• List of Cvars
  • Additional or changed cvars
    • Client
      • cl_ - Additional or changed
      • demo_ - Additional or changed
      • in_ - Additional or changed
      • r_ - Additional or changed
      • r_ - Additional or changed RENDERER2 (WIP)
      • s_ - Additional or changed
      • UNSAFE client cvars
    • Server
      • sv_ - Additional or changed
    • Mod
      • cg_ - Additional or changed
      • g_ - Additional or changed
      • omnibot_ - Additional
      • lua - Additional or changed
      • skill_ - Additional
      • team_ - Additional
      • ui_ - Additional
    • Common
      • com_ - Additional or changed
      • db_ - Additional
      • irc_ - Additional
  • Removed cvars
  • Cvar types
  • Cvar flags

List of Cvars¶

Cvars (console variables) are options that can be used to change the game’s behavior. They can be set from inside a configuration file, the command line or (in most cases) from the console. Some CVARs might also require you to restart the client or server, depending on their function.

Additional or changed cvars¶

Client¶

cl_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
cl_allowDownload	int	1	Download missing files externally when available. A value of 2 disables any sound during download.
			0 - disabled
			1 - enabled
			2 - enabled & no sound
cl_avidemotype	int	0	Type of picture to be taken with cl_forceavidemo.
			0 - screenshot silent
			1 - screenshotJPEG silent
			2 - Avi output
cl_lang	string	en	Changes the game language. Note: translations are unfinished - any help is appreciated.
			en - English
			fr - French
			de - German
			it - Italian
			es - Spanish
			pl - Polish
			nl - Dutch
			cs - Czech
			se - Swedish
			fi - Finnish
			da - Danish
			pt - Portugese
			no - Norwegian
cl_langdebug	int	0	Prints a list of missing translations for the selected language to console and also creates a text file with missing translations.

demo_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
demo_weaponcam	int	0	Triggers weapon cam view.

in_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
in_joystick	int	0	General joystick initialization. Requires a vid_restart.
in_joystickNo	int	0	Specifies active joystick.
in_joystickThreshold	float	0.15	Sets joystick threshold sensitivity. (vanilla cvar joy_threshold)
in_joystickUseAnalog	int	1	Sets analog/digital joystick.
in_keyboardDebug	int	0	Shows key identifier upon key press in the console.
in_mouse	int	1	Mouse input settings.
			-1 - windib (Win only)
			0 - disabled
			1 - raw
			2 - warping/non raw

r_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
r_availableModes	string	N/A	Contains all supported screen resolutions detected by libSDL. this cvar is not used by ET:L atm.
r_bonesdebug	int	0	Debuging bones (cheats enabled only):	(-)
			1 - don’t draw the actual surface
			2 - prints debug info about lod, verts and tris
			3 - tracks debug stats and prints it
			4 - prints stats for the complete model (not per-surface)
			5 -
			6 -
			7 -
			8 -
			9 -
			10 -
r_displayRefresh	int	0	Sets refresh rate
r_maxpolys	int	4096	Max polys per scene. This cvar was never active in genuine ET. ET: L maximum value is 16384. Increase this only on high end computers!
r_maxpolyverts	int	8192	Max polys per scene. This cvar was never active in genuine ET. ET: L maximum value is 32768. Iincrease this only on high end computers!
r_mode	int	-2	Changes the current screen resolution (requires vid_restart to take effect). Type modelist in console to see all resolutions.	(?)
			-2 - desktop video resolution
			3 - 640*480
			4 - 800*600
			5 - 960*720
			6 - 1024*768
			7 - 1152*864
			8 - 1280*1024
			9 - 1600*1200
			10 - 2048*1536
			11 - 856*480 Wide Screen
			12 - 1366x768 (16:9)
			13 - 1440x900 (16:10)
			14 - 1680x1050 (16:10)
			15 - 1600x1200
			16 - 1920x1080 (16:9)
			17 - 1920x1200 (16:10)
			18 - 2560x1440 (16:9)
			19 - 2560x1600 (16:10)
			20 - 3840x2160 (16:10)
r_ext_multisample	int	0	Enables Anti-Aliasing.
r_ext_texture_filter_anisotropic	int	0	Enables texture anisotropic filtering.
r_ext_max_anisotropy	int	2	Sets largest supported anisotropy.
r_gamma	float	1.3	Adjusts gamma level. doesn’t work on some systems, issue #56	–
r_showLightInteractions	int	0	R2 only. Shows surface structures (magenta is surface triangles, cyan is surface grid, and gray is surface face etc) ... needs some light source.
r_saveFontData	int	0	Allows generation of .tga and .dat files from a TrueType font. Must be set by running ET:L with +set r_saveFontData 1. Setting it ingame is pointless as it will get reset to 0 when the game is restarted and new font files won’t be generated.	–

r_ - Additional or changed RENDERER2 (WIP)¶

These are the cvars from R2.

