Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/R2Northstar/NorthstarLauncher

13 files changed, 158 insertions, 360 deletions

diff --git a/LauncherInjector/main.cpp b/LauncherInjector/main.cpp
index 7697e80d..a5d70f76 100644
--- a/LauncherInjector/main.cpp
+++ b/LauncherInjector/main.cpp
@@ -65,17 +65,29 @@ FARPROC GetLauncherMain()
 
 void LibraryLoadError(DWORD dwMessageId, const wchar_t* libName, const wchar_t* location)
 {
-    char text[4096];
+    char text[8192];
     std::string message = std::system_category().message(dwMessageId);
     
-    sprintf_s(text, "Failed to load the %ls at \"%ls\" (%lu):\n\n%hs\n\nMake sure you followed the Northstar installation instructions carefully.", libName, location, dwMessageId, message.c_str());
+    sprintf_s(text, "Failed to load the %ls at \"%ls\" (%lu):\n\n%hs\n\nMake sure you followed the Northstar installation instructions carefully before reaching out for help.", libName, location, dwMessageId, message.c_str());
     
-    if (!fs::exists("Titanfall2.exe") && fs::exists("..\\Titanfall2.exe"))
+    if (dwMessageId == 126 && std::filesystem::exists(location))
+    {
+        sprintf_s(text, "%s\n\nThe file at the specified location DOES exist, so this error indicates that one of its *dependencies* failed to be found.\n\nTry the following steps:\n1. Install Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe\n2. Repair game files", text);
+    }
+    else if (!fs::exists("Titanfall2.exe") && (fs::exists("..\\Titanfall2.exe") || fs::exists("..\\..\\Titanfall2.exe")))
     {
         auto curDir = std::filesystem::current_path().filename().string();
         auto aboveDir = std::filesystem::current_path().parent_path().filename().string();
         sprintf_s(text, "%s\n\nWe detected that in your case you have extracted the files into a *subdirectory* of your Titanfall 2 installation.\nPlease move all the files and folders from current folder (\"%s\") into the Titanfall 2 installation directory just above (\"%s\").\n\nPlease try out the above steps by yourself before reaching out to the community for support.", text, curDir.c_str(), aboveDir.c_str());
     }
+    else if (!fs::exists("Titanfall2.exe"))
+    {
+        sprintf_s(text, "%s\n\nRemember: you need to unpack the contents of this archive into your Titanfall 2 game installation directory, not just to any random folder.", text);
+    }
+    else if (fs::exists("Titanfall2.exe"))
+    {
+        sprintf_s(text, "%s\n\nTitanfall2.exe has been found in the current directory: is the game installation corrupted or did you not unpack all Northstar files here?", text);
+    }
 
     MessageBoxA(GetForegroundWindow(), text, "Northstar Launcher Error", 0);
 }
diff --git a/LauncherInjector/resources.rc b/LauncherInjector/resources.rc
index c065b7bb..8a1cde40 100644
--- a/LauncherInjector/resources.rc
+++ b/LauncherInjector/resources.rc
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ IDI_ICON1               ICON                    "ns_icon.ico"
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,3,0,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,3,0,0
+ FILEVERSION 0,0,0,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 0,0,0,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Northstar Developers"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Northstar Launcher"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.3.0.0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "DEV"
             VALUE "InternalName", "NorthstarLauncher.exe"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2021"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "NorthstarLauncher.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Northstar Launcher"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.3.0.0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "DEV"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
diff --git a/Northstar-Legal.txt b/Northstar-Legal.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index aa0adb13..00000000
--- a/Northstar-Legal.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,313 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/NorthstarDedicatedTest.vcxproj b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/NorthstarDedicatedTest.vcxproj
index 93b35e5c..8aa300c8 100644
--- a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/NorthstarDedicatedTest.vcxproj
+++ b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/NorthstarDedicatedTest.vcxproj
@@ -627,9 +627,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
 	  <MASM Include="audio_asm.asm" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="..\Northstar-Legal.txt" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\BuildCustomizations\masm.targets" />
diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/dedicated.cpp b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/dedicated.cpp
index e6115415..e140281a 100644
--- a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/dedicated.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/dedicated.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "hookutils.h"
 #include "gameutils.h"
 #include "serverauthentication.h"
-
+#include "masterserver.h"
 bool IsDedicated()
 {
 	//return CommandLine()->CheckParm("-dedicated");
@@ -58,17 +58,24 @@ void RunServer(CDedicatedExports* dedicated)
 	// note: we no longer manually set map and hoststate to start server in g_pHostState, we just use +map which seems to initialise stuff better
 
