Team Fortress 2

Recommended gameplay tweaks

Change FOV or field of view

Options > video > advanced - move "field of view" slider to 90.

Or type into console command 'fov_desired 90'

Auto reload

Options > multiplayer > advanced - check 'automatically reload weapons when you're not firing'.

• Potentially problematic for the spy, whose reload animation blocks the screen. Change viewmodel field of view to adjust this.
• Also note, this reloads even if you are not empty.

Viewmodel field of view adjust

Options > multiplayer-> advanced - adjust to change height of the view of your weapon.

Or type into console command 'viewmodel_fov 90', there is no limitation to this command

Fast weapon switch

Options > keyboard > advanced - check 'fast weapon switch'.

• Option makes weapon switching not require a left click.

Damage text above heads

Options > multiplayer > advanced - check 'display damage done as text over your target'.

Hit sounds

Options > multiplayer > advanced - check 'play a hitsound everytime you injure an enemy'.

• Volume can be adjusted by entering the console command tf_dingaling_volume # (where # is a number between 0 and 1, such as 0.4 for 40% volume).

Medigun autoheal

Options > multiplayer > advanced - check 'medigun continues healing without holding down fire button'.

Medic auto-call

Options > multiplayer > advanced - adjust to hp percentage level of when you would like teammates to automatically display a red cross on screen for healing.

Low FPS fix

Anti-virus software can interfere with a file in TF2's folder, which gets updated constantly during gameplay.

1. Open anti-virus program.
2. Select settings > exceptions/exclusions.
3. Add the following folder to the scan exceptions:

C:\Program Files\Steam\appcache\stats\

• Source thread on the Steam forums from 2009.
• YouTube guide by MafiaGuy76.

Sluggish mouse when vsync is on fix

If you have vsync enabled and your mouse feels sluggish then enter this into the console on the menu to resolve the issue.

fps_max 59.9

If you are already in a multiplayer game, enter this instead.

disconnect;fps_max 59.9;retry

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Set the Steam launch options:

-noborder -window

Skip Intro Scene

Set the Steam Launch options:

-novid

Force Multicore Support

Set the Steam Launch options:

-threads #

# being the amount of threads you want to use (4 is recommended for quadcores)

Force DirectX Level

-dxlevel #

Options are: 80 (DirectX 8), 81 (DirectX 8.1), 90 (DirectX 9) and 95 (Experimental DX10)

Default: 90

View In Game FPS & Ping

Enable Developer's Console (Options>>Keyboard>>Advanced>>Developer's Console)
Press ~
Enter command: net_graph 1

Save game cloud sync

The Steam Cloud automatically syncs game configuration files.

See also

Team Fortress Classic
Source
Valve

External links

Team Fortress 2 on the Steam Store

Tweaks

• Fps problems article on Whisper's Wiki - a very detailed guide on how to tweak the Source engine and Steam platform, on which TF2 runs.

Wikis

• Official Team Fortress Wiki - great resource run by Valve.
• TF2Wiki.net - unofficial wiki.

Console Commands

Games running on the source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.