`cg_chatBoxShowCutoff`

EternalJK

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

Controls cg_chatBoxShowCutoff in the cgame module. Consult the cited behavior reads before relying on values not listed here.

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`0`
Value type	`bool`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Manually settable	Yes
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-only`: Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Category	Chat & social
Feature family	Chat box
Module	`cgame`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`code-trace`
Confidence	`medium`
Added	2020-08-10 in `3ea9b3c38` needs review (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	Disabled.	codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:10777
`1`	Enabled.	codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:10777

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND: saved to configuration without marking the cvar as user-created

Provenance

Origin: EternalJK

Ultimate-origin introduction: 3ea9b3c38f7b in EternalJK (content authored 2020-08-10, integrated 2020-08-10)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:68
Attribution method: shared-earliest-commit-lineage-order
Attribution confidence: medium
Notes: The earliest authored/submitted introduction is shared by eternaljk, taystjk, japro, vulkan; fork-lineage order selects eternaljk.

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	`2020-08-10`	—	`2020-08-10`	`3ea9b3c38f7b`	Ultimate origin
TaystJK	`2020-08-10`	—	`2020-08-10`	`3ea9b3c38f7b`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2020-08-10`	—	`2020-08-10`	`3ea9b3c38f7b`	Shared integration commit
Vulkan	`2020-08-10`	—	`2020-08-10`	`3ea9b3c38f7b`	Shared integration commit

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
`2020-08-11`	EternalJK	`17c84c9c315e` Fix chatbox emoji line cutoff?	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:81 (XCVAR_DEF)
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:10777
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:10846

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