[Teh_Spy]

The performance settings should work on any Half-Life 2 game (Certain ones will only work on the newer ones. Team Fortress 2, Portal, L4D & L4D2).

Keep scrolling to learn how to make graphics higher and to run your steam games without steam.

This first CFG is mine, since I can't really run it that "Well".
Although it has some bugs graphical bugs, it will really raise your FPS.

The 'Clear' command at the end is just to stop the console spam when you start up. (I think that the commands show.. if not, it will just clear up the stupid coding from the TF2 Dev's that have 30 errors spamming you.)

Sorry, if this has been posted before.
I is teh new. lawl.

Code:

r_fastzreject 1
mat_disable_bloom 1
mat_specular 0
r_3dsky 0
r_dynamic 0
r_shadows 0
mat_dxlevel 81
cl_ejectbrass 0
cl_show_splashes 0
r_decals 0
mp_decals 0
r_drawmodeldecals 0
r_waterforceexpensive 0
r_waterforcereflectentities 0
cl_ragdoll_collide 0
cl_ragdoll_fade_time 0
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0
cl_forcepreload 1
cl_showfps 1
mat_picmip 2
r_rootlod 2
mat_dxlevel 81
cl_updaterate 67
cl_cmdrate 67
r_decals "0"
r_drawdetailprops "0"
r_drawflecks "0"
r_shadows "0"
r_shadowmaxrendered "0"
r_dynamic "0"
r_3dsky "0"
r_waterdrawreflection "0"
r_waterforceexpensive "0"
r_waterforcereflectentities "0"
r_propsmaxdist "0"
r_worldlights "0"
r_renderoverlayfragment "0"
cl_phys_props_max "0"
r_ropetranslucent "0"
rope_smooth "0"
rope_wind_dist "0"
rope_collide "0"
rope_subdiv "0"
clear

This can also be used in reverse (Making graphics even higher).

Code:

mat_specular 1
r_3dsky 1
r_dynamic 1
mat_dxlevel 99 // I don't know, you can probably set it to 100 (DX10).
cl_ejectbrass 1
cl_show_splashes 0
r_drawmodeldecals 1
r_waterforceexpensive 1
r_waterforcereflectentities 1
cl_ragdoll_collide 1
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 1
cl_forcepreload 1
cl_showfps 1
mat_picmip 2
r_rootlod 2
mat_dxlevel 81
cl_updaterate 67
cl_cmdrate 67
r_dynamic "1"
r_3dsky "1"
clear

On a side note, I found out how to make Steam games... Non-steam (You have to own it, though.)

I never actually tried it on Team Fortress (I don't think), but I know it works on Garry's Mod.

Anyway, make sure you put it in the folder that has the Hl2.exe in it.

Make a .bat (batch) file with the command HL2.exe -Game <Game>

Example

Code:

hl2.exe -game garrysmod
hl2.exe -game team fortress 2
hl2.exe -game counter-strike source

Should work with L4D, Portal, HL2DM, HL2LC & L4D2.

If you don't understand which name you should put after the '-game' command, Look at the folder you are in.

Example:

Code:

x:\...\steam\steamapps\Username\team fortress 2

You would put "team fortress 2" after "-game". It should look like this:

Code:

hl2.exe -game team fortress 2

Run the .bat file (You can name it whatever you want) and then you should be playing it without steam actually reading it. But you will have steam stats in-game.

This SHOULD stop the "Callback" spam on the idler, as well.

[Drunken F00l]

On a side note, I found out how to make Steam games... Non-steam (You have to own it, though.)

Anyway, make sure you put it in the folder that has the Hl2.exe in it.

Make a .bat (batch) file with the command HL2.exe -Game <Game>

Example:

Code:

x:\...\steam\steamapps\Username\team fortress 2

You would put "team fortress 2" after "-game". It should look like this:

Code:

hl2.exe -game team fortress 2

This is almost certainly incorrect. The -game won't work with spaces, and specifies a path relative to the hl2.exe/your working directory. Hl2.exe is actually in the team fortress 2 folder, so the correct thing is hl2.exe -game tf

Still not sure that's going to do it for you. If you're interested in running TF2 outside of Steam, this is relevant:
http://www.mithun.org/solus/tf2_demos_easymethod.pdf

[Teh_Spy]

But, it works for me.

Atleast, I think so XD Thanks for link.