Half-Life is a first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It came out in 1998 and tells the story of Gordon Freeman, a scientist at the Black Mesa Research Facility, who must survive an alien invasion when an experiment goes horribly wrong. If you want help tackling the aliens of Xen, add these cheat codes to your arsenal.
This guide is specifically for the PC version of Half-Life.
How to Enable Half-Life PC Cheat Codes
Valve
To enable the cheat console in Half-Life, open the game from the command prompt or a special desktop shortcut you create. Here’s how to do that:
Locate the Half-Life shortcut on your desktop.
Right-click the Half-Life shortcut, then select Properties. The file location displays in the target field. It might look similar to this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe
Add -console after the file. It should now look like this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -console
If you own a Game of the Year version of Half-Life, enter one extra command parameter called -dev. So, the shortcut or path will look like this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -dev -console
Press OK to save the changes and close the window.
How to Enable the Console Via Command Prompt
There’s an alternate way to enable the Half-Life cheat console using the Command Prompt program. Here’s how:
Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Type C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe -console.
Press Enter.
Some versions of Half-Life enable the console by default.
How to Use PC Cheats in Half-Life
After the console is enabled, do the following to use cheats in Half-Life:
Start Half-Life with the console enabled.
Press the tilde (~) key to open the console.
Enter sv_cheats 1 and press Enter.
If this is the first time cheats have been enabled, cheats won’t activate until you load a game, start a new game, or move to another level.
Half-Life PC Cheat Codes
Cheat Code Effect
/sv_gravity <-999 - 999999> Adjusts gravity by the desired amount.
/impulse 195; /impulse 196; /impulse 197; /impulse 199 Gives AI Node information.
/impulse 101 All weapons and ammo.
/-reload Disables auto-reload.
/+reload Enables auto-reload.
/impulse 109 Control on-screen monsters.
/impulse 203 Delete monsters/NPCs.
/developer 0 Turns off Developer Mode.
/developer 1 Turns on Developer Mode.
/god Enables God Mode.
/impulse 101 HEV suit, weapons, and ammo.
/impulse 104 Lists global entities.
/map
/impulse 106 Model/sprite stats while looking at target.
/impulse 103 Monster stats while looking at monster.
/noclip Enables No Clipping Mode.
/give
/notarget Opponents ignore the player.
/firstperson Returns you to first-person view.
/lambert -1.0001 See things brightly without the flashlight.
/rate <0-3500> Set reload speed (0 is fastest, 3500 is default).
/impulse 105 Silent player.
/impulse 202 Spawns blood.
/impulse 76 Spawns a human grunt.
/impulse 102 Spawns gibs and blood.
/speak <word.word2.word3> Speak the specified sentence.
/speak
/r_fullbright 9 Enables strange colors and wireframes.
/kill Commit suicide.
/impulse 107 Texture name while looking at object.
/thirdperson Enables third-person view.
/host_framerate <0,1> Toggles game speed.
/r_fullbright <0,1> Toggles the light amplifier.
/developer 2 Enables Verbose Developer Mode.
Half-Life PC Items List
The following is a list of items you can spawn using the /give
item_airtankitem_antidoteitem_batteryitem_healthkititem_longjumpitem_securityitem_sodacanitem_suitammo_357ammo_9mmARammo_9mmboxammo_9mmclipammo_ARgrenadesammo_buckshotammo_crossbowammo_egonclipammo_gaussclipammo_glockclipammo_mp5clipammo_mp5grenadesammo_rpgclipweapon_357weapon_9mmARweapon_9mmhandgunweapon_crossbowweapon_crowbarweapon_egonweapon_gaussweapon_glockweapon_handgrenadeweapon_hornetgunweapon_mp5weapon_pythonweapon_rpgweapon_satchelweapon_shotgunweapon_snarkweapon_tripmineweapon_quantumdestabilizer
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Half-Life is a first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It came out in 1998 and tells the story of Gordon Freeman, a scientist at the Black Mesa Research Facility, who must survive an alien invasion when an experiment goes horribly wrong. If you want help tackling the aliens of Xen, add these cheat codes to your arsenal.
This guide is specifically for the PC version of Half-Life.
How to Enable Half-Life PC Cheat Codes
Valve
To enable the cheat console in Half-Life, open the game from the command prompt or a special desktop shortcut you create. Here’s how to do that:
Locate the Half-Life shortcut on your desktop.
