Alias Commands

[Arm0r]

I was wondering what everyone has alias's for--mine are



// [Double Jump]

 alias megawait "wait;wait"
 alias +2j "+moveup;megawait;-moveup;megawait;+moveup"
 alias -2j "-moveup"
 bind mouse2 "+2j"

// [Zoom] // Optimized For MX518 @ WinXP

alias +zoom "fov 50;sensitivity 2.0;echo [zoom in]"
alias -zoom "fov 100;sensitivity 6.0;echo [zoom out]"
bind mouse3 +zoom


looking to update my jump one if there is a better one as well as hear of some other neat ones

[X'tyfe]

heres mine iv set them up to use sounds so i know when i use them
i want to try and rewrite some of them to use the r1q2 "toggle" command at some point

[code]
// --ALIASES--


// -Best Weapon-

bind MWHEELDOWN "use shotgun;use machinegun;use hyperblaster;use chaingun;use super shotgun;play aliases/change"
bind MWHEELUP "use grenades;use grenade launcher;use railgun;use rocket launcher;play aliases/change"

// -Weapon Binds/Drop Binds/Ask Binds-

alias +drop "bind KP_LEFTARROW cg2;bind KP_END rl2;bind KP_DOWNARROW rg2;bind KP_RIGHTARROW gl2;bind KP_PGDN sg2;bind KP_5 hb2"
alias -drop "bind KP_LEFTARROW cg1;bind KP_END rl1;bind KP_DOWNARROW rg1;bind KP_RIGHTARROW gl1;bind KP_PGDN sg1;bind KP_5 hb1"
alias +ask "bind KP_LEFTARROW cg3;bind KP_END rl3;bind KP_DOWNARROW rg3;bind KP_RIGHTARROW gl3;bind KP_PGDN sg3;bind KP_5 hb3"
alias -ask "bind KP_LEFTARROW cg1;bind KP_END rl1;bind KP_DOWNARROW rg1;bind KP_RIGHTARROW gl1;bind KP_PGDN sg1;bind KP_5 hb1"

alias cg1 "use machinegun;echo Machinegun; use chaingun;echo Chaingun;play aliases/change"
alias rl1 "use rocket launcher;echo Rocket Launcher;play aliases/change"
alias rg1 "use railgun;echo Railgun;play aliases/change"
alias gl1 "use grenades;echo Hand Grenades;use grenade launcher;echo Grenade Launcher;play aliases/change"
alias sg1 "use shotgun;echo Shotgun; use super shotgun;echo Super Shotgun;play aliases/change"
alias hb1 "use hyperblaster;echo HyperBlaster; use bfg10k;echo BFG10K;play aliases/change"

alias cg2 "drop chaingun;drop machinegun;drop bullets;wait;wave 1;play aliases/drop;play aliases/talk; say_team [

[.]

I have a separate alias.cfg, I have so damn many, but I need a bunch more!  Here are a couple I can't live without. 

// Netgraph //

alias graph_toggle graph_on
alias graph_on "set netgraph 1;echo Graph ON...;wait;alias graph_toggle graph_off"
alias graph_off "set netgraph 0;echo Graph OFF...;wait;alias graph_toggle graph_on"

// Volume Control //

alias volume_up volume_1
alias volume_dn volume_0
alias volume_0 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0 ;set vu 1 ;set vd w ; alias volume_up volume_1; alias volume_dn volume_0;echo VOL |---------- 0"
alias volume_1 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.1 ;set vu 2 ;set vd 0 ; alias volume_up volume_2; alias volume_dn volume_0;echo VOL -|--------- 1"
alias volume_2 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.2 ;set vu 3 ;set vd 1 ; alias volume_up volume_3; alias volume_dn volume_1;echo VOL --|-------- 2"
alias volume_3 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.3 ;set vu 4 ;set vd 2 ; alias volume_up volume_4; alias volume_dn volume_2;echo VOL ---|------- 3"
alias volume_4 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.4 ;set vu 5 ;set vd 3 ; alias volume_up volume_5; alias volume_dn volume_3;echo VOL ----|------ 4"
alias volume_5 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.5 ;set vu 6 ;set vd 4 ; alias volume_up volume_6; alias volume_dn volume_4;echo VOL -----|----- 5"
alias volume_6 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.6 ;set vu 7 ;set vd 5 ; alias volume_up volume_7; alias volume_dn volume_5;echo VOL ------|---- 6"
alias volume_7 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.7 ;set vu 8 ;set vd 6 ; alias volume_up volume_8; alias volume_dn volume_6;echo VOL -------|--- 7"
alias volume_8 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.8 ;set vu 9 ;set vd 7 ; alias volume_up volume_9; alias volume_dn volume_7;echo VOL --------|-- 8"
alias volume_9 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 0.9 ;set vu 10 ;set vd 8 ; alias volume_up volume_10;alias volume_dn volume_8;echo VOL ---------|- 9"
alias volume_10 "play parasite/paratck4;set s_volume 1 ;set vu w ;set vd 9 ; alias volume_up volume_10;alias volume_dn volume_9;echo VOL ----------| 10"

