File Consistency

WraithOfDarkWraithOfDark Join Date: 2002-10-01 Member: 1393Members
in NS General Discussion
(This should probably be in bug reports, but I want to know if its an isolated case or not)

Every server I try to connect to with 'Enforce File Consistency' enabled inevitably enforces file consistency on kn-hit-2.wav. This *HAS* to be a bug as I have even deleted this file and have it download from the server (SURELY the bloody servers files are consistent, after all it IS a high and MIGHTY server which has the right to complain about MY files on my BRAND NEW HARD DISK! which I haven't had a single problem with!). However, other people seem to be playing on the same server..which is odd to say the least.

Has anyone else had a similar problem with rogue enforcements?

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I think enforcing consistency on wav files is blatantly stupid and paranoid because I have never seen a cheat which makes you invincible by changing a few Wav files. Granted you could probably mute the ambient sound and jack up the footsteps volume...but anyone who does that is probably a fanatical raging newbie who couldn't play NS anyway. Models, yes, sound files? WHY!? All that stupid file consistency is doing is stopping people with this problem playing on some servers.
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I have recently noticed this on the Wireplay server: 62.105.80.1:27030, the Choosehosting one: 212.42.1.209:30000 and others.
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  • MindmeldmeMindmeldme The Evil One Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1637Members
    I had trouble with a file I used to change the skin on my LMG...also reduce muzzle flash however I had to reinstall NS after the patch because of the new file consistancy. I am forced to agree with you...I don't see any logic in wav files being forced. Might be a server issue but, that wouldn't make any sense. I recommend asking around in the bug area and possibly e-mail in. Might be something else but...god knows what. Good luck lad
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  • WraithOfDarkWraithOfDark Join Date: 2002-10-01 Member: 1393Members
    drives me nuts, I haven't changed a thing and now all the servers I frequent wont let me in! Maybe I should try another reinstall..not that I could see THAT working. Bleh!
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  • WraithOfDarkWraithOfDark Join Date: 2002-10-01 Member: 1393Members
    I am still trying and I still can't play in any consistency enabled 1.03 NS servers (that sums up about every NS server there is). This is rediculous. It absolutely *MUST* be a bug in file consistency checking because I have done everything under the sun to try and fix the file it complains about (kn-hit-2.wav) and it simply doesn't work.
    HELP!
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  • AhnteisAhnteis teh Bob Join Date: 2002-10-02 Member: 1405Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    I use the official HL expansion pack that includes high-definition models. Unfortunately, they don't pass the consistency check. What kind of stupid company....
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  • WraithOfDarkWraithOfDark Join Date: 2002-10-01 Member: 1393Members
    That kind of stupid company.
    Drives me nuts, I have done everything and still can't find a reason for the failure of consistency checks. The way the system checks files must be very poorly thought out if it can fail on a file which is most definately and undoubtfully consistent.
    Could an NTFS format hard disk and a connection through ICS (internet connection sharing) be the cause? I serioussly doubt it.
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    There are some problems with the consistency checking in general, it's nothing on your end. This will be fixed in the next update (no ETA yet).

    As far as consistency checking .wavs, it was done to make sure footstep volume wasn't changed, or to make sure people can't figure out a way to get an advantage somehow. I'd rather force consistency checking when not needed then to miss files and let people exploit the game. Most servers won't require consistency checking, but when a server does, it will check nearly every file to be absolutely sure.
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  • elimelim Join Date: 2002-11-17 Member: 9006Members, Constellation
    I like the ingame music, a change <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • WraithOfDarkWraithOfDark Join Date: 2002-10-01 Member: 1393Members
    Thankyou Flayra. Can't wait 'til it's working again. At the moment I'm stuck with using this PC to play NS...and when using this PC the whole game is a slideshow, not just the quick tutorial!
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  • AhnteisAhnteis teh Bob Join Date: 2002-10-02 Member: 1405Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Flayra / whoever,
    is there any way that you can make it so that NS will load custom files in a different directory unless the server has the no custom files option?
    In other words, instead of being denied access when you have custom models, just don't use the custom models on that server. Would be SO much nicer.
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