defcvars seems to be completely being ignored?

[Cacodoomonic]

My defcvars lump seems to be entirely being ignored on bootup. I set sprites to billboard. They do not, they appear like paper cutouts. I set the hud to be one size below largest by default. It's not. It's the regular, standard size on bootup. I don't get it. Why isn't my DEFCVARS lump work?

 

version 225
set i_friendlywindowtitle "1"
set adl_chips_count "6"
set adl_emulator_id "0"
set adl_fullpan "true"
set adl_run_at_pcm_rate "false"
set adl_volume_model "0"
set autoloadbrightmaps "false"
set autoloadlights "false"
set autoloadwidescreen "true"
set autosavecount "4"
set autosavenum "0"
set chase_dist "90"
set chase_height "-8"
set cl_capfps "false"
set cl_defaultconfiguration "0"
set cl_noprediction "false"
set cl_oldfreelooklimit "false"
set cl_predict_lerpscale "0.05"
set cl_predict_lerpthreshold "2"
set cl_predict_specials "true"
set cl_run "true"
set cl_scaleweaponfov "1"
set cl_waitforsave "true"
set con_buffersize "-1"
set con_ctrl_d ""
set con_notifylines "4"
set defaultiwad "DOOM 2: Hell on Earth"
set demo_compress "true"
set developer "0"
set disableautoload "false"
set disableautosave "0"
set disablecrashlog "false"
set enablescriptscreenshot "false"
set fluid_chorus "false"
set fluid_chorus_depth "8"
set fluid_chorus_level "1"
set fluid_chorus_speed "0.3"
set fluid_chorus_type "0"
set fluid_chorus_voices "3"
set fluid_gain "0.5"
set fluid_interp "1"
set fluid_lib ""
set fluid_patchset "gzdoom"
set fluid_reverb "false"
set fluid_reverb_damping "0.23"
set fluid_reverb_level "0.57"
set fluid_reverb_roomsize "0.61"
set fluid_reverb_width "0.76"
set fluid_samplerate "0"
set fluid_threads "1"
set fluid_voices "128"
set freelook "true"
set gl_billboard_faces_camera "false"
set gl_billboard_mode "1"
set gl_billboard_particles "true"
set gl_cachenodes "true"
set gl_cachetime "0.6"
set gl_control_tear "false"
set gl_debug "false"
set gl_debug_breakpoint "false"
set gl_debug_level "0"
set gl_distfog "70"
set gl_dither_bpc "0"
set gl_enhanced_nv_stealth "3"
set gl_finishbeforeswap "false"
set gl_fxaa "0"
set gl_lens "false"
set gl_lens_chromatic "1.12"
set gl_lens_k "-0.12"
set gl_lens_kcube "0.1"
set gl_light_particles "true"
set gl_light_shadowmap "false"
set gl_light_sprites "true"
set gl_lights "true"
set gl_mask_sprite_threshold "0.5"
set gl_mask_threshold "0.5"
set gl_mirror_envmap "true"
set gl_multisample "1"
set gl_multithread "true"
set gl_no_skyclear "false"
set gl_particles_style "2"
set gl_pipeline_depth "0"
set gl_plane_reflection "true"
set gl_satformula "1"
set gl_seamless "false"
set gl_shadowmap_filter "1"
set gl_shadowmap_quality "512"
set gl_sort_textures "false"
set gl_sprite_blend "false"
set gl_ssao "0"
set gl_ssao_portals "1"
set gl_ssao_strength "0.7"
set gl_texture_filter "0"
set gl_texture_filter_anisotropic "8"
set gl_texture_hqresize_maxinputsize "512"
set gl_texture_hqresize_mt_height "4"
set gl_texture_hqresize_mt_width "16"
set gl_texture_hqresize_multithread "true"
set gl_texture_hqresize_targets "15"
set gl_texture_hqresizemode "0"
set gl_texture_hqresizemult "1"
set gl_usecolorblending "true"
set gme_stereodepth "0"
set gus_memsize "0"
set gus_patchdir ""
set i_discordrpc "false"
set i_pauseinbackground "true"
set i_soundinbackground "false"
set in_mouse "0"
set inter_subtitles "false"
set invertmouse "false"
set invertmousex "false"
set joy_dinput "true"
set joy_ps2raw "true"
set joy_xinput "true"
set k_allowfullscreentoggle "true"
set k_mergekeys "true"
set language "auto"
set longsavemessages "false"
set lookstrafe "false"
set m_blockcontrollers "false"
set m_cleanscale "false"
set m_forward "1"
set m_pitch "1"
set m_sensitivity_x "0.5"
set m_sensitivity_y "2"
set m_show_backbutton "0"
set m_showinputgrid "0"
set m_side "2"
set m_simpleoptions "true"
set m_swapbuttons "false"
set m_use_mouse "2"
set m_yaw "1"
set map_point_coordinates "true"
set midi_config ""
set midi_dmxgus "false"
set midi_voices "32"
set mod_autochip "false"
