Documentation/Engine/Configuration variables

TIP: Be aware that this page is obsolete, it should be updated with all comments in the future time.

The following variables configure different aspects of the game.

Some of them (global settings) are loaded from the config.cfg that can be found in the game user folder; others (which are associated with a player's profile) will be saved in the profile folder (e.g. "<game_user_path>/profiles/<profile_id>").

Most of these can be changed during the game play using the console. To do so, enter the variable name, followed by the desired value, to change it, and press Enter. Additionally the command uset can be used before the cvar name, but it is not necessary.

To determine the current and default value of a variable, enter only its name.

Example:

g_police 0     (disables traffic fines)
g_colbox 1     (displays collision boxes)

r_mirror_view_distance  (might return the following)
"r_mirror_view_distance" is: "400" default:"80.0"

Variables list (some of the columns in the table can be sorted by clicking the up/down arrows):

Name	Type	Default value	Config	Purpose
g_additional_water_fov	float	20.0f	global	By how much increase the horizontal fov used to render the water effect.
g_adviser	integer	1	profile	Adviser mode: 0 = hidden, 1 = shown, 2 = mini mode.
g_adviser_auto_parking	integer	1	profile	Enable/disable auto parking feature.
g_adviser_keep_hidden	integer	0	profile	Keep adviser in hidden state (do not show any message).
g_artist_id	integer	0	global	Artist specific id. (0-15 range)
g_auto_traffic_headlights	integer	1	global	Enable/Disable headlights from automatic traffic.
g_autoload_ignore_autosave	integer	0	profile	Should auto-loading ignore all autosaves and use only manual saves?
g_axle_drop_auto	integer	1	profile	Is automatic axle drop enabled?
g_bad_weather_factor	float	0.07	profile	Bad weather factor. Affects probability of rainy weather.
g_brake_intensity	float	1.0	profile	Brake intensity modifier.
g_brake_light_all	integer	1	profile	Show brake light for all brakes (value: 1) or only service, retarder and trailer brake (value: 0)?
g_cam_blinker	integer	0	profile	Is interior camera movement based on blinker activation enabled.
g_cam_physics	integer	1	profile	Is interior camera movement based on physics movement of driver enabled?
g_cam_physics_value	float	1.0	profile	Value of interior camera movement based on physics movement of driver.
g_cam_steering	integer	0	profile	Is interior camera movement based on steering angle enabled?
g_cam_steering_reverse	integer	1.0	profile	Interior camera movement based on steering angle, behavior on reverse.
g_cam_steering_value	float	1.0	profile	Multiplier for interior camera movement based on steering angle.
g_cargo_sort	integer	0	global	Current cargo sort method.
g_city_name_move	integer	0	global	Enable ability to move city names on map.
g_clock_24	integer	1	profile	Use 24 hour clock or 12 hour clock (value 1 = 24 hour, value 0 = 12 hour)
g_console	integer	0	global	Is console enabled?
g_cruise_control_grid	float	5.0	profile	Digital cruise control grid step.
g_cruise_control_smart	float	0.0	profile	Smart cruise control window, if you want to disable it set to negative value.
g_currency	integer	0	profile	Currency used in game.
g_cutscenes	integer	1	profile	Enable/disable cutscenes.
g_debug_interior_cam	integer	0	global	Enables drawing of the truck geometry even in the interior camera mode.
g_debug_map_limits	integer	0	global	Enable/Disable the debugging of the map speed limits.
g_desktop_fadeout	float	60	global	Delay in seconds before the desktop ui will fade out when left idle.
g_desktop_tutorial	integer	1	profile	Is desktop tutorial enabled?
g_developer	integer	0	global	Is developer mode enabled?
g_disable_hud_activation	integer	0	global	Are specific hud activations disabled?
g_engine_start_auto	integer	1	profile	Is engine automatic start enabled?
g_fahrenheit	integer	0	profile	Should game display temperature in fahrenheits (value: 1) or degrees of celsius (value: 0)?
g_fatigue	integer	1	profile	State of the fatigue simulation
g_flyspeed	float	100.0	global	Debug camera fly speed
g_force_economy_reset	integer	0	profile	A value of 1 forces an economy reset (generating new job listings). The player should be free-roaming when issuing the command, and afterwards entering and exiting the Profile Manager.
g_force_load_selector	integer	0	profile	Forces the appearance of the load slot selector.
