`set`

Base Jedi Academy

Set a cvar

At a glance

Field	Value
Syntax	`set <variable> <value>`
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-or-server`: Engine code in both the client and the dedicated server; each uses its own value.
Category	Engine & diagnostics
Module	`engine-shared`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`high`
Added	2013-04-08 in `14cea1563` (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	Yes: ingame_setup.menu:4544, ingame_setup.menu:4566, ingame_setup.menu:4588

Arguments and gating

No verified argument schema is available beyond the syntax shown above.

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: code/qcommon/cvar.cpp:887
Attribution method: present-in-openjk-initial-source-import
Attribution confidence: high
Notes: Identifier is present in OpenJK’s initial Raven source-import snapshot.

Later changes

These commits occur after the ultimate-origin introduction on TaystJK’s inherited first-parent lineage. Registration evidence is exact; behavior evidence requires a changed bound cvar reference or a changed registered command-handler hunk.

Date	Change source	Commit / subject	Evidence	Confidence
`2013-04-07`	OpenJK	`3b9054288cb6` Some FS/CVar/Security fixes. Causes issues right now.	Changed the registered command handler. `codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-08-15`	OpenJK	`f7058dcb5644` Add cvar_modified command, improve cvarlist command	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and the registered command handler. `codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-08-16`	OpenJK	`82badfabf174` Massive SP upgrade patch. Merges the console overhaul to SP. Fixes extension functions in SP. Rename qport to net_qport in SP. Remove alt-tab diasabler from SP. Fixed up command buffer code in SP. Fixed up configs loading on startup in SP.	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/qcommon/cvar.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-12-03`	OpenJK	`b12414718708` [MP] Improve cvar code a bit further. Based mostly on zturtleman/spearmint@778bce425a2e6b6860e9d5ec4c7fc736311f9351. With some changes for legacy support still (and extra cvars that should be allowed in mods, if the mods were incorrectly setting them). And also some other misc stuff related to OpenJK specific.	Changed the registered command handler. `codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp`	`high`
`2015-11-24`	EternalJK	`c8f6ea17a324` Remove SP code	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/qcommon/cvar.cpp`	`medium`
`2016-03-24`	EternalJK	`c9c6ab99fdd2` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK into japro	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and the registered command handler. `codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp:1619 (Cmd_AddCommand)
handler: codemp/qcommon/cvar.cpp:1068

Generated from source commit c722804317d7 on 2026-09-28. Anything merged after that is not reflected here.