Russian translation | Panel operation | Graphs
With a map loaded, enter cl_perf_map 1 in the console. The panel shows geometry counts, position, and look coordinates. cl_perf_map 0 disables inspection; it is disabled by default. The panel operates independently of performance, network, and batching.
For an object's name, properties, and outline, start a local game with map and set cl_perf_map 2. This requires an active in-process server and a loopback client connection, with no demo playback; the maxplayers slot limit does not affect availability. External servers and demo playback use mode 1. The requested cvar value remains unchanged, so mode 2 returns on the next local map.
| Row | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wpoly | The stock r_speeds 1 brush polygon counter for the latest main rendered view, including world and brush entities. |
| epoly | The stock alias polygon counter plus actually submitted NextClient shader triangles in that view. Repeated rendering passes contribute again. |
| Brush entities: map | Number of BSP entity records with an inline brush model (*N), excluding worldspawn. This includes brush triggers and other authored brush entities. It describes the local map, including objects a server may remove or replace at runtime. |
| Brush entities: PVS | Brush models in the engine's visible entity list for the rendered view, excluding the world. PVS means potentially visible set; this is the client rendering list, so it is also affected by network transmission and client entity collection. |
| Position | Predicted player origin XYZ in map units. The camera eye position can differ from this origin. |
| Angles | Rendered camera pitch, yaw and roll in degrees. |
| Look | XYZ of the nearest forward-ray intersection with world or visible object geometry. |
| Object origin (level 2) | Current entity origin XYZ, separate from the Look intersection. Worldspawn uses the world coordinate origin, 0 0 0. A missing target displays a dash. |
| Object (level 2) | Classname and targetname when a unique inline model record identifies the brush entity; otherwise its model name. World surfaces use worldspawn. Studio and sprite model bounds are marked [bounds]. |
In mode 2, a cyan outline marks the selected object. It outlines the map surface under the crosshair, the edges of a brush object, or the bounds of a Studio model or sprite. Nearby objects hide the outline behind them. When a spectator inset is open, diagnostics use the larger main view. With no object under the crosshair, the outline is hidden and the rows show Look: - and Object: -.
Level 2 displays the object index and model, the hit texture when available, available live entity fields, and copied BSP key/value pairs prefixed with bsp.. BSP properties are authored map values, not server entity variables. Live fields include origin, angles, render mode/amount, effects, skin, body, sequence and solidity. Ambiguous inline model matches do not supply a classname or BSP properties.
The panel shows up to 16 property rows, subject to available space, and directs the user to perf_dump for the complete property list and untruncated values. The fixed E: dump to console hint appears above the counters at levels 1/2 when a map is loaded. Press E during active gameplay to print the currently displayed map inspection snapshot immediately. Each press prints once; the ordinary E binding still runs. Level 1 prints look coordinates without an Object field. Level 2 includes the object name, a separate Object origin row and all available object properties. Input in the console, chat or menu does not request a snapshot. perf_dump also includes these values in its complete performance capture. Long names and values are clipped to the panel width.
Brush picking intersects the actual BSP surface polygons, including visible nonsolid brushes, with world geometry occluding farther objects. Studio and sprite picking uses model bounds. A bounds hit can select empty space inside those bounds.
If the BSP entity lump is unavailable, the Brush entities row shows only the PVS brush count. Before a rendered view is available, view-dependent rows use -. A frame with no rendered view, including r_norefresh, clears the intersection and outline. The panel refreshes inspection text for the latest captured view independently of the 250 ms CPU/GPU summaries.
A map change, disconnection, or perf_reset clears diagnostic data and the selected object. The panel shows new data when the next map is loaded. See the monitor checks for test scenarios.