Console Commands
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In order to enable the developer console, you must enter the options menu and enter the keyboard section, here you must click the ‘advanced’ button, a popup will appear with two options, after clicking ‘enable developer console’, it can be opened and closed by pressing the button above Tab ⇆, known as the “tilde.” ~
The first command you will then want to enter into the console is:
SV_cheats 1
this allows commands flagged as cheats to be entered into the console.
impulse 101 – gives you every weapon
god – makes you invincible
noclip – allows you to float as if there were no gravity
None Playable Characters
Command: npc_create “npc name”
npc_human_scientist
npc_human_grunt
npc_human_security
npc_sniper
npc_sentry_ground
npc_houndeye
npc_lav
npc_osprey
npc_alien_grunt
npc_human_medic
npc_human_commander
Weapons
Command: give (weapon_name)
item_grenade_mp5
item_weapon_tripmine
item_healthcharger
item_suitcharger
Console Cheats
Black Mesa has a number of console commands that, mysteriously, work without turning on sv_cheats. You can use them to help unlock achievements, make your trip through the Black Mesa facility far less stressful, and make Xen much more zen!
NOTE: If you don’t know what the developer console is, you are not enough of a scoundrel to properly use this guide. Sorry. To begin becoming a proper scoundrel, enable the console in BM’s options menu.
User- Jorge Zatarain: I found a way to activate them:
Right click on Black Mesa in your library. Go to properties, then SET LAUNCH OPTIONS button. Type in the textbox: -console
Console should appear once you launch the game. Once the level fully loads, type bind p toggleconsole
You can replace ‘p’ with any key. Hope that works
Skip Ahead in The Game with “Map” or “Changelevel”
Load any part of the game you want, in any order, with the “map” or “changelevel” command:
- map bm_c####
Ordered list of Earthbound levels here https://wiki.sourceruns.org/wiki/Black_Mesa_Maps , and Xen maps here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/362890/discussions/0/1755779919118027747/#c1755779919118080696
NOTE: When manually loaded this way, some maps (such as the first cave in Xen) won’t spawn your HEV suit or weapons. The “give” command will fix that:
Stock up on Weapons, Health, and Suit Power with “Give”
Use the command “give nameofthing” to instantly give yourself a weapon or item. Especially handy if you change to a map that doesn’t respawn you with your HEV and weapons (e.g. bm_c4a1a1).
Names of things you can give yourself:
item_suit (HEV)
item_longjump
weapon_crowbar
weapon_glock
weapon_357 (Magnum)
weapon_mp5
weapon_shotgun
weapon_crossbow
weapon_rpg
weapon_tau
weapon_gluon
weapon_hivehand
weapon_frag (grenades)
weapon_satchel
weapon_tripmine
weapon_snark
Black Mesa Pc Game Cheats Codes
item_healthkit (25 HP)
item_healthvial (10 HP)
item_battery
You can also use “givecurrentammo” to completely refill your current weapon’s primary ammo stock (only if it isn’t completely empty).
NOTE: The guard in “Anomalous Materials” won’t let you pass unless you’ve equipped an HEV suit the legit way.
Spawn Your Own Private Army with “npc_create”
Here’s an example command to poof a security guard into existence, equipped with a Magnum .357 (order of commands is important):
npc_create_equipment weapon_357; npc_create npc_human_security
Hey presto, you can call for backup anytime and anywhere you like! Any other NPCs can also be spawned, including scientists, marines, aliens, etc. Lists of spawnable NPCs here and here.
Other handy use cases: creating a bunch of headcrabs or snarks to attack a crowd of marines, creating sacrificial guards or marines to slow down a gargantua, or having a massive Gmod-esque crowd of different NPCs fight each other for your sick entertainment.
NOTE: You can equip human NPCs with any single weapon from the list above, but guards will only be able to properly use the Glock, 357 (best damage output), MP5, or shotgun.
Delet This Pesky Enemy with “ent_remove” and “ent_remove_all”
Put in “ent_remove” (by itself) to banish from existence the item or NPC your crosshair is pointing at. If you want to delete all of a certain item or NPC whose name you know (e.g. from the NPC lists linked above), type “ent_remove_all npc_name”.
WARNING: some NPCs have coding attached to them for advancing the story, and using “ent_remove” while pointing at the wrong thing (or nothing at all) is liable to erase some important invisible code. Please delet responsibly, lest poor Gordon be unable to continue saving the world. (If you screw up, reload a savestate or reload using the “map” command.)
Another note: using ent_remove on a Controller will not stop the mind-controlled aggression of nearby Vorts.
Summon an Existing NPC or Item with “ent_teleport”
If, say, you happen to be looking for certain amoeboids on Xen, but can’t find them all? Or your guard-buddies got lost somewhere behind you? Teleport them to wherever you’re crosshair is pointing:
- ent_teleport npc_name
Ditch Babysitting Duty with “prop_physics_create” & “ent_setname”
As of the 1.0b update, BM now has four separate item fetch-quests. The alternative non-masochistic option is to spawn each MacGuffin right before entering the portal to Xen (“Rare Specimen”), before the portal to Nihilanth (“Rarest Specimen”, “Pepperoni Precipitation”), or just after entering Gonarch’s cave (“The Plan”, “Unquestionably Ethical”).
prop_physics_create props_questionableethicsqe_gas_cylinder.mdl
ent_setname gas
prop_physics_create props_junktomabasarab_quaff.mdl (purple hat)
ent_setname quaff
prop_physics_create props_canteenpizza_box.mdl
ent_setname drhornspizza
Black Mesa Game Cheats
NOTE: The best option may be to place the cyanogen on the mini-teleporter. (Two of them in the first Gonarch cave; they resemble the platform where you first arrived on Xen. One has red lights that turn green if you place the canister on it; activate it with the “E” key.) If you aren’t carrying the gas canister, or didn’t use the mini-teleporter, the secret entrance to the cyanogen receptacle may not open.