`cg_drawTeamOverlay`

Base Jedi Academy

Draw the team overlay for team-based gametypes

At a glance

Field	Value
Category	Gameplay & combat
Module	`cgame`
Also registered in	`cgame`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Network scope	`client-only` — Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`high`
In-game xdocs	Yes — codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:133
In-game menu	Yes — ingame_setup.menu:4152, setup.menu:2802
Default	`0`
Value type	`enum`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Cheat protected	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	The team overlay is not drawn	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:133
`1`	The team overlay is drawn	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:133
`2`	The team overlay is drawn, excluding the local client	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:134
`3`	The new team overlay is drawn	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:135
`4`	The new team overlay is drawn, excluding the local client	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:136
`5`	The vertical team overlay is drawn	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:138
`6`	The vertical team overlay is drawn, excluding the local client	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:138

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE — saved to the user configuration

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/cgame/cg_main.c:1005
Attribution method: present-in-openjk-initial-source-import
Attribution confidence: high
Notes: Identifier is present in OpenJK’s initial Raven source-import snapshot. Dated commit evidence identifies later registration changes relative to the origin 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	`b319c52fd4ed` Major codemp cleanup. Ported modbase. Restructured VS2010 projects.	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/cgame/cg_main.c`, `codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h`	`medium`
`2014-03-02`	OpenJK	`6f4aadcbd269` [MP] CGame: Moved some cvar code to cg_cvar.c	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_cvar.c`	`medium`
`2018-05-16`	EternalJK	`5df1fad1b1f6` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘bucky/master’	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h`	`medium`
`2018-09-03`	jaPRO	`bdcd618c6771` Import japro cgame	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`, `codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h`	`high`
`2022-04-24`	TaystJK	`72f6921bb38a` hud/timer tweaks	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`	`medium`
`2022-04-24`	TaystJK	`81882b7ee881` #13 new team overlays - cg_drawTeamOverlay 3/4	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`	`medium`
`2024-02-27`	TaystJK	`baa02905f40f` · PR #130 Merge pull request #130 from taysta/tribes-clientside	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`	`medium`
`2025-09-29`	TaystJK	`c1db680833db` · PR #257 Merge pull request #257 from VincentMarnier/fix_drawteamoverlay2	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`	`high`
`2025-09-29`	TaystJK	`bc7b9fb3a9e9` · PR #258 Merge pull request #258 from taysta/teamoverlay-new	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`	`medium`
`2026-08-06`	TaystJK	`17085eaeadd0` · PR #356 Merge pull request #356 from taysta/teamoverlay3	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`, `codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h`	`high`

Evidence

registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:53 (XCVAR_DEF)
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_cvar.c:50
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:6109
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:6129
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:6211
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:6335
documentation: codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:133