Console variables/Complete list

This list's Game-wide section is complete. It has been created by using the -console tag, pulling up the console, and using cvarlist.

It was last updated for patch 3.3.2

This list's Char-wide section is believed to be complete. It has been created by scanning GetCVarDefault for all likely strings.

It was last updated for patch 2.4.

This list is NOT complete as of 3.0.3. I will update Console variables with some camera values not listed here. Anyone up for a rescan? Kopokopolo (talk) 15:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Game-wide Variables

These variables are game-wide, and can be changed in the Config.wtf file: \World of Warcraft\WTF\Config.wtf

"accountList" = ""
"accountName" = ""
"accounttype" = ""
"asyncHandlerTimeout" = "100"
"asyncThreadSleep" = "0"

"baseMip" = "0"
"bspcache" = "1"

"ChatAmbienceVolume" = "0.3"
"ChatMusicVolume" = "0.3"
"ChatSoundVolume" = "0.4"
"checkAddonVersion" = "1"
"CinematicJoystick" = "0"
"componentCompress" = "1"
"componentTextureLevel" = "8"
"componentThread" = "1"
"coresDetected" = "2"

"dbCompress" = "-1"
"decorateAccountName" = "0"
"DesktopGamma" = "0"

"EnableMicrophone" = "1"
"EnableVoiceChat" = "0"
"enableWowMouse = "0" 
"environmentDetail" = "1.0"
"ErrorFilter" = "all"
"ErrorLevelMax" = "3"
"ErrorLevelMin" = "2"
"Errors" = "0"
"expansionMovie" = "1"
"extShadowQuality" = "0"

"farclip" = "350"
"farclipOverride" = "0"
"ffx" = "1"
"ffxDeath" = "1"
"ffxGlow" = "1"
"ffxRectangle" = "1"
"fixedFunction" = "0"
"footstepBias" = "0.125"

"gameTip" = "19"
"Gamma" = "1.0"
"groundEffectDensity" = "16"
"groundEffectDist" = "70.0"
"gxApi" = "D3D9"
"gxAspect" = "1"
"gxColorBits" = "24"
"gxCursor" = "1"
"gxDepthBits" = "24"
"gxFixLag" = "1"
"gxMaximize" = "0"
"gxMultisample" = "1"
"gxMultisampleQuality" = "0.0"
"gxOverride" = ""
"gxRefresh" = "75"
"gxResolution" = "800x600"
"gxStereoConvergence" = "1"
"gxStereoEnabled" = "0"
"gxStereoSeparation" = "25"
"gxTripleBuffer" = "0"
"gxTextureCacheSize" = "0"
"gxVSync" = "1"
"gxWindow" = "0"

"healAllocTracking" = "1"
"horizonFarclipScale" = "4.0"
"horizonNearclipScale" = "0.7"
"hwDetect" = "1"
"hwPCF" = "1"

"InboundChatVolume" = "1.0"
"installType" = "Retail"

"Joystick" = "0"
 
"lastCharacterIndex" = "0"
"locale" = "****"
"lod" = "0"

"M2BatchDoodads" = "1"
"M2BatchParticles" = "1"
"M2Faster" = "1"
"M2FasterDebug" = "0"
"M2ForceAdditiveParticleSort" = "0"
"M2UseClipPlanes" = "1"
"M2UseThreads" = "1"
"M2UseZFill" = "1"
"mapObjLightLOD" = "0"
"mapShadows" = "1"
"maxFPS" = "0"
"maxFPSbk" = "30"
"MaxLights" = "4"
"mouseSpeed" = "1.0"
"movie" = "1"
"movieSubtitle" = "0"

"nearclip" = "0.2"

"objectFade" = "1"
"ObjectFadeZFill" = "0"
"occlusion" = "1"
"OutboundChatVolume" = "1.0"

"particleDensity" = "1.0"
"patchlist" = "us.version.worldofwarcraft.com"
"portal" = "us"
"processAffinityMask" = "0"
"projectedTextures" = "0"
"PushToTalkButton" = "`"

"readContest" = "0"
"readEULA" = "0"
"readScanning" = "0"
"readTerminationWithoutNotice" = "0"
"readTOS" = "0"
"realmList" = "us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com:3724"
"realmListbn" = ""
"realmName" = ""

