CryLog Logging Functionality

Logging in CryENGINE should be done using the following global functions:

• CryLog (eMessage)
• CryLogAlways (eAlways)
• CryError (eError)
• CryWarning (eWarning)
• CryComment (eComment)

If more control is required, the ILog interface can be used directly, e.g:

gEnv->pLog->LogToFile("value %d",iVal);

Verbosity Level and Coloring

The console variables log_Verbosity and log_FileVerbosity enable to suppress logging.

The following table shows how verbosity suppression works and in which color it will show up in the console:

• X means message type is logged to console or file

• ? means some special logic is involved

• TIP: Full logging (to console and file) can be enabled with log_Verbosity 4.

Log Files

Sandbox is logging to "Editor.log" while the game uses a file "game.log" by default. Error messages are additionally written to the file "Error.log".

Console Variables

Toggles time stamping of log entries.
Usage: log_IncludeTime [0/1/2/3/4/5]
  0=off (default)
  1=current time
  2=relative time
  3=current+relative time
  4=absolute time in seconds since this mode was started
  5=current time+server time

None = 0, progress/errors/warnings = 1, event = 2, comment = 3

defines the verbosity level for log messages written to console
-1=suppress all logs (including eAlways)
0=suppress all logs(except eAlways)
1=additional errors
2=additional warnings
3=additional messages
4=additional comments