TODO:

• There are more R2 cvars in tr_common.h (shared with r1)

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
r_allowExtensions		?	No Description
r_ambientScale		?	No Description
r_bloom		?	No Description
r_bloomBlur		?	No Description
r_bloomPasses		?	No Description
r_cameraFilmGrainScale		?	No Description
r_cameraPostFX		?	No Description
r_cameraVignette		?	No Description
r_chcIgnoreLeaves		?	No Description
r_chcMaxPrevInvisNodesBatchSize		?	No Description
r_chcMaxVisibleFrames		?	No Description
r_chcVisibilityThreshold		?	No Description
r_clear		?	No Description
r_collapseStages		?	No Description
r_colorMipLevels		?	No Description
r_compressDiffuseMaps		?	No Description
r_compressNormalMaps		?	No Description
r_compressSpecularMaps		?	No Description
r_cullShadowPyramidCurves		?	No Description
r_cullShadowPyramidFaces		?	No Description
r_cullShadowPyramidTriangles		?	No Description
r_debugLight		?	No Description
r_debugShadowMaps		?	No Description
r_debugSort		?	No Description
r_debugSurface		?	No Description
r_depthOfField		?	No Description
r_detailTextures		?	No Description
r_diffuseLighting		?	No Description
r_drawBuffer		?	No Description
r_drawEntities		?	No Description
r_drawFoliage		?	No Description
r_drawpolies		?	No Description
r_drawsun	int	1	Controls drawing of the sun.
r_drawWorld		?	No Description
r_dynamicBspOcclusionCulling		?	No Description
r_dynamicEntityOcclusionCulling		?	No Description
r_dynamicLight		?	No Description
r_dynamicLightOcclusionCulling		?	No Description
r_dynamicLightShadows		?	No Description
r_evsmPostProcess		?	No Description
r_extCompressedTextures		?	No Description
r_extDepthBoundsTest		?	No Description
r_extDrawBuffers		?	No Description
r_extFramebufferBlit		?	No Description
r_extFramebufferObject		?	No Description
r_extGenerateMipmap		?	No Description
r_extHalfFloatPixel		?	No Description
r_extMultitexture		?	No Description
r_extOcclusionQuery		?	No Description
r_extPackedDepthStencil		?	No Description
r_extStencilTwoSide		?	No Description
r_extStencilWrap		?	No Description
r_extTextureEnvAdd		?	No Description
r_extTextureFilterAnisotropic		?	No Description
r_extTextureFloat		?	No Description
r_extTextureNonPowerOfTwo		?	No Description
r_extVertexArrayObject		?	No Description
r_facePlaneCull		?	No Description
r_fastsky	int	0	Controls whether sky should be cleared or drawn.
r_finish		?	No Description
r_flareCoeff	N/A	N/A	No Description	⚠️
r_flareFade	int	7	No Description	⚠️
r_flares	int	1	No Description
r_flaresSize	int	40	No Description	⚠️
r_forceAmbient		?	No Description
r_forceSpecular		?	No Description
r_gamma	float	1	No Description
r_hdrContrastOffset		?	No Description
r_hdrContrastThreshold		?	No Description
r_hdrDebug		?	No Description
r_hdrGamma		?	No Description
r_hdrKey		?	No Description
r_hdrLightmap		?	No Description
r_hdrLightmapCompensate		?	No Description
r_hdrLightmapExposure		?	No Description
r_hdrLightmapGamma		?	No Description
r_hdrMaxLuminance		?	No Description
r_hdrMinLuminance		?	No Description
r_hdrRendering		?	No Description
r_hdrToneMappingOperator		?	No Description
r_heatHazeFix		?	No Description
r_highQualityNormalMapping		?	No Description
r_ignore	int	1	No Description	⚠️
r_ignoreGLErrors		?	No Description
r_intensity		?	No Description
r_lightScale	float	1	Scales the light by givven value (static & dynamic)
r_lockPvs		?	No Description
r_lodBias	int	0	Set level of details bias
r_lodScale		?	No Description
r_lodTest		?	No Description
r_logFile		?	No Description
r_mapOverBrightBits		?	No Description
r_materialScan	bitmask	3	Sets paths for shader parsing.
			1 - parse vanilla shaders
			2 - parse renderer2 shaders
r_maxPolys		?	No Description
r_maxPolyVerts		?	No Description
r_measureOverdraw	int	0	Enables stencil buffer overdraw measurement	⚠️
r_noBind		?	No Description
r_noCull		?	No Description
r_noCurves		?	No Description
r_noFog		?	No Description
r_noInteractionSort		?	No Description
r_noLightFrustums		?	No Description
r_noLightScissors		?	No Description
