C_CVar.RegisterCVar

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Added in 8.1.5 / 1.15.0

Temporarily registers a custom console variable.

C_CVar.RegisterCVar(name [, value])
       RegisterCVar

Arguments

name

string - Name of the custom CVar to set.

value

string|number? = "0" - Initial value of the CVar.

Details

• You can register your own CVars. They are set game-wide and will persist after relogging/reloading but not after closing the game.

Patch changes

Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Registered CVars were written to disk, which conflicted with another issue, this was fixed in build 10.0.7.48838.^[1]
Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Namespaced to C_CVar.RegisterCVar().
Patch 1.0.0 (2004-10-08): Added.