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How to auto record demos in TF2

Type ds_enable 2 in your game console and the game records a demo of every match for you. 1 records competitive matches only, 0 is manual.

ds_enable

Sets automatic demo recording: manual, competitive matches, all matches, or tournament matches.

ds_enable <0-3>

Examples

ds_enable 2

Auto-record every match.

Values

ValueWhat it does
0 Manual
1 Competitive matches
2 All matches
3 Tournament mode matches

Arguments

modeRequired
0 manual, 1 competitive, 2 all matches, 3 tournament mode.

What it does

Part of the built-in demo support. The game starts and stops recording for you based on this setting and stores the demos in the folder from ds_dir.

The game's own description: Demo support - enable automatic .dem file recording and features. 0 - Manual, 1 - Auto-record competitive matches, 2 - Auto-record all matches, 3 - Auto-record tournament (mp_tournament) matches

Use it in your game

Type it in your own game console: turn on the developer console in the game's settings, then press the key under Esc. To keep it, put the line in tf/cfg/autoexec.cfg.

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