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Error "cannot open file" if mission file name contains period (".").
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Description

Game crahes when trying to host mission with period (".") in mission file name.
If you chooze mission "mpmissions\some.test.mission.Altis.pbo", you'll get error: "cannot open file mpmissions\some.Altis".

Details

Legacy ID
2525073327
Severity
None
Resolution
No Bug
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Game Crash
Steps To Reproduce
  1. Take some working mission in your "mpmission" folder.
  2. Rename it to "some.test.mission.Altis.pbo".
  3. Host non-dedicated server.
  4. Try to chooze and start mission "some.test.mission.Altis.pbo".
  5. You'll get crash and error "cannot open file mpmissions\some.Altis".

Event Timeline

Kaban edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Jun 21 2015, 3:33 AM
Kaban set Category to Game Crash.
Kaban set Reproducibility to Always.
Kaban set Severity to None.
Kaban set Resolution to No Bug.
Kaban set Legacy ID to 2525073327.May 8 2016, 12:15 PM

Don't use periods then.

Is name.name.name.name.map.pbo supposed to be supported? I havent seen anywhere mention of that. All documentation seems to be pointing to

<missionname>.<worldname> format