g_force_online_lscrs	integer	0	global	Force online loading screens. If no loading screen is specified in specified category (ferry, eurotunnel, normal) built-in one is showed.
g_fps	integer	0	global	Display FPS in mini console.
g_fuel_simulation	integer	0	profile	Is realistic fuel consumption enabled?
g_gallon	integer	0	profile	Should game display volume as gallon (value: 1) or liters (value: 0)?
g_gfx_advanced	integer	0	global	Graphics settings last used (0 = simple, 1 = advanced).
g_gfx_all_scales	integer	0	global	Enables selection of all rendering scales in ui even on machines with small virtual memory.
g_gfx_quality	integer	-1	global	Quality presets of graphics. Linked directly to quality_level_t enum, with "-1" as "custom" state.
g_global_force_load_selector	integer	0	global	Forces the appearance of the load slot selector for all profiles. (Correct value are: 0, 1)
g_grass_density	integer	2	global	Grass density setting.
g_hardcore_simulation	integer	0	profile	Is air brake simulation enabled?
g_hmd_no_3d_background	integer	0	profile	Disables use of 3d background for the menu.
g_hmd_no_artifical_movement	integer	0	profile	Disables artifical angle based movement of the interior.
g_hmd_no_special_menu	integer	0	profile	Disables use of special variants of menu ui when HMD is enabled.
g_hmd_reduced_cabin_movement	integer	1	profile	Reduces the cabin movement by disabling its separate movement on the visual level.
g_hshifter_layout	integer	0	profile	Type of hshifter layout.
g_hshifter_layout_shifting	integer	1	profile	Layout analyzed and used for more realistic shifting sounds.
g_hshifter_synchronized	integer	1	profile	Behaves/sounds like synchronized transmission.
g_hud_speed_limit	integer	1	profile	Speed limit state on the adviser.
g_ignore_low_fps	integer	0	global	Enable/Disable the low frame rate warnings.
g_income_factor	float	1.0	profile	Income factor (minimum is 0.0 maximum is 1.0). Multiplies all incomes.
g_input_configured	integer	0	profile	Is input configured?
g_interior_camera_zero_pitch	integer	0	global	Is default mouse position ignored in truck interior? This should be set to 1 when you are using some HMD such like Oculus Rift.
g_job_distance_limit	float	-1.0	profile	Limit generating of the jobs that are in specified range from current player position. Negative value means no limit for generation applied.
g_kdop_preview	integer	0	global	Enable/Disable the preview of generated k-DOPs.
g_lang	string	en_gb	profile	Language currently used by game.
g_lang_set	integer	1	profile	Is language set manually (1)?
g_light_distance_factor	float	1.0	global	Light source fade start distance is multiplied by this value.
g_light_span_factor	float	1.0	global	Light source fade span is multiplied by this value.
g_line_sort	integer	0	global	Current line sort criteria for jobs.
g_lod_factor_parked	float	1.0	global	LOD distances for parked vehicles are multiplied by this factor.
g_lod_factor_pedestrian	float	1.0	global	LOD distances for pedestrians are multiplied by this factor.
g_lod_factor_traffic	float	1.0	global	LOD distances for traffic vehicles are multiplied by this factor.
g_menu_aa_limit	integer	8	global	Number of tiles below which we enable SSAA in the menu scene.
g_minicon	integer	0	global	Is mini console enabled?
g_mm_help_shown	integer	0	global	Used for indication if its first time when player enters mod manager to show him welcome screen.
g_motor_brake_auto	integer	0	profile	Is automatic usage of engine brake enabled?
g_mph	integer	0	profile	Use miles (1) or kilometers (0).
g_news	integer	-1	global	Is online news enabled?
g_online_loading_screens	integer	-1	global	Are online loading screens enabled?
g_parking_difficulty	integer	0	profile	Parking difficulty
g_pedal_clutch_range	float	1.0	profile	Cluch range.
g_pedestrian	integer	1	global	Enable/Disable pedestrian generation.
g_police	integer	1	profile	Is police simulation enabled? If set to 0 you will not get any penalties.
g_pounds	string	kg	profile	Set weight unit
g_radio_mode	integer	1	global	Radio player mode.
g_rain_reflect_actor	integer	1	global	Should we reflect game actor in the rain?
g_rain_reflect_cache	integer	1	global	Should we reflect geometry cache in the rain?
g_rain_reflect_hookups	integer	1	global	Should we reflect hookups associated with segment items (e.g. lamp flares)?
g_rain_reflect_traffic	integer	1	global	Should we reflect traffic in the rain?
g_rain_reflection	integer	3	global	Rain reflection quality.
g_reflection	integer	3	global	Reflection detail.
g_reg_setting	string	No default value	profile	Name of the regional settings unit. By default for ETS2 it's reg_setting.europe for ATS it's reg_setting.usa.
