modify unless extremely knowledgeable* |
| SoundInitFlags | Sound initialization flags | 128 | UNKNOWN | |
| SoundListenerAtCharacter | Lock listener at character | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Sound based on camera position, 1 = Sound based on character position. |
| SoundMaxHardwareChannels | Sound maximum hardware channels | 12 | UNKNOWN | |
| SoundMemoryCache | Sound cache memory size (MB) (I personally have this set to 128 *128MB* and have had no issues) | 4 | Integer: Any | Higher = More memory to sound cache (could reduce overhead) |
| SoundMinHardwareChannels | Sound minimum hardware channels (-1 = system default) | -1 | UNKNOWN | *Do not modify unless extremely knowledgeable* |
| SoundMixer | Sound mixer (-1 = system default) | -1 | UNKNOWN | *Do not modify unless extremely knowledgeable* |
| SoundMixRate | Sound mix rate (Hz) | 44100 | Integer: 44100 or 48000 | Setting to 48000 can theoretically increase audio quality. |
| SoundOutputSystem | Sound output system (-1 = system default) | -1 | UNKNOWN | *Do not modify unless extremely knowledgeable* |
| SoundReverb | Sound reverberation effect | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No reverb, 1 = Reverb |
| SoundRolloffFactor | Sound rolloff factor | 4 | UNKNOWN | |
| SoundSoftwareChannels | Sound software channels | 12 | UNKNOWN | |
| SoundVolume | Sound volume | 1 | Double: 0.0 - 1.0 | Lower = Quieter, Higher = Louder |
| SoundZoneMusicNoDelay | Loop music (same as the one in Sound Options) | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Music doesn't keep looping over and over, 1 = Music always plays |
| User Interface Commands | Description | Default Value | Possible Values | Notes |
| deselectOnClick | N/A | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| gameTip | Determines which Loading Screen tip will display. It increments every time you login, starting at 1. | 1 | Integer: 1 - ? | I do not know how many game tips there are in total. |
| minimapInsideZoom | N/A | 3 | UNKNOWN | |
| minimapZoom | Minimap zoom level. Same at the + and - icons on the minimap. | 3 | Integer: 0 - 5 | |
| mouseInvertPitch | Invert mouse pitch movements | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| mouseInvertYaw | Invert mouse yaw movements | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| mouseSpeed | Mouse speed | 1 | Integer: Any | Higher = More mouse sensitivity, Lower = Lower mouse sensitivity |
| movie | Intro movie. The "Ten Years Ago" movie that plays at the very beginning of the game. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Disable introduction movie, 1 = Enable introduction movie |
| movieSubtitle | Show movie subtitles | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Disable movie subtitles, 1 = Enable movie subtitles |
| ObjectSelectionCircle | Selection circle at base of targets. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No selection circle, 1 = Selection circle enabled |
| profanityFilter | Toggle profanity filter. Profanity means swears, cursing, etc. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Profanity filter disabled, 1 = Profanity filter enabled. |
| ShowErrors | Errors being shown | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| showGameTips | Game tips. This controls the game tips being shown on the loading screens. | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Tips not shown on loading screen, 1 = Show tips on loading screen |
| showLootSpam | N/A | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| spamFilter | Toggle spam filter | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Spam filter disabled, 1 = Spam filter enabled |
| statusBarText | N/A | 0 | Integer: Any | |
| targetNearestDistance | N/A | 41.0 | Double: 1.0 - 50.0 | |
| targetNearestDistanceRadius | N/A | 10.0 | Double: 1.0 - 50.0 | |
| UberTooltips | Toggles ubertips | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| uiScale | User interface size scaling (Use in conjunction with useUIScale 1) | 1.0 | Integer: Any | Higher = Larger interface elements. Don't make them too big! |
| UnitNameRenderMode | Sets unitname mode | 2 | Integer: 0 - 3 | (0=none, 1=lockedunits/lockedplayers, 2=playersalways+lockedunits, 3=all units always) |
| useUIScale | Use custom user interface scaling | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Disable custom UI scaling, 1 = Use custom UI scaling |
