Essential Config elements to Customize (from stabby stabby)

// BASICS
sensitivity "[YOUR SENS HERE]" // note that at a resolution of 1920x1080 or higher, a sensitivity higher than 2.712 will result in pixel skipping--consider increasing your DPI to keep it below this value.
volume "[0 to 1]"
fov_desired 90
viewmodel_fov 90




// NET SETTINGS - you may want to customize these for each class in the respective class .cfg files in "Team Fortress 2\custom\[hud folder]\cfg". Projectile/Flame/backstab registration benefit from lower interp, hitscan (bullets) do not
cl_cmdrate 66.66666 // The tricks to get 1.4ms lerp are placebo you're still forced to .0152
cl_interp .0152 // SPY (knife & DR like low interp) and PROJECTILE CLASSES/PYROS use .0152/ hitscan (sniper/scout) use .033 //
cl_interp_ratio 1
cl_lagcompensation 1
cl_pred_optimize 2
cl_smooth 0
cl_smoothtime 0.01
cl_updaterate 66.66666 // The tricks to get 1.4ms lerp are placebo you're still forced to .0152
rate 80000 // anything above 62,000 is completely useless, anything above 48,000ish is useless in HL
net_splitpacket_maxrate  1048576.000000 // "80000" min. 1000.000000 max. 1048576.000000 // - Max bytes per second when queueing splitpacket chunks...no clue what impact this has on anything
cl_SetupAllBones 1 // Fix for bones not setting up correctly, causes hit registration issues at 0.




//SHADOWS -- leave shadows on to see enemies through walls and floors and around corners. Reduce the max number as they are a big FPS drain
mat_shadowstate 1

r_shadowrendertotexture 1 // Non-blobby shadows. Sometimes turned on by
                            // competitive TF2 players to see opponents standing
                            // near the other side of a wall. You may see some
                            // performance loss from setting this to `1'.
r_shadows 1
r_shadowmaxrendered 4 // MAX SHADOWS




//BLOOD
violence_ablood 1 // framerates on -most- pcs are higher with these on--I leave blood on to track bleeding DR spies, that's it.
violence_hblood 1




// SCOREBOARD--shows FPS/connection info and reduces memory load a bit with each tab:
bind tab "+scoreboard"
alias +scoreboard "+showscores;cl_showfps 1;net_graph 4;developer 1;mem_compact"
alias -scoreboard "-showscores;cl_showfps 0;net_graph 0;developer 0;mem_compact"


// LOD TWEAK:
mat_picmip 2
mat_filtertextures 0

bind tab "+scoreboard"
alias +scoreboard "+showscores;cl_showfps 1;net_graph 4;developer 1;mat_filterlightmaps 1;mat_filtertextures 1;mem_compact"
alias -scoreboard "-showscores;cl_showfps 0;net_graph 0;developer 0;mat_filterlightmaps 0;mat_filtertextures 0;mem_compact"



// SOUND:
snd_surround_speakers [0/2/4/5/7] // 0 for built-in Miles3D headphone sound, 2/4/5/7 for speakers setup (select appropriate # of speakers), 7 for using Razer Surround Sound for headphones (installer is included in this pack)
dsp_enhance_stereo [0/1] // "0" for software headphones surround, "1" for snd_surround_speakers 0 (normal headphone setting)
snd_spatialize_roundrobin 0 // keep at 0 for better surround sound placement/accuracy
snd_mixahead .06 // Sound delay/buffer. Increase if you the beginning of sounds are cut out .05 has been known to be unstable
dsp_water 0 // removes "underwatery" sound
snd_pitchquality 1 // no reason to use 0, makes sound horrible at nill FPS increase
dsp_slowcpu 1 // helps frame, reduces noise
bind [KEY OF YOUR CHOICE] "snd_restart" // fixes looping sounds (great for shutting the cart up)




 // HIT SOUND--my settings (tweak as you like)
play "hitsound.wav"                         //name of the file you want to use. This pre-caches the sound.
tf_dingalingaling "1"
tf_dingaling_wav_override "hitsound.wav"
tf_dingaling_pitchmaxdmg "150"    //higher pitch for high damage
tf_dingaling_pitchmindmg "50"   //lower pitch for less damage
tf_dingalingaling_last_effect "hitsound.wav"



// RAGDOLLS:
//Use thse settings for FPS and to detect DR feigns vs real spy deaths--fake = instant corpse disappear, real = corpse fades

cl_ragdoll_fade_time 0 // default 15
cl_ragdoll_forcefade 1
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 1
g_ragdoll_fadespeed 0 // def 600
g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 0 // def 100
ragdoll_sleepaftertime "5.0f"
g_ragdoll_maxcount 0
g_ragdoll_important_maxcount 0
cl_ragdoll_pronecheck_distance 0




// CHARACTER VIEWMODEL in the corner--enable this to see your disguise and disguise weapon, very useful for spy:
cl_hud_playerclass_use_playermodel 1




// JARATE ICON
tf_colorblindassist 1 // shows jar icons over jarated targets




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// TRANSPARENT VIEWMODELS// Use these settings if you intend to use the Transparent viewmodels mod
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
mat_motion_blur_enabled 1 //afaik the only sure-fire way to keep refract masking on
mat_motion_blur_strength 0 //effectively disables motion blur, personal choice + motion blur gets masked and looks bad with refract masking
mat_disable_bloom 1 //disables bloom so refract masking doesn't create a dark rectangle over light materials






// COMBAT TEXT BATCHING (damage text)
hud_combattext_batching 1
hud_combattext_batching_window 2.0 // seconds



// COMMUNICATION
hud_saytext_time 2 //Default is 12 and measured in seconds, this is the amount of time chat stays on your screen
voice_enable 0 //Default is 1, This is the voice chat in the game 1 = on, 0 = off




// QUICKPLAY
tf_custom_ping_enabled 1
tf_custom_ping 75 // sets your ping limit to 75 instead of 100 default...tweak till you're able to find a game fast enough for you not to mind a little longer wait for lower ping :)
tf_quickplay_pref_advanced_view 1