`r_mode`

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_mode 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`, `engine-shared`
Renderer	`rd-dedicated`
Network scope	`client-only` — Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Derivation	`code-trace`
Confidence	`high`
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No
Default	`4`
Value type	`int`
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 — saved to the user configuration
CVAR_LATCH — latched until the relevant subsystem or map is restarted

Registration-specific defaults

Default	Module	Renderer	Compile condition
`-2`	`engine-shared`	`—`	`always`
`4`	`renderer`	`rd-dedicated`	`always`

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: code/renderer/tr_init.cpp:1130
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-vanilla/tr_init.cpp` and 1 more	`high`
`2013-05-11`	OpenJK	`f203e799b14c` Merge branch ‘master’ of https://github.com/Razish/OpenJK into modrender-port	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`high`
`2013-08-02`	OpenJK	`dd9bd9b9ae92` Refactored renderer API, fixed some Ghoul2 crashes	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-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2013-08-11`	OpenJK	`794718e3fdfb` Merge pull request #344 from Razish/qvmtest	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/ui/ui_main.c`	`medium`
`2014-01-10`	OpenJK	`39731cf76033` [MP] Replaced a good chunk of Com_Printf usage in the renderer with ri->Printf.	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-02-07`	OpenJK	`a7c43677a2bb` Merge pull request #613 from JACoders/sdl2-windows-port	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`, `shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-03-21`	OpenJK	`fed7864b6a8f` [Shared] Rework window creation for OpenGL	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-06-21`	EternalJK	`e1abb59c8c45` Added aspect ratio support.	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/ui/ui_main.c`	`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`	`medium`
`2017-12-04`	jaPRO	`b713e21a0ea8` Merge pull request #1 from Bucky21659/master	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp`	`high`
`2017-12-29`	EternalJK	`43b393062090` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘upstream/master’	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-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2021-05-25`	TaystJK	`d7d7ce3234e6` Added vanilla clone for code compare	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h`	`medium`
`2021-05-25`	Vulkan	`c4a9c87ef0e3` Added vulkan renderer	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h`	`high`
`2021-10-24`	Vulkan	`bd3a458a8bb2` Various fixes and upstream changes from Quake3e	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_info.cpp`	`high`
`2023-10-03`	TaystJK	`86c0756385ef` · PR #12 Rend2 (#12)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2024-02-03`	TaystJK	`0c789787f79c` · PR #110 Rend2 updates (#110)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `shared/rd-rend2/tr_local.h`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp:345 (Cvar_Get)
registration: shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp:807 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp:821
behavior: shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp:824
behavior: shared/sdl/sdl_window.cpp:826
behavior: codemp/ui/ui_main.c:6216
behavior: codemp/ui/ui_main.c:6295