[Configuration]

Configuration is what keys are bound to, and alses and stuff. Some good config sites are The Console, The Bind, Joe Manio's Config Page and F176. This page will only do some things, and if you need more help go to one of those sites.
Options
First, you have to bring up the options screen. Go to the Menu (escape key) then go to 'options'. You have to set two things up first. Set 'freelook' to 'yes', and set 'always run'to 'yes'. You can screw around with everything else in there, but you have to have those both set to yes. Freelook turn mouselook on, letting you aim and turn with your mouse, and 'always run' will, surprise surprise, make you run all the time.
The Mouse
If you don't use the mouse, start. After you get used to it (about two weeks) your game improve dramatically. Don't believe me? Visit the House of Mouse. Anyway, once you use the mouse, set one key to +attack, and one key to whatever type of grapple alias you wish. If you have any other keys, bind them to whatever you want. You should keep you grapple handy, because you're going to need it sooner or later.
The Keyboard
After you have the mouse set up, you should move your movement keys over to left the side of the keyboard. The keys w, e, a, s, d, f, z, x, c, and v are most used for movement. I use w, a, s, and d. The generally accepted method is to bind w to "+forward", s to "+back", a to "+moveleft" and d to "+moveleft". I, being the freak I am, have a set to "+left" and d set "+right", and then q set to "+moveleft" and e set to "+moveright". To bind keys, type bind (key) "(command)", where key is the button you want to bind, and command is the action you want it to execute. Example: bind k "+attack" Now, whenever I hit 'k' I'll fire my weapon. There's some key names you should know:
Misc. Keyboard Keys
- semicolon
Mouse Buttons
- mouse1
- mouse2
Number Pad (and numbers on keys)
- kp_end (1)
- kp_downarrow (2)
- kp_pgdn (3)
- kp_leftarrow (4)
- kp_5 (5)
- kp_rightarrow (6)
- kp_home (7)
- kp_uparrow (8)
- kp_pgup (9)
- kp_ins (0)
- kp_del (.)
- kp_enter (Enter)
- kp_plus (+)
- kp_minus (-)
- * (*)
The % Commands
The % are autotext. Typing in a certain command will say a certain something.
- %L: This Displays your loaction. Example: near the red chaingun
- %H: This displays your health. Example: 92 health
- %A: This displays your armor. Example: 42 units of body armor
- %T: Displays if you have a tech: the autodoc
- %W: Displays the wepaon you are using: Railgun
- %N:Displays who your are looking at?. Example: Kerbuffel
  So, it could be: I'm near the read chaingun, 92 health, 42 units of body armor, the autodoc, using the railgun and looking at Kerbuffel.
  Aliases
  Aliases are a string of commands that a entered on the depression of a key. These are aliases that I use. To use these, copy them
  To use these aliases, copy them, edit them to your likings, then save the file in your Quake2\CTF\ dirctory as autoexec.cfg. This will execute them on startup.

      alias +hook "use grapple; +attack"
      alias -hook "-attack"
      bind mouse2 "+hook"

  This is what I use for my grappling hook. If I tap it once, it will simply pull out my grappling hook. If I hold down, it'll use my grappling hook, and then fire it.

      alias zoomin "fov 15; bind z zoomout"
      alias zoomout "fov 90; bind z zoomin"
      bind z "zoomin"

  The Classic Quake zoom. Hit it once, it zooms in. Hit it again, it zooms out. Edit the FOVs to what you want.

      alias left "hand 1; bind x right"
      alias right "hand 0; bind x left"
      bind x "left"

  This is a nifty hand switcher. Hit it once, it'll make you left handed, hit it again, puts the gun in your right hand again. Useful for using corners for cover.

      alias warn "echo Are you sure you want to drop your Tech?; echo Hit O to abort; bind p techdrop"
      alias techdrop "drop tech; bind p warn"
      bind p "warn"
      bind o "bind p warn"

  This is a nifty little alias. It asks you if you're sure you want to drop your tech powerup. I can't tell you how many times I've dropped my autodoc when i tried to turn on my powerarmor...

      bind m cross
      alias cross cross1
      alias cross0 "alias cross cross1;crosshair 0;echo Crosshair Off"
      alias cross1 "alias cross cross2;crosshair 1;echo Cross"
      alias cross2 "alias cross cross3;crosshair 2;echo Dot"
      alias cross3 "alias cross cross0;crosshair 3;echo Angle"

  Nifty Crosshair switcher. Cycles through your crosshairs. I can never decide.

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