Openra: UnauthorizedAccessException when Documents/OpenRA/Logs isn't writable

[Hammerfest]

fresh install of windows 10 (1703) within the last week, all the .net framework options enabled in windows, all the other goody's (C++ redist) installed and all updated

downloaded ONLY the playtest to install, and get the crash's attached

will try with the stable release later today, didn't notice any specific pre-req's listed for stable or release but .net is needed for many other games I play which are working without issue

KerPow.zip

*as none are attached, no logs where generated in OpenRA/Logs

[pchote]

Was this using the playtest installer from the website, or building from source?

[Hammerfest]

never could leave something alone... bugs the piss outta me!

To answer your question though it isn't of matter (see below), from the website it was downloaded

Found the issue, it seems that Bitdefender has a fun feature called "Safe Access", which, working for a HDD company who has seen countless ransomware losses, is actually WONDERFUL!, except it doesn't notify you when it blocks applications from accessing your "protected files/folders" which in this case, was writing to Documents/OpenRA/Logs!

So, this bug has changed from .net crash due to playtest, to, if it cant write to Documents/OpenRA/Logs, it crashes with .net error! (so feel free to close it if the crash due to inability to write to Documents/OpenRA/Logs is known)!

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[Phrohdoh]

This sounds like an exception we should catch and display a dialog to the user.

[Jehoel]

This also happens in Windows 10 1809 and later using the renamed "Controlled folder access".