Er, I think Beaner means the command screen, not the console. Heck, maybe he meant both.
I know, you can hit "C" in game to get a large map, but it doesn't have the command screen functionality... and since T:V beta is feature complete he isn't going to get it, except maybe via a mod.
sc4r4b: I miss the plasma gun, too. I find myself trying to use the burner the same way I would use the plasma gun, and end up qwning myself in the process (forgetting it takes energy, firing where teammates are going, etc). I think I like it better than it deserves, at the moment; s'pose I just have to adjust.