 	// main loop
+	double frameTitle = 0;
 	while (g_pEngine->m_nQuitting == EngineQuitState::QUIT_NOTQUITTING)
 	{
 		double frameStart = Plat_FloatTime();
 		g_pEngine->Frame();
 
-		// this way of getting playercount/maxplayers honestly really sucks, but not got any other methods of doing it rn
-		const char* maxPlayers = GetCurrentPlaylistVar("max_players", false);
-		if (!maxPlayers)
-			maxPlayers = "6";
+		// only update the title after at least 500ms since the last update
+		if ((frameStart - frameTitle) > 0.5) {
+			frameTitle = frameStart;
+
+			// this way of getting playercount/maxplayers honestly really sucks, but not got any other methods of doing it rn
+			const char* maxPlayers = GetCurrentPlaylistVar("max_players", false);
+			if (!maxPlayers)
+				maxPlayers = "6";
+
+			SetConsoleTitleA(fmt::format("{} - {} {}/{} players ({})", g_MasterServerManager->ns_auth_srvName, g_pHostState->m_levelName, g_ServerAuthenticationManager->m_additionalPlayerData.size(), maxPlayers, GetCurrentPlaylistName()).c_str());
+		}
 
-		SetConsoleTitleA(fmt::format("Titanfall 2 dedicated server - {} {}/{} players ({})", g_pHostState->m_levelName, g_ServerAuthenticationManager->m_additionalPlayerData.size(), maxPlayers, GetCurrentPlaylistName()).c_str());		
 		std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::duration<double, std::ratio<1>>(Cvar_base_tickinterval_mp->m_fValue - fmin(Plat_FloatTime() - frameStart, 0.25)));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/hooks.cpp b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/hooks.cpp
index ce4d75ad..cdb5fef9 100644
--- a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/hooks.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/hooks.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ LPSTR GetCommandLineAHook()
 			argBuffer << cmdlineArgFile.rdbuf();
 			cmdlineArgFile.close();
 
+			// if some other command line option includes "-northstar" in the future then you have to refactor this check to check with both either space after or ending with
+			if (!isDedi && argBuffer.str().find("-northstar") != std::string::npos)
+				MessageBoxA(NULL, "The \"-northstar\" command line option is NOT supposed to go into ns_startup_args.txt file!\n\nThis option is supposed to go into Origin/Steam game launch options, and then you are supposed to launch the original Titanfall2.exe rather than NorthstarLauncher.exe to make use of it.", "Northstar Warning", MB_ICONWARNING);
+
 			args.append(argBuffer.str());
 		}
 
diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/languagehooks.cpp b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/languagehooks.cpp
index 0929b73d..3a69df9d 100644
--- a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/languagehooks.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/languagehooks.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ std::vector<std::string> file_list(fs::path dir, std::regex ext_pattern)
 {
 	std::vector<std::string> result;
 
+	if (!fs::exists(dir) || !fs::is_directory(dir))
+		return result;
+
 	using iterator = fs::directory_iterator;
 
 	const iterator end;
@@ -77,7 +80,8 @@ char* GetGameLanguageHook()
 		auto lang = GetGameLanguageOriginal();
 		if (!CheckLangAudioExists(lang))
 		{
-			spdlog::info("Origin detected language \"{}\", but we do not have audio for it installed, falling back to the next option", lang);
+			if (strcmp(lang, "russian") != 0) // don't log for "russian" since it's the default and that means Origin detection just didn't change it most likely
+				spdlog::info("Origin detected language \"{}\", but we do not have audio for it installed, falling back to the next option", lang);
 
 		}
 		else
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ char* GetGameLanguageHook()
 	{
 		spdlog::warn("Caution, audio for this language does NOT exist. You might want to override your game language with -language command line option.");
 		auto lang = GetAnyInstalledAudioLanguage();
-		spdlog::warn("Falling back to first installed audio language: {}", lang.c_str());
+		spdlog::warn("Falling back to the first installed audio language: {}", lang.c_str());
 		strncpy(ingameLang1, lang.c_str(), 256);
 		return ingameLang1;
 	}
diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/masterserver.cpp b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/masterserver.cpp
index c040a239..c61c69e5 100644
--- a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/masterserver.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/masterserver.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #include "rapidjson/error/en.h"
 #include "modmanager.h"
 #include "misccommands.h"
-
+#include <cstring>
+#include <regex>
 // NOTE for anyone reading this: we used to use httplib for requests here, but it had issues, so we're moving to curl now for masterserver requests
 // so httplib is used exclusively for server stuff now
 
