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Description

The attacheed image is an example of what happens with the widely known .pbo exploit. removing a .pbo file from addons and leaving the signatures/kes in the addons folder will not result in a kick, just warning messages. {F28688}

Details

Legacy ID
4038892780
Severity
None
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
General
Steps To Reproduce
  1. navigate to the addons folder
  2. remove/move any .pbo file to a location outside of the addons/game directory
  3. launch game -- click okay on warning "required addon xxxxx is not present"
  4. join server and play unaffected without those pesky building/rocks/foliage in the way of your view or shot of people.
Additional Information

please ignore this if you have a better idea, just thinking out loud.
*Suggestion do not start the game when a required addon has been removed/not present.

Event Timeline

icomrade edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Dec 20 2013, 3:17 AM
icomrade edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
icomrade set Category to General.
icomrade set Reproducibility to Always.
icomrade set Severity to None.
icomrade set Resolution to Open.
icomrade set Legacy ID to 4038892780.May 8 2016, 2:46 PM

If it's not immediately evident notice that all the docks, fences and signs are not present in the image