`cg_debugGun`

OpenJK

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

Controls cg_debugGun 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	Yes
Network scope	`client-only`: Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Category	Engine & diagnostics
Module	`cgame`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`code-trace`
Confidence	`medium`
Added	2013-04-08 in `b319c52fd` 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_weapons.c:898
`1`	Enabled.	codemp/cgame/cg_weapons.c:898

Flags

CVAR_CHEAT: requires cheats

Provenance

Origin: OpenJK

Ultimate-origin introduction: b319c52fd4ed in OpenJK (content authored 2013-04-07, integrated 2013-04-07)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:77
Attribution method: shared-earliest-commit-lineage-order
Attribution confidence: medium
Notes: The earliest authored/submitted introduction is shared by openjk, eternaljk, rend2, taystjk, japro, newjk, vulkan; fork-lineage order selects openjk.

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
OpenJK	`2013-04-07`	—	`2013-04-07`	`b319c52fd4ed`	Ultimate origin
EternalJK	`2013-04-07`	—	`2013-04-07`	`b319c52fd4ed`	Shared integration commit
rend2	`2013-04-07`	—	`2013-04-07`	`b319c52fd4ed`	Shared integration commit
TaystJK	`2013-04-07`	—	`2013-04-07`	`b319c52fd4ed`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2013-04-07`	—	`2013-04-07`	`b319c52fd4ed`	Shared integration commit
NewJK / NewMod	`2013-04-07`	—	`2013-04-07`	`b319c52fd4ed`	Shared integration commit
Vulkan	`2013-04-07`	—	`2013-04-07`	`b319c52fd4ed`	Shared integration commit

Evidence

registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:297 (XCVAR_DEF)
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_weapons.c:898
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_weapons.c:900

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