Right-click the Half-Life shortcut, then select Properties. The file location displays in the target field. It might look similar to this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe
Add -console after the file. It should now look like this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -console
If you own a Game of the Year version of Half-Life, enter one extra command parameter called -dev. So, the shortcut or path will look like this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -dev -console
Press OK to save the changes and close the window.
How to Enable the Console Via Command Prompt
There’s an alternate way to enable the Half-Life cheat console using the Command Prompt program. Here’s how:
Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Type C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe -console.
Press Enter.
Some versions of Half-Life enable the console by default.
How to Use PC Cheats in Half-Life
After the console is enabled, do the following to use cheats in Half-Life:
Start Half-Life with the console enabled.
Press the tilde (~) key to open the console.
Enter sv_cheats 1 and press Enter.
If this is the first time cheats have been enabled, cheats won’t activate until you load a game, start a new game, or move to another level.
Half-Life PC Cheat Codes
Cheat Code Effect
/sv_gravity <-999 - 999999> Adjusts gravity by the desired amount.
/impulse 195; /impulse 196; /impulse 197; /impulse 199 Gives AI Node information.
/impulse 101 All weapons and ammo.
/-reload Disables auto-reload.
/+reload Enables auto-reload.
/impulse 109 Control on-screen monsters.
/impulse 203 Delete monsters/NPCs.
/developer 0 Turns off Developer Mode.
/developer 1 Turns on Developer Mode.
/god Enables God Mode.
/impulse 101 HEV suit, weapons, and ammo.
/impulse 104 Lists global entities.
/map
/impulse 106 Model/sprite stats while looking at target.
/impulse 103 Monster stats while looking at monster.
/noclip Enables No Clipping Mode.
/give
/notarget Opponents ignore the player.
/firstperson Returns you to first-person view.
/lambert -1.0001 See things brightly without the flashlight.
/rate <0-3500> Set reload speed (0 is fastest, 3500 is default).
/impulse 105 Silent player.
/impulse 202 Spawns blood.
/impulse 76 Spawns a human grunt.
/impulse 102 Spawns gibs and blood.
/speak <word.word2.word3> Speak the specified sentence.
/speak
/r_fullbright 9 Enables strange colors and wireframes.
/kill Commit suicide.
/impulse 107 Texture name while looking at object.
/thirdperson Enables third-person view.
/host_framerate <0,1> Toggles game speed.
/r_fullbright <0,1> Toggles the light amplifier.
/developer 2 Enables Verbose Developer Mode.
Half-Life PC Items List
The following is a list of items you can spawn using the /give
item_airtankitem_antidoteitem_batteryitem_healthkititem_longjumpitem_securityitem_sodacanitem_suitammo_357ammo_9mmARammo_9mmboxammo_9mmclipammo_ARgrenadesammo_buckshotammo_crossbowammo_egonclipammo_gaussclipammo_glockclipammo_mp5clipammo_mp5grenadesammo_rpgclipweapon_357weapon_9mmARweapon_9mmhandgunweapon_crossbowweapon_crowbarweapon_egonweapon_gaussweapon_glockweapon_handgrenadeweapon_hornetgunweapon_mp5weapon_pythonweapon_rpgweapon_satchelweapon_shotgunweapon_snarkweapon_tripmineweapon_quantumdestabilizer
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Half-Life is a first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It came out in 1998 and tells the story of Gordon Freeman, a scientist at the Black Mesa Research Facility, who must survive an alien invasion when an experiment goes horribly wrong. If you want help tackling the aliens of Xen, add these cheat codes to your arsenal.
This guide is specifically for the PC version of Half-Life.
How to Enable Half-Life PC Cheat Codes
Valve
To enable the cheat console in Half-Life, open the game from the command prompt or a special desktop shortcut you create. Here’s how to do that:
Locate the Half-Life shortcut on your desktop.
Right-click the Half-Life shortcut, then select Properties. The file location displays in the target field. It might look similar to this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe
Add -console after the file. It should now look like this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -console
If you own a Game of the Year version of Half-Life, enter one extra command parameter called -dev. So, the shortcut or path will look like this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -dev -console
Press OK to save the changes and close the window.
