cl_colorStringCount
EternalJK
Needs review. The inventory/provenance evidence is recorded, but some behavior, options, or attribution still lacks a direct user-facing source.
Engine-managed. The game maintains this value itself, so it is not a setting to change by hand: it is read-only after registration (CVAR_ROM); it is internal UI/engine state, hidden from every cvar listing (CVAR_INTERNAL).
Controls cl_colorStringCount in the engine-client module. Consult the cited behavior reads before relying on values not listed here.
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Default | 0 |
| Value type | bool |
| Restart | No latch flag is registered. |
| Manually settable | No; the game writes this value. |
| Cheat protected | No |
| Network scope | client-only: Local to the client/UI/renderer. |
| Category | Engine & diagnostics |
| Module | engine-client |
| Renderer | All / not renderer-specific |
| Derivation | code-trace |
| Confidence | medium |
| Added | 2016-03-21 in 9888b3f26 needs review (how to compare this against your build) |
| In-game xdocs | No |
| In-game menu | No |
Values
| Value | Meaning | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
0 |
Disabled. | codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3119 |
1 |
Enabled. | codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3119 |
Flags
CVAR_ARCHIVE: saved to the user configurationCVAR_INTERNAL: internal UI/engine stateCVAR_ROM: read-only after registration
Provenance
Origin: EternalJK
- Ultimate-origin introduction:
9888b3f266edin EternalJK (content authored2016-03-21, integrated2016-03-21) - Upstream registration evidence: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3346
- 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 | 2016-03-21 |
— | 2016-03-21 |
9888b3f266ed |
Ultimate origin |
| TaystJK | 2016-03-21 |
— | 2016-03-21 |
9888b3f266ed |
Shared integration commit |
| jaPRO | 2016-03-21 |
— | 2016-03-21 |
9888b3f266ed |
Shared integration commit |
| Vulkan | 2016-03-21 |
— | 2016-03-21 |
9888b3f266ed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-03-22 |
EternalJK | 6a99a7571a97Improved /colorName + bugfixes /colorName works the same way as /colorString examples: /colorName -1 will remove all color from your name /colorName 10 will use all colors on your name /colorName 1 2 5 6 will color your name red, green, cyan, and magenta |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/client/cl_main.cpp |
medium |
2019-03-19 |
EternalJK | 1bcb29af6443Implement Blackwolf’s Discord Integration |
Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. codemp/client/cl_main.cpp |
medium |
2019-06-13 |
EternalJK | 986358853af6chat styles |
Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. codemp/client/cl_main.cpp |
medium |
Evidence
- registration: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3447 (Cvar_Get)
- behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3119
- behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3163
- behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3192
- behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3196
- behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3205
Generated from source commit c722804317d7 on 2026-09-28. Anything merged after that is not reflected here.