`cg_thirdPersonVertOffset`

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_thirdPersonVertOffset in the cgame module. Consult the cited behavior reads before relying on values not listed here.

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`16`
Value type	`float`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Manually settable	Yes
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-only`: Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Category	HUD & interface
Feature family	Third-person camera
Module	`cgame`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`code-trace`
Confidence	`high`
Added	2013-04-08 in `14cea1563` (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	Yes: ingame_camera.menu:450, ingame_camera.menu:467, ingame_camera.menu:490

Values

No discrete value list is enforced or documented in the inspected source.

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE: saved to the user configuration

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: code/cgame/cg_main.cpp:394
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	`a09d4827fb0d` Added /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	`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`
`2015-11-24`	EternalJK	`c8f6ea17a324` Remove SP code	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/cgame/cg_main.cpp`, `codeJK2/cgame/cg_main.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-09-03`	jaPRO	`bdcd618c6771` Import japro cgame	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c`, `codemp/cgame/cg_view.c`	`high`
`2019-01-14`	JK2MV	`18a8e8c9a528` FPS independent camera damping (cg_cameraFPS from fau’s SaberMod)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_view.c`	`medium`
`2019-04-21`	EternalJK	`7bd5df22796d` Prevent camera from jerking when toggling cg_thirdPerson/strafeHelper settings	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:362 (XCVAR_DEF)
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_view.c:2618
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_consolecmds.c:500
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_view.c:302
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_view.c:312
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_view.c:358

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