What is your TF2 launch options?

I'm curious about our PCs & their configs
but especially the options you add to launch your TF2 (if you do).

I use:
-high -threads 4 -heapsize 6291456 -novid +mat_phong 0 -noforcemaccel -nojoy
(6291456 Mb is around 6 Gb of RAM reserved for the game)

This thread is not only about my curiosity;
it's also for explaining how to have a better TF2 experience (together)!

 

Maybe you can say what they all do

here are mine atm

-windowed -noborder -viewmodel_fov90

 

i like this thread. i used to have a bunch of stuff, but i forgot it all when i built a new computer and couldn't give too much shits to research again. so do it for me please.

i literally only have -novid at the moment

 

mine is the same as thor's

 

-novid -windowed -noborder -nojoy for me.

 

I found this list for explanations:

Code:

-noforcemaccel ; Use desktop mouse acceleration settings
-noforcemspd ; Use desktop mouse speed settings.
-noforcemparms ; Use desktop mouse buttons settings.
-noaafonts ; Disables Anti-Aliasing of Screen Fonts.
-heapsize 262144 ; 512MB System Memory
-heapsize 524288 ; 1GB System Memory
-heapsize 1048576 ; 2GB System Memory
-w 640 -h 480 ; 640x480
-w 800 -h 600 ; 800x600
-w 1024 -h 768 ; 1024x768
-full ; Forces the engine to start in fullscreen mode.
-window ; Forces the engine to start in windowed mode.
-freq 100 ; Changes the Hertz for monitors HL1 Engine. CRT 60-100 85=Common LCD 60-75 72=Common
-refresh 100 ; Changes the Hertz for monitors HL2 Engine. CRT 60-100 85=Common LCD 60-75 72=Common
-soft ; This enables Software hardware rendering mode.
-d3d ; This enables Direct3D hardware rendering mode.
-gl ; This enables Open GL hardware rendering mode.
-nojoy ; Remove joystick support, more ram free.
-noipx ; Disables LAN protocall.
-noip ; Some IP related command remove if unable to connect to servers.
-32bpp ; Enables 32Bit rendering.
-16bpp ; Enables 16Bit rendering.
-dxlevel 90 ; DirectX 9
-dxlevel 81 ; DirectX 8.1
-dxlevel 80 ; DirectX 8
-dxlevel 70 ; DirectX 7
-dxlevel 60 ; DirectX 6
-port 27015 ; Changes your port # for the game.
-console ; When launching Half-Life, this will take you straight to the console.
-dev ; This is for developer mode.
-zone # ; This allocates more memory to scripting files, like autoexec.cfg and so forth.
-game [mod's name] ; Enable Half-Life to play modification games other than to go through the menu to select them.
-safe ; It start the game in safe mode disable audio etc.
-autoconfig ; Restores video and performance settings to default for the current hardware detected.
-condebug ; Logs all console output into the console.log text file.
-nocrashdialog ; Suppresses some 'memory could not be read' unhandled errors.
-novid ; When loading a game with this parameter, the intro Valve video will not play.
-toconsole ; Starts the engine directly in the console, unless a map is specified with +map.
+a +r_mmx 1 ; Instead of using a cfg you can launch the game with a command or a cvar in the command line.
+ex_interp 0.01 ; Sets ex_interp value

now, most of this is only relevant to old old old counterstrike settings, not sure how relevant it is to today's tf2, but it gives a frame of reference. never knew what -nojoy did and it really really seems irrelevant.

 

Thank you pach for the list!

-nojoy
= removing the joystick support (just in case I forgot to turn off the Steam controller).

-high
= supposed to be for high priority over other tasks (even if I changed TF2's priority directly from the kernel).

-threads 4
= the number of threads on the CPU TF2 can use
ex.Intel Core i5 are most of the time 4 Core / 4 Threads and the lowest i7 are the same with 8 threads #HyperThreading

-heapsize 6291456
= RAM reserved for the game
With only 8 Gb of RAM on Windows, I would not recommend going up to 6 out of 8 Gb.

+mat_phong 0
= it change the texture for easier GPU use and give a wonderful cell shading effect!
(a must for my GPU now and for my eyes.)

-noforcemaccel
= removing any acceleration for the mouse (essential for the game and also for a desktop)
I recommend it to everyone.


Enjoy your best possible TF2 games!
-nojoy

 

With all the good snipers and spies,
every FPS possible is needed to get killed with a full motion blur effect:

#HalbowitzIncluded
Maybe I dropped an Uber but I get away with a nice screenshot at least.