TA3D

I am rewriting the VFS system as an independent generic module (it manages Archive::File objects only accessed through abstract Archive objects).
In order to add support for a type of archive, just add the corresponding module inheriting from the Archive class.
Caching and file priority is handled by the VFS module (the new design should allow more freedom in file priority management, so mod dependencies will be possible).
File access is provided by classes derived from Archive. Those class do not need to have their header file included in some global file, they are loaded as plug-ins. Those modules automatically register the functionalities they provide to the main Archive class which handle all object allocation and archive detection.

Currently there is support for real filesytem through the RealFS class (which inherits from the Archive class too ), and HPI support is work in progress through an Hpi class.
Zip support could be provided through a Zip class, 7z support though a SevenZip class, etc ... we can even imagine a LanFS class that would clone the server's files for LAN games

Currently the new VFS code is built and linked but not used, the old HPI/VFS code is still used by the engine (there is no conflict since VFS stuffs aren't included by any other module and aren't in the TA3D::UTILS::HPI namespace).

Cool!

Zip support could be provided through a Zip class, 7z support though a SevenZip class, etc ... we can even imagine a LanFS class that would clone the server's files for LAN games

But I think LanFS just work when player want, the net maybe the new problem

Of course large bandwidth and low latency is required for a LanFS module , otherwise reading files will be awfully slow

new VFS module is working . At least I could play a campaign mission and a skirmish game

New build is reqired for testing

Yes, new build at now. The campaign work well

well, unfortunately, the RealFS module doesn't work on windows yet , I am debugging it right now. When it's ready I'll make a new package.

Crash when exit campaign.
And the campaign meet wrong,

And really faster load!

yep, it seems to load faster now (I load a game in 5 sec ). I'm going to look at this log

PS: obviously it didn't manage to create the mission script :

There was a nasty bug there and several other bugs in the mission script generator.
Anyway this is a strange bug, there is noway to know for sure if it's gone until it's tested (works on Linux, but it seems a win32 specific bug).

I couldn't found seggstion.
Really perfect. Keep going!
support!