"screenshotFormat" = "jpeg"
"screenshotQuality" = "3"
"serverAlert" = "SERVER_ALERT_URL"
"shadowCull" = "1"
"ShadowInstancing" = "1"
"shadowLevel" = "1"
"shadowLOD" = "1"
"shadowScissor" = "1"
"showErrors" = "1"
"showfootprints" = "1"
"showToolsUI" = "-1"
"Sound_AmbienceVolume" = "0.6"
"Sound_DSPBufferSize" = "0"
"Sound_EnableAllSound" = "1"
"Sound_EnableAmbience" = "1"
"Sound_EnableArmorFoleySoundForOthers" = "1"
"Sound_EnableArmorFoleySoundForSelf" = "1"
"Sound_EnableDPSEffects" = "1"
"Sound_EnableEmoteSounds" = "1"
"Sound_EnableErrorSpeech" = "1"
"Sound_EnableHardware" = "0"
"Sound_EnableMixMode2" = "0"
"Sound_EnableMode2" = "0"
"Sound_EnableMusic" = "1"
"Sound_EnablePetSounds" = "1"
"Sound_EnableReverb" = "0"
"Sound_EnableSFX" = "0"
"Sound_EnableSoftwareHRTF" = "0"
"Sound_EnableSoundWhenGameIsInBG" = "0"
"Sound_ListenerAtCharacter" = "1"
"Sound_MasterVolume" = "1.0"
"Sound_MaxCacheableSizeInBytes" = "1048576"
"Sound_MaxCacheSizeInBytes" = "16777216"
"Sound_MusicVolume" = "0.4"
"Sound_NumChannels" = "32"
"Sound_OutputDriverIndex" = "0"
"Sound_OutputDriverName" = "Primary Sound Driver"
"Sound_OutputQuality" = "1"
"Sound_SFXVolume" = "1.0"
"Sound_VoiceChatInputDriverIndex" = "0"
"Sound_VoiceChatInputDriverName" = "Primary Sound Capture Driver"
"Sound_VoiceChatOutputDriverIndex" = "0"
"Sound_VoiceChatOutputDriverName" = "Primary Sound Driver"
"Sound_ZoneMusicNoDelay" = "0"
"specular" = "0"
"spellEffectLevel" = "9"
"StartTalkingDelay" = "0.0"
"StartTalkingTime" = "1.0"
"StopTalkingDelay" = "0.0"
"StopTalkingTime" = "2.0"
"synchronizeSettings = "1"

"terrainAlphaBitDepth" = "8" 
"texLodBias" = "0.0"
"textureCacheSize" = "32"
"timingMethod" = "0"
"timingTestError" = "0"

"UIFaster" = "3"
"uiscale" = "1.0"
"UnitNameCompanionName" = "0"
"UnitNameEnemyCreationName" = "0"
"UnitNameFriendlyCreationName" = "0"
"useEnglishAudio" = "0"
"useUiScale" = "0"
"useWeatherShaders" = "1"

"VideoOptionsVersion" = "0"
"VoiceActivationSensitivity" = "0.4"
"VoiceChatMode" = "0"
"VoiceChatSelfMute" = "0"

"waterLOD" = "0"
"weatherDensity" = "2"
"widescreen" = "1"
"windowResizeLock" = "0"
"WorldPoolUsage" = "Dynamic"

Char Specific Variables

These can be found/changed in the individual char's Config-cache.wtf file: \World of Warcraft\WTF\Account\AccountName\Server\CharName\Config-cache.wtf

Note: This list is up to date as of 7.2.5.24415 (Jun 22 2017)