r_noLightVisCull		?	No Description
r_noMarksOnTrisurfs		?	No Description
r_noportals		?	No Description
r_noreFresh		?	No Description
r_normalMapping	int	0	Enables normal mapping
r_normalScale		?	No Description
r_noShadowFrustums		?	No Description
r_noShadowPyramids		?	No Description
r_noVis		?	No Description
r_offsetFactor		?	No Description
r_offsetUnits		?	No Description
r_overBrightBits		?	No Description
r_parallaxDepthScale		?	No Description
r_parallaxMapping		?	No Description
r_parallelShadowSplits		?	No Description
r_parallelShadowSplitWeight		?	No Description
r_picMip		?	No Description
r_portalOnly		?	No Description
r_portalSky		?	No Description
r_precomputedLighting		?	No Description
r_printShaders		?	No Description
r_railCoreWidth	int	16	No Description
r_railSegmentLength	int	32	No Description
r_railWidth	int	96	No Description
r_recompileShaders		?	No Description
r_reflectionMapping	int	0	Enables cubemap based specular mapping
r_rimExponent		?	No Description
r_rimLighting		?	No Description
r_rotoscope		?	No Description
r_rotoscopeBlur		?	No Description
r_roundImagesDown		?	No Description
r_screenshotJpegQuality		?	No Description
r_screenSpaceAmbientOcclusion		?	No Description
r_shadowBlur		?	No Description
r_shadowLodBias		?	No Description
r_shadowLodScale		?	No Description
r_shadowMapDepthScale		?	No Description
r_shadowMapLinearFilter		?	No Description
r_shadowMapLuminanceAlpha		?	No Description
r_shadowMapQuality		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeHigh		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeLow		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeMedium		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeSunHigh		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeSunLow		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeSunMedium		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeSunUltra		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeSunVeryHigh		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeUltra		?	No Description
r_shadowMapSizeVeryHigh		?	No Description
r_shadowOffsetFactor		?	No Description
r_shadowOffsetUnits		?	No Description
r_shadows		?	No Description
r_showBatches		?	No Description
r_showBspNodes		?	No Description
r_showCluster		?	No Description
r_showCubeProbes		?	No Description
r_showDecalProjectors		?	No Description
r_showDeluxeMaps		?	No Description
r_showEntityTransforms		?	No Description
r_showImages		?	No Description
r_showLightBatches		?	No Description
r_showLightGrid		?	No Description
r_showLightInteractions		?	No Description
r_showLightMaps		?	No Description
r_showLightScissors		?	No Description
r_showLightTransforms		?	No Description
r_showOcclusionQueries		?	No Description
r_showParallelShadowSplits		?	No Description
r_showShadowLod		?	No Description
r_showShadowMaps		?	No Description
r_showShadowVolumes		?	No Description
r_showSkeleton		?	No Description
r_showSky		?	No Description
r_showTris	int	0	No Description
r_simpleMipMaps		?	No Description
r_singleShader		?	No Description
r_skipBackEnd	int	0	No Description	⚠️
r_skipLightBuffer	int	0	No Description	⚠️
r_smoothNormals		?	Do another extra smoothing for normals to avoid flat shading experimenta
r_softShadows		?	No Description
r_specularExponent		?	No Description
r_specularExponent2		?	No Description
r_specularScale		?	No Description
r_speeds		?	No Description
r_staticLight		?	No Description
r_stitchCurves		?	No Description
r_subDivisions		?	No Description
r_textureMode		?	No Description
r_uiFullScreen		?	No Description
r_vboCurves		?	No Description
r_vboFaces		?	No Description
r_vboFoliage		?	No Description
r_vboLighting		?	No Description
r_vboModels		?	No Description
r_vboShadows		?	No Description
r_vboSmoothNormals		?	No Description
r_vboTriangles		?	No Description
r_vboVertexSkinning		?	No Description
r_vertexLighting		?	No Description
r_wolfFog		?	No Description
r_worldInlineModels		?	No Description
r_wrapAroundLighting		?	No Description
r_zNear	int	3	No Description	⚠️

