VFS problem with user.cfg on Windows

[Itms]

I encountered this problem on the alpha16 rcs: my config changes were not remembered.

After a quick research I found out that a file mods/user/config/user.cfg was created in my My Games/ folder (see GameDataPaths). This file was identical to my %appdata/0ad/config/user.cfg but none of the two files was modified by the game.

This only happens for a non-development copy. The reason is the code in GameSetup.cpp, at line 405 a "user" mod is created and at line 465 the use of My Games/ folder is forced with higher priority.

I know issues with VFS are already investigated but I wanted to log this issue somewhere for information.

I solved the problem by removing all the contents of mods/ in My Games/. I can't remember if I touched the files in there nor when.

[leper]

Was it mods/user/user.cfg or mods/user/config/user.cfg?

[Itms]

Sorry, it was actually mods/user/config/user.cfg. I correct the ticket.

[sanderd17]

Another problem noted with user.cfg on IRC: ​http://irclogs.wildfiregames.com/2016-04-25-QuakeNet-%230ad.log

The user.cfg wasn't created when setting the language, but it was created when changing another setting.

[Vladislav Belov]

Replying to sanderd17:

Another problem noted with user.cfg on IRC: ​http://irclogs.wildfiregames.com/2016-04-25-QuakeNet-%230ad.log

The user.cfg wasn't created when setting the language, but it was created when changing another setting.

Fixed in r18960 (refs #4146).

[Vladislav Belov]

What was the problem? What did you try to save (options, languages, etc)?

[wraitii]

Thanks Stan for noticing. This is fixed by ​Phab:D2781.