Unlock invincibility, all weapons, and more in Quake III Arena! Learn how to open the console and use powerful cheat commands like god, give all, and give quad damage.
Alright, so you wanna mess around with some cheats in Quake III Arena? It's pretty straightforward once you know how. The main thing is getting that console open. Usually, you just hit the tilde key (~) which is right under the Escape key. If that doesn't pop down for you, try the key right next to it (it might look like ` or ¦ or ¬). Once that console window is open, you can type stuff in. If you want to type a command or a cheat, you *have* to start with a backslash (\) first, otherwise, the game will just think you're trying to chat with someone.
How to Use Cheats:
First things first, you gotta load up the map you want to play on. To do that, bring down the console (remember, that's with the tilde key ~ or the one next to it) and type \devmap xxxxx. Just replace 'xxxxx' with the actual name of the map you want to jump into. You'll find a list of all the map names in the next section of this guide. Once the map loads up, you can start entering the cheat codes.
Here are some of the most useful ones:
\god— This makes you totally invincible. If you wanna turn it off, just type it again. Easy peasy.\give all— This is the big one. It'll hand you every single weapon in the game, all with 999 rounds of ammo. Go nuts!\give quad damage— Grants you the Quad Damage power-up. Type it again to add another 30 seconds to its duration.\give flight— Lets you fly around. Type it again to get more flight time.\give regeneration— You'll start regenerating health. Type it again for more time.\give invisibility— Makes you invisible. Yep, you guessed it, type it again for more time.\give speed— Boosts your movement speed. Type it again for more time.\give medkit— Gives you a medkit, which is always handy.\give personal teleporter— Drops a personal teleporter for you.\give armor— You'll get 200 points of armor.\give mega health— Instantly bumps your health up to 200 points.\give battle suit— Gives you a Battle Suit for extra protection. Type it again for more time.\give shotgun— You get a shotgun.\give grenade launcher— Gets you the grenade launcher.\give rocket launcher— You'll have a rocket launcher.\give lightning gun— Grants you the lightning gun.\give rail gun— You get the rail gun.\give plasma gun— And finally, the plasma gun.
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