`r_fullbright`

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

At a glance

Field	Value
Category	Graphics & rendering
Module	`renderer`
Also registered in	`renderer`
Renderer	`rd-dedicated`, `rd-rend2`, `rd-vanilla`, `rd-vulkan`
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	`float`
Restart	Yes; the value is latched.
Cheat protected	No

Values

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

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

Registration-specific defaults

Default	Module	Renderer	Compile condition
`0`	`renderer`	`rd-dedicated`	`always`
`0`	`renderer`	`rd-rend2`	`always`
`0`	`renderer`	`rd-vanilla`	`always`
`0`	`renderer`	`rd-vulkan`	`always`

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: code/renderer/tr_init.cpp:1144
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; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp`, `codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_local.h`, `codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_shader.cpp` and 6 more	`high`
`2013-04-19`	OpenJK	`16007a014e0b` 19 externals left to fix in the SP modular renderer, doing a push/pull break here	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-08-02`	OpenJK	`dd9bd9b9ae92` Refactored renderer API, fixed some Ghoul2 crashes	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp`, `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-11-21`	OpenJK	`c5bd9aa1b5d6` [SP] Adjusted renderer cvar defaults and flags	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2014-01-10`	OpenJK	`66a3ee395159` [MP] Fix some gcc warnings. Improve byte aliasing code	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_surface.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-11-16`	EternalJK	`83d2ef4ac09a` Unlock all cheat-protected renderer cvars	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-11-24`	EternalJK	`c8f6ea17a324` Remove SP code	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/rd-vanilla/tr_init.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/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp`, `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2016-04-23`	OpenJK	`34634e7dbad8` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2016-08-22`	EternalJK	`e6191dc834e0` Removed cheat protection for r_fullbright and r_lightmap as requested by pivot	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2016-08-27`	EternalJK	`b09c476bd587` Revert “Removed cheat protection for r_fullbright and r_lightmap as requested by pivot”	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2016-08-27`	EternalJK	`f2992e8e7911` Fixed: Removed cheat protection for r_fullbright and r_lightmap Requested by pivot	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2017-12-29`	EternalJK	`43b393062090` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘upstream/master’	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp`, `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-03-28`	EternalJK	`f538ffd0c99f` Fullbright skins in renderer	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_light.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-03-28`	EternalJK	`2441386f39c7` renamed to RF_FULLBRIGHT+open cgame example (duel shell)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_light.cpp`	`medium`
`2019-03-21`	EternalJK	`a4f3d1afc0ba` Fix RF_NOLOD on MD3s?	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_light.cpp`	`medium`
`2021-05-25`	TaystJK	`d7d7ce3234e6` Added vanilla clone for code compare	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp`, `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_light.cpp`, `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h` and 2 more	`medium`
`2021-05-25`	Vulkan	`c4a9c87ef0e3` Added vulkan renderer	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h`, `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_shader.cpp`	`high`
`2022-04-15`	Vulkan	`a781c5543017` Vulkan: Fix missing oneShotAnimMap & missing lightmap/vertexlight on certain surfaces	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_shader.cpp`, `codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_shade_geometry.cpp`	`high`
`2023-10-03`	TaystJK	`86c0756385ef` · PR #12 Rend2 (#12)	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2023-12-27`	TaystJK	`6761cbabf991` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘SunnyJK/master’	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_light.cpp`	`medium`
`2024-02-03`	TaystJK	`0c789787f79c` · PR #110 Rend2 updates (#110)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `shared/rd-rend2/tr_backend.cpp`, `shared/rd-rend2/tr_bsp.cpp`, `shared/rd-rend2/tr_light.cpp` and 2 more	`medium`
`2025-04-15`	rend2	`c98ecf977bd3` · PR #217 Rend2 update (#217)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `shared/rd-rend2/tr_light.cpp`	`medium`
`2026-06-18`	TaystJK	`9693491bc25a` · PR #346 Merge pull request #346 from taysta/rend2-cvars	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp:357 (Cvar_Get)
registration: codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp:1602 (Cvar_Get)
registration: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp:1666 (Cvar_Get)
registration: codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp:818 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_shader.cpp:2629
behavior: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_light.cpp:144
behavior: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_shade.cpp:237
behavior: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_shader.cpp:2908
behavior: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_surface.cpp:284