Where is my Quake Live config located?
Id software has done a great job hiding your Quake Live config so let's try and find it. I'll explain how to find your Quake Live config for Windows XP, Windows Vista and GNU/Linux separately.
How to open the console in Quake Live?
You might need your console pretty often to customize quake live. But how exactly do you open the Quake Live console?
Opening the quake live console for the first time can be done with the key combination Ctrl + Alt + ² on an azerty keyboard or Ctrl + Alt + ~ on a qwerty keyboard. In both cases it's the key next to the "1" on the far left side.
Once you've reached the game console, type com_allowconsole 1. This command will allow you to open the console by just typing ² key on an azerty keyboard or the ~ key on a qwerty keyboard.
There you go, now you know how to open the console in Quake Live. Next up, customizing the game to your needs!
Read these Quake Live config customization tips for many more useful console commands.
How to get colors in your Quake Live nickname
Veteran Quake players know all about it, but many new players wonder how to have colors in the Quake Live nickname and clantag.
This is something very easy as all it requires is the addition of color codes. Each color has its own number and by using a ^ you can tell Quake to interprete what follows in that color.
^1 = Red
^2 = Green
^3 = Yellow
^4 = Blue
^5 = Cyan (light blue)
^6 = Magenta (purple)
^7 = White
Other colors are not yet supported.
