Game can mismatch when clients don't have an identical map.ini file for a custom map

[Caball009]

Prerequisites

• I have searched for similar issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate

Game Version

• Command & Conquer Generals
• Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour
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Bug Description

Pretty basic issue, but I don't think we're tracking this yet. If the map.ini file for a custom map is different between clients, the game may mismatch at any point. The file can even be entirely empty; as long as it exists, it's not transferred.

We should be able to detect this and prevent the match from starting.

Reproduction Steps

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Additional Context

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[bobtista]

Should we:

• Just prevent the match from starting?
• Always send the .ini from the host to the players?
• Check the CRCs and only send to players who mismatch?

Are there scenarios where a host would be a jerk and corrupt their .ini file that we need to worry about?

[DrGoldFish1]

To avoid maps getting ruined and multiple versions of the map to float around, I think it is best if we just don`t let the host launch the game when the files are different. This will fix the missmatch and with a good message we can maybe get the player that have the wrong files to delete the map manually.

[Caball009]

Preventing the match from starting makes the most sense to me as well.

[bobtista]

Do we want users to manually find and delete the ini? Or should the error message have an option like "Overwrite .ini with the host's version?"