activeCUFProfile = "", "The last active CUF Profile."
assistAttack = "0", "Whether to start attacking after an assist"
autoFilledMultiCastSlots = "0", "Bitfield that saves whether multi-cast slots have been automatically filled."
autoLootDefault = "0", "Automatically loot items when the loot window opens"
autoLootRate = "150", "Rate in milliseconds to tick auto loot"
autoQuestPopUps = "", "Saves current pop-ups for quests that are automatically acquired or completed."
autoSelfCast = "1", "Whether spells should automatically be cast on you if you don't have a valid target"
blockChannelInvites = "0", "Whether to automatically block chat channel invites"
blockTrades = "0", "Whether to automatically block trade requests"
calendarShowBattlegrounds = "1", "Whether Battleground holidays should appear in the calendar"
calendarShowDarkmoon = "1", "Whether Darkmoon Faire holidays should appear in the calendar"
calendarShowLockouts = "1", "Whether raid lockouts should appear in the calendar"
calendarShowResets = "0", "Whether raid resets should appear in the calendar"
calendarShowWeeklyHolidays = "1", "Whether weekly holidays should appear in the calendar"
cameraSavedDistance = "5.55"
cameraSavedPetBattleDistance = "10.0"
cameraSavedPitch = "10.0"
cameraSavedVehicleDistance = "-1.0"
closedInfoFrames = "", "Bitfield for which help frames have been acknowledged by the user"
currencyCategoriesCollapsed = "0", "Internal CVar for tracking collapsed currency categories."
currencyTokensBackpack1 = "0", "Currency token types shown on backpack."
currencyTokensBackpack2 = "0", "Currency token types shown on backpack."
currencyTokensUnused1 = "0", "Currency token types marked as unused."
currencyTokensUnused2 = "0", "Currency token types marked as unused."
dangerousShipyardMissionWarningAlreadyShown = "0", "Boolean indicating whether the shipyard's dangerous mission warning has been shown"
digSites = "1", "If enabled, the archaeological dig site system will be used."
displaySpellActivationOverlays = "1", "Whether to display Spell Activation Overlays (a.k.a. Spell Alerts)"
EJDungeonDifficulty = "0", "Stores the last dungeon difficulty viewed in the encounter journal"
EJLootClass = "-1", "Stores the last class that loot was filtered by in the encounter journal"
EJLootSpec = "0", "Stores the last spec that loot was filtered by in the encounter journal"
EJRaidDifficulty = "0", "Stores the last raid difficulty viewed in the encounter journal"
friendsSmallView = "0", "Whether to use smaller buttons in the friends list"
friendsViewButtons = "0", "Whether to show the friends list view buttons"
fullSizeFocusFrame = "1", "Increases the size of the focus frame to that of the target frame"
garrisonCompleteTalent = "0"
garrisonCompleteTalentType = "0"
guildNewsFilter = "0", "Stores the guild news filters"
guildRewardsCategory = "0", "Show category of guild rewards"
guildRewardsUsable = "0", "Show usable guild rewards only"
guildRosterView = "", "The current guild roster display mode"
hardTrackedQuests = "", "Internal cvar for saving hard (user manually selected) tracked quests in order"
hardTrackedWorldQuests = "", "Internal cvar for saving hard tracked world quests"
lastGarrisonMissionTutorial = "0", "Stores the last garrison mission tutorial the player has accepted"
lastTransmogOutfitID = "", "SetID of the last loaded transmog outfit"
lastVoidStorageTutorial = "0", "Stores the last void storage tutorial the player has accepted"
latestTransmogSetSource = "0", "itemModifiedAppearanceID of the latest collected source belonging to a set"
lfdCollapsedHeaders = "", "Stores which LFD headers are collapsed."
lfdSelectedDungeons = "", "Stores which LFD dungeons are selected."
lfgSelectedRoles = "0", "Stores what roles the player is willing to take on."
lfGuildComment = "", "Stores the player's Looking For Guild comment"
lfGuildSettings = "1", "Bit field of Looking For Guild player settings"
lockedWorldMap = "1", "Whether the world map is locked when sized down"
lossOfControl = "1", "Enables loss of control spell banner"
lossOfControlDisarm = "2", "Setting for Loss of Control - Disarm"
lossOfControlFull = "2", "Setting for Loss of Control - Full Loss"
lossOfControlInterrupt = "2", "Setting for Loss of Control - Interrupt"
lossOfControlRoot = "2", "Setting for Loss of Control - Root"
lossOfControlSilence = "2", "Setting for Loss of Control - Silence"
mapFade = "1", "Whether to fade out the world map when moving"
minimapInsideZoom = "0", "The current indoor minimap zoom level"
minimapShapeshiftTracking = "", "Stores shapeshift-specific tracking spells that were active last session."
minimapShowArchBlobs = "1", "Stores whether to show the quest blobs on the minimap."
minimapShowQuestBlobs = "1", "Stores whether to show the quest blobs on the minimap."
minimapTrackedInfov2 = "491528", "Stores the minimap tracking that was active last session."
minimapZoom = "0", "The current outdoor minimap zoom level"
