Add file hash key in Cache.ini

[-=THOR=-]

Looks like players have to manually clear their cache if there are name conflicts. This is unacceptable that the user has to do this, so a fix is required.

Please add a hash key entry in the cache.ini, for each downloaded file. The server should not only tell which file to download, but also transmit the checksum of the file. Before loading an already downloaded file, the client would automatically verify that it has the correct hash key. If not, it will download the new file.

[r5cya]

yes! please! do it now! or i drive my IS2 to Georgia!

[Mike_Nomad]

And delete the old file(s).

[I. Kant]

Originally Posted by r5cya

yes! please! do it now! or i drive my IS2 to Georgia!

Free Osetia and Abkhazia from Russian occupation! Sakartvelo power!

[Ducky]

Originally Posted by -=THOR=-

Looks like players have to manually clear their cache if there are name conflicts. This is unacceptable that the user has to do this, so a fix is required.

Please add a hash key entry in the cache.ini, for each downloaded file. The server should not only tell which file to download, but also transmit the checksum of the file. Before loading an already downloaded file, the client would automatically verify that it has the correct hash key. If not, it will download the new file.

The hash used for the files in cache does contain more info than just the file name. You can try it out by building a mutator. Start a server with that mutator and connect to it. Next rebuild the same mutator and do the same procedure. You will now see 2 files in the cache. In you open the cache.ini file, then you will see that both those hashed files do have the same original file name.

[-=THOR=-]

Originally Posted by Ducky

The hash used for the files in cache does contain more info than just the file name. You can try it out by building a mutator. Start a server with that mutator and connect to it. Next rebuild the same mutator and do the same procedure. You will now see 2 files in the cache. In you open the cache.ini file, then you will see that both those hashed files do have the same original file name.

Hmm maybe it's just a bug then, that people have to manually clear their cache...

[Ducky]

Originally Posted by -=THOR=-

Hmm maybe it's just a bug then, that people have to manually clear their cache...

I think the problem occurs when a map requires a secondary upk file. The engine will probably try to load that file based on file name. The correct one is in the cache, but it does not know which one to load or maybe it will load the first one found in the cache.ini file (that file expands to the end).