@@ -40,6 +41,57 @@ CHostState__State_ChangeLevelSPType CHostState__State_ChangeLevelSP;
 typedef void(*CHostState__State_GameShutdownType)(CHostState* hostState);
 CHostState__State_GameShutdownType CHostState__State_GameShutdown;
 
+// Convert a hex digit char to integer.
+inline int hctod(char c) {
+	if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') {
+		return c - 'A' + 10;
+	}
+	else if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') {
+		return c - 'a' + 10;
+	}
+	else {
+		return c - '0';
+	}
+}
+
+// This function interprets all 4-hexadecimal-digit unicode codepoint characters like \u4E2D to UTF-8 encoding.
+std::string unescape_unicode(const std::string &str) {
+	std::string result;
+	std::regex r("\\\\u([a-f\\d]{4})", std::regex::icase);
+	auto matches_begin = std::sregex_iterator(str.begin(), str.end(), r);
+	auto matches_end = std::sregex_iterator();
+	std::smatch last_match;
+	for (std::sregex_iterator i = matches_begin; i != matches_end; ++i) {
+		last_match = *i;
+		result.append(last_match.prefix());
+		unsigned int cp = 0;
+		for (int i = 2; i <= 5; ++i) {
+			cp *= 16;
+			cp += hctod(last_match.str()[i]);
+		}
+		if (cp <= 0x7F) {
+			result.push_back(cp);
+		}
+		else if (cp <= 0x7FF) {
+			result.push_back((cp >> 6) | 0b11000000 & (~(1 << 5)));
+			result.push_back(cp & ((1 << 6) - 1) | 0b10000000 & (~(1 << 6)));
+		}
+		else if (cp <= 0xFFFF) {
+			result.push_back((cp >> 12) | 0b11100000 & (~(1 << 4)));
+			result.push_back((cp >> 6) & ((1 << 6) - 1) | 0b10000000 & (~(1 << 6)));
+			result.push_back(cp & ((1 << 6) - 1) | 0b10000000 & (~(1 << 6)));
+		}
+	}
+	result.append(last_match.suffix());
+	return result;
+}
+
+void UpdateServerInfoFromUnicodeToUTF8()
+{
+	g_MasterServerManager->ns_auth_srvName = unescape_unicode(Cvar_ns_server_name->m_pszString);
+	g_MasterServerManager->ns_auth_srvDesc = unescape_unicode(Cvar_ns_server_desc->m_pszString);
+}
+
 const char* HttplibErrorToString(httplib::Error error)
 {
 	switch (error)
@@ -786,8 +838,8 @@ void MasterServerManager::AddSelfToServerList(int port, int authPort, char* name
 						// send all registration info so we have all necessary info to reregister our server if masterserver goes down, without a restart
 						// this isn't threadsafe :terror:
 						{
-							char* escapedNameNew = curl_easy_escape(curl, Cvar_ns_server_name->m_pszString, NULL);
-							char* escapedDescNew = curl_easy_escape(curl, Cvar_ns_server_desc->m_pszString, NULL);
+							char* escapedNameNew = curl_easy_escape(curl, g_MasterServerManager->ns_auth_srvName.c_str(), NULL);
+							char* escapedDescNew = curl_easy_escape(curl, g_MasterServerManager->ns_auth_srvDesc.c_str(), NULL);
 							char* escapedMapNew = curl_easy_escape(curl, g_pHostState->m_levelName, NULL);
 							char* escapedPlaylistNew = curl_easy_escape(curl, GetCurrentPlaylistName(), NULL);
 							char* escapedPasswordNew = curl_easy_escape(curl, Cvar_ns_server_password->m_pszString, NULL);
@@ -1044,6 +1096,8 @@ void CHostState__State_NewGameHook(CHostState* hostState)
 	// Copy new server name cvar to source
 	Cvar_hostname->m_pszString = Cvar_ns_server_name->m_pszString;
 	Cvar_hostname->m_StringLength = Cvar_ns_server_name->m_StringLength;
+	// This calls the function that converts unicode strings from servername and serverdesc to UTF-8
+	UpdateServerInfoFromUnicodeToUTF8();
 
