Move Victoria 2 path searching to Vic2PathSearch.cpp

Move fshash and _cached_paths definitions to Dataloader::Search_for_game_path

4 files changed, 342 insertions, 316 deletions

diff --git a/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader.cpp b/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader.cpp
index 6bf43f6..6aee67d 100644
--- a/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader.cpp
+++ b/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader.cpp
@@ -11,16 +11,6 @@
 #include "openvic-simulation/utility/ConstexprIntToStr.hpp"
 #include "openvic-simulation/utility/Logger.hpp"
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <Windows.h>
-
-#include "Dataloader_Windows.hpp"
-#endif
-
-#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
-#include <TargetConditionals.h>
-#endif
-
 using namespace OpenVic;
 using namespace OpenVic::NodeTools;
 using namespace ovdl;
@@ -42,301 +32,6 @@ static constexpr bool path_equals_case_insensitive(std::string_view lhs, std::st
 	return std::equal(lhs.begin(), lhs.end(), rhs.begin(), rhs.end(), ichar_equals);
 }
 
-// Windows and Mac by default act like case insensitive filesystems
-static constexpr bool path_equals(std::string_view lhs, std::string_view rhs) {
-#if defined(FILESYSTEM_CASE_INSENSITIVE)
-	return path_equals_case_insensitive(lhs, rhs);
-#else
-	return std::equal(lhs.begin(), lhs.end(), rhs.begin(), rhs.end());
-#endif
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-concept is_filename = std::same_as<T, std::filesystem::path> || std::convertible_to<T, std::string_view>;
-
-static bool filename_equals(const is_filename auto& lhs, const is_filename auto& rhs) {
-	auto left = [&lhs] {
-		if constexpr (std::same_as<std::decay_t<decltype(lhs)>, std::filesystem::path>) {
-			return lhs.filename().string();
-		} else {
-			return lhs;
-		}
-	}();
-	auto right = [&rhs] {
-		if constexpr (std::same_as<std::decay_t<decltype(rhs)>, std::filesystem::path>) {
-			return rhs.filename().string();
-		} else {
-			return rhs;
-		}
-	}();
-	return path_equals(left, right);
-}
-
-static fs::path _search_for_game_path(fs::path hint_path = {}) {
-	// Apparently max amount of steam libraries is 8, if incorrect please correct it to the correct max amount
-	static constexpr int max_amount_of_steam_libraries = 8;
-	static constexpr std::string_view Victoria_2_folder = "Victoria 2";
-	static constexpr std::string_view v2_game_exe = "v2game.exe";
-	static constexpr std::string_view steamapps = "steamapps";
-	static constexpr std::string_view libraryfolders = "libraryfolders.vdf";
-	static constexpr std::string_view vic2_appmanifest = "appmanifest_42960.acf";
-	static constexpr std::string_view common_folder = "common";
-
-	std::error_code error_code;
-
-	// Don't waste time trying to search for Victoria 2 when supplied a valid looking Victoria 2 game directory
-	if (filename_equals(Victoria_2_folder, hint_path)) {
-		if (fs::is_regular_file(hint_path / v2_game_exe, error_code)) {
-			return hint_path;
-		}
-	}
-
-	const bool hint_path_was_empty = hint_path.empty();
-	if (hint_path_was_empty) {
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-		static const fs::path registry_path =
-			Windows::ReadRegValue<char>(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Paradox Interactive\\Victoria 2", "path");
-
-		if (!registry_path.empty()) {
-			return registry_path;
-		}
-
-#pragma warning(push)
-#pragma warning(disable : 4996)
-		static const fs::path prog_files = std::string(std::getenv("ProgramFiles"));
-		hint_path = prog_files / "Steam";
-		if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
-			static const fs::path prog_files_x86 = std::string(std::getenv("ProgramFiles(x86)"));
-			hint_path = prog_files_x86 / "Steam";
-			if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
-				Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on Windows.");
-				return "";
-			}
-		}
-#pragma warning(pop)
-		// Cannot support Android
-		// Only FreeBSD currently unofficially supports emulating Linux
-#elif (defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__)) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
-		static const fs::path home = std::getenv("HOME");
-		hint_path = home / ".steam" / "steam";
-		if (fs::is_symlink(hint_path, error_code)) {
-			hint_path = fs::read_symlink(hint_path, error_code);
-		} else if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
-			hint_path = home / ".local" / "share" / "Steam";
-			if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
-				Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on FreeBSD.");
-#else
-				Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on Linux.");
-#endif
-				return "";
-			}
-		}
-		// Support only Mac, cannot support iOS
