`r_allowSoftwareGL`

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

At a glance

Field	Value
Category	Graphics & rendering
Module	`engine-shared`
Also registered in	`engine-shared`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Network scope	`client-only` — Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Derivation	`code-trace`
Confidence	`high`
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No
Default	`0`
Value type	`bool`
Restart	Yes; the value is latched.
Cheat protected	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	Disabled.	shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp:602
`1`	Enabled.	shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp:602

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND — saved to configuration without marking the cvar as user-created
CVAR_LATCH — latched until the relevant subsystem or map is restarted

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: code/win32/win_glimp.cpp:1638
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/win32/win_glimp.cpp`	`high`
`2013-04-18`	OpenJK	`c2bb91dfb8d0` Added the Ghoul 2 crap to the SP modular renderer. Next up: more unresolved symbols and RMG.	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/win32/win_glimp.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-04-24`	OpenJK	`f6cadd34c6ab` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/Razish/OpenJK into modrender-port	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/unix/linux_glimp.c`	`high`
`2013-08-02`	OpenJK	`dd9bd9b9ae92` Refactored renderer API, fixed some Ghoul2 crashes	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/win32/win_glimp.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-11-02`	OpenJK	`3cd6879507ff` [SP] Clean up renderer files, removed ununsed files	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/win32/win_glimp.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-11-24`	EternalJK	`c8f6ea17a324` Remove SP code	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/win32/win_glimp.cpp`	`medium`
`2016-03-26`	EternalJK	`045d03ae795c` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK into japro	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp`	`medium`
`2016-09-30`	OpenJK	`13791f7ad4fe` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK.git	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/win32/win_glimp.cpp`	`medium`
`2017-08-31`	OpenJK	`913e3cc57ec7` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK.git	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp`	`medium`
`2021-10-24`	Vulkan	`bd3a458a8bb2` Various fixes and upstream changes from Quake3e	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp`	`high`

Evidence

registration: shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp:795 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp:602