miniWorldMap = "1", "Whether or not the world map has been toggled to smaller size"
missingTransmogSourceInItemTooltips = "0", "Whether to show if you have collected the appearance of an item but not from that item itself"
nameplateClassResourceTopInset = ".03", "The inset from the top (in screen percent) that nameplates are clamped to when class resources are being displayed on them."
nameplateGlobalScale = "1.0", "Applies global scaling to non-self nameplates, this is applied AFTER selected, min, and max scale."
NamePlateHorizontalScale = "1.0", "Applied to horizontal size of all nameplates."
nameplateLargeBottomInset = ".15", "The inset from the bottom (in screen percent) that large nameplates are clamped to."
nameplateLargerScale = "1.2", "An additional scale modifier for important monsters."
nameplateLargeTopInset = ".1", "The inset from the top (in screen percent) that large nameplates are clamped to."
nameplateMaxAlpha = "1.0", "The max alpha of nameplates."
nameplateMaxAlphaDistance = "40", "The distance from the camera that nameplates will reach their maximum alpha."
nameplateMaxDistance = "60", "The max distance to show nameplates."
nameplateMaxScale = "1.0", "The max scale of nameplates."
nameplateMaxScaleDistance = "10", "The distance from the camera that nameplates will reach their maximum scale."
nameplateMinAlpha = ".6", "The minimum alpha of nameplates."
nameplateMinAlphaDistance = "10", "The distance from the max distance that nameplates will reach their minimum alpha."
nameplateMinScale = "0.8", "The minimum scale of nameplates."
nameplateMinScaleDistance = "10", "The distance from the max distance that nameplates will reach their minimum scale."
nameplateMotion = "0", "Defines the movement/collision model for nameplates"
nameplateMotionSpeed = "0.025", "Controls the rate at which nameplate animates into their target locations [0.0-1.0]"
nameplateOccludedAlphaMult = "0.4", "Alpha multiplier of nameplates for occluded targets."
nameplateOtherBottomInset = ".1", "The inset from the bottom (in screen percent) that the non-self nameplates are clamped to."
nameplateOtherTopInset = ".08", "The inset from the top (in screen percent) that the non-self nameplates are clamped to."
NameplatePersonalHideDelayAlpha = "0.45", "Determines the alpha of the personal nameplate after no visibility conditions are met (during the period of time specified by NameplatePersonalHideDelaySeconds)."
NameplatePersonalHideDelaySeconds = "3.0", "Determines the length of time in seconds that the personal nameplate will be visible after no visibility conditions are met."
NameplatePersonalShowAlways = "0", "Determines if the the personal nameplate is always shown."
NameplatePersonalShowInCombat = "1", "Determines if the the personal nameplate is shown when you enter combat."
NameplatePersonalShowWithTarget = "0", "Determines if the personal nameplate is shown when selecting a target. 0 = targeting has no effect, 1 = show on hostile target, 2 = show on any target"
nameplateResourceOnTarget = "0", "Nameplate class resource overlay mode. 0=self, 1=target"
nameplateSelectedAlpha = "1.0", "The alpha of the selected nameplate."
nameplateSelectedScale = "1.0", "The scale of the selected nameplate."
nameplateSelfAlpha = "0.75", "The alpha of the self nameplate."
nameplateSelfBottomInset = ".2", "The inset from the bottom (in screen percent) that the self nameplate is clamped to."
nameplateSelfScale = "1.0", "The scale of the self nameplate."
nameplateSelfTopInset = ".5", "The inset from the top (in screen percent) that the self nameplate is clamped to."
nameplateShowAll = "0"
nameplateShowEnemies = "1"
nameplateShowEnemyGuardians = "0"
nameplateShowEnemyMinions = "0"
nameplateShowEnemyMinus = "1"
nameplateShowEnemyPets = "0"
nameplateShowEnemyTotems = "0"
nameplateShowFriendlyGuardians = "0"
nameplateShowFriendlyMinions = "0"
nameplateShowFriendlyNPCs = "0"
nameplateShowFriendlyPets = "0"
nameplateShowFriendlyTotems = "0"
nameplateShowFriends = "0"
nameplateShowSelf = "1"
nameplateTargetBehindMaxDistance = "15", "The max distance to show the target nameplate when the target is behind the camera."
NamePlateVerticalScale = "1.0", "Applied to vertical size of all nameplates."
noBuffDebuffFilterOnTarget = "0", "Do not filter buffs or debuffs at all on targets"
orderHallMissionTutorial = "0", "Stores information about which order hall mission tutorials the player has seen"
playerStatLeftDropdown = "", "The player stat selected in the left dropdown"
playerStatRightDropdown = "", "The player stat selected in the right dropdown"
primaryProfessionsFilter = "1", "If enabled, primary profession world quests icons will be shown on world maps"
pvpBlacklistMaps0 = "0", "Blacklist PVP Map"
pvpBlacklistMaps1 = "0", "Blacklist PVP Map"
pvpSelectedRoles = "0", "Stores what roles the player will fulfill in a BG."
questLogOpen = "1", "Whether the quest log appears the side of the windowed map. "