In my binds.cfg to work the volume controls I have:

bind =      volume_up
bind -      volume_dn

[Whirlingdervish]

Here's the ones I use regularly, with all the player settings and system specific stuff cropped out:

// ---Weapon/Item Drop Aliases---

alias m1 "play misc/menu1"
alias m2 "play misc/menu2"
//------------Weapons-----------
alias x1 "drop Rocket Launcher"
alias x2 "drop Railgun"
alias x3 "drop Super Shotgun;drop Shotgun"
alias x4 "drop Chaingun;drop HyperBlaster;drop MachineGun"
//-------------Ammo-------------
alias a1 "drop Rockets"
alias a2 "drop Slugs"
alias a3 "drop Shells"
alias a4 "drop Bullets;drop Cells"
//-------------Drops------------
alias +w1 "x1;a1; say_team $ret Hey Teamate! $arw [DROPPED] [RL] $loc_here ;m1"
alias -w1 "m2"
alias +w2 "x2;a2; say_team $ret Hey Teamate! $arw [DROPPED] [RG] $loc_here ;m1"
alias -w2 "m2"
alias +w3 "x3;a3; say_team $ret Hey Teamate! $arw [DROPPED] [SSG,SG] $loc_here ;m1"
alias -w3 "m2"
alias +w4 "x4;a4; say_team $ret Hey Teamate! $arw [DROPPED] [CG,MG,HB] $loc_here ;m1"
alias -w4 "m2"
//------------------------------
bind RIGHTARROW +w1
bind DOWNARROW +w2
bind LEFTARROW +w3
bind UPARROW +w4

// ---ZOOM binds---

set fovnorm 90
set sensnorm 6.5
set fov $fovnorm

bind f zoomin
bind v zoomout
 
alias zoomin in1
alias zoomout zoomnorm

alias zoomnorm "fov $fovnorm; sensitivity $sensnorm; alias zoomin in1"
alias in1 "fov 65; sensitivity 5; alias zoomin in2; alias zoomout zoomnorm"
alias in2 "fov 55; sensitivity 3; alias zoomin in3; alias zoomout in1"
alias in3 "fov 45; sensitivity 2.5; alias zoomin in4; alias zoomout in2"
alias in4 "fov 35; sensitivity 1.5; alias zoomout in3"


// ---Double jump alias---

alias w8 "wait; wait; wait"
alias +dj "+moveup; w8; -moveup; w8; +moveup"
alias -dj "-moveup"

bind alt "+dj"

//Demo Recording

bind F5 "stop;record ${$time}-${$date}-${$mapname}"

// ---gl_modulate toggle for super dark maps---

alias brighten "set gl_modulate 10; bind m darken"
alias darken "set gl_modulate 2; bind m brighten"

bind m darken
bind , vid_restart

// --sky toggle---

alias sky1 "sky carnival; bind f8 sky0"
alias sky0 "sky black; bind f8 sky1"

bind f8 sky1

// ---in-game volume change binds---

bind / "vup"
bind . "vdn"

alias vup vol_03
alias vdn vol_01
alias vol_00 "set s_volume 0.0;alias vup vol_01;alias vdn vol_00;echo VOLUME |---------- 0"
alias vol_01 "set s_volume 0.1;alias vup vol_02;alias vdn vol_00;echo VOLUME -|--------- 1"
alias vol_02 "set s_volume 0.2;alias vup vol_03;alias vdn vol_01;echo VOLUME --|-------- 2"
alias vol_03 "set s_volume 0.3;alias vup vol_04;alias vdn vol_02;echo VOLUME ---|------- 3"
alias vol_04 "set s_volume 0.4;alias vup vol_05;alias vdn vol_03;echo VOLUME ----|------ 4"
alias vol_05 "set s_volume 0.5;alias vup vol_06;alias vdn vol_04;echo VOLUME -----|----- 5"
alias vol_06 "set s_volume 0.6;alias vup vol_07;alias vdn vol_05;echo VOLUME ------|---- 6"
alias vol_07 "set s_volume 0.7;alias vup vol_08;alias vdn vol_06;echo VOLUME -------|--- 7"
alias vol_08 "set s_volume 0.8;alias vup vol_09;alias vdn vol_07;echo VOLUME --------|-- 8"
alias vol_09 "set s_volume 0.9;alias vup vol_10;alias vdn vol_08;echo VOLUME ---------|- 9"
alias vol_10 "set s_volume 1.0;alias vup vol_10;alias vdn vol_09;echo VOLUME ----------| 10"

