I was wondering if anyone knows how to enable Cheats for RTCW in order to change the FOV. When I try to enable cheats, by using the command line sv_cheats 1, I get a message telling me that the cheats are read only. I tried using an autoexec and an edited config file that both state sv_cheats 1 but the game ignores them. Does anyone know how to enable the command sv_cheats 1? I have checked online but most of the solutions are for the steam version. Any help will be appreciated.

Did you try:

+set sv_cheats 1

Then in game press the ~ key to access the command console.

I have tried that. When I use that command by typing it into the command console I get the notification that cheats are read only. When I type the same command into an autoexec or the main config the game will ignore or reset the value to 0.

Did you check this out already?

http://antman.info/wolf/cvar/cmdcvarlist.html

I have tried and still no luck. Thanks anyway.

You might want to try adding something like "+seta sv_cheats 1" to the commandline options. I'm not really sure about the syntax...

Edit: I'm not talking about the ingame console, but the link target.

I have tried that and it didn't work for me. I did what you said and I started the game. I immediately opened the command line and I saw for a brief second the command being read as sv_cheats = 1 but it then changed back to the default value of 0 and any attempt to change gives of the usual message about that command being read only.

I've done a quick search on the net and some people claim that sv_cheats gets set to 0 if you start a new game, but that the value isn't changed if you load a game. Have you tried to save the game, restart and load the save?

If it still doesn't work, I will look into it, tomorrow.

Edit:

I just gave it a quick test: I started the game with the default shortcut (without setting sv_cheats), started a new game, checked sv_cheats (it was 0), saved, returned to the main menu, checked sv_cheats (it was switched to 1 automatically), restored the game and sv_cheats was still 1.