| Combat Commands | Description | Default Value | Possible Values | Notes |
| assistAttack | Same as "Assist on Attack" in Interface Options. | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled |
| combatLogOn | Enable combat log | 1 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Disable combat log, 1 = Enable combat log |
| Debugging Commands | Description | Default Value | Possible Values | Notes |
| debugTaint | N/A | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| ErrorFilter | Filter errors (use "except" to invert mask i.e. all except objects) | all | See notes | Values: general, world, ui, animation, models, objects, all |
| ErrorLevelMax | The most severe type of errors to filter | 3 | Integer: 0 - 3 | |
| ErrorLevelMin | The least severe type of errors to filter | 1 | Integer: 0 - 3 | |
| Errors | Toggle error display | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = No errors displayed, 1 = Errors displayed |
| Miscellaneous Commands | Description | Default Value | Possible Values | Notes |
| readContest | Status of the Contest notice | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| readEULA | Status of the End User License Agreement | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Did not accept EULA, 1 = Accepted EULA |
| readScanning | Status of the Scanning notice | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | |
| readTOS | Status of the Terms of Service. | 0 | Integer: 0 or 1 | 0 = Did not accept Terms of Service, 1 = Accepted Terms of Service |
| realmName | Current name of realm | N/A | String: Any | Last realm that was successfully logged into. |
| accountName | Saved account name | N/A | String: Any | Last account name to successfully log into a server. |
| lastCharacterIndex | Last character selected | 0 | Integer: Any | Last character to log into the game. |
| Console Commands | Description | |||
| bgcolor | Console background color | |||
| cameraClip | N/A | |||
| clear | Clear all text from the console | |||
| closeconsole | Closes the developer console | |||
| consolelines | Set maximum visible lines in the console (expands it, makes it bigger) | |||
| font | Console font type. This is not for the in-game chat. | |||
| fontcolor | Console font color. This is not for the in-game chat. | |||
| fontsize | Console font size. This is not for the in-game chat. | |||
| gxRestart | Reinitialize the graphics engine | |||
| heapusage | Shows debugging information about the heap | |||
| highlightcolor | N/A | |||
| objusage | Shows debugging information about object usage | |||
| reloadUI | Reloads the user interface | |||
| repeat | N/A | |||
| logout | Log out | |||
| quit | Exits game immediately | |||
| ver | Show game version | |||
| cvar_reset | Set the value of a cvar to its startup value | |||
| cvar_default | Set the value of a cvar to its coded default value | |||
| cvarlist | Shows all cvars | |||
| Toggleable Commands | Description | |||
| showCull | Terrain culling | |||
| showDetailDoodads | Detail doodads | |||
| showLowDetail | Terrain low detail | |||
| showShadow | Terrain shadow | |||
| showSimpleDoodads | Simple doodads | |||
| showplayer | Toggle player hidden or not | |||
| togglecloak | Toggles display of the cloak on and off | |||
| togglehelm | Toggles display of the helmet on and off | |||
| Script Commands | Description | |||
| /script SetBaseMip(value) | Modifies "baseMip" | |||
| /script SetDoodadAnim(value) | Modifies "doodadAnim" | |||
| /script SetFarclip(value) | Seems to modify "farClip" only | |||
| /script SetWorldDetail(value) | 0 = frillDensity 16 1 = frillDensity 32 2 = frillDensity 48. | |||
| /script SetGamma(value) | Modifies "gamma". Same as using the gamma command. | |||
| /script SetTerrainMip(value) | Modifies "shadowlevel". Anything besides 1 or 0 will result in seriously malformed shadows | |||
| /script SetTexLodBias(value) | If you set the value too high or low, the game will actually crash! | |||
| There are many more commands than the ones listed. Most of the additional commands are either ones that control the camera or ones that are exclusive | ||||
| to developers. They will not all be listed here because they simply do not matter! If you wish to see every single command, then do your own research! | ||||
| The commands listed here are the only practical ones for end users. Use them! |