`g_startingItems`

jaPRO

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

Set with startingItems. Each bit is a separate option, so the command toggles one of them per use and leaves the rest alone. Setting a raw value by hand replaces every option at once.

Configured with /startingItems command.

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`0`
Value type	`bitmask`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Manually settable	Yes
Cheat protected	No
Configure with	`startingItems`
Network scope	`server-authoritative`: Owned or enforced by the server.
Category	Gameplay & combat
Module	`game`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`medium`
Added	2018-01-01 in `d9d510063` needs review (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Bits

Use startingItems to toggle one option at a time; see the command page for syntax. The value column is that bit on its own. The labels come from the source table.

| Bit | Value | Meaning | Read by | |:–|:–|:–|:–| | 1 | 2 | Seeker | — | | 2 | 4 | Shield | — | | 3 | 8 | Bacta | — | | 4 | 16 | Big Bacta | — | | 5 | 32 | Binoculars | — | | 6 | 64 | Sentry Gun | — | | 7 | 128 | Jetpack | — | | 8 | 256 | Health Dispenser | — | | 9 | 512 | Ammo Dispenser | — | | 10 | 1024 | E-WEB | — | | 11 | 2048 | Cloak | — | | 12 | 4096 | Ability to toggle /jetpack | — | | 13 | 8192 | Start with armor in duel gametype | — | | 14 | 16384 | Start with full armor in FFA | — | | 15 | 32768 | Start with full health after each kill | — |

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE: saved to the user configuration

Provenance

Origin: jaPRO

Ultimate-origin introduction: d9d510063ce6 in jaPRO (content authored 2014-01-11, integrated 2018-01-01)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/game/g_xcvar.h:275
Attribution method: squash-feature-group-explicit-credit
Attribution confidence: medium
Notes: The earliest authored/submitted introduction is shared by eternaljk, taystjk, japro, vulkan; fork-lineage order selects eternaljk. The identifier’s single-prefix squash feature group explicitly credits japro.

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	`2014-01-11`	—	`2018-01-01`	`d9d510063ce6`	Shared integration commit
TaystJK	`2014-01-11`	—	`2018-01-01`	`d9d510063ce6`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2014-01-11`	—	`2018-01-01`	`d9d510063ce6`	Ultimate origin
Vulkan	`2014-01-11`	—	`2018-01-01`	`d9d510063ce6`	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
`2023-12-11`	jaPRO	`9b57ee1b8566` · PR #55 Japro update (#55)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/game/g_client.c`, `codemp/game/g_combat.c`	`high`
`2024-01-06`	jaPRO	`668338988def` · PR #79 Japro update (#79)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/game/g_client.c`	`high`
`2024-03-05`	TaystJK	`9912f30e367f` · PR #166 Japro update (#166)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/game/ai_main.c`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/game/g_xcvar.h:274 (XCVAR_DEF)
behavior: codemp/game/ai_main.c:9017
behavior: codemp/game/g_client.c:3608
behavior: codemp/game/g_client.c:3610
behavior: codemp/game/g_client.c:3612
behavior: codemp/game/g_client.c:3614
documentation: docs/japro_docs.md:85

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