set mod_autochip_scan_threshold "12"
set mod_autochip_size_force "100"
set mod_autochip_size_scan "500"
set mod_dumb_mastervolume "1"
set mod_interp "2"
set mod_samplerate "0"
set mod_volramp "2"
set mouse_capturemode "1"
set mus_calcgain "true"
set mus_enabled "true"
set mus_gainoffset "0"
set mus_usereplaygain "false"
set nointerscrollabort "false"
set nomonsterinterpolation "false"
set opl_core "0"
set opl_fullpan "true"
set opl_numchips "2"
set opn_chips_count "8"
set opn_emulator_id "0"
set opn_fullpan "true"
set opn_run_at_pcm_rate "false"
set os_isanyof "true"
set png_gamma "0"
set png_level "5"
set queryiwad "true"
set queryiwad_key "shift"
set quicksavenum "-1"
set quicksaverotation "false"
set quicksaverotationcount "4"
set r_actorspriteshadow "1"
set r_actorspriteshadowalpha "0.5"
set r_actorspriteshadowdist "1500"
set r_actorspriteshadowfadeheight "0"
set r_blendmethod "false"
set r_dynlights "true"
set r_fakecontrast "1"
set r_fullbrightignoresectorcolor "true"
set r_fuzzscale "true"
set r_line_distance_cull "0"
set r_linearsky "false"
set r_magfilter "false"
set r_minfilter "true"
set r_mipmap "true"
set r_mirror_recursions "4"
set r_models "true"
set r_multithreaded "1"
set r_noaccel "false"
set r_quakeintensity "1"
set r_skipmats "false"
set r_sprite_distance_cull "0"
set r_spriteadjust "2"
set r_ticstability "true"
set save_dir ""
set save_formatted "false"
set saveloadconfirmation "true"
set savestatistics "0"
set screenshot_dir ""
set screenshot_quiet "false"
set screenshot_type "png"
set show_messages "true"
set showendoom "1"
set snd_aldevice "Default"
set snd_alresampler "Default"
set snd_backend "openal"
set snd_buffersize "0"
set snd_channels "128"
set snd_efx "true"
set snd_enabled "true"
set snd_hrtf "-1"
set snd_mastervolume "1"
set snd_mididevice "-5"
set snd_midiprecache "false"
set snd_musicvolume "0.5"
set snd_samplerate "0"
set snd_sfxvolume "1"
set snd_streambuffersize "64"
set snd_waterreverb "true"
set statfile "zdoomstat.txt"
set storesavepic "true"
set strictdecorate "false"
set telezoom "true"
set timidity_channel_pressure "false"
set timidity_chorus "0"
set timidity_config "gzdoom"
set timidity_drum_effect "false"
set timidity_drum_power "1"
set timidity_key_adjust "0"
set timidity_lpf_def "1"
set timidity_min_sustain_time "5000"
set timidity_modulation_envelope "true"
set timidity_modulation_wheel "true"
set timidity_overlap_voice_allow "true"
set timidity_pan_delay "false"
set timidity_portamento "true"
set timidity_reverb "0"
set timidity_reverb_level "0"
set timidity_surround_chorus "false"
set timidity_temper_control "true"
set timidity_tempo_adjust "1"
set turnspeedsprintfast "1280"
set turnspeedsprintslow "320"
set turnspeedwalkfast "640"
set turnspeedwalkslow "320"
set use_joystick "true"
set use_mouse "true"
set vid_activeinbackground "false"
set vid_adapter "0"
set vid_aspect "0"
set vid_brightness "0"
set vid_contrast "1"
set vid_cropaspect "false"
set vid_defheight "480"
set vid_defwidth "640"
set vid_fullscreen "true"
set vid_gamma "1"
set vid_hdr "false"
set vid_maxfps "200"
set vid_preferbackend "1"
set vid_rendermode "4"
set vid_saturation "1"
set vid_scale_customheight "200"
set vid_scale_custompixelaspect "1"
set vid_scale_customwidth "320"
set vid_scale_linear "false"
set vid_scalefactor "1"
set vid_scalemode "0"
set vid_vsync "false"
set vk_debug "false"
set vk_debug_callstack "true"
set vk_device "0"
set vk_exclusivefullscreen "false"
set vk_hdr "false"
set vk_raytrace "false"
set vr_enable_quadbuffered "false"
set vr_hunits_per_meter "41"
set vr_ipd "0.062"
set vr_mode "0"
set vr_screendist "0.8"
set vr_swap_eyes "false"
set wildmidi_config ""
set wildmidi_enhanced_resampling "true"
set wildmidi_reverb "false"
set win_h "864"
set win_maximized "false"
set win_w "1536"
set win_x "-1"
set win_y "-1"
set xbrz_centerdirectionbias "4"
set xbrz_colorformat "0"
set xbrz_dominantdirectionthreshold "3.6"
set xbrz_equalcolortolerance "30"
set xbrz_luminanceweight "1"
set xbrz_steepdirectionthreshold "2.2"