`sv_paused`

Base Jedi Academy

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

Engine-managed. The game maintains this value itself, so it is not a setting to change by hand: it is read-only after registration (CVAR_ROM).

Controls sv_paused in the engine-shared module. Consult the cited behavior reads before relying on values not listed here.

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`0`
Value type	`bool`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Manually settable	No; the game writes this value.
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-or-server`: Engine code in both the client and the dedicated server; each uses its own value.
Category	Server & networking
Module	`engine-shared`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`code-trace`
Confidence	`high`
Added	2013-04-08 in `14cea1563` (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`0`	Disabled.	codemp/client/cl_cgame.cpp:964
`1`	Enabled.	codemp/client/cl_cgame.cpp:964

Flags

CVAR_ROM: read-only after registration

Provenance

Origin: Base Jedi Academy

Baseline evidence: 14cea1563762
Upstream registration evidence: code/qcommon/common.cpp:1049
Attribution method: present-in-openjk-initial-source-import
Attribution confidence: high
Notes: Identifier is present in OpenJK’s initial Raven source-import 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
`2013-04-07`	OpenJK	`d1043c837228` Pause code fixes (ioq3)	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/client/cl_cgame.cpp`, `codemp/client/cl_main.cpp`, `codemp/server/sv_main.cpp`	`medium`
`2014-01-30`	OpenJK	`d3a6d2b9b9d2` [MP] Style: remove superfluous whitespace	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/client/cl_main.cpp`	`medium`
`2015-11-24`	EternalJK	`c8f6ea17a324` Remove SP code	Changed registration, default, flags, module, renderer scope, handler, or gating. `code/qcommon/common.cpp`	`medium`
`2019-07-26`	EternalJK	`830c185c50e9` don’t timeout during demo pause	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/client/cl_main.cpp`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/qcommon/common.cpp:1479 (Cvar_Get)
behavior: codemp/client/cl_cgame.cpp:964
behavior: codemp/client/cl_input.cpp:1690
behavior: codemp/client/cl_main.cpp:2308
behavior: codemp/server/sv_main.cpp:1008
behavior: codemp/server/sv_main.cpp:1013

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