`r_smartpicmip`

EternalJK

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

Applies r_picmip setting to map textures only.

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`1`
Value type	`bool`
Restart	Yes; the value is latched.
Manually settable	Yes
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-only`: Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Category	Graphics & rendering
Module	`renderer`
Renderer	`rd-rend2`, `rd-vanilla`, `rd-vulkan`
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`medium`
Added	2017-12-28 in `668821b03` needs review (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	Disabled.	codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_image.cpp:1047
`1`	Enabled.	codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_image.cpp:1047

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
`1`	`renderer`	`rd-rend2`	`always`
`1`	`renderer`	`rd-vanilla`	`always`
`1`	`renderer`	`rd-vulkan`	`always`

Provenance

Origin: EternalJK

Ultimate-origin introduction: 668821b03696 in EternalJK (content authored 2017-12-20, integrated 2017-12-28)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp:1625
Attribution method: shared-earliest-commit-lineage-order
Attribution confidence: medium
Notes: The earliest authored/submitted introduction is shared by eternaljk, taystjk, japro, vulkan; fork-lineage order selects eternaljk. Dated commit evidence identifies later registration changes relative to the origin snapshot.

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	`2017-12-20`	—	`2017-12-28`	`668821b03696`	Ultimate origin
TaystJK	`2017-12-20`	—	`2017-12-28`	`668821b03696`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2017-12-20`	—	`2017-12-28`	`668821b03696`	Shared integration commit
Vulkan	`2017-12-20`	—	`2017-12-28`	`668821b03696`	Shared integration commit
NewJK / NewMod	`2026-08-09`	—	`2026-08-09`	`686cbf9b649b`	Other project appearance

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
`2017-12-29`	EternalJK	`43b393062090` Merge remote-tracking branch ‘upstream/master’	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-01-06`	EternalJK	`a2acfb6b9129` Merge pull request #11 from Bucky21659/master	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-01-24`	EternalJK	`8365e2db3b6b` Alt+tabbing now triggers chat bubble.	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating; and an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp`	`medium`
`2018-07-22`	EternalJK	`fae0fd307416` Merge branch ‘feature/update-game’ into develop	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.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_local.h`	`medium`
`2021-05-25`	TaystJK	`8da84889da43` re-added r_smartpicmip support	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_image.cpp`	`medium`
`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`
`2024-02-03`	TaystJK	`0c789787f79c` · PR #110 Rend2 updates (#110)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `shared/rd-rend2/tr_image.cpp`, `shared/rd-rend2/tr_local.h`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp:1522 (Cvar_Get)
registration: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp:1653 (Cvar_Get)
registration: codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp:805 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_image.cpp:1047
behavior: codemp/rd-vulkan/vk_image.cpp:1425
behavior: shared/rd-rend2/tr_image.cpp:2455

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