`cg_killMessage`

jaPRO

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

Print a kill message on the screen when you kill someone

At a glance

Field	Value
Category	HUD & interface
Feature family	Killfeed
Module	`cgame`
Also registered in	`cgame`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Network scope	`client-only` — Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`medium`
In-game xdocs	Yes — codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:205
In-game menu	Yes — ingame_setup.menu:4048
Default	`1`
Value type	`enum`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Cheat protected	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	Kill messages won’t be printed	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:205
`1`	Kill messages will be printed, showing score and placement in FFA mode (Base behavior)	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:205
`2`	Kill messages will be printed, without score or current place in FFA mode	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:207
`3`	Kill messages will be placed higher on the screen than normal	codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:208

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE — saved to the user configuration

Provenance

Origin: jaPRO

Ultimate-origin introduction: bdcd618c6771 in jaPRO (content authored 2018-09-03, integrated 2018-09-03)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:68
Attribution method: squash-feature-group-explicit-credit
Attribution confidence: medium
Notes: 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	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Shared integration commit
TaystJK	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Ultimate origin
Vulkan	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	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
`2019-06-07`	EternalJK	`d47618c07ab1` Fix kill centerprint messages cutting off long player names+CG_Obituary cleanup	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_event.c`	`medium`
`2019-06-07`	EternalJK	`903ec12f6de8` cg_killMessage 2 will hide “Xnd place with points” line from kill messages	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_event.c`	`medium`
`2023-10-05`	TaystJK	`0c734b5f2ee4` · PR #13 Merge pull request #13 from taysta/killfeed	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_event.c`	`medium`
`2025-09-29`	TaystJK	`9ab5d982d35b` · PR #256 Merge pull request #256 from VincentMarnier/fix_killfeed	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_event.c`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:71 (XCVAR_DEF)
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_event.c:290
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_event.c:334
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_event.c:337
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_event.c:335
behavior: codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:205
documentation: codemp/ui/ui_xdocs.h:205