`cl_coloredTextShadows`

EternalJK

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

Toggle JK2 1.02-style colored text shadows

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`0`
Value type	`bool`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Manually settable	Yes
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-only`: Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Category	Graphics & rendering
Module	`renderer`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`medium`
Added	2017-12-03 in `82c74a03d` needs review (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	Disabled.	codemp/rd-common/tr_font.cpp:1625
`1`	Enabled.	codemp/rd-common/tr_font.cpp:1625

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE: saved to the user configuration

Provenance

Origin: EternalJK

Ultimate-origin introduction: 82c74a03d641 in EternalJK (content authored 2017-11-19, integrated 2017-12-04)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/rd-common/tr_font.cpp:1740
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	`2017-11-19`	—	`2017-12-04`	`82c74a03d641`	Ultimate origin
TaystJK	`2017-11-19`	—	`2017-12-04`	`82c74a03d641`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2017-11-19`	—	`2017-12-04`	`82c74a03d641`	Shared integration commit
Vulkan	`2017-11-19`	—	`2017-12-04`	`82c74a03d641`	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
`2017-12-29`	EternalJK	`77d8c46887a4` Change ri to value type for cl_coloredTextShadows	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-common/tr_font.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-09-03`	jaPRO	`bdcd618c6771` Import japro cgame	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-common/tr_font.cpp`	`high`
`2018-11-30`	EternalJK	`b02278460a3d` Register cl_coloredTextShadows in R_InitFonts	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-common/tr_font.cpp`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/rd-common/tr_font.cpp:1844 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: codemp/rd-common/tr_font.cpp:1625

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