`cl_consoleShiftRequirement`

JK2MV

Require shift key to be pressed for native console key detection

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	Engine & diagnostics
Module	`engine-client`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`high`
Added	2024-02-19 in `b6f5ff52c` (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	Disabled.	shared/sdl/sdl_input.cpp:269
`1`	Enabled.	shared/sdl/sdl_input.cpp:269

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE: saved to the user configuration

Provenance

Origin: JK2MV

TaystJK integration evidence: b6f5ff52cbac
Origin pull request: #140
Matching squash bullet: [Shared] Replace CARET shift check when using cl_consoleUseScanCode with a check for cl_consoleShiftRequirement.
Attribution method: identifier-adjacent-explicit-credit
Attribution confidence: high
Notes: An identifier-adjacent source/commit/PR line explicitly credits jk2mv.

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
OpenJK	`2023-11-03`	2023-11-06	`2024-02-08`	`01697e61fe58`	Other project appearance
rend2	`2023-11-03`	—	`2024-02-19`	`49adb7447c9f`	Other project appearance
TaystJK	`2024-02-19`	2024-02-09	`2024-02-19`	`b6f5ff52cbac`	Other project appearance
jaPRO	`2024-02-19`	—	`2024-02-19`	`b6f5ff52cbac`	Other project appearance

Evidence

registration: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3406 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: shared/sdl/sdl_input.cpp:269

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