 	g_MasterServerManager->AddSelfToServerList(Cvar_hostport->m_nValue, Cvar_ns_player_auth_port->m_nValue, Cvar_ns_server_name->m_pszString, Cvar_ns_server_desc->m_pszString, hostState->m_levelName, (char*)GetCurrentPlaylistName(), maxPlayers, Cvar_ns_server_password->m_pszString);
 	g_ServerAuthenticationManager->StartPlayerAuthServer();
diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/masterserver.h b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/masterserver.h
index d7071b6c..2e7468b4 100644
--- a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/masterserver.h
+++ b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/masterserver.h
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "convar.h"
 #include <WinSock2.h>
-
+#include <string>
+#include <cstring>
 struct RemoteModInfo
 {
 public:
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ public:
 	char m_ownClientAuthToken[33];
 
 	std::string m_ownModInfoJson;
+	std::string ns_auth_srvName; // Unicode unescaped version of Cvar_ns_auth_servername for support in cjk characters
+	std::string ns_auth_srvDesc; // Unicode unescaped version of Cvar_ns_auth_serverdesc for support in cjk characters
 
 	bool m_bOriginAuthWithMasterServerDone = false;
 	bool m_bOriginAuthWithMasterServerInProgress = false;
@@ -112,7 +115,8 @@ public:
 	void WritePlayerPersistentData(char* playerId, char* pdata, size_t pdataSize);
 	void RemoveSelfFromServerList();
 };
-
+std::string unescape_unicode(const std::string &str);
+void UpdateServerInfoFromUnicodeToUTF8();
 void InitialiseSharedMasterServer(HMODULE baseAddress);
 
 extern MasterServerManager* g_MasterServerManager;
diff --git a/loader_launcher_proxy/dllmain.cpp b/loader_launcher_proxy/dllmain.cpp
index cf69d63e..1215ca1f 100644
--- a/loader_launcher_proxy/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/loader_launcher_proxy/dllmain.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <Shlwapi.h>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 HMODULE hLauncherModule;
 HMODULE hHookModule;
@@ -44,9 +45,13 @@ FARPROC GetLauncherMain()
 
 void LibraryLoadError(DWORD dwMessageId, const wchar_t* libName, const wchar_t* location)
 {
-    char text[2048];
-    std::string message = std::system_category().message(dwMessageId); 
+    char text[4096];
+    std::string message = std::system_category().message(dwMessageId);
     sprintf_s(text, "Failed to load the %ls at \"%ls\" (%lu):\n\n%hs", libName, location, dwMessageId, message.c_str());
+    if (dwMessageId == 126 && std::filesystem::exists(location))
+    {
+        sprintf_s(text, "%s\n\nThe file at the specified location DOES exist, so this error indicates that one of its *dependencies* failed to be found.", text);
+    }
     MessageBoxA(GetForegroundWindow(), text, "Northstar Launcher Proxy Error", 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/loader_wsock32_proxy/dllmain.cpp b/loader_wsock32_proxy/dllmain.cpp
index 0b518dbe..f4c0d604 100644
--- a/loader_wsock32_proxy/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/loader_wsock32_proxy/dllmain.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ bool GetExePathWide(wchar_t* dest, DWORD destSize)
 }
 
 wchar_t exePath[4096];
-wchar_t dllPath[8192];
-wchar_t dllPath2[4096];
+wchar_t buffer1[8192];
+wchar_t buffer2[12288];
 
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hInst, DWORD reason, LPVOID)
 {
@@ -30,30 +30,48 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hInst, DWORD reason, LPVOID)
 		if (!GetExePathWide(exePath, 4096))
 		{
 			MessageBoxA(GetForegroundWindow(), "Failed getting game directory.\nThe game cannot continue and has to exit.", "Northstar Wsock32 Proxy Error", 0);
-			return 1;
+			return true;
 		}
 
 		if (!ProvisionNorthstar()) // does not call InitialiseNorthstar yet, will do it on LauncherMain hook
-			return 1;
+			return true;
 
