Steam: Opening game causes inconsistency of 3 game files
Date: 08/08/2025 9-10 AM CEST (local time)
3 files have to be downloaded again every time the game is opened
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe
- preloader_l.dll
Reproduce:
1. Clean installation
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll | modify date 08/08/2025 09:26 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe | modify date 08/08/2025 09:26 AM
- preloader_l.dll | modify date 08/08/2025 09:26 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:20 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:20 AM
- preloader_l.dll_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:20 AM
2. After launching the game and allowing to install Javelin Anticheat
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll | modify date 28/07/2025 01:34 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe | modify date 28/07/2025 01:34 AM
- preloader_l.dll | modify date 28/07/2025 01:34 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:26 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:26 AM
- preloader_l.dll_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:41 AM
3. After entering "space" in main menu (no change)
4. Leave game by in-game option
5. Verify steam files consistency
6. Verification of 3 files failed, they are downloaded again
7. After redownloading files:
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll | modify date 08/08/2025 09:58 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe | modify date 08/08/2025 09:58 AM
- preloader_l.dll | modify date 08/08/2025 09:58 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:26 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:26 AM
- preloader_l.dll_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:41 AM
8. After launching game
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll | modify date 28/07/2025 01:34 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe | modify date 28/07/2025 01:34 AM
- preloader_l.dll | modify date 28/07/2025 01:34 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:58 AM
- EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:58 AM
- preloader_l.dll_b | modify date 08/08/2025 09:58 AM
9. file consistency verification failed again (back to .4)
