Compiling, but code changes not applying

[MrSenator1]

Hello,
On linux, im using ioquake3 souce code with quake3 arena pak files in baseq3.

So in cg_main.c: { &cg_zoomFov, "cg_zoomfov", "22.5", CVAR_CHEAT } and changed 22.5 to 30, I compiled in game the default value is still 22.5.

Also I added { &gen_drawWeapon, "gen_drawWeapon", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE} and in cg_local.h I added extern vmCvar_t gen_drawWeapon;
In-game cmd /gen_drawWeapon not recognized.

To compile, in the main dir where makefile is, I use terminal command "make" and I run ioquake3.x86_64, from <maindir>/build/release-linux-x86_64.

Are my changes getting replaced by code in the quake3 pak3 files? Or am I not compiling correctly (I didnt do any changes to makefile)?

Thank you reading

[Eraser]

First things first:
- What is your build target? DLL files? If so, have you configured Q3 to use DLL files rather than qvm's? Change these settings to your mod folder's q3config.cfg:
seta vm_ui "0"
seta vm_game "0"
seta vm_cgame "0"

If they are set to 1 or 2, change it to 0.

- Are your QVM or Dll's deployed to Q3 correctly? (Placed in the correct folder)
- Is your mod loaded? Check by entering \fs_game in the console. If it echoes back the name of your mod, then it's OK.
- the cg_zoomfov setting may have been written to your q3config before. Your code change only changes the default value. Test by removing the cg_zoom for setting from your mod's q3config.cfg file before starting the game.
- Note that client side cvars are only recognized when cgame is loaded. In other words, you must be inside a game, able to run around and shoot.

[MrSenator1]

Thank you, I didnt know about the mod folder, I was just simply compiling ioquake3 and expecting my modifications to be implement.