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fix(fs): prioritize mod archives over stock loose files - #352
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Retail Zero Hour installs contain loose files in Data/Scripts/ (such as SkirmishScripts.scb) which historically shadowed custom scripts inside mod archives (like Shockwave's !Shw_scripts.big). On Windows, the original Shockwave launcher bypassed this by renaming stock .scb files to .bcs. On Linux and macOS manual installs, this step was missing, causing Shockwave Skirmish AI to become completely inactive for new generals. Add ArchiveFileSystem::hasModArchiveOverride to detect when an archive file originates from a mod archive (!*.big or custom scripts), and prioritize archive lookups in FileSystem::openFile and doesFileExist over stock loose files.
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Included review availability: This review used your included allowance. Your plan provides up to 2 included reviews per hour; 0 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe archive filesystem adds filtered archive lookup and mod archive classification. File access checks mod archive overrides before loose files. Skirmish map parsing imports qualifying player dictionaries as skirmish sides and supports up to 64 sides. ChangesMod Archive Lookup
Skirmish Side Import
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~30 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant FileSystem
participant ArchiveFileSystem
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FileSystem->>ArchiveFileSystem: Check for mod override and resolve mod archive instance
ArchiveFileSystem-->>FileSystem: Return matching mod archive result
FileSystem->>LocalFiles: Check remaining instance
LocalFiles-->>FileSystem: Return loose-file result
FileSystem->>ArchiveFileSystem: Search remaining instance in non-mod archives
ArchiveFileSystem-->>FileSystem: Return archive result
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Review comments at @Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/ArchiveFileSystem.cpp:
- Around line 369-371: Update the script override checks on fname to compare its
basename case-insensitively against each complete filename, so paths such as
Data/INI/OtherScripts.ini do not match Scripts.ini.
- Around line 393-395: Update the archive-selection check using m_modDir to also
recognize the explicitly selected archive stored in m_modBIG, so replacements
from a -mod .big archive receive archive priority even without a ! or @ prefix.
Preserve the existing m_modDir matching behavior.
Review comments at @Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/FileSystem.cpp:
- Line 188: Update the archive-instance mapping in the `openFile` path and the
ordering in `getFileInfo` so both use the same archive-first sequence: archive
overrides first, followed by the loose file, without mapping a later instance
back to an earlier archive. Preserve consistent file selection between opening a
file and retrieving its metadata.
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417-417: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAnnotate the new filesystem behavior.
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// GeneralsX @keyword author DD/MM/YYYY Descriptioncomment abovegetFileCount. This helper changes user-facing file selection through its new callers. As per coding guidelines, “Every user-facing code change needs// GeneralsX @keyword author DD/MM/YYYY Descriptionabove it.”🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Review comments at @Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/ArchiveFileSystem.cpp:
- Line 430: Update getFileCount to count only archive entries that qualify as
mod entries, rather than all entries in result.dirInfo->m_files; keep
nonqualifying entries available through the ordinary archive fallback. Preserve
the intended lookup order of mod archive, loose file, then ordinary archive in
FileSystem::openFile, doesFileExist, and getFileInfo.
- Line 403: Update the archive-priority checks using m_modDir and m_modBIG to
compare normalized archive paths instead of substring matches: require m_modDir
to match as a complete directory path followed by a separator or end of path,
and require m_modBIG to match the archive path exactly. Preserve the existing
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Review comments at @Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/FileSystem.cpp:
- Line 279: Preserve the requested instance for existence-cache writes in the
lookup flow containing `instance -= archiveCount`; use a separate adjusted index
for backend lookup so the negative-cache write records the original index.
Ensure a later existence check for an existing archive entry is not incorrectly
rejected by the cache.
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…ipts chunk Custom maps created in standard WorldBuilder only define retail factions and lack mod-added skirmish generals (e.g. Armor, Salvage, and Special Weapons in Shockwave). When SkirmishScripts.scb is loaded, ParsePlayersDataChunk read sideDict from the ScriptsPlayers chunk but discarded it. Consequently: - Mod factions were missing from m_skirmishSides - ParseTeamsDataChunk skipped registering mod teams - prepareForMP_or_Skirmish pruned mod scripts - Player::initFromDict fell back to forceHuman, leaving AI idle Now SidesList::addSkirmishSide registers missing sides from sideDict, allowing custom and ranked maps to dynamically support mod generals. Also expands m_skirmishSides capacity to MAX_SKIRMISH_SIDES (64) to prevent overflow when maps define neutral/civilian players alongside large mod rosters. Fixes #335
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Core/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Map/SidesList.cpp (1)
451-462: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 TrivialImported dictionaries can contain a player name that mismatches a stored faction; confirm consumers tolerate it.
addSkirmishSideadds sides with no build list and no script list at import time. Scripts attach later by name match againststatic_readPlayerNames[i]. For an indexi >= MAX_SKIRMISH_SIDES, no name is stored, but a side may still be imported. Names are compared by indexiinprepareForMP_or_Skirmish, so the script index and name index stay aligned only if the imported sides do not reordercount. This holds. No change is needed unless the chunk has more than 64 entries; in that case imported sides past index 63 lose their scripts silently.Add a
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SkirmishScripts import path before storing or using an entry whose index i is at
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Fixes #335
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Data/Scripts/(SkirmishScripts.scb,MultiplayerScripts.scb,Scripts.ini). BecauseTheLocalFileSystempreviously took absolute precedence overTheArchiveFileSystem, these stock vanilla script files shadowed the customized versions packaged inside mod archives (such as Shockwave's!Shw_scripts.big). On Windows, the originalShockWaveLauncher.exeworked around this engine limitation by renamingData\scripts\*.scbto*.bcs. On Linux (Flatpak) and macOS manual installations where the Windows launcher is not used, this step was missing, leaving new Shockwave generals (Armor, Salvage, Special Weapons) with an empty Skirmish build list and causing their AI to be completely inactive.ArchiveFileSystem::hasModArchiveOverride(const Char *filename)to identify when an archive file originates from a mod archive (!*.big,-modpath, or custom script files that EA never packaged into vanilla.bigarchives).FileSystem::openFileandFileSystem::doesFileExistto prioritize mod archives over stock loose files for read operations.Testing
macos-vulkan) for bothGeneralsXZHandGeneralsX.SkirmishScripts.scbpresence vs stock loose scripts.Summary by CodeRabbit