questPOI = "1", "If enabled, the quest POI system will be used."
raidFramesDisplayAggroHighlight = "1", "Whether to display aggro highlights on Raid Frames"
raidFramesDisplayClassColor = "0", "Colors raid frames with the class color"
raidFramesDisplayOnlyDispellableDebuffs = "0", "Whether to display only dispellable debuffs on Raid Frames"
raidFramesDisplayPowerBars = "0", "Whether to display mana, rage, etc. on Raid Frames"
raidFramesHealthText = "none", "How to display health text on the raid frames"
raidFramesHeight = "36", "The height of the individual raid frames"
raidFramesPosition = "", "Where the raid frames should be placed"
raidFramesWidth = "72", "The width of the individual raid frames"
raidOptionDisplayMainTankAndAssist = "1", "Whether to display main tank and main assist units in the raid frames"
raidOptionDisplayPets = "0", "Whether to display pets on the raid frames"
raidOptionIsShown = "1", "Whether the Raid Frames are shown"
raidOptionKeepGroupsTogether = "0", "The way to group raid frames"
raidOptionLocked = "lock", "Whether the raid frames are locked"
raidOptionShowBorders = "1", "Displays borders around the raid frames."
raidOptionSortMode = "role", "The way to sort raid frames"
reputationsCollapsed = "", "List of reputation categories that have been collapsed in the Reputation tab"
secondaryProfessionsFilter = "1", "If enabled, secondary profession world quests icons will be shown on world maps"
shipyardMissionTutorialAreaBuff = "0", "Stores whether the player has accepted the first area buff mission tutorial"
shipyardMissionTutorialBlockade = "0", "Stores whether the player has accepted the first blockade mission tutorial"
shipyardMissionTutorialFirst = "0", "Stores whether the player has accepted the first mission tutorial"
showArenaEnemyCastbar = "1", "Show the spell enemies are casting on the Arena Enemy frames"
showArenaEnemyFrames = "1", "Show arena enemy frames while in an Arena"
showArenaEnemyPets = "1", "Show the enemy team's pets on the ArenaEnemy frames"
showArtifactXPBar = "1", "Show the artifact xp as priority over reputation"
showBattlefieldMinimap = "0", "Whether or not the battlefield minimap is shown"
showCastableBuffs = "0", "Show only Buffs the player can cast.  Only applies to raids."
ShowClassColorInFriendlyNameplate = "1", "use this to display the class color in friendly nameplate health bars"
ShowClassColorInNameplate = "1", "use this to display the class color in enemy nameplate health bars"
showDispelDebuffs = "1", "Show only Debuffs that the player can dispel.  Only applies to raids."
showHonorAsExperience = "0", "Show the honor bar as a regular experience bar in place of rep"
ShowNamePlateLoseAggroFlash = "1", "When enabled, if you are a tank role and lose aggro, the nameplate with briefly flash."
showPartyPets = "0", "Whether to show pets in the party UI"
showQuestObjectivesOnMap = "1", "Shows quest POIs on the main map."
showQuestTrackingTooltips = "1", "Displays quest tracking information in unit and object tooltips"
showTamers = "1", "If enabled, pet battle icons will be shown on world maps"
showTokenFrame = "0", "The token UI has been shown"
showTokenFrameHonor = "0", "The token UI has shown Honor"
showVKeyCastbarOnlyOnTarget = "0"
showVKeyCastbarSpellName = "1"
splashScreenBoost = "0", "Show boost splash screen id "
splashScreenNormal = "0", "Show normal splash screen id"
stopAutoAttackOnTargetChange = "0", "Whether to stop attacking when changing targets"
talentPointsSpent = "0", "The player has spent a talent point"
threatWarning = "3", "Whether or not to show threat warning UI (0 = off, 1 = in dungeons, 2 = in party/raid, 3 = always)"
trackedAchievements = "", "Internal cvar for saving tracked achievements in order"
trackedQuests = "", "Internal cvar for saving automatically tracked quests in order"
trackedWorldQuests = "", "Internal cvar for saving tracked world quests"
transmogCurrentSpecOnly = "0", "Stores whether transmogs apply to current spec instead of all specs"
useCompactPartyFrames = "0", "Use the new raid frames for parties"
worldMapOpacity = "0", "Opacity for the world map when sized down"
worldQuestFilterArtifactPower = "1", "If enabled, world quests with artifact power rewards will be shown on the map"
worldQuestFilterEquipment = "1", "If enabled, world quests with equipment rewards will be shown on the map"
worldQuestFilterGold = "1", "If enabled, world quests with gold rewards will be shown on the map"
worldQuestFilterOrderResources = "1", "If enabled, world quests with order resource rewards will be shown on the map"
worldQuestFilterProfessionMaterials = "1", "If enabled, world quests with profession material rewards will be shown on the map"

Console Settings

"AppendLogToFile"

"bgcolor"

"clear"
"closeconsole"
"consolelines"
"cvarlist"

"default"

"font"
"fontcolor"
"fontsize"

"help"
"highlightcolor"

"proportionaltext"

"repeat"

"spacing"
"setting"