How to Enable the Console Via Command Prompt
There’s an alternate way to enable the Half-Life cheat console using the Command Prompt program. Here’s how:
Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Type C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe -console.
Press Enter.
Some versions of Half-Life enable the console by default.
How to Use PC Cheats in Half-Life
After the console is enabled, do the following to use cheats in Half-Life:
Start Half-Life with the console enabled.
Press the tilde (~) key to open the console.
Enter sv_cheats 1 and press Enter.
If this is the first time cheats have been enabled, cheats won’t activate until you load a game, start a new game, or move to another level.
Half-Life PC Cheat Codes
Cheat Code Effect
/sv_gravity <-999 - 999999> Adjusts gravity by the desired amount.
/impulse 195; /impulse 196; /impulse 197; /impulse 199 Gives AI Node information.
/impulse 101 All weapons and ammo.
/-reload Disables auto-reload.
/+reload Enables auto-reload.
/impulse 109 Control on-screen monsters.
/impulse 203 Delete monsters/NPCs.
/developer 0 Turns off Developer Mode.
/developer 1 Turns on Developer Mode.
/god Enables God Mode.
/impulse 101 HEV suit, weapons, and ammo.
/impulse 104 Lists global entities.
/map
/impulse 106 Model/sprite stats while looking at target.
/impulse 103 Monster stats while looking at monster.
/noclip Enables No Clipping Mode.
/give
/notarget Opponents ignore the player.
/firstperson Returns you to first-person view.
/lambert -1.0001 See things brightly without the flashlight.
/rate <0-3500> Set reload speed (0 is fastest, 3500 is default).
/impulse 105 Silent player.
/impulse 202 Spawns blood.
/impulse 76 Spawns a human grunt.
/impulse 102 Spawns gibs and blood.
/speak <word.word2.word3> Speak the specified sentence.
/speak
/r_fullbright 9 Enables strange colors and wireframes.
/kill Commit suicide.
/impulse 107 Texture name while looking at object.
/thirdperson Enables third-person view.
/host_framerate <0,1> Toggles game speed.
/r_fullbright <0,1> Toggles the light amplifier.
/developer 2 Enables Verbose Developer Mode.
Half-Life PC Items List
The following is a list of items you can spawn using the /give
item_airtankitem_antidoteitem_batteryitem_healthkititem_longjumpitem_securityitem_sodacanitem_suitammo_357ammo_9mmARammo_9mmboxammo_9mmclipammo_ARgrenadesammo_buckshotammo_crossbowammo_egonclipammo_gaussclipammo_glockclipammo_mp5clipammo_mp5grenadesammo_rpgclipweapon_357weapon_9mmARweapon_9mmhandgunweapon_crossbowweapon_crowbarweapon_egonweapon_gaussweapon_glockweapon_handgrenadeweapon_hornetgunweapon_mp5weapon_pythonweapon_rpgweapon_satchelweapon_shotgunweapon_snarkweapon_tripmineweapon_quantumdestabilizer
Half-Life is a first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It came out in 1998 and tells the story of Gordon Freeman, a scientist at the Black Mesa Research Facility, who must survive an alien invasion when an experiment goes horribly wrong. If you want help tackling the aliens of Xen, add these cheat codes to your arsenal.
This guide is specifically for the PC version of Half-Life.
How to Enable Half-Life PC Cheat Codes
To enable the cheat console in Half-Life, open the game from the command prompt or a special desktop shortcut you create. Here’s how to do that:
This guide is specifically for the PC version of Half-Life.
This guide is specifically for the PC version of Half-Life.
- Locate the Half-Life shortcut on your desktop.
- Right-click the Half-Life shortcut, then select Properties. The file location displays in the target field. It might look similar to this:
- C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe
- Add -console after the file. It should now look like this:
- C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -console
- If you own a Game of the Year version of Half-Life, enter one extra command parameter called -dev. So, the shortcut or path will look like this:
- C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -dev -console
- Press OK to save the changes and close the window.
How to Enable the Console Via Command Prompt
There’s an alternate way to enable the Half-Life cheat console using the Command Prompt program. Here’s how:
Locate the Half-Life shortcut on your desktop.
Right-click the Half-Life shortcut, then select Properties. The file location displays in the target field. It might look similar to this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe
Add -console after the file. It should now look like this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -console
If you own a Game of the Year version of Half-Life, enter one extra command parameter called -dev. So, the shortcut or path will look like this:
C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe" -dev -console
Press OK to save the changes and close the window.
- Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
- Type C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe -console.
- Press Enter.
Some versions of Half-Life enable the console by default.
How to Use PC Cheats in Half-Life
After the console is enabled, do the following to use cheats in Half-Life:
Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Type C:\Program Files\Sierra\Half-Life\hl.exe -console.
Press Enter.
Some versions of Half-Life enable the console by default.
Some versions of Half-Life enable the console by default.
- Start Half-Life with the console enabled.
- Press the tilde (~) key to open the console.
- Enter sv_cheats 1 and press Enter.
If this is the first time cheats have been enabled, cheats won’t activate until you load a game, start a new game, or move to another level.
Half-Life PC Cheat Codes
Start Half-Life with the console enabled.
Press the tilde (~) key to open the console.
Enter sv_cheats 1 and press Enter.
If this is the first time cheats have been enabled, cheats won’t activate until you load a game, start a new game, or move to another level.
If this is the first time cheats have been enabled, cheats won’t activate until you load a game, start a new game, or move to another level.
Cheat Code Effect
/sv_gravity <-999 - 999999> Adjusts gravity by the desired amount.
/impulse 195; /impulse 196; /impulse 197; /impulse 199 Gives AI Node information.
/impulse 101 All weapons and ammo.
/-reload Disables auto-reload.
/+reload Enables auto-reload.
/impulse 109 Control on-screen monsters.
/impulse 203 Delete monsters/NPCs.
/developer 0 Turns off Developer Mode.
/developer 1 Turns on Developer Mode.
/god Enables God Mode.
/impulse 101 HEV suit, weapons, and ammo.
/impulse 104 Lists global entities.
/map
/impulse 106 Model/sprite stats while looking at target.
/impulse 103 Monster stats while looking at monster.
/noclip Enables No Clipping Mode.
/give
/notarget Opponents ignore the player.
/firstperson Returns you to first-person view.
/lambert -1.0001 See things brightly without the flashlight.
/rate <0-3500> Set reload speed (0 is fastest, 3500 is default).
/impulse 105 Silent player.
/impulse 202 Spawns blood.
/impulse 76 Spawns a human grunt.
/impulse 102 Spawns gibs and blood.
/speak <word.word2.word3> Speak the specified sentence.
/speak
/r_fullbright 9 Enables strange colors and wireframes.
/kill Commit suicide.
/impulse 107 Texture name while looking at object.
/thirdperson Enables third-person view.
/host_framerate <0,1> Toggles game speed.
/r_fullbright <0,1> Toggles the light amplifier.
/developer 2 Enables Verbose Developer Mode.
Half-Life PC Items List
The following is a list of items you can spawn using the /give
item_airtankitem_antidoteitem_batteryitem_healthkititem_longjumpitem_securityitem_sodacanitem_suitammo_357ammo_9mmARammo_9mmboxammo_9mmclipammo_ARgrenadesammo_buckshotammo_crossbowammo_egonclipammo_gaussclipammo_glockclipammo_mp5clipammo_mp5grenadesammo_rpgclipweapon_357weapon_9mmARweapon_9mmhandgunweapon_crossbowweapon_crowbarweapon_egonweapon_gaussweapon_glockweapon_handgrenadeweapon_hornetgunweapon_mp5weapon_pythonweapon_rpgweapon_satchelweapon_shotgunweapon_snarkweapon_tripmineweapon_quantumdestabilizer
Half-Life PC Items List
The following is a list of items you can spawn using the /give
- item_airtankitem_antidoteitem_batteryitem_healthkititem_longjumpitem_securityitem_sodacanitem_suitammo_357ammo_9mmARammo_9mmboxammo_9mmclipammo_ARgrenadesammo_buckshotammo_crossbowammo_egonclipammo_gaussclipammo_glockclipammo_mp5clipammo_mp5grenadesammo_rpgclipweapon_357weapon_9mmARweapon_9mmhandgunweapon_crossbowweapon_crowbarweapon_egonweapon_gaussweapon_glockweapon_handgrenadeweapon_hornetgunweapon_mp5weapon_pythonweapon_rpgweapon_satchelweapon_shotgunweapon_snarkweapon_tripmineweapon_quantumdestabilizer
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