Add the parameter -console to your hl2 executable. The best method is to create a new shortcut to the hl2.exe and change its command line by adding the cheat/console parameter and then saving the shortcut. This way, you can play Half-life 2 with or without cheats (you can rename your shortcut to reflect this).
For some versions of Half-Life 2, you may need to add a longer parameter string -applaunch -dev -tconsole instead of the previously mentioned parameter.
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Dev Cheats
Bring DOWN the console and enter “sv_cheats 1”.
- cl_drawhud: removed
- Wire frame models: mat_wireframe1
- Only objects effected by physics are wireframe: vcollide_wireframe 1
- Draw game triggers: showtriggers_toggle
- Draw normal maps: mat_normalmaps 1
- Draw surface materials: mat_normals 1
- Turn off bump mapping: mat_fastnobump 0
- impulse 200: removes weapon model from the screen
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Items
Enable cheats and use the “give” command.
- item_healthkit
- item_healthvial
- item_box_buckshot
- item_box_mrounds
- item_box_sniper_rounds
- item_box_srounds
- item_battery
- item_suit
- item_ml_grenade
- item_ar2_grenade
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Weapons
Enable cheats and use the “give” command.
- weapon_ar2
- weapon_bugbait
- weapon_cguard
- weapon_crowbar
- weapon_frag
- weapon_crossbow
- weapon_alyxgun
- weapon_physcannon
- weapon_physgun
- weapon_pistol
- weapon_rpg
- weapon_shotgun
- weapon_smg1
Weapons names for the beta version of the game:
- weapon_hopwire
- weapon_iceaxe
- weapon_binoculars
- weapon_ml
- weapon_brickbat
- weapon_smg2
- weapon_stickylauncher
- weapon_stunstick
- weapon_thumper
- weapon_sniperrifle
- weapon_rollerwand
- weapon_slam
- weapon_hmg1
- weapon_cubemap
- weapon_gauss
- weapon_extinguisher
- weapon_flaregun
- weapon_ar1
- weapon_molotov
- weapon_manhack
- weapon_immolator
- weapon_irifle
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Load Maps
List the map by enabling cheats and type “maps”. Load a map by typing “map ”.
- d1_canals_01
- d1_canals_02
- d1_canals_end
- d1_tempanals_02
- d1_town_01
- d1_town_02
- d1_town_03
- d1_town_04
- d1_town_05
- d1_trainstation_01
- d1_trainstation_02
- d1_trainstation_03
- d1_trainstation_05
- d1_under_01
- d1_under_02
- d1_under_03
- d1_under_04
- d2_coast_01
- d2_coast_02
- d2_coast_03
- d2_coast_04
- d2_coast_04_dx60
- d2_coast_05
- d2_coast_06
- d2_coast_07
- d2_coast_08
- d2_prison_01
- d2_prison_02
- d2_prison_03
- d2_prison_04
- d2_prison_05
- d3_c17_03
- d3_c17_04
- d3_c17_05
- d3_c17_06a
- d3_c17_06b
- d3_c17_07
Half-Life 2 Cheat List
Bring DOWN the console and enter “sv_cheats 1”.
No damage: god
Never Die: buddha
Infinite power for your suit: infinite_aux_power or sv_infinite_aux_power (Outbreak)
All weapons and ammo: impulse 101
Kill all npc’s in the area: npc_kill
Enemies don’t attack: notarget
Walk through walls: noclip
Spawn a scout car: ch_createjeep
Spawn an airboat: ch_createairboat
Spawn an airboat: impulse 83
skulls: impulse 102
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Spawn A Jeep
To spawn a jeep hHit ~ and enter: Impulse 82
Half-Life 2 Cheat - Change max Ammo & Change Weapon Damage
In the console first type "sv_cheats 1" to enable cheats and then input:
sk_max_357 no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for .357 Magnum
sk_max_ar2 no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for Pulse Rifle
sk_max_ar2_altfire no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for Pulse Rifle energy orbs
sk_max_buckshot no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for shotgun
sk_max_crossbow no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for crossbow
sk_max_grenade no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for hand grenades
sk_max_pistol no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for pistol
sk_max_rpg_round no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for RPG
sk_max_smg1 no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for submachine gun
sk_max_smg1_grenade no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new max ammo for SMG grenades
sk_plr_dmg_pistol no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for pistol
sk_plr_dmg_357 no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for .357 Magnum
sk_plr_dmg_ar2 no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for Pulse Rifle
sk_plr_dmg_buckshot no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for shotgun
sk_plr_dmg_crossbow no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for crossbow
sk_plr_dmg_crowbar no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for crowbar
sk_plr_dmg_grenade no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for grenades
sk_plr_dmg_rpg_round no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for RPG rockets
sk_plr_dmg_smg1 no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for submachine gun
sk_plr_dmg_smg1_grenade no.# .... The numerical value for no.# is new damage value for SMG grenades
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Portal Gun Hack
This process modifies your game files, so make back-ups of the proper files and directories before attempting this hack.
You need both Portal and Half-life 2 for starters. Install or re-install both games now.
Back up your Portal directory. Unless you changed the install path, the directory is in ...\Steam\steamapps\(your_username)\portal. If you make a mistake during this hack, you may need to re-download Portal through Steam (or at worse, Half-life 2 through Steam).
