`cl_running`

Base Jedi Academy

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).

Is the client running?

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-or-server`: Engine code in both the client and the dedicated server; each uses its own value.
Category	Engine & diagnostics
Module	`engine-shared`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`high`
Added	2013-04-08 in `14cea1563` (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	Disabled.	codemp/client/cl_console.cpp:1296
`1`	Enabled.	codemp/client/cl_console.cpp:1296

Flags

CVAR_ROM: read-only after registration

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: code/qcommon/common.cpp:1051
Attribution method: present-in-openjk-initial-source-import
Attribution confidence: high
Notes: Identifier is present in OpenJK’s initial Raven source-import 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
`2013-08-11`	OpenJK	`56662deccb4c` Fixed Com_Error for Linux/Mac again	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/qcommon/common.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-11-11`	OpenJK	`2e90f9c19be1` [MP] Removed leftover delayFreeVM references. Init lastTime to 0 in Com_Frame. Bring back ERR_NEED_CD handling just for conformity sake. Init the jakey randomizer first thing in Com_Init.	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/qcommon/common.cpp`	`medium`
`2014-01-20`	OpenJK	`649941d04db2` [MP] Merge cmd files into cmd.cpp. Improve cmdlist functionality. Add file buffer alias union.	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/qcommon/cmd.cpp`	`medium`
`2014-01-30`	OpenJK	`d3a6d2b9b9d2` [MP] Style: remove superfluous whitespace	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/server/sv_client.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-11-24`	EternalJK	`c8f6ea17a324` Remove SP code	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/qcommon/common.cpp`	`medium`
`2016-03-24`	EternalJK	`c9c6ab99fdd2` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK into japro	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/qcommon/common.cpp`	`medium`
`2017-12-28`	EternalJK	`668821b03696` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘origin/master’	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/server/sv_client.cpp`	`medium`
`2017-12-29`	EternalJK	`43b393062090` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘upstream/master’	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/server/sv_client.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-01-01`	jaPRO	`d9d510063ce6` Merge branch ‘japro-ejk’	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/server/sv_client.cpp`	`high`
`2025-11-15`	TaystJK	`c318e71b7c60` · PR #271 Merge pull request #271 from slash-fr/fix-lugormod-compat	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/qcommon/cmd.cpp`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/qcommon/common.cpp:1481 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: codemp/client/cl_console.cpp:1296
behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:812
behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:909
behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:2478
behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:2685

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