`com_priority`

EternalJK

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

Duno, -1 = do nothing, 1 = low priority, 2 = normal priority, 3 = high priority? i guess??

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`-1`
Value type	`string`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Manually settable	Yes
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	`medium`
Added	2018-11-27 in `20755a5d4` needs review (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`-1`	Do nothing.	codemp/qcommon/common.cpp:1496
`1`	Low priority.	codemp/qcommon/common.cpp:1496
`2`	Normal priority.	codemp/qcommon/common.cpp:1496
`3`	High priority? i guess??.	codemp/qcommon/common.cpp:1496

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND: saved to configuration without marking the cvar as user-created
CVAR_NORESTART: preserved across cvar restart

Provenance

Origin: EternalJK

Ultimate-origin introduction: 20755a5d4be0 in EternalJK (content authored 2018-11-27, integrated 2018-11-27)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/qcommon/common.cpp:1278
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	`2018-11-27`	—	`2018-11-27`	`20755a5d4be0`	Ultimate origin
TaystJK	`2018-11-27`	—	`2018-11-27`	`20755a5d4be0`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2018-11-27`	—	`2018-11-27`	`20755a5d4be0`	Shared integration commit
Vulkan	`2018-11-27`	—	`2018-11-27`	`20755a5d4be0`	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
`2018-11-27`	EternalJK	`2340addf5998` Don’t set custom process priority by default	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/qcommon/common.cpp`, `shared/sys/sys_win32.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-11-29`	EternalJK	`243d1eb42584` Change com_priority print messages to dprints	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/qcommon/common.cpp`, `shared/sys/sys_win32.cpp`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/qcommon/common.cpp:1496 (Cvar_Get); condition defined(_WIN32)
behavior: shared/sys/sys_win32.cpp:256
behavior: shared/sys/sys_win32.cpp:261
behavior: shared/sys/sys_win32.cpp:264
behavior: shared/sys/sys_win32.cpp:267
behavior: shared/sys/sys_win32.cpp:270

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