g_remove_missing_accessories	integer	0	profile	Remove all acccessories that are no longer available in game and replace them with fallback accessories if possible.
g_retarder_auto	integer	0	profile	Is automatic usage of retarder enabled?
g_save_format	integer	0	global	Format used to store the game saves.
g_save_idx	integer	1	profile	Current profile save index. Used for automatic naming of saves.
g_screenshot_on_bug	integer	0	global	Enable/Disable automatic generation of screenshots when bug is reported even if the normal combination is used.
g_show_game_elements	integer	1	global	Are activation points enabled?
g_start_in_truck	integer	0	profile	If profile has assigned truck should we skip desktop and start in it?
g_steam_browser	integer	1	global	Should game use steam build-in browser or user default browser to open external links?
g_steam_rich_presence	integer	1	global	Is steam rich presence enabled?
g_steam_screenshots	integer	2	global	Way in which we should handle the screenshots in steam version.
g_steer_autocenter	integer	1	profile	Is steering wheel autocenter enabled?
g_texture_usage_stats	integer	0	global	Print texture usage statistics into the console?
g_throttle_auto_shift	integer	0	profile	Automatic gearbox uses throttle as input for shifting policy.
g_tooltip_delay	float	0.4	global	Delay specified in seconds indicating when to show tooltip since hovering the item with tooltip.
g_toy_physics	integer	1	profile	Is simulation of toy physics movement enabled?
g_trackir	integer	1	global	Enable/Disable the TrackIR support.
g_traffic	float	1.0	global	Traffic intensity. 0.0 - traffic disabled 10.0 - maximum traffic intensity
g_trailer_stability	float	0.5	profile	Trailer stability factor.
g_trans	integer	0	profile	Type of transmission.
g_truck_light_quality	integer	1	global	Quality of result of the head light.
g_truck_light_specular	integer	1	global	Enables/disables use of specular during head light calculation.
g_tutorial	integer	1	profile	Is tutorial enabled?
g_use_speed_limiter	integer	1	profile	Is speed limiter enabled?
g_veg_detail	integer	2	global	Vegetation detail setting. 0 - low, 1 - medium, 2 - high
g_vehicle_flare_lights	integer	1	global	Enable/Disable lights associated with vehicle flares.
i_virtual_cursor_speed	float	500.0	global	Speed of movement of the cursor when using a gamepad-like input in pixels per second. Set to zero or negative value to disable use of gamepads and joysticks for cursor movement.
p_profile_draws	integer	0	global	Profile draw calls
r_anisotropy_factor	float	0.25	global	Anistropy factor.
r_cloud_shadows	integer	1	global	Are cloud shadows enabled?
r_color_correction	integer	1	global	Color correction state.
r_color_cyan_red	float	0.0	global	Cyan-red factor of the color correction in -1 to 1 range.
r_color_magenta_green	float	0.0	global	Magenta-green factor of the color correction in -1 to 1 range.
r_color_saturation	float	1.0	global	Color saturation factor 1.0 is neutral.
r_color_yellow_blue	float	0.0	global	Yellow-blue factor of the color correction in -1 to 1 range.
r_deferred	integer	1	global	Is deferred rendering enabled? If set to 0 game uses forward rendering pipeline which disables shadows, lights and all post process effects.
r_deferred_debug	integer	0	global	If value is greater than 0 runs deferred renderer debug.
r_deferred_mirrors	integer	1	global	Use deferred rendering pipeline while rendering mirrors?
r_device	string	dx9	global	Render device (correct values: dx9, dx11, gl).
r_dof	integer	1	global	Is Depth Of Field effect enabled?
r_dof_filter_size	float	0.5	global	Size of the Depth Of Field filter.
r_dof_start	float	200.0	global	Starting range of the Depth Of Field
r_dof_transition	float	400.0	global	Length of range between minimal and maximal Depth Of Field blur.
r_fake_shadows	integer	2	global	Fake shadows state.
r_fullscreen	integer	1	global	Is fullscreen enabled?
r_gamma	float	1.0	global	Gamma correction factor (works only in fullscreen mode)
r_hdr	integer	1	global	Is HDR enabled?
r_manual_stereo_buffer_scale	float	1.0	global	Scale factor used when creating stereo buffers.
r_manual_stereo_in_menu	integer	1	global	Is use of manual stereo enabled even in menu?
r_manual_stereo_ui_dist	float	0.8	global	UI draw plane distance when using stereo.
r_manual_stereo_ui_dist_game	float	0.5	global	UI draw plane distance when using stereo.
r_manual_stereo_ui_fov	float	80	global	Manual stereo UI field of view when using stereo.