s_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
s_alPrecache	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alGain	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alAvailableDevices	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alDevice	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alDriver	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alDopplerFactor	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alDopplerSpeed	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alGraceDistance	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alMinDistance	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alMaxDistance	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alRolloff	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_alSources	TODO	-1	OpenAL only - <enter description>
s_debugStreams	int	0	TMP var to debug streams in OpenAL and DMA sound
s_device	int	-1	Specifies the used sound device. Enter command /sndlist for available devices.
s_initsound	int	1	Sound and sound system control.
			0 - disabled
			1 - Base
			2 - OpenAL
s_muteWhenMinimized	int	1	Mutes the sound when the game window is minimized.
s_muteWhenUnfocused	int	0	Mutes the sound when the game window is not in focus.

UNSAFE client cvars¶

The settings of following cvars are unsafe in vanilla renderer and might cause crashes and other side effects.
These cvars can be restored to default values by the after crash dialog.

• s_initsound
• r_allowExtensions
• r_ext_compressed_textures
• r_ext_multitexture
• r_ext_texture_filter_anisotropic
• r_texturebits
• r_mode
• r_stencilbits
• r_depthbits
• r_colorbits
• r_ignorehwgamma
• r_ext_multisample
• r_primitives (some ATI cards require a value of 2 instead default 0)

Server¶

sv_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
sv_advert	bitmask	1	Controls whether to send information to ET master server or tracker.
			1 - master server
			2 - Tracker
sv_dl_timeout	int	300	Seconds without any message from downloading or preparing clients. See also sv_timeout - default value is decreased to 40
sv_ipMaxClients	int	0	Limits connections per IP to cvar value.
sv_masterX	string		URL of the master server. User can add custom cvars sv_master3 to sv_master5 with addresses of additional master servers, e.g. set sv_master3 example.com
sv_master1		etmaster.idsoftware.com
sv_master2		master.etlegacy.com
sv_master{3,4,5}		""
sv_protect	bitmask	1	Getstatus response limit protection.	(\)
			0 - unprotected
			1 - ioquake3 method
			2 - OpenWolf method
			4 - console output
sv_protectLog	string	""	When string is set all sv_protect and server security related messages are written into separate log file.
sv_dlRate	int	100	Speed of direct server download (in kilobytes per second).
sv_minRate	int	0	No description yet.
sv_wh_active	int	0	When set to "1", the wallhack prevention code is activated.
sv_wh_bbox_horz	int	60	These is the horizontal dimension (in Quake units) of the players’ bounding boxes used for performing line-of-sight traces. All eight corners of the bounding box are checked for visibility.
sv_wh_bbox_vert	int	100	These is the vertical dimension (in Quake units) of the players’ bounding boxes used for performing line-of-sight traces. All eight corners of the bounding box are checked for visibility.
sv_wh_add_xy	int	0	When set to "1" the modified position of invisible opponents will contain a bit of X/Y direction information.
sv_zombietime	int	2	add description

Mod¶

cg_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
cg_automapZoom	float	5.159	Adjusts the zoom level of the HUD compass. Lowering this value means zooming out.
cg_countryFlags	boolean	1	Toggles the country flags GeoIP functionality on client side.
cg_drawTime	bitmask	0	Draws the local time in the HUD.
			0 - disabled
			1 - enabled
			2 - draw seconds
			4 - 12h am/pm
cg_drawPing	boolean	0	Toggles ping display.
cg_drawspeed	int	0	Draws player speed.
			0 - disabled
			1 - UPS
			2 - KPH
			3 - MPH
			4 - UPS + highest
			5 - KPH + highest
			6 - MPH + highest
cg_logFile	string	""	Sets the name of the chat log file saved in the client’s 'legacy’ folder. When nothing is set, chat log is disabled.
cg_shadows	int	1	Type of shadows to display.
			0 - none
			1 - blob
			2 - Stencil (currently broken)
			3 - Projection (currently broken)
			4 - Polygon (currently broken)
cg_hitsounds	bitmask	0	Hit sound control.
			0 - none
			1 - all
			2 - no body hit sound
			4 - no head hit sound
			8 - no team hit sound
cg_locations	bitmask	3	Controls behaviour of location views.
			0 - coordinates only
			1 - names fireteam only
			2 - names team chat only
			3 - team & fireteam chat
cg_optimizePrediction	int	1	Enables optimized prediction for the client.
cg_quickchat	int	0	Controls behaviour of alt quick chat.
			0 - disabled
			1 - team
			2 - fireteam only
cg_spawnTimer_period	int	20	Don’t modify. Use console commands /timerSet and /resetTimer instead.
cg_spawnTimer_set	int	0	Don’t modify. Use console commands /timerSet and /resetTimer instead.
cg_tracers	bitmask	1	Controls visibility of bullet tracers.	(\)
			0 - Don’t show
			1 - Show all
			2 - Show only own
			3 - Show only enemy
cg_fireteamLatchedClass	boolean	1	Toggles the fire team members latched class display.
cg_altHud	bitmask	0	Controls the hud style.
			0 - Default hud
			1 - Custom hud 1
			2 - Custom hud 2
cg_popupStayTime	int	2500	Sets the time which the popups will stay visible in milliseconds.
cg_popupFadeTime	int	2000	Sets the delay in which the popups will fade away is milliseconds.
cg_fontScaleTP	float	0.35	Resizes the font of the top printed messages (Warmup message and Spectator label).
cg_fontScaleSP	float	0.22	Resizes the font of the side printed messages (Limbo/Fireteam/Vote/Obituaries/Skill upgrade).
cg_fontScaleCP	float	0.22	Resizes the font of the center printed messages (CenterPrint/Objective Info/Skill reward).
cg_fontScaleCN	float	0.25	Resizes the font of the Crosshair name labels.
cg_graphicObituaries	int	0	Display graphical obituaries.
			0 - disabled
			1 - victim - killer
			2 - killer - victim
cg_drawCrosshairNames	int	1	Draws crosshair name when aiming at teammates.
			0 - disabled
			1 - draw name
			2 - draw coloured name
cg_drawCrosshairInfo	bitmask	3	Draws crosshair info when aiming at teammates.
			0 - disabled
			1 - draw class
			2 - draw rank
cg_voiceText	int	1	Enable voice text (changed from cg_noVoiceText).
cg_voiceChat	int	1	Enable voice chat (changed from cg_noVoiceChat).

