Saved Games / files shouldnt trigger IC.
Thanks, Skate. That info helped me narrow my troubleshooting. I’m good to go now!
I still think that IC should be server-side customizable, though.
seems like cheating is better served with perma banning from servers, considering they are all privately ran, and everyone would have a saved track for proof. Or make the IC a server side option to disable or enable.
Theres SLMOD I think that allows banning by EDID
Skate,
Upon further review, it appears that the texture folder in Saved Games\DCS is a likely culprit for failing IC.
I was able to get on after doing a manual+automated clean, but I didn’t realize at the time that my Liveries, Textures, and Screenshots folders from Saved Games\DCS were automatically deleted as part of that process. When I put those folders back in and made no other changes, the IC failed with “texture/empty” being the reason.
DCS.LOG should tell you more information, Look for “SECURITY CONTROL” Lines.
AFAIK, SAVED GAMES Folder shouldnt affect MP Integrity.
As I have at least 5 dozen f-86f liveries and at least 2 dozen unofficial “modules” that are loaded from saved games, but when I goto multiplayer I have a Green shield everytime.
I have a few idea’s I’m going to try over remote connection and get back to you.
I have something to submit to dev team now, thanks.
Will update you later tonight w/ what I’ve found.
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Skate’s the real MVP.
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Basically,. Here:
When I Launch DCS, and Go Directly To MP, I Get a Green Icon No problems.
If I exit MP, Launch a Mission w/ a User mod (Aircraft or textures that otherwise share the same file name as a DCS Core File [Ie Empty.png]], and then Exit back to DCS Main Menu, and Goto MP,. I Fail IC w/ Empty.png.
(Or Any other File within /Saved Games/ Folder w/ matching filename to a DCS Core Filename).
Exiting DCS and Re-Launching Clears this IC Fail for me every time.
Seems DCS Mounts the Folders for /Saved Games/ Mods and doesn’t unmount them at the end of the mission, so any files w/ filenames that match a DCS Core File fail the IC until the Folder is unmounted.
So Once /Saved Games/ Is mounted, User will fail IC for any file in the /Saved Games/ Folder that matches a DCS manifested file until DCS is Relaunched.
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I found it, Skate.
I had placed an empty.tga into my Saved Games\DCS\Textures folder for backward compatibility with old skins that specifically called the TGA in desc.lua (before ED changed empty from a TGA to DDS). I removed this from Saved Games\DCS\Textures and the IC passed.
My conclusion: the IC does check the Saved Games folder (albeit for existing texture names), but doesn’t appear to do so until actually connecting with a server that enforces IC. Hence why the IC shield is green at first, and then red after a failed connection.
EDIT: Sniped by the man himself!
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if server has liveries loaded that use empty.dds/empty.png and your DCS loads the empty texture from /Saved Games/ then it will fail, if a Server doesnt have a Livery that calls for the file, it wont be loaded.
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ED is aware of the issue,
Long story short, Saved Games Folder is IC’d as well, at loading time, so any file that has same filename as a DCS Protected file will fail IC when it’s checked at loading time.
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Oh this explains why restarting DCS at times works with the IC checks.