r_manual_stereo_ui_fov_game	float	100	global	Manual stereo UI field of view when using stereo.
r_minimal_unfinished_frames	integer	0	global	Simulate bigger queue in tracking completion frames.
r_mirror_scale_x	float	1.0	global	X-axis mirror rendering scaling factor.
r_mirror_scale_y	float	1.0	global	Y-axis mirror rendering scaling factor.
r_mirror_view_distance	float	80.0	global	View distance of the mirrors.
r_mlaa	integer	1	global	Is MLAA enabled?
r_mlaa_threshold	float	1.0	global	Edge threshold used for MLAA anti-aliasing
r_mode	string	No default value	global	Current resolution in format: {screen_width}x{screen_height}x{color_depth}x{refresh_rate}
r_multimon_border_fov_left	float	0	global	Additional angle added to offset between cameras to represent oblast hidden by the monitor border.
r_multimon_border_fov_right	float	0	global	Additional angle added to offset between cameras to represent oblast hidden by the monitor border.
r_multimon_exterior_in_aux	integer	0	global	Should we render exterior in the auxiliary view?
r_multimon_fov_horizontal	float	50	global	Horizontal field of view used with multi monitor configuration.
r_multimon_fov_vertical	float	0	global	Vertical field of view used with multi monitor configuration.
r_multimon_interior_in_main	integer	1	global	Should we render interior inside the main views.
r_multimon_mode	integer	0	global	Controls the multi-monitor mode.
r_multimon_rotation_aux	float	0	global	Roll of the auxillary monitor.
r_multimon_rotation_center	float	0	global	Roll of the center monitor.
r_multimon_rotation_left	float	0	global	Roll of the left monitor.
r_multimon_rotation_right	float	0	global	Roll of the right monitor.
r_multimon_vert_offset_left	float	0	global	Additional vertical offset of left monitor.
r_multimon_vert_offset_right	float	0	global	Additional vertical offset of right monitor.
r_no_frame_tracking	integer	0	global	Disable frame tracking feature.
r_normal_maps	integer	1	global	Is normal mapping enabled?
r_nowmi	integer	0	global	Disable usage of WMI while detecting graphics card memory informations.
r_nv_stereo_mode	integer	2	global	How to handle NV 3D vision stereo mode.
r_path	string	No default value	global	Render path.
r_scale_x	float	1.0	global	X-axis rendering scaling factor.
r_scale_y	float	1.0	global	Y-axis rendering scaling factor.
r_segment_buffer_size	integer	128	global	Segment buffer size in MB
r_setup_done	integer	0	global	Are default graphics settings setup?
r_show_light_pixel_coverage	integer	0	global	Show lights debugging helpers?
r_startup_progress	integer	0	global	Indicates progress of game startup.
r_sun_shadow_quality	integer	4	global	Quality of the sun shadows.
r_sun_shadow_texture_size	integer	4096	global	Size of the sun shadow texture. Bigger number = better visuals, smaller fps
r_sunshafts	integer	1	global	Are sunshafts enabled?
r_texture_detail	integer	0	global	Texture detail. Number of biggest mipmap levels to skip.
r_use_depth_bounds	integer	1	global	Should game use depth bounds to speedup rendering of the lights? (Works only on supported hardware)
r_vsync	integer	1	global	Is vertical synchronization enabled?
r_wireframe	integer	0	global	Enables wireframe rendering.
s_air_noise	float	1.0	profile	Sound of air at high speed.
s_interior_volume	float	1.0	profile	Interior sound volume multiplier.
s_master_volume	float	1.0	profile	Master volume.
s_music_enabled	integer	1	profile	Is music enabled?
s_music_volume	float	0.8	profile	Music volume.
s_radio_volume	float	1.0	profile	Radio volume.
s_reverse_enabled	integer	1	profile	Is reverse sound enabled?
s_reverse_stereo	int	0	profile	Is stereo reversed?
s_rumble_enabled	integer	1	profile	Is rumble sound enabled?
s_sfx_enabled	integer	1	profile	Is sfx enabled?
s_sfx_volume	float	1.0	profile	SFX volume.
s_wheel_noise	float	1.0	profile	Sound of wheels at high speed.
sys_info	string	No default value	global	Stores information about your operating system
t_averaging_window_duration	integer	100	global	Maximal combined duration of past frames used to calculate the current frame duration. Expressed in milliseconds.
t_averaging_window_length	integer	10	global	Maximal number of the past frames used to calculate the current frame duration.
vid_mem	string	No default value	global	Stores information about video memory of currently used graphics card.
vid_name	string	No default value	global	Stores information about currently used graphics card.
vid_ver	string	No default value	global	Stores information about currently used graphics card driver version.