-#elif (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)) && TARGET_OS_MAC == 1
-		static const fs::path home = std::getenv("HOME");
-		hint_path = home / "Library" / "Application Support" / "Steam";
-		if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
-			Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on Mac.");
-			return "";
-		}
-		// All platforms that reach this point do not seem to even have unofficial Steam support
-#else
-		Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on unsupported platform.");
-#endif
-	}
-
-	// Could not determine Steam install on platform
-	if (hint_path.empty()) {
-		return "";
-	}
-
-	// Supplied path was useless, ignore hint_path
-	if (!hint_path_was_empty && !fs::exists(hint_path, error_code)) {
-		return _search_for_game_path();
-	}
-
-	// Steam Library's directory that will contain Victoria 2
-	fs::path vic2_steam_lib_directory;
-	fs::path current_path = hint_path;
-
-	// If hinted path is directory that contains steamapps
-	bool is_steamapps = false;
-	if (fs::is_directory(current_path / steamapps, error_code)) {
-		current_path /= steamapps;
-		is_steamapps = true;
-	}
-
-	// If hinted path is steamapps directory
-	bool is_libraryfolders_vdf = false;
-	if (is_steamapps || (filename_equals(steamapps, current_path) && fs::is_directory(current_path, error_code))) {
-		current_path /= libraryfolders;
-		is_libraryfolders_vdf = true;
-	}
-
-	bool vic2_install_confirmed = false;
-	// if current_path is not a regular file, this is a non-default Steam Library, skip this parser evaluation
-	if (fs::is_regular_file(current_path, error_code) &&
-		(is_libraryfolders_vdf || filename_equals(libraryfolders, current_path))) {
-		lexy_vdf::Parser parser;
-
-		std::string buffer;
-		auto error_log_stream = detail::CallbackStream {
-			[](void const* s, std::streamsize n, void* user_data) -> std::streamsize {
-				if (s != nullptr && n > 0 && user_data != nullptr) {
-					static_cast<std::string*>(user_data)->append(static_cast<char const*>(s), n);
-					return n;
-				} else {
-					Logger::warning("Invalid input to parser error log callback: ", s, " / ", n, " / ", user_data);
-					return 0;
-				}
-			},
-			&buffer
-		};
-		parser.set_error_log_to(error_log_stream);
-
-		parser.load_from_file(current_path);
-		if (!parser.parse()) {
-			// Could not find or load libraryfolders.vdf, report error as warning
-			if (!buffer.empty()) {
-				Logger::warning _(buffer);
-			}
-			return "";
-		}
-		std::optional current_node = *(parser.get_key_values());
-
-		// check "libraryfolders" list
-		auto it = current_node.value().find("libraryfolders");
-		if (it == current_node.value().end()) {
-			Logger::warning("Expected libraryfolders.vdf to contain a libraryfolders key.");
-			return "";
-		}
-
-		static constexpr auto visit_node = [](auto&& arg) -> std::optional<lexy_vdf::KeyValues> {
-			using T = std::decay_t<decltype(arg)>;
-			if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, lexy_vdf::KeyValues>) {
-				return arg;
-			} else {
-				return std::nullopt;
-			}
-		};
-
-		current_node = std::visit(visit_node, it->second);
-
-		if (!current_node.has_value()) {
-			Logger::warning("Expected libraryfolders.vdf's libraryfolders key to be a KeyValue dictionary.");
-			return "";
-		}
-
-		// Array of strings contain "0" to std::to_string(max_amount_of_steam_libraries - 1)
-		static constexpr auto library_indexes = OpenVic::ConstexprIntToStr::make_itosv_array<max_amount_of_steam_libraries>();
-
-		for (const auto& index : library_indexes) {
-			decltype(current_node) node = std::nullopt;
-
-			auto it = current_node.value().find(index);
-			if (it != current_node.value().end()) {
-				node = std::visit(visit_node, it->second);
-			}
-
-			// check "apps" list
-			decltype(node) apps_node = std::nullopt;
-			if (node.has_value()) {
-				it = node.value().find("apps");
-				if (it != node.value().end()) {
-					apps_node = std::visit(visit_node, it->second);
-				}
-			}
-
-			bool lib_contains_victoria_2 = false;
-			if (apps_node.has_value()) {
-				lib_contains_victoria_2 = apps_node.value().find("42960") != node.value().end();
-			}
-
-			if (lib_contains_victoria_2) {
-				it = node.value().find("path");
-				if (it != node.value().end()) {
-					vic2_steam_lib_directory = std::visit(
-						[](auto&& arg) -> std::string_view {
-							using T = std::decay_t<decltype(arg)>;
-							if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::string>) {
-								return arg;
-							} else {
-								return "";
-							}
-						},
-						it->second
-					);
-					vic2_install_confirmed = true;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (vic2_steam_lib_directory.empty()) {
-			Logger::info("Steam installation appears not to contain Victoria 2.");
-			return "";
-		}
-	}
-
-	// If current_path points to steamapps/libraryfolders.vdf
