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− | Config files are plain text files with a | + | '''Config files''' are plain text files with a .cfg extension that Quake stores player settings, such as keyboard controls in. They are normally stored in game directories, such as the default ID1 directory, as well as in the game directory of other [[Mod|mods]]. They are simple text files and can be created by any text editor. |
Some configuration files are loaded automatically at startup, but players can create their own config files and load them at the console using the [[exec]] command. | Some configuration files are loaded automatically at startup, but players can create their own config files and load them at the console using the [[exec]] command. | ||
==config.cfg== | ==config.cfg== | ||
− | + | '''config.cfg''' is used to store player settings, such as controls, player colours and name. Some modern engines, such as [[FitzQuake]] and derivatives use this file to store all settings, but older versions of the Quake engine did not write certain settings. | |
==autoexec.cfg== | ==autoexec.cfg== | ||
− | + | '''autoexec.cfg''' is used to store commands the player wants the engine to automatically execute at startup. Often, players will add graphics settings and commands that were not usually saved in config.cfg, such as [[+mlook]] in here. Place this file in the id1 folder inside your main game folder. | |
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