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Source is a game engine by Valve Software that powers popular first-person games such as Half-Life, Half-Life², Counter Strike, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead & Left 4 Dead 2.

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How do you turn on "windowed fullscreen" in TF2 and other Source games?

I'm sure Arda mentioned this in chat, and it was mentioned in the site too, but for the life of me I wasted 15 minutes trying to get back into TF2 after alt-tabbing out, then wasted 15 minutes trying to find the relevant piece of information…
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Alt-Tabbing Source Games

Source games are known to handle rejection poorly. When minimizing or Alt-Tabbing out of them, they often freeze up or crash. What are some tricks to minimize the pain?
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What is this autoexec.cfg, and what does it do?

I see a lot of configurations for Source games(Valve games) using an autoexec.cfg file, and I wonder why it is used instead of the config.cfg that is already in the game folder of each Source game. What is an autoexec.cfg file and what does it…
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How can I toggle/cycle through settings?

I want to be able to cycle through names, scripts or source commands. By cycling i mean switching to another name, script or command after i press a button. Pressing this button repeatedly will go through all those entries until the end where it…
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How to create a HUD toggle bind in Source engine games?

HUD is disabled with the cl_drawhud 0 command and enabled again with cl_drawhud 1. Additionally r_drawviewmodel 0 and r_drawviewmodel 1 can be used to toggle the viewmodel. Instead of pasting the commands into the console every time I want to…
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How does Crouch jump actually work?

I'm wondering, in all valve games, you can "crouch jump". The action of crouching just before a jump makes you somehow jump higher. I get that it's kinda more realistic, but was it an intended (programmed) thing, or is it a wonky hitbox when…
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How can I query data from a source game server?

After reviewing things like Game Tracker, xqf, and HLSW I've come to the bold conclusion that most source games are publicly queryable for basic information like map, player count, player list, etc. Is there some standard for this? I ultimately want…
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How can I change the FOV in a persistent way when playing Source Engine games?

No More Room in Hell is a source mod, so the console command "fov 90" should work, although I did not test it. But how can I change it via the commandline, what is the proper command for source games to alter the FOV every time I launch it?
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Multiple buttons having the same internal ID

I recently bought a Logitech M705 mouse. It has 5 additional buttons (Tilt wheel left/right, and three thumb buttons) However, the tilt wheel left and two of the thumb buttons show up as "MOUSE4" in Source games (I tried it with TF2) and the…
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How do I extract Source Engine .vpk files?

I'd like to use some Source Engine models and sounds, so I looked up how to extract them. Most methods say to use GCFScape, which I can use to browse and extract .gcf files. However, since the SteamPipe update, the .gcf files have been replaced with…
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What map editors are available to me for Source engine games?

I was looking to improve some TF2 maps made by some of my friends. I have some average-ish modelling experience. What map editors are available to me for Source engine games, and where can I get them? I've been looking all over for Hammer 4.1, but…
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How to filter modded servers in the server browser?

No Valve games had official servers and automatic matchmaking prior to Team Fortress 2 (may have been added in updates) to my knowledge. It's possible to disable downloading custom files in multiplayer settings, but this only prevents you from…
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How to disable text chat in Source engine games?

Given that the Source engine console command set is so extensive, is there a command to disable text chat? I feel that text chat is commonly used for trolling and harassment, as voice chat has a higher barrier for such behavior.
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