Better Console 3.0

by CDCooley
2017-04-26

for
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


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Better Console expands the console to full screen, increases the size
of the viewable history, adds new key options, allows you to set
your own aliases for commands you frequently use, doesn't add repeats
of the same command to the command history, adds commands to clear
the console and to search the viewable history.


I highly recommend you use this with Mfg Console by kapaer.
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/44596/?

Using this and Mfg Console together gives you the features of both
mods but the console will only expand to full screen when you have
the ExtraInfoWindow toggled off. (You can easily toggle it on and
off using Tab to switch views as needed.)

To use both mods together rename the console_mfg.swf provided in
this mod to console.swf and place it in your Data\Interface folder.
(I've also provided a version with that file already renamed for
those who insist on using a mod manager, but you'll need to make
sure this mod is installed after Mfg Console so that it can
overwrite that mod's version of the console.)


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THE NEW COMMANDS

clear - clears the visible console history
?TERM - search up through the history for TERM
/TERM - starting at the top, search down through the history for TERM
? - repeat the last search up
/ - repeate the last search down


THE NEW KEYS

PgUp - scrolls up one screenful (just like the original)
PgDn - scrolls down one screenful (just like the original)
Shift + PgUp - scrolls up 5 screenfuls
Shift + PgDn - scrolls down 5 screenfuls
Home - scrolls to the top of the history list
End - scrolls to the bottom of the history list
Shift + Home - scroll up to the next line matching the current search
Shift + End - scroll down to the next line matching the current search


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ALIASES CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

You can type the word "help" by itself to see the list of aliases.
If you want the old behavior of help you can add a space before or
after the word help or add any of the other options help expects.

If you're using Mfg Console you can use its console_aliases.txt
file or my console.cfg file (or both) to set your aliases.

To set your own aliases simply rename the console_example.cfg file
included here to console.cfg and edit it with any text editor.
(It isn't simply named console.cfg so that if you use a mod manager
it won't think something is wrong and overwrite changes you make.)

When you type a command into the console the first word of that
command will be compared to the list of aliases. If there's a match
that word will be replaced by the result of that alias. For example
the sample file has the alias "firewood=player.additem 6f993" so
if you enter the console command "firewood 8" you will add 8 pieces
of firewood to your inventory.



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KNOWN AND POTENTIAL MOD CONFLICTS

This will not be compatible with other mods altering console.swf.


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CREDITS AND LICENSING

This mod contains my edits to the games original content but I was
inspired by MFG Console and since the permissions were granted by
kapaer I've included a version to support all of its features too.

If you want to create a modified or extended version of this mod
contact me. (Unless you're kapaer, who is free to include any of
these features in MFG Console at any time.)


Charles Cooley
[email protected]
cdcooley on the NexusMods and Bethesda forums