g_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
g_antiwarp	int	1	Enables Zinx’s ETPro antiwarp.
			0 - disabled
			1 - enabled
g_campaignFile	string	""	Allows admins to specify a specific campaign file, to prevent server from referencing every pk3 on the server and forcing players to download every referenced pk3 on the server.
g_countryFlags	bitflag	1	Toggles the country flags GeoIP functionality server side.
			0 - disabled
			1 - enabled
			2 - displays server location for bots
			4 - display player’s country in connect string
g_corpses	int	0	Enables 'unlimited’ corpses.
g_customConfig	string	""	Custom config file. (These *.config files are different from the *.cfg files. See sources etmain/configs
g_debugHitboxes	int	0/1/2	CVAR_CHEAT only, for debug purpose. A value of 1 shows hitboxes in ClientEndFrame, a value of 2 shows hitboxes in ClientThink_real
g_dropAmmo	int	0	Number of ammo packs dropped when field opp player reaches limbo death.
g_dropHealth	int	0	Number of health packs dropped when medic player reaches limbo death.
g_excludedMaps	string	""	Used to exclude map that would otherwise be listed in the map voting list. The format is ":map1:map2:map3:", where mapX is the .bsp name. Note that each mapname must be fully surrounded by ":" otherwise the map will not be excluded. (g_gametype is 6 only)
g_fieldopsChargeTime	int	40000	Changed from g_LTChargeTime
g_fixedPhysics	int	0	Enables or disables physics corrections related to player frame rates. Mathematical rounding errors directly related to certain player frame rates would allow for slightly increased jumping height and distance. With this enabled, rounding errors are avoided, and some artificial rounding error is introduced to simulate those errors, and thus the advantage negated. g_fixedPhysicsFPS(cvar) controls the FPS the added rounding error emulates.
g_fixedPhysicsFPS	int	125	Sets the emulated FPS value when calculating the artificial rounding errorused in g_fixedPhysics. The "magic" numbers to use for this setting are 76,125, and 333, however, 125 works well and since this value is used as the default for several other mods, it should feel comfortable to most players.
g_gametype	int	N/A	Gametype that the server should use to order and run maps.
			2 - objective
			3 - stopwatch
			4 - campaign
			5 - last man standing
			6 - map voting
g_intermissionTime	int	60	Set the duration (in seconds) for which the end-of-game screens display before loading the next map.
g_intermissionReadyPercent	int	100	The percentage of players who need to hit the 'READY’ button, to move on to the next map without waiting 'g_intermissionTime’ to run out.
g_ip_max_clients	int	3	Limits connections per IP to cvar value. Obsolete. This has been moved to sv_ipMaxClients in ET: L 2.76!
g_mapConfigs	string	""	Relative path to the directory that contains map-specific config files. Create this directory inside of your legacy-folder. Allows you to execute a custom config file for each map. The config file for a map has to be named the same as the map with the extension .cfg, for instance oasis.cfg. You should also create a default.cfg file which will be read before the map-specific config files.
g_mapscriptdirectory	string	"mapscripts"	Relative path to the directory that contains custom mapscripts. Create this directory inside of your legacy-folder. Similar to ETPro’s b_mapScriptsDirectory. New (not empty string) default value since 2.78
g_mapVoteFlags	int	0	Ways to change how map voting does work. (g_gametype is 6 only) 1 - Changes the tie breaker so that the map not played the longest wins. 2 - Intermission doesn’t end until g_intermissionReadyPercent people have voted. If there are no players connected to the server, intermission will end at the timeout. Note: This means that if there are spectators connected and not voting, the next map will not load until those spectators either vote, disconnect, or get kicked by the system! 4 - Multi-voting. Allows everybody to vote for 3 maps instead of one. First map of choice gets 3 votes, the second 2 and the third map gets one. 8 - Don’t randomize the maps, they will always appear in the same order. 16 - A passed nextmap vote will start the intermission and lets players vote which map should be played next. Note: One of the two teams will automatically be displayed as the current map winner. 32 - Disables the ready button during intermission.
g_maxMapsVotedFor	int	6	How many maps are presented to users for voting upon during intermission (g_gametype is 6 only).
g_maxWarp	int	4	This allows you to control the amount of "warping" that players with high packet loss can do. The [integer] is the number of server frames that you allow a player to miss before their next movement is put in check. A server frame is 50ms on a typical server (sv_fps set to 20). This means that if you set g_maxWarp to 5 you won’t allow players to warp from point A to point B if that distance takes an normal player 1/4 of a second to travel. Setting this to 1 is a good way to drive off just about everyone from your server.
g_minMapAge	int	3	How long a map is ineligible for voting, after it is played (g_gametype is 6 only).
g_misc	bitflag	0	1 - disable vertical shoving when g_shove is enabled, 2 - medic syringe heal, 4 - combine Arty & Strike timers, 8 - display owner of dynamite, 16 - display owner of landmine, 32 - players loose spawn shield when weapons are fired,
g_moverScale	float	1.0	Multiplicator for mover speed.
g_multiview	int	0	0 - disables multiview server side, else enabled
g_pronedelay	int	0	Enables delayed proning (like in etpro). When enabled adds max spread for a second and increases the prone time from 750ms to 1750ms.
			0 - disabled
			1 - enabled
g_protect	bitmask	0	Mod side security options. See also sv_protect.	(\)
			0 - no protection
			1 - no auto ref for localhost clients
g_resetXPMapCount	int	0	Under construction (g_gametype is 6 only)
g_shove	int	80	Enables pushing for players. A value of 0 disables shoving. Bots can use shove by adding 64 to omnibot_flags.
g_skillRating	int	2	Enable skill rating algorithm.
			0 - disabled
			1 - standard
			2 - includes map bias
g_stickycharge	int	0	It controls when the charge is reset or restored, following b_stickycharge behavior, the etpro cva
			0 - full reset on spawn
			1 - resets the charge on each respawn, unless /kill was issued
			2 - never resets the charge
g_voting	bitmask	0	Various voting options.
			1 - use total voters instead of total players to decide if a vote passes
			2 - successful votes do not count against vote limit
			4 - append "(called by name)" in vote string

