Third-party programs

Third-Party programs are different kinds of tools to assist in various tasks. Usually this tools are used as alternatives or to complement in-game features because they allow for a more efficient and user-friendly experience.

The most popular kind of tools are game plugins, and tools that allow to record video sequences from demos.

Lawena Recording Tool

Lawena Recording Tool

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Lawena Recording Tool is a simple no installation required program, that is used for demo playbacks. It uses custom configs to enhance the graphic quality of TF2 greatly, while keeping the performance loss at a minimum. It includes key bindings that help with third-person camera movements and basic recording commands.

Keybinds

• Numpad Plus - Switch to third person
• Numpad Minus - Switch back to first person
• Numpad 2 - Back view (only in third person)
• Numpad 8 - Front view (only in third person)
• Numpad 5 - Toggle camera distance (only in third person)
• Numpad 0 - Toggle camera pitch (only in third person)
• Numpad 1 - Back-Left view (only in third person)
• Numpad 4 - Left view (only in third person)
• Numpad 7 - Front-Left view (only in third person)
• Numpad 3 - Back-Right view (only in third person)
• Numpad 6 - Right view (only in third person)
• Numpad 9 - Front-Right view (only in third person)
• N - Locks viewmodels so that if they were enabled when you press the key, they stay on and can't be disabled, and viceversa. This setting is overridden by restarting TF2
• M - Locks default crosshair so that it cannot be changed. This setting is overridden by restarting TF2
• R - Enables/disables ragdolls.
• H - Shows/hides the entire HUD.
• K - Shows/hides the deathnotices.
• UP ARROW - Increases the recording frame rate
• DOWN ARROW - Decreases the recording frame rate
• P - Starts recording a series of .tga files and their respective .wav file. Each series is named XY_ where X is a letter and Y is a number between 1 and 15. This same key stops recording. All .tga and .wav files are recorded to the folder of your choosing.

Lawena Recording Tool Layout

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1. Resolution - The resolution that TF2 will be launched in.
2. HUD - The type of Heads-Up Display that will be displayed while running TF2.
3. Skybox - Changes what the sky looks like. (Number 9)
4. Viewmodels
5. Viewmodel FOV - Changes the field of view for the active weapon.
6. Additional Settings - Small settings that slightly change the look and sound of things.

Enable Motion Blur - Toggles the slight blurring of edges when the mouse is moved.

Disable Hit Sounds - Toggles sounds when you damage someone on/off.

Disable Voice Chat - Toggles voice chat on/off.

Use HUD Minmode - Toggles the use of the minimum hud.

Disable Combat Text - Toggles combat text on/off.

Disable Crosshair - Toggles the crosshair on/off.

Disable Crosshair Switching - Toggles the changing of crosshairs on/off.

Use Player Model in HUD - Toggles the 3D render of the the player in the HUD on/off.

7. FPS - Toggles the use of an FPS lock.

8. Quality - Changes the quality of TF2 to match our computer.

9. Preview - Shows a preview of the skybox selected.

10. Custom Resource - Toggles for announcer sounds, and custom files.

11. Clear Movie Files - Clears all the current movie files in the logs.

12. Start Team Fortress 2 - Self explanatory.

13. Settings - The tab for settings.

14. Log - The tab that shows recent demos loaded.

15. VDM - The tab were you can manage VDM commands. VDMs are files that execute certain commands during certain points in a video.

16. File - The basic settings to do with the file.

17. Advanced - Shows advanced file settings.

18. Help - Brings you to the help page of the website.

Additional Links

Instructions

Rendering Tutorial

VDM Tutorial

POV Record

POV Record