static cvar_t gl_combine = {CVAR_READONLY, "gl_combine", "1", "indicates whether the OpenGL 1.3 rendering path is active"};
static cvar_t r_glsl = {CVAR_READONLY, "r_glsl", "1", "indicates whether the OpenGL 2.0 rendering path is active"};
-cvar_t r_usedepthtextures = {CVAR_SAVE, "r_usedepthtextures", "0", "use depth texture instead of depth renderbuffer where possible, may not be slower on some hardware"};
+cvar_t r_usedepthtextures = {CVAR_SAVE, "r_usedepthtextures", "1", "use depth texture instead of depth renderbuffer where possible, uses less video memory but may render slower (or faster) depending on hardware"};
cvar_t r_viewfbo = {CVAR_SAVE, "r_viewfbo", "0", "enables use of an 8bit (1) or 16bit (2) or 32bit (3) per component float framebuffer render, which may be at a different resolution than the video mode"};
cvar_t r_viewscale = {CVAR_SAVE, "r_viewscale", "1", "scaling factor for resolution of the fbo rendering method, must be > 0, can be above 1 for a costly antialiasing behavior, typical values are 0.5 for 1/4th as many pixels rendered, or 1 for normal rendering"};
cvar_t r_viewscale_fpsscaling = {CVAR_SAVE, "r_viewscale_fpsscaling", "0", "change resolution based on framerate"};