cg_shadows
Base Jedi Academy
Needs review. The inventory/provenance evidence is recorded, but some behavior, options, or attribution still lacks a direct user-facing source.
Controls cg_shadows in the cgame module. Consult the cited behavior reads before relying on values not listed here.
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Graphics & rendering |
| Module | cgame |
| Also registered in | cgame, renderer |
| Renderer | rd-dedicated, rd-rend2, rd-vanilla, rd-vulkan |
| Network scope | client-only — Local to the client/UI/renderer. |
| Derivation | code-trace |
| Confidence | high |
| In-game xdocs | No |
| In-game menu | Yes — ingame_setup.menu:2979 |
| Default | 1 |
| Value type | enum |
| Restart | No latch flag is registered. |
| Cheat protected | No |
Values
| Value | Meaning | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
0 |
Selects the code path tested for value 0. | codemp/cgame/cg_players.c:5453 |
1 |
Selects the code path tested for value 1. | codemp/cgame/cg_players.c:5477 |
2 |
Selects the code path tested for value 2. | codemp/cgame/cg_players.c:5487 |
Flags
CVAR_ARCHIVE— saved to the user configurationCVAR_NONE— fork/source-defined flag; see registration evidence
Registration-specific defaults
| Default | Module | Renderer | Compile condition |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
cgame |
— |
always |
1 |
renderer |
rd-dedicated |
always |
1 |
renderer |
rd-rend2 |
always |
1 |
renderer |
rd-vanilla |
always |
1 |
renderer |
rd-vulkan |
always |
Provenance
Origin: Base Jedi Academy
- Baseline evidence:
14cea1563762 - Upstream registration evidence: code/cgame/cg_main.cpp:335
- 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 | a09d4827fb0dAdded /codeJK2/ for JK2. Also did a whole bunch of other crap which I shouldn’t have, in hindsight. Have fun! |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. codeJK2/cgame/cg_main.cpp |
medium |
2013-04-07 |
OpenJK | b319c52fd4edMajor 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 |
2013-04-16 |
OpenJK | 714c868b42c6Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/Razish/OpenJK |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp, codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_local.h, codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_backend.cpp and 8 more |
high |
2013-04-19 |
OpenJK | 16007a014e0b19 externals left to fix in the SP modular renderer, doing a push/pull break here |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp |
medium |
2013-08-02 |
OpenJK | dd9bd9b9ae92Refactored renderer API, fixed some Ghoul2 crashes |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp, codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp |
medium |
2013-08-11 |
OpenJK | 794718e3fdfbMerge pull request #344 from Razish/qvmtest |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/ui/ui_main.c |
medium |
2014-01-30 |
OpenJK | d3a6d2b9b9d2[MP] Style: remove superfluous whitespace |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_ghoul2.cpp, codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_mesh.cpp |
medium |
2015-11-24 |
EternalJK | c8f6ea17a324Remove SP code |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. code/cgame/cg_main.cpp, code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp, codeJK2/cgame/cg_main.cpp |
medium |
2016-03-24 |
EternalJK | c9c6ab99fdd2Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK into japro |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp, codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp |
medium |
2017-12-29 |
EternalJK | 43b393062090Merge remote-tracking branch ‘upstream/master’ |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp, codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp |
medium |
2018-09-03 |
jaPRO | bdcd618c6771Import japro cgame |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/cgame/cg_players.c |
high |
2018-12-24 |
EternalJK | 7ccf8061df4fTweak cg_saberTrail 3 visual |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/cgame/cg_players.c |
medium |
2021-05-25 |
TaystJK | d7d7ce3234e6Added vanilla clone for code compare |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_backend.cpp, codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_ghoul2.cpp, codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp and 4 more |
medium |
2021-05-25 |
Vulkan | c4a9c87ef0e3Added vulkan renderer |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_backend.cpp, codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_light.cpp, codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h and 3 more |
high |
2021-10-24 |
Vulkan | bd3a458a8bb2Various fixes and upstream changes from Quake3e |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_shadows.cpp |
high |
2023-06-23 |
TaystJK | b6f420fe4766Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/JKSunny/EternalJK |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_ghoul2.cpp |
medium |
2023-10-03 |
TaystJK | 86c0756385ef · PR #12Rend2 (#12) |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp |
medium |
2024-02-03 |
TaystJK | 0c789787f79c · PR #110Rend2 updates (#110) |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. shared/rd-rend2/tr_animation.cpp, shared/rd-rend2/tr_backend.cpp, shared/rd-rend2/tr_cmds.cpp and 8 more |
medium |
2024-02-26 |
TaystJK | cd784cbf26da · PR #157Upstream update (#157) |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. shared/rd-rend2/tr_model_iqm.cpp |
medium |
Evidence
- registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:346 (XCVAR_DEF)
- registration: codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp:429 (Cvar_Get)
- registration: codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp:1687 (Cvar_Get)
- registration: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp:1739 (Cvar_Get)
- registration: codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp:901 (Cvar_Get)
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_players.c:5453
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_players.c:5477
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_players.c:5487
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_players.c:5510
- behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_players.c:5519