Third-party programs

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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

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

Additional Links

Instructions

Rendering Tutorial

VDM Tutorial

POV Record

POV Record