// ---in-game config status verification---

alias showvol "echo VOLUME = $s_volume"
alias showglmod "echo GL_MODULATE = $gl_modulate"
alias showvsync "echo V-SYNC = $gl_swapinterval"


alias showstatus "showvsync;showvol;showglmod"

bind \ "showstatus"

// ---demo playback aliases---

alias time1 " bind t timescale 0.5"
alias time2 "bind y timescale 1"
alias time3 "bind u timescale 10"
alias timestuff "time1; time2; time3"
alias reg1 "bind u say Thx"
alias reg2 "bind t messagemode2"
alias reg3 "bind y messagemode"
alias regstuff "reg1; reg2; reg3"

alias regmode "regstuff; bind f11 directormode; echo =regular mode="
alias directormode "timestuff; bind f11 regmode; echo =director mode="

bind f11 "directormode"


// ---use specific item binds---

alias blast "use blaster"
alias shot "use shotgun"
alias ssg "use super shotgun"
alias mac "use machinegun"
alias chain "use chaingun"
alias nadel "use grenade launcher"
alias rl "use rocket launcher"
alias hyper "use hyperblaster"
alias rg "use railgun"
alias bfg "use bfg10k"
alias nade "use grenades"

bind 0 "bfg"
bind 1 "blast"
bind 2 "shot"
bind 3 "ssg"
bind 4 "mac"
bind 5 "chain"
bind 6 "nadel"
bind 7 "rl"
bind 8 "hyper"
bind 9 "rg"
bind g "nade"


alias bulletweps "mac; hyper; chain"

bind b "use rebreather; use environment suit"
bind i "use invulnerability"
bind q "use quad damage"
bind p "use power shield; use power screen"

// ---favorite weapon binds on mouse---

bind MOUSE2 "bulletweps"
bind MOUSE3 "shot; ssg"
bind MWHEELDOWN "rg"
bind MWHEELUP "bfg; nadel; rl"

// ---toggle that changes my mouse2 button to the osp hook---

alias regmouse2

[peewee_RotA]

//----------------
//   Handedness
alias righthanded "hand 3; bind . lefthanded; echo Weapon switched to right hand"
alias lefthanded "hand 1; bind . righthanded; echo Weapon switched to left hand"
bind . lefthanded

[krez]

I have absolutely no alias's in my config.  in 10+ years of q2 ive never used them, can someone explain exactly what they are good for?

[X'tyfe]

I have absolutely no alias's in my config.  in 10+ years of q2 ive never used them, can someone explain exactly what they are good for?

if you dont know why, its amazing you lasted so long

[haunted]

aliases are pretty much ways to combine multiple binds, toggle multiple commands to 1 key, and/or make slightly more complex binds in your cfg. You can also bind pressing a key and releasing the same key to different commands w/ them.

[[BTF]Jehar]

As an aprq2 user, I've never needed 20+ line aliases.
Toggle, random, and inc commands take care of all that (inc increments a value of a cvar\alias).

[WiFi_Man]

Damn, and I had thought mine was complex...
[code]
set _b-lox_v_angel

[X'tyfe]

does toggle work with aliases?

[[BTF]Jehar]

It should be able to do that Xtyfe, though using a parent alias for two or more child aliases, since with toggle you define the values. ie "toggle aliasz zeep zoop" would toggle the value of aliasz between zeep and zoop. However, I can't see how this would be needed, since most aliases are just elaborate implementations of toggles and incs anyhow.

[X'tyfe]

i was talking about like this

"toggle switch throw ask"

switch throw and ask being the aliases

edit: i was right, doesnt work even after doing what you suggested

[X'tyfe]

I have a separate alias.cfg, I have so damn many, but I need a bunch more!  Here are a couple I can't live without.

im interested to see the rest of that

[Whirlingdervish]

I find the best use of aliases is to keep your binds short enough for q2 to be able to use them.

You can only have a certain maximum number of characters in a single "bind" line in the config, and aliases allow you to circumvent that by shortening what would be a long line of commands into one little word that you've chosen to name that alias.

They also help increase the readability of your config if you name them descriptively.