Download and install GCFScape if you do not have it already. This program allows you to access the cached game files for games using the Source engine.
Head into the directory ...\Steam\steamapps\ for all the available GCF archives available. Open the file half-life 2 content.gcf via GCFScape. Click the hl2 folder on the left pane of the GCFScape Explorer window. Right mouse click maps and select the command Extract to place all the contents of the maps folder into the directory ...\Steam\steamapps\the_great_bundini\portal\portal. This merges Half-life 2 maps with the Portal map folder.
Repeat the above step with the scenes folder via GCFScape.
Boot up Steam to run Portal. Drop the developer console with ‘~’ (you may need to enable it under your keyboard optins or enable it via the -console command switch on the executable's shortcut).
On the developer console, type maps * to list all the available maps; this should inclde the Half-life 2 maps imported from the previous steps. Type map and then the name of that map (i.e., map d1_canals_01).
Once the map is loaded and you can play, drop the console and enable the cheats for Portal by entering sv_cheats 1. Give yourself all weapons (including the Portal Gun) by entering impulse 101. You may need to input upgrade_portalgun to enable you to fire both portals.
Enjoy the havoc. Note that this hack also works with Episode 1 and Episode 2. You will notice that while NPCs from Half-life cannot pass through portals, all other inert objects (including yourself) and weapons fire will pass through with no problems.
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Cheat List
Bring up the in-game cheats console during gameplay by pressing the tilde (~) key. Then, insert the cheats listed below for the desired result.
firstperson - Play in first person
- give env_steam -
- give item_healthkit - Spawn a health kit
- give item_healthvial - Spawn a health vile
- give npc_alyx - Spawn NPC Alyx
- give npc_barney - Spawn NPC Barney
- give npc_citizen - Spawn NPC Citizen
- give npc_kliener - Spawn NPC Kliener
- give weapon_frag - Spawn a grenade
- give weapon_pistol - Spawn a pistol
- give weapon_rpg - Spawn an RPG
- give weapon_shotgun - Spawn a shotgun
- thirdperson - Play in third person
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Spawn NPCs
Hit tilde “~” and type "npc_create npc_ [name]” to spawn an NPC. Here is a list of the names you can enter for [name]:
"alyx" (Alyx Vance)
"barney" (Barney Calhoun)
"dog" (Dog)
"kleiner" (Dr. Kleiner)
"eli" (Eli Vance)
"mossman" (Judith Mossman)
"monk" (Father Grigori)
"citizen" (Citizen)
"headcrab" (Regular Headcrab)
"zombie" (Regular Zombie)
"zombie_torso" (Regular Zombie Torso)
"headcrab_fast" (Fast Headcrab)
"headcrab_black" (Black Headcrab)
"headcrab_poison" (Poison Headcrab)
"fastzombie" (Fast Zombie)
"poisonzombie" (Poison Zombie)
"antlion" (Antlion)
"antlionguard" (Antlion Guard)
"combine_s" (Combine Soldier/Combine Elite/Prison Guard)
"metropolice" (Metro Cop)
"stalker" (Stalker)
"cscanner" (City Scanner)
"manhack" (Manhack)
"rollermine" (Rollermine)
"combine_mine" (Hopper Mine)
"combine_camera" (Combine Camera)
"turret_floor" (Combine Turret)
"turret_ceiling" (Ceiling Turret)
"turret_ground" (Ground Turret)
"launcher" (?)
"combinedropship" (Dropship)
"combinegunship" (Gunship)
"strider" (Strider)
"pigeon" (Pigeon)
"crow" (Crow)
"seagull" (Seagull)
"barnacle" (Barnacle)
"ichthyosaur" (Ichthyosaur)
"vortigaunt" (Vortigaunt)
Episode One and Episode Two
"clawscanner" (Shield Scanner)
"zombine" (Combine Zombie/Zombine)
"fastzombie_torso" (Fast Zombie Torso)
Episode Two Only
"antlion_grub" (Antlion Grub)
"antlion" (Antlion Worker)
"hunter" (Good A.I. Hunter)
"combine_s" (Combine Shotgunner)
"antlionguard" (Green Antlion Guard)
"magnusson" (Dr. Magnusson)
"vortigaunt" (Vortigaunt Doctor)
Episode One Only
"ministrider" (Bad A.I. Hunter)
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Grab Anything
Note: The default value for the following cheat is 250.
When using the give weapon/item cheats, enter physcannon_maxmass 1000 (or more) to be able to grab any object in the game.
Half-Life 2 Cheat: Spawn Alyx's Weapon
Enter npc_create_equipment weapon_alyxgun in the dev console then type npc_create npc_combine_s which spawns a combine trooper with Alyx's gun. Then simply kill the trooper ang get the gun. Note, when you pick up the gun looks like a giant block on the bottom left corner of your screen.
Half-Life 2 Hint: Rocksploration
In the Chapter Anti-Citizen, Freman can reach the rooftop of the building blocked by some rocks on its stairs. After D.O.G. hops onto the dropship, crouch jump onto the sofa and Freman can jump past the rocks. Bring a box or similar object to act as a platform. It is barely possible to reach the roof of the building -- there's nothing there, but it's a little hidden area.