omnibot_ - Additional¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
omnibot_enable	int	0	See Omni-Bot installation instructions
omnibot_flags	int	0	See Omni-Bot installation instructions
omnibot_logsize	int	0	See Install Omni-Bot - Optional Log Size
omnibot_path	string	""	ET: Legacy requires Omni-bot version 0.8.4 See Omni-Bot installation instructions
omnibot_playing	int	0	See Omni-Bot installation instructions

lua - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
lua_modules	string	""	Space separated list of lua modules to load. Modules will be run in the order listed.
lua_allowedModules	string	""	If set, only lua modules with the matching sha1 signatures listed in this cvar will be allowed to load.

Changing either cvar will cause all currently loaded modules to :quit and be unloaded until the next map_restart.

skill_ - Additional¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
skill_soldier	string	"20 50 90 140"	This controls the amount of soldier XP required to advance a level per skill. All 4 levels must be filled out to work properly. A value of -1 disables a particular skill.
skill_medic	string	"20 50 90 140"	This controls the amount of medic XP required to advance a level per skill. All 4 levels must be filled out to work properly. A value of -1 disables a particular skill.
skill_fieldops	string	"20 50 90 140"	This controls the amount of fieldops XP required to advance a level per skill. All 4 levels must be filled out to work properly. A value of -1 disables a particular skill.
skill_engineer	string	"20 50 90 140"	This controls the amount of engineer XP required to advance a level per skill. All 4 levels must be filled out to work properly. A value of -1 disables a particular skill.
skill_covertops	string	"20 50 90 140"	This controls the amount of covertops XP required to advance a level per skill. All 4 levels must be filled out to work properly. A value of -1 disables a particular skill.
skill_battlesense	string	"20 50 90 140"	This controls the amount of battle sense XP required to advance a level per skill. All 4 levels must be filled out to work properly. A value of -1 disables a particular skill.
skill_lightweapons	string	"20 50 90 140"	This controls the amount of light weapons XP required to advance a level per skill. All 4 levels must be filled out to work properly. A value of -1 disables a particular skill.

