`r_volumetricFogScale`

rend2

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

Temporarily scales volumetric fog density

At a glance

Field	Value
Category	Graphics & rendering
Feature family	Volumetric fog
Module	`renderer`
Also registered in	`renderer`
Renderer	`rd-rend2`
Network scope	`client-only` — Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`medium`
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No
Default	`1.0`
Value type	`float`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Cheat protected	No

Values

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

Flags

CVAR_TEMP — temporary and not archived

Provenance

Origin: rend2

Ultimate-origin introduction: 3c0bc65b40ea in rend2 (content authored 2025-02-21, integrated 2025-02-25)
TaystJK integration evidence: c98ecf977bd3
Origin pull request: #217
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp:1552
Attribution method: squash-feature-group-explicit-credit
Attribution confidence: medium
Notes: The identifier’s single-prefix squash feature group explicitly credits rend2.

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
rend2	`2025-02-21`	—	`2025-02-25`	`3c0bc65b40ea`	Ultimate origin
TaystJK	`2025-04-15`	2025-04-07	`2025-04-15`	`c98ecf977bd3`	Other project appearance
jaPRO	`2025-04-15`	—	`2025-04-15`	`c98ecf977bd3`	Other project appearance
NewJK / NewMod	`2026-08-09`	—	`2026-08-09`	`686cbf9b649b`	Other project appearance

Evidence

registration: codemp/rd-rend2/tr_init.cpp:1587 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: shared/rd-rend2/tr_backend.cpp:2445