`cl_maxPackets`

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 cl_maxPackets in the engine-client module. Consult the cited behavior reads before relying on values not listed here.

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`100`
Value type	`int`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Manually settable	Yes
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-only`: Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Category	Server & networking
Module	`engine-client`
Also registered in	`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	No

Values

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

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE: saved to the user configuration

Registration-specific defaults

Default	Module	Renderer	Compile condition
`100`	`cgame`	`—`	`always`
`100`	`engine-client`	`—`	`always`

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: code/client/cl_main.cpp:1234
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
`2013-04-16`	OpenJK	`714c868b42c6` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/Razish/OpenJK	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/client/cl_main.cpp`	`high`
`2013-08-11`	OpenJK	`794718e3fdfb` Merge pull request #344 from Razish/qvmtest	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/ui/ui_main.c`	`medium`
`2014-04-03`	OpenJK	`7197cd614a8c` [SP] Remove some unnecessary network-related cvars	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/client/cl_main.cpp`	`medium`
`2014-11-24`	OpenJK	`337687913865` [MP] More sane limits for cl_maxPackets	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/client/cl_input.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-06-17`	EternalJK	`d93386f34b71` Major ingame setup menu overhaul.	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/ui/ui_main.c`	`medium`
`2018-01-01`	jaPRO	`d9d510063ce6` Merge branch ‘japro-ejk’	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/client/cl_input.cpp`	`high`
`2018-05-24`	EternalJK	`097a0d05fa4e` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘bucky/master’	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/client/cl_main.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-09-03`	jaPRO	`bdcd618c6771` Import japro cgame	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_view.c`, `codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h`	`high`
`2023-09-25`	TaystJK	`09f29d37943e` [SETTINGS] Use more sane default settings for maxpackets and thirdpersonrange	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h`, `codemp/client/cl_main.cpp`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:203 (XCVAR_DEF)
registration: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:3347 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: codemp/client/cl_input.cpp:1520
behavior: codemp/client/cl_input.cpp:1523
behavior: codemp/client/cl_input.cpp:1528
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_view.c:2627
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_view.c:2610

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