 		// copy the original library for system to our local directory, with changed name so that we can load it
-		swprintf_s(dllPath, L"%s\\bin\\x64_retail\\wsock32.org.dll", exePath);
-		GetSystemDirectoryW(dllPath2, 4096);
-		swprintf_s(dllPath2, L"%s\\wsock32.dll", dllPath2);
+		swprintf_s(buffer1, L"%s\\bin\\x64_retail\\wsock32.org.dll", exePath);
+		GetSystemDirectoryW(buffer2, 4096);
+		swprintf_s(buffer2, L"%s\\wsock32.dll", buffer2);
 		try
 		{
-			std::filesystem::copy_file(dllPath2, dllPath);
+			std::filesystem::copy_file(buffer2, buffer1);
 		}
-		catch (const std::exception& e)
+		catch (const std::exception& e1)
 		{
-			if (!std::filesystem::exists(dllPath))
+			if (!std::filesystem::exists(buffer1))
 			{
-				swprintf_s(dllPath, L"Failed copying wsock32.dll from system32 to \"%s\"\n\n%S", dllPath, e.what());
-				MessageBoxW(GetForegroundWindow(), dllPath, L"Northstar Wsock32 Proxy Error", 0);
+				// fallback by copying to temp dir...
+				// because apparently games installed by EA Desktop app don't have write permissions in their directories
+				auto temp_dir = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / L"wsock32.org.dll";
+				try
+				{
+					std::filesystem::copy_file(buffer2, temp_dir);
+				}
+				catch (const std::exception& e2)
+				{
+					if (!std::filesystem::exists(temp_dir))
+					{
+						swprintf_s(buffer2, L"Failed copying wsock32.dll from system32 to \"%s\"\n\n%S\n\nFurthermore, we failed copying wsock32.dll into temporary directory at \"%s\"\n\n%S", buffer1, e1.what(), temp_dir.c_str(), e2.what());
+						MessageBoxW(GetForegroundWindow(), buffer2, L"Northstar Wsock32 Proxy Error", 0);
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+				swprintf_s(buffer1, L"%s", temp_dir.c_str());
 			}
 		}
-		hL = LoadLibraryExW(dllPath, 0, LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH);
-		if (!hL) return false;
+		hL = LoadLibraryExW(buffer1, 0, LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH);
+		if (!hL) {
+			LibraryLoadError(GetLastError(), L"wsock32.org.dll", buffer1);
+			return false;
+		}
 
 		// load the functions to proxy
 		// it's only some of them, because in case of wsock32 most of the functions can actually be natively redirected
@@ -75,10 +93,10 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hInst, DWORD reason, LPVOID)
 	if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_DETACH)
 	{
 		FreeLibrary(hL);
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 	}
 
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 extern "C"
diff --git a/loader_wsock32_proxy/loader.cpp b/loader_wsock32_proxy/loader.cpp
index 907caa9d..61b4daf3 100644
--- a/loader_wsock32_proxy/loader.cpp
+++ b/loader_wsock32_proxy/loader.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
 #include <system_error>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 void LibraryLoadError(DWORD dwMessageId, const wchar_t* libName, const wchar_t* location)
 {
-	char text[2048];
+	char text[4096];
 	std::string message = std::system_category().message(dwMessageId);
 	sprintf_s(text, "Failed to load the %ls at \"%ls\" (%lu):\n\n%hs", libName, location, dwMessageId, message.c_str());
+	if (dwMessageId == 126 && std::filesystem::exists(location))
+	{
+		sprintf_s(text, "%s\n\nThe file at the specified location DOES exist, so this error indicates that one of its *dependencies* failed to be found.", text);
+	}
 	MessageBoxA(GetForegroundWindow(), text, "Northstar Wsock32 Proxy Error", 0);
 }
 
@@ -37,12 +42,12 @@ bool LoadNorthstar()
 {
 	FARPROC Hook_Init = nullptr;
 	{
-		swprintf_s(dllPath, L"%s\\Northstar.dll", exePath);
-		auto hHookModule = LoadLibraryExW(dllPath, 0, LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH);
+		swprintf_s(buffer1, L"%s\\Northstar.dll", exePath);
+		auto hHookModule = LoadLibraryExW(buffer1, 0, LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH);
 		if (hHookModule) Hook_Init = GetProcAddress(hHookModule, "InitialiseNorthstar");
 		if (!hHookModule || Hook_Init == nullptr)
 		{
-			LibraryLoadError(GetLastError(), L"Northstar.dll", dllPath);
+			LibraryLoadError(GetLastError(), L"Northstar.dll", buffer1);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/loader_wsock32_proxy/loader.h b/loader_wsock32_proxy/loader.h
index 9a14b2e7..0c6fb053 100644
--- a/loader_wsock32_proxy/loader.h
+++ b/loader_wsock32_proxy/loader.h
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 extern wchar_t exePath[4096];
-extern wchar_t dllPath[8192];
-extern wchar_t dllPath2[4096];
+extern wchar_t buffer1[8192];
+extern wchar_t buffer2[12288];
 
+void LibraryLoadError(DWORD dwMessageId, const wchar_t* libName, const wchar_t* location);
 bool ShouldLoadNorthstar();
 bool ProvisionNorthstar();