Don't misinform him, console can be executed even in final build with "game.exe -console".
i wasn't intentionally misinforming him.
i had no idea that was even a thing.
Success!
Thank you all for your help! I added "-console /" to the game shortcut properties and with AltGr + Ö I was able to bring up the console and enter the cheat codes. Wouldn't have thought it would work in a similar way to Half-life. :D
