cg_logChat
EternalJK
Needs review. The inventory/provenance evidence is recorded, but some behavior, options, or attribution still lacks a direct user-facing source.
Controls cg_logChat in the cgame module. Consult the cited behavior reads before relying on values not listed here.
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Chat & social |
| 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 | No |
| Default | 1 |
| Value type | bitmask |
| Restart | No latch flag is registered. |
| Cheat protected | No |
Values
| Value | Meaning | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
8 |
Enables the JAPRO_CHATLOG_CENTERPRINT code path. |
codemp/cgame/cg_local.h:163 |
1 |
Enables the JAPRO_CHATLOG_ENABLE code path. |
codemp/cgame/cg_local.h:159 |
4 |
Enables the JAPRO_CHATLOG_OLDTIMESTAMP code path. |
codemp/cgame/cg_local.h:161 |
Flags
CVAR_ARCHIVE— saved to the user configuration
Provenance
Origin: EternalJK
- Ultimate-origin introduction:
f1b9b895897din EternalJK (content authored2015-11-18, integrated2015-11-18) - Upstream registration evidence: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:157
- 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 | 2015-11-18 |
— | 2015-11-18 |
f1b9b895897d |
Ultimate origin |
| TaystJK | 2015-11-18 |
— | 2015-11-18 |
f1b9b895897d |
Shared integration commit |
| jaPRO | 2015-11-18 |
— | 2015-11-18 |
f1b9b895897d |
Shared integration commit |
| Vulkan | 2015-11-18 |
— | 2015-11-18 |
f1b9b895897d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-03-25 |
EternalJK | 3deebad9ad1cRevert “Added chat logs from japp” |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/cgame/cg_main.c, codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h |
medium |
2018-09-03 |
jaPRO | bdcd618c6771Import japro cgame |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/cgame/cg_main.c, codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h |
high |
2018-12-20 |
EternalJK | 328d55f0062fChatlog options configurable with /chatlog |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c, codemp/cgame/cg_main.c, codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c |
medium |
2019-02-19 |
EternalJK | 180b40ba0cc1Chatbox/cgame chatlog code cleanup. |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c, codemp/cgame/cg_main.c, codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c |
medium |
2019-03-19 |
EternalJK | c55cb9d28c23Engine chat logging - don’t log “end log” message until something has been logged |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/cgame/cg_main.c |
medium |
2019-07-29 |
EternalJK | 7810594c683acg_chatSounds 2 will only beep for private and team messages |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c |
medium |
Evidence
- registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:186 (XCVAR_DEF)
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c:1929
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:10656
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_main.c:2718
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_main.c:3123
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c:1640