`strafeHelper`

jaPRO

Needs review. The inventory/provenance evidence is recorded, but some behavior, options, or attribution still lacks a direct user-facing source.

Runs CG_StrafeHelper_f in the cgame module.

At a glance

Field	Value
Category	Movement & race
Feature family	Strafe helper
Module	`cgame`
Also registered in	`cgame`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Network scope	`client-only` — Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Derivation	`code-trace`
Confidence	`medium`
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	Yes — ingame.menu:972, ingame_strafehelper.menu:32, ingame_strafehelper.menu:52
Syntax	`strafeHelper [arguments]`
Cheat protected	No

Arguments and gating

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

Provenance

Origin: jaPRO

Ultimate-origin introduction: bdcd618c6771 in jaPRO (content authored 2018-09-03, integrated 2018-09-03)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c:2509
Attribution method: squash-feature-group-explicit-credit
Attribution confidence: medium
Notes: japro retains origin because content authorship and PR submission predate the project that merged the work first. The identifier’s single-prefix squash feature group explicitly credits japro.

Dated project introductions

Authored dates come from the exact registration’s first content commit, PR dates identify when work was proposed to each project, and integration dates come from each first-parent mainline. A project merging first does not override earlier upstream authorship or submission.

Project	Authored	PR opened	Integrated	Commit	Relationship
EternalJK	`2018-04-19`	—	`2018-04-19`	`1d5acfc05276`	Other project appearance
Vulkan	`2018-04-19`	—	`2018-04-19`	`1d5acfc05276`	Other project appearance
TaystJK	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Ultimate origin

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
`2019-04-21`	EternalJK	`7bd5df22796d` Prevent camera from jerking when toggling cg_thirdPerson/strafeHelper settings	Changed the registered command handler. `codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c`	`medium`
`2023-09-29`	TaystJK	`fe7a86d0fc89` · PR #10 Merge pull request #10 from taysta/dynamic-format-tables	Changed the registered command handler. `codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c`	`medium`
`2023-10-12`	TaystJK	`a07b984fe408` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘origin/master’	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/ui/ui_atoms.c`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c:2509 (cgame command table)
handler: codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c:1134