team_ - Additional¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
team_airstrikeTime	int	10	The amount of time in seconds that must pass between airstrikes per team.
team_artyTime	int	10	The amount of time in seconds that must pass between artillery strikes per team.
team_maxSoldiers	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Soldiers allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxMedics	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Soldiers allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxEngineers	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Medics allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxFieldops	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Field Ops allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxCovertops	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Covert Ops allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxMortars	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Mortars allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxFlamers	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Flamethrower allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxMg42s	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of MG42 allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxPanzers	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Panzerfaust allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxRiflegrenades	int	-1	Set a limit on the number of Rifle Grenades allowed on each team (-1 is unlimited)
team_maxLandmines	int	10	Sets the maximum number of landmines a team can have plant.

ui_ - Additional¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
ui_serverBrowserSettings	bitmask	0	Server browser security features. This cannot be changed in console but can be set from the init command line.	⚠️
			0 - enhanced security
			1 - allow server redirection
			2 - allow humans count display for all ET:Legacy servers
			4 - allow phony server facade display

Common¶

com_ - Additional or changed¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
com_ansiColor	int	0 (Windows)	Enables color output in the system console.
		1 (Unix)
com_downloadURL	string	""	Specifies the address which is used for the download command.
com_introplayed	int	0	When the value is 1, intro is not played upon game start.
com_pidfile	string	profiles/name/profile.pid (client)	Full path to the pid file (contains process id).
		etlegacy_server.pid (server)

db_ - Additional¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
db_mode	int	0	0 - disabled, 1 - sqlite3 memory tables, 2 - sqlite3 file tables
db_uri	string	0	URI (file name) of database

irc_ - Additional¶

Cvar	Type	Default	Description	ET:L-specific
irc_mode	bitmask	0	IRC client options
			0 - default
			1 - Direct connect on startup
			2 - Override irc nickname
			4 - Mute channel
irc_server	string	irc.freenode.net	Name of IRC server
irc_channel	string	#etlegacy	Name of IRC channel - no '#' required
irc_port	int	6667	Port of IRC server
irc_nickname	string	"ETLegacy Player"	The nick name of IRC user
irc_kick_rejoin	int	0	Auto rejoin time after kick
irc_reconnect_delay	int	100	Reconnect time in ms