-	if (vic2_steam_lib_directory.empty()) {
-		if (is_libraryfolders_vdf || filename_equals(libraryfolders, current_path)) {
-			vic2_steam_lib_directory = current_path.parent_path() / vic2_appmanifest;
-		} else if (filename_equals(vic2_appmanifest, current_path)) {
-			vic2_steam_lib_directory = current_path;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// If we could not confirm Victoria 2 was installed via the default Steam installation
-	bool is_common_folder = false;
-	if (!vic2_install_confirmed) {
-		auto parser = lexy_vdf::Parser::from_file(vic2_steam_lib_directory);
-		if (!parser.parse()) {
-			// Could not find or load appmanifest_42960.acf, report error as warning
-			for (auto& error : parser.get_errors()) {
-				Logger::warning(error.message);
-			}
-			return "";
-		}
-
-		// we can pretty much assume the Victoria 2 directory on Steam is valid from here
-		vic2_steam_lib_directory /= common_folder;
-		is_common_folder = true;
-	} else if (fs::is_directory(vic2_steam_lib_directory / steamapps, error_code)) {
-		vic2_steam_lib_directory /= fs::path(steamapps) / common_folder;
-		is_common_folder = true;
-	}
-
-	bool is_Victoria_2_folder = false;
-	if ((is_common_folder || filename_equals(common_folder, vic2_steam_lib_directory)) &&
-		fs::is_directory(vic2_steam_lib_directory, error_code)) {
-		vic2_steam_lib_directory /= Victoria_2_folder;
-		is_Victoria_2_folder = true;
-	}
-	if ((is_Victoria_2_folder || filename_equals(Victoria_2_folder, vic2_steam_lib_directory)) &&
-		fs::is_regular_file(vic2_steam_lib_directory / v2_game_exe, error_code)) {
-		return vic2_steam_lib_directory;
-	}
-
-	// Hail Mary check ignoring the hint_path
-	if (!hint_path_was_empty) {
-		return _search_for_game_path();
-	}
-
-	Logger::warning("Could not find Victoria 2 game path, this requires manually supplying one.");
-	return ""; // The supplied path fits literally none of the criteria
-}
-
-fs::path Dataloader::search_for_game_path(fs::path hint_path) {
-	auto it = _cached_paths.find(hint_path);
-	if (it != _cached_paths.end()) {
-		return it->second;
-	}
-
-	return _cached_paths[hint_path] = _search_for_game_path(hint_path);
-}
-
 bool Dataloader::set_roots(path_vector_t const& new_roots) {
 	if (!roots.empty()) {
 		Logger::error("Overriding existing dataloader roots!");
diff --git a/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader.hpp b/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader.hpp
index a2e377b..4c305b5 100644
--- a/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader.hpp
+++ b/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader.hpp
@@ -108,16 +108,5 @@ namespace OpenVic {
 		bool load_localisation_files(
 			localisation_callback_t callback, std::string_view localisation_dir = "localisation"
 		) const;
-
-	private:
-		struct fshash {
-			size_t operator()(const std::filesystem::path& p) const noexcept {
-				return std::filesystem::hash_value(p);
-			}
-		};
-
-		using hint_path_t = fs::path;
-		using game_path_t = fs::path;
-		static inline std::unordered_map<hint_path_t, game_path_t, fshash> _cached_paths;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Vic2PathSearch.cpp b/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Vic2PathSearch.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10bd08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Vic2PathSearch.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+#include <openvic-dataloader/detail/CallbackOStream.hpp>
+
+#include <lexy-vdf/KeyValues.hpp>
+#include <lexy-vdf/Parser.hpp>
+
+#include "openvic-simulation/utility/ConstexprIntToStr.hpp"
+#include "openvic-simulation/utility/Logger.hpp"
+
+#include "Dataloader.hpp"
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+#include "Vic2PathSearch_Windows.hpp"
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
+#include <TargetConditionals.h>
+#endif
+
+using namespace OpenVic;
+using namespace OpenVic::NodeTools;
+using namespace ovdl;
+
+#if defined(_WIN32) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
+#define FILESYSTEM_CASE_INSENSITIVE
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#define FILESYSTEM_NEEDS_FORWARD_SLASHES
+#endif
+
+static constexpr bool path_equals_case_insensitive(std::string_view lhs, std::string_view rhs) {
+	constexpr auto ichar_equals = [](unsigned char l, unsigned char r) {
+		return std::tolower(l) == std::tolower(r);
+	};
+	return std::equal(lhs.begin(), lhs.end(), rhs.begin(), rhs.end(), ichar_equals);
+}
+
+// Windows and Mac by default act like case insensitive filesystems
+static constexpr bool path_equals(std::string_view lhs, std::string_view rhs) {
+#if defined(FILESYSTEM_CASE_INSENSITIVE)
+	return path_equals_case_insensitive(lhs, rhs);
+#else
+	return std::equal(lhs.begin(), lhs.end(), rhs.begin