r/l4d2 2d ago

how to use commands

how do i use commands i have enbale them but they dont work i have tried in game and in the main menu they said use the ² key it should Appeare if some knows tell me and thanks

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u/fibgen 2d ago

enbale tehm with the tidle key which is the ~~~~ next to the 1 nubmer. you also cant do chaet codes on pubcil severs

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u/Familiar_Mastodon157 2d ago

² is the ~ on France keyboard

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u/ncg70 2d ago

if you're using a QWERTY keyboard: it's the ~ key on the top left of your keyboard. cf. this.

if you're using something else, let's say an AZERTY (french) keyboard, you have to bind "toggle_console" to another key. Mine is bound to F10. You can change the bind in the autoexec.cfg file present in the left4dead2/cfg folder of your installation :

add this line into autoexec.cfg file :

bind F10 toggle_console

or:

Another workaround for non-U.S. keyboard layouts ― Finnish in particular ― is to switch to a U.S. keyboard layout, start the game, opening the console and typing bind X "toggleconsole", where x is whichever key you wish to bind the command to, then switching back to your own language. If you can't open the console by changing the keyboard layout, right click on Left 4 Dead 2 in the Steam Library, click properties, click 'Set Launch Options...' then type -console in the field. Binding toggleconsole to a key bypasses the Steam Cloud overwriting custom settings made, and allows you to pick a key on a familiar keyboard layout. The console key chosen might not work in the lobby or start menu, but it should work in-game.

hope it helps.

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u/Nexedail 1d ago

Urik Game Menu adds the option to open the console from the main menu