Some Mapbase Convars, idk 
these default values might be wrong, dont just copy paste without checking
| Convar | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ai_death_pose_enabled | 1 | fixes long standing deathpose bug, making ragdolls like its 2004 baby |
| ai_door_enable_acts | 1 | overrides default door opening gesture animations for NPCs. “Open Distance” keyvalue MUST be set to 32 on doors to work correctly. |
| ai_dynint_always_enable | 1 | ALWAYS allows dynamic interactions like alyx kicks for citizens, antlion stab instant kills etc, better to give capabilites manually using inputs imo |
| ai_norebuildgraphmessage | 1 | Disables the Node Graph out of Date. Rebuilding... message. does not disable the rebuilding of the graph itself. Use ai_norebuildgraph to disable nodegraph rebuilding altogether. |
| ai_tank_allow_expanded_npcs | 1 | lets Barney, Grigori, and Vortigaunts use func_tank / mounted guns |
| ai_turning_enabled | 1 | Enables NPC turning, which was previously disabled by Valve at some point after 2004 due to a now-unknown major issue. |
| antlion_no_ignite_die | 0 | cvar of 1 allows antlions to be lit on fire |
| cl_globallight_depthbias_shadowmap | 0.00001 | cheat protected proj texture setting |
| cl_globallight_depthres | 8192 | cheat protected proj texture setting |
| cl_globallight_shadowfiltersize | 0.1 | cheat protected proj texture setting |
| cl_globallight_slopescaledepthbias_shadowmap | 16 | cheat protected proj texture setting |
| cl_player_allow_firstperson_projtex | 1 | Allows players to receive projected textures even if they're in first person. |
| cl_player_allow_firstperson_rttshadows | 0 | Allows players to cast RTT shadows even if they're in first person. |
| cl_player_allow_thirdperson_projtex | 1 | Allows players to receive projected textures if they're non-local or in third person. |
| cl_player_allow_thirdperson_rttshadows | 0 | Allows players to cast RTT shadows if they're non-local or in third person. |
| cl_worldlight_use_new_method | 1 | Uses new world light iteration method which splits lights into multiple lists for each cluster. idk what that means |
| commentary_audio_element_below_cc | 1 | allows a commentary node audio progress bar to be under subtitles |
| commentary_combine_speaker_and_printname | toggles new printname behavior for commentary nodes | |
| demo_autorecord | 1 | automatically records a 30-second demo files until you turn it off. |
| explosion_sparks | 0 | fixes bug giving default explosions sparks, 0 is vanilla hl2 |
| g_ragdoll_client_impact_decals | 1 | Applies decals to clientside ragdolls when they are hit. |
| g_ragdoll_server_snatch_instance | 1 | Allows serverside ragdolls to snatch their source entities' model instances in the same way clientside ragdolls do, thereby retaining decals. |
| g_ragdoll_steal_impacts_client | 1 | Allows clientside death ragdolls to "steal" impacts from their source entities. This fixes issues with NPCs dying before decals are applied. |
| g_ragdoll_steal_impacts_server | 1 | Allows serverside death ragdolls to "steal" impacts from their source entities. This fixes issues with NPCs dying before decals are applied. |
| host_pitchscale | -1 | If greater than 0, controls the pitch scale of sounds instead of host_timescale. |
| mapbase_version | shows the version of mapbase currently being used | |
| mat_colcorrection_forceentitiesclientside | 0 | Forces color correction entities to be updated on the client. From alien swarm code. Cheat protected. |
| mat_showcamerarendertarget_all | 0 | mirrors camera screens idk |
| mat_specular_disable_on_missing | 1 | Disables specular reflections on a material when the envmap cannot be found. |
| metropolice_new_component_behavior | 1 | idk, new gun support maybe |
| npc_alyx_allow_fly | 0 | Allows Alyx to use FL_FLY outside of scripted sequences, actbusy, or navigation. |
| npc_alyx_interact_manhacks | 1 | allows alyx to hack manhacks |
| npc_alyx_interact_turrets | 0 | allows alyx to hack turrets |
| npc_barnacle_ignite | 0 | allows barnacles to be lit on fire with flares. 0 = off |
| npc_citizen_squad_secondary_toggle_use_always | 0 | Makes Mapbase's new citizen "Alt + USE" squad toggle enabled by default on all citizens, regardless of the spawnflag's status. |
| npc_combine_altfire_not_allies_only | 1 | Allows elite soldiers to use their energy balls on any enemy, as opposed to their original behavior of only using them against the player and their allies, which can be re-activated by turning off this convar. |
| npc_combine_fixed_shootpos | 0 | Toggles fixed Combine soldier shoot position. When a NPC it can run a dynamic interaction on comes within 128 units enabling makes this fix occur under all such cases. |
| npc_combine_idle_walk_easy | 1 | Allows soldiers to use ACT_WALK_EASY (not to be confused with the "Walk Easy" keyvalue) when walking while idle. |
| npc_combine_unarmed_anims | 1 | Allows soldiers to use unarmed animations when they don't have an active weapon. |
| player_autoswitch_on_first_pickup | 1 | how the player should autoswitch when picking up a new weapon. 0 = no autoswitch, 1 = always (default), 2 = use unused weighting system |
| rr_enhanced_saverestore | 0 | Enables enhanced save/restore capabilities capabilities for the Response System. |
| r_coreball_update_sphere_center | 1 | enables citadel coreball shader fix to work anywhere |
| r_flashlighttextureoverride | custom flashlight projected texture path like effects/flashlight_soft001, etc | |
| r_RainParticleClampOffset_Ash | 300 | How far inward or outward to extrude clamped precipitation particle systems using the 'Particle Ash' type. |
| r_RainParticleClampOffset_Rain | 120 | How far inward or outward to extrude clamped precipitation particle systems using the 'Particle Rain' type. |
| r_RainParticleClampOffset_RainStorm | 112 | How far inward or outward to extrude clamped precipitation particle systems using the 'Particle Rain Storm' type. |
| r_RainParticleClampOffset_Snow | 300 | How far inward or outward to extrude clamped precipitation particle systems using the 'Particle Snow' type. |
| r_vguitext_bg | 0 | enable background for text on vgui_text_display entity i think |
| sk_alyx_health | alyx health override | |
| sk_barney_health | barney health override | |
| sv_player_enable_propsprint | 0 | If enabled, allows the player to sprint while holding a physics object (with USE key) |
| sv_player_enable_gravgun_sprint | 0 | Enables the player to sprint while holding a physics object with the gravity gun. |
| vgui_mapbase_custom_schemes | support for custom clientscheme.res (if i had to guess) | |
| v_viewmodel_fov_script_override | 0 | If nonzero, overrides the viewmodel FOV of weapon scripts which override the viewmodel FOV. |
| weapon_pistol_upwards_viewkick | 0 | changes pistols viewpunch to go upwards ( instead of downwards ) |
| zombie_no_flinch_during_unique_anim | 1 | Prevents zombies from flinching during actbusies and scripted sequences. |
mapbase exposed dod/cs:s convars:
cl_righthand
sv_stopspeed
sv_specspeed
sv_specnoclip
sv_maxspeed
sv_airaccelerate
sv_wateraccelerate
sv_waterfriction
sv_footsteps
sv_rollspeed
sv_rollangle
sv_friction
sv_bounce
sv_maxvelocity
sv_stepsize
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