Removed cvars¶

Cvar	Description
cg_animState	Unused
cg_bigFont	Unused
cg_blinktime	Unused
cg_bobyaw	Unused
cg_botMenuType	Cvar used to implement context sensitive bot menu. If this is set to "engineer", for instance, then only engineer commands will show up. Unused.
cg_cameraMode	Unused
cg_cameraOrbit	Unused
cg_cameraOrbitDelay	Unused
cg_deferPlayers	Unused
cg_drawTeamOverlay	Unused
cg_enableBreath	q3 relic
cg_fastSolids	Unused
cg_footsteps	Useless cheat protected cvar - no known use case.
cg_gun_fovscale	Obsolete
cg_ignore	Unused
cg_message	Unused
cg_messagePlayer	Unused
cg_messagePlayerName	Unused
cg_movespeed	Unused
cg_norender	Nonsens/obsolete.
cg_noTaunt	Unused
cg_popupLimboMenu	Unused
cg_popupTime	Removed - no delay for popups.
cg_railTrailTime	Removed - static value of 50.
cg_runpitch	Removed - never working cvar
cg_runroll	Removed - never working cvar
cg_specHelp	Multi view only.
cg_smallFont	Unused
cg_stereoSeparation	Unused
cg_timescaleFadeEnd	Unused
cg_timescaleFadeSpeed	Unused
cg_viewSize	Unused. Originally set the % of screen actually displaying rendered game.
cg_zoomDefaultBinoc	Unused
cg_zoomDefaultFG	Unused
cg_zoomDefaultSnooper	Unused
cg_zoomFov	Unused
cg_zoomStepBinoc	Unused
cg_zoomStepSnooper	Unused
cg_zoomStepFG	Unused
ch_font	Unused
cl_anonymous	Unused. It was part of userinfo, but the iD Master Server seems not to mind when it is missing.
cl_language	New cvar to set language is cl_lang so we don’t interfere with integer based vanilla cvar
cl_inGameVideo	Obsolete/removed
cl_visibleClients	Unused
cl_waitForFire	Unused
con_debug	Unused
con_restricted	Relic from commercial games which restricted console usage.
com_cameraMode	Unused
com_noErrorInterrupt	Unused
devdll	Unused
dmflags	Q3 relic.
fraglimit	Q3 relic.
fs_apppath	Unused. Search the .app bundle for .pk3 files.
fs_buildpath	Unused
fs_buildgame	Unused
fs_cdpath	Unused
fs_copyfiles	Unused
fs_restrict	Restrictions on mod/content usage. Demo and beta testing relic.
g_footstepAudibleRange	Unused
g_fraglimit	Unused
g_letterbox	Unused
g_oldCampaign	Unused
g_podiumDist	Unused
g_podiumDrop	Unused
g_quadfactor	Unused
g_rankings	Unused
g_showHeadshotRatio	Unused
g_smoothClients	Obsolete.
g_teamAutoJoin	Unused
g_warmupLatch	Unused
in_macMouseDivider	Obsolete/removed
in_midi	Windows only, unused
in_midiport	Windows only, unused
in_midichannel	Windows only, unused
in_mididevice	Windows only, unused
joy_threshold	Renamed to in_joystickThreshold
joy_xbutton	Obsolete/removed
joy_ybutton	Obsolete/removed
mv_sensitivity	Multi view only.
r_clampToEdge	OpenGL 1.2 GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE support.
r_ext_NV_fog_dist	Nvidia specific extensions. r_nv_fogdist_mode is required by the N!tmod NxAC Client Cvars Scanner. See FAQ
r_nv_fogdist_mode
r_ext_ATI_pntriangles	ATI specific extensions.
r_ati_truform_tess
r_ati_truform_normalmode
r_ati_truform_pointmode
r_dlightBacks	Unused
r_ext_compiled_vertex_array	No longer used.
r_ext_gamma_control	Unused
r_glDriver	OpenGL driver.
r_glIgnoreWicked3D	Unused
r_inGameVideo	Obsolete/removed
r_smp	SMP has been removed - see #44
r_showmodelbounds	Code commented out.
r_showSmp	SMP has been removed - see #44
r_stereoEnabled	Removed
r_stereo	Unused
r_stereoSeparation	Unused
r_textureAnisotropy	Replaced by r_ext_texture_filter_anisotropic. See above.
r_railCoreWidth	Unused
r_verbose	Unused
r_anaglyphMode	Unused
r_buildScript	Unused (com_buildScript)
r_rmse	Unused
r_aviMotionJpegQuality	Unused
server_autoconfig	Replaced by g_customConfig
sv_allowAnonymous	Obsolete
sv_keywords	Only used in combination with fs_restrict.
sv_serverRestarting	Set when server is being restarted, but never used.
sv_dl_maxRate	sv_dlRate introduced instead.
ui_arenasFile	Unused
ui_autoredirect	Automatic redirection has been removed. User input is required.
ui_bigFont	Unused
ui_botsFile	Unused
ui_browserGameType	Unused
ui_browserMaster	Unused
ui_browserShowPunkBuster	Obsolete
ui_browserSortKey	Unused
ui_clipboardName	Unused
ui_cmd	Unused
ui_ctf_capturelimit	Unused
ui_ctf_timelimit	Unused
ui_ctf_friendly	Unused
ui_ffa_fraglimit	Unused
ui_ffa_timelimit	Unused
ui_isSpectator	Obsolete
ui_limboObjective	Unused
ui_limboOptions	Unused
ui_limboPrevOptions	Unused
ui_master	Unused
ui_notebookCurrentPage	Unused
ui_prevClass	Unused
ui_prevTeam	Unused
ui_prevWeapon	Unused
ui_Q3Model	Unused. Relic from Quake III Arena where it switched between Team Arena and Q3 models.
ui_singlePlayerActive	Unused
ui_smallFont	Unused
ui_spAwards	Unused
ui_spScores1	Unused
ui_spScores2	Unused
ui_spScores3	Unused
ui_spScores4	Unused
ui_spScores5	Unused
ui_spSelection	Unused
ui_spSkill	Unused
ui_spVideos	Unused
ui_team_fraglimit	Unused
ui_team_timelimit	Unused
ui_team_friendly	Unused
ui_userTimeLimit	Unused
vid_xpos	Obsolete
vid_ypos	Obsolete
vm_cgame	Unused relic
vm_game	Unused relic
vm_ui	Unused relic
z_serverflags	Unused

Cvar types¶

• cg = client game (mod - cgame)
• cl = client engine
• com = common
• db = database (new in ETL)
• fs = file system
• g = game (mod - qagame)
• lua = lua
• mid = midi (Windows only, removed from ETL)
• in = input
• mv = multi view
• net = network settings
• r = renderer
• s = sound settings
• sdl = SDL settings
• sv = server
• ui = user interface and browser settings
• team = team game (mod - qagame)
• vm = virtual machine (no longer used in ET: Legacy)

Cvar flags¶

• ? = user created/mod
• A = archived
• L = latched (requires a restart)
• C = cheat
• P = protected
• T = temp
• I = init
• R = rom
• S = system