How do I hide the HUD and weapon in Killing Floor 2?

Enable cheats in the console, then type ToggleScreenShotMode. It removes the HUD, arms and weapon from view. ToggleHUD and ShowHands 0 do the same piece by piece.

Which command spawns a ZED that I can control for a photo?

Use SpawnDebugAI followed by the ZED name. Unlike SpawnZed, it creates a character with working AI that you can command through the AI console list.

Does the FOV command still work?

No. Since the Summer 2018 update (v1067) the FOV command no longer works. WeapFoV still changes the arms and weapon zoom.

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KF2 Photography Mode: Console Commands for Screenshots

Killing Floor 2 has no dedicated photo mode, but the console offers enough commands to stage clean screenshots and short scenes. This guide, written in the early access days and later annotated for update v1067, walks through the setup: enabling cheats, keeping a wave alive, hiding the interface, posing ZEDs and moving the camera.

Console setup for a photo session Spawning a placeholder ZED so the wave does not end while you shoot.

Getting started

Start a solo game on any map and length. Hell on Earth is recommended because it unlocks the advanced ZED moves.
In the lobby open the console (tilde or F3) and enter EnableCheats. Most commands fail without cheats. Cheats also stop perk progression and stay on until another map loads.
Begin the first wave. Before clearing it, type Ghost, fly to a spot out of reach and run SpawnZed ClotU. This dummy keeps the wave from ending.
Clean up with ClearCorpses and ClearSplatters to remove bodies and blood you do not want in frame.

Cleaning the scene Corpses and blood can be removed with console commands.

Entering photography mode

Enter ToggleScreenShotMode. The HUD, arms and weapon disappear.

Screenshot mode active Screenshot mode hides the interface.

Other useful commands:

ToggleHUD or ShowHud: toggle the HUD.
ShowHands x: show (1) or hide (0) the weapon and arms.
ToggleDoF: added depth of field on the weapon; no longer works.
FOV x: change the camera zoom. Sprinting resets it. Since update v1067 this command no longer works.
WeapFoV x: zoom the arms and weapon. It must be set for each weapon, and aiming down sights resets it.

Weapon FOV example Changing field of view for the weapon.

Default camera keybinds

Key	Effect
F4	Pauses everything except you (some shadows vanish)
Left Bracket	Permanent slow motion without the white flash
Right Bracket	Back to normal speed
Backslash	Speeds up the game
Delete, PgDn	Third person view
End	First person view
Insert	Wide third person view
PgUp	Static camera, good for loadout shots
Home	Very close third person

Custom keybinds

Use setbind yourKey yourCommand, for example setbind f1 enablecheats. Chain several commands with a pipe inside quotes: setbind F2 "doshme 999999|opentradermenu". Quotes are required for commands containing spaces. Very long chains may not work reliably.

Posing ZEDs

Use SpawnDebugAI instead of SpawnZed. It creates a ZED with working AI that you can steer from the console. Names mostly match the ZED names, but the Clots differ:

SpawnDebugAI ClotU: Cyst (Underdeveloped Clot)
SpawnDebugAI ClotS: Slasher
SpawnDebugAI ClotA: Clot (Alpha Clot)

Type AI in the console to list the available commands (the F3 console lets you scroll the list with the arrow keys). With them any debug ZED can wander, look at you, become enraged or perform special actions, such as forcing a Husk to explode.

ZED command list The AI command list for debug ZEDs.

Tips

Weapon animations break at very high WeapFoV values (around 120 and above), so keep it moderate.
If a debug ZED keeps respawning, try the ToggleZedsIgnoreMe toggle, though it does not fix every case.
For more console commands see Console commands list.

FAQ

How do I hide the HUD and weapon in Killing Floor 2?: Enable cheats in the console, then type ToggleScreenShotMode. It removes the HUD, arms and weapon from view. ToggleHUD and ShowHands 0 do the same piece by piece.
Which command spawns a ZED that I can control for a photo?: Use SpawnDebugAI followed by the ZED name. Unlike SpawnZed, it creates a character with working AI that you can command through the AI console list.
Does the FOV command still work?: No. Since the Summer 2018 update (v1067) the FOV command no longer works. WeapFoV still changes the arms and weapon zoom.