From 38d9939eb7e115206b7ecb3ec93764c38d89d11f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bicarus <202771338+bicarus-dev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 11:40:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] cfg: fix early game detection for Polaris Chord and MFG
 (#551)

## Link to GitHub Issue, if one exists


## Description of change
Some parts of the UI (e.g., Card tab) rely on early auto detection of
the game, which relies on file hints and not the game code. Two games
(PC and MFG) rely on directory presence and not file presence.
---
 src/spice2x/games/io.cpp               | 2 +-
 src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp      | 2 +-
 src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp | 4 +++-
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/spice2x/games/io.cpp b/src/spice2x/games/io.cpp
index eb38e6e..e350be9 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/games/io.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/games/io.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ namespace games {
         buttons_help.insert({ pc, pc::get_buttons_help() });
         analogs.insert({ pc, pc::get_analogs() });
         lights.insert({ pc, pc::get_lights() });
-        file_hints[pc].emplace_back("game/svm_Data");
+        file_hints[pc].emplace_back("game/svm.exe");
     }
 
     const std::vector<std::string> &get_games() {
diff --git a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
index dd8a8d1..77a879b 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             }
 
             // Polaris Chord
-            if (check_dll("kamunity.dll") && fileutils::dir_exists("game/svm_Data")) {
+            if (check_dll("kamunity.dll") && fileutils::file_exists("game/svm.exe")) {
                 avs::game::DLL_NAME = "kamunity.dll";
                 attach_io = true;
                 attach_pc = true;
diff --git a/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp b/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp
index bc5b1d0..d30924b 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ namespace overlay::windows {
 
             // standalone configurator should look for file hints
             if (cfg::CONFIGURATOR_STANDALONE) {
-                auto file_hints = games::get_game_file_hints(game_name);
+                const auto file_hints = games::get_game_file_hints(game_name);
                 if (file_hints) {
                     for (auto &file_hint : *file_hints) {
                         if (fileutils::file_exists(file_hint) ||
+                            fileutils::dir_exists(file_hint) ||
                             fileutils::file_exists(std::filesystem::path("modules") / file_hint) ||
                             fileutils::file_exists(std::filesystem::path("contents") / file_hint) ||
                             fileutils::file_exists(MODULE_PATH / file_hint))
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ namespace overlay::windows {
                             this->games_selected = games_list.size() - 1;
                             this->games_selected_name = game_name;
                             eamuse_set_game(game_name);
+                            break;
                         }
                     }
                 }