Red Faction Console Commands

The Red Faction Client Console can be opened in every known version of Red Faction (besides the International Demo) by pressing ~ after loading up the game.

The Red Faction Dedicated Server Console is the box that pops up when you start a dedicated server. You can type commands directly into it.

Various client and server console commands can be used to perform such action as chating, changing rate, and changing level to name a few.

Version 1.2 Client/Server Console Commands

 * ban - Kicks the player from the server and adds his IP to your banlist.txt.


 * ban_ip  - Kicks any players with that IP or range from the server and adds that IP or range to your banlist.txt.


 * info - Displays information such as Level Name, Level Time (DD/HH/MM/SS), framerate, client names, client pings, and client IPs.


 * kick - Kicks the player from the server.


 * level  - Changes to the specified map (after the freezetime at the scoreboard).


 * name - ONLY works on a Listen Server. Changes the server name to " 's game" as well as the listen server host's player nickname.


 * quit - Closes the server.


 * rate  - Sets the servers update rate in bytes/sec.


 * say - Sends a chat message to everyone in the server as "Server:".


 * help - Displays list of available console commands.


 * ? - Same as help


 * man - Same as help

Pure Faction Console Commands
Some extra console commands are enabled in Pure Faction, as seen in the following list:
 * ban - Kicks the player from the server and adds his IP to your banlist.txt.


 * ban_ip  - Kicks any players with that IP or range from the server and adds that IP or range to your banlist.txt.


 * info - Displays information such as Level Name, Level Time (DD/HH/MM/SS), framerate, client names, client pings, and client IPs.


 * kick - Kicks the player from the server.


 * level  - Changes to the specified map (after the freezetime at the scoreboard).


 * name - ONLY works on a Listen Server. Changes the server name to " 's game" as well as the Listen Server Host's player nickname.


 * quit - Closes the server.


 * rate  - Sets the servers update rate in bytes/sec.


 * say - Sends a chat message to everyone in the server as "Server:".


 * help - Displays list of available console commands.

? - Same as help

man - Same as help

capture_limit - Changes the flag capture limit in a CTF game. +

geo_limit - Changes the amount of geo craters that can be made in a level. +

kill_limit - Changes the kill limit in a DM or TeamDM game. +

time_limit - Changes the time remaining in the game. +

+ Function can alternatively be performed via dedicated_server.txt or TwT's In-Game Editor.

International Demo
No method of opening a console in the Red Faction International Demo has been found as of early 2008.

Multiplayer Test
There are two extra console commands available in Multiplayer Test. Otherwise, all commands are the same as normal servers Extra commands:
 * debug - Parses the entire command entered, displays some variables from it. Largely useless, probably just for a Volition bugtest.
 * multiplayer_cheats - Claims to enable/disable cheating in multiplayer, however no cheats appear to be enabled or disabled. Largely useless.

Version 1.0
See version 1.2 command list

Version 1.1
See version 1.2 command list

Version 1.3 (Unofficial)
See version 1.2 command list

Pure Faction Beta 4 (Unofficial, Unreleased)
The complete list of commands for Beta 4 is unknown, due to the fact that Beta 4 has not yet been released. For the time being, it should be assumed that the list of commands will not change from the other Pure versions' commands.