`r_forceSunMapLightScale`

rend2

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

Controls r_forceSunMapLightScale in the renderer module. Consult the cited behavior reads before relying on values not listed here.

At a glance

Field	Value
Category	Gameplay & combat
Module	`renderer`
Also registered in	`renderer`
Renderer	`rd-rend2`
Network scope	`client-only` — Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Derivation	`code-trace`
Confidence	`high`
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No
Default	`1.0`
Value type	`float`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Cheat protected	Yes

Values

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

Flags

CVAR_CHEAT — requires cheats

Provenance

Origin: rend2

Ultimate-origin introduction: be28b4edd6c7 in rend2 (content authored 2013-10-08, integrated 2023-10-03)
TaystJK integration evidence: 86c0756385ef
Origin pull request: #12
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp:1542
Attribution method: introduction-commit-explicit-credit
Attribution confidence: high

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
OpenJK	`2013-10-08`	—	`2023-10-03`	`be28b4edd6c7`	Shared integration commit
rend2	`2013-10-08`	—	`2023-10-03`	`be28b4edd6c7`	Ultimate origin
TaystJK	`2023-10-03`	2023-09-30	`2023-10-03`	`86c0756385ef`	Other project appearance
jaPRO	`2023-10-03`	—	`2023-10-03`	`86c0756385ef`	Other project appearance
NewJK / NewMod	`2026-08-09`	—	`2026-08-09`	`686cbf9b649b`	Other project appearance

Evidence

registration: codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp:1577 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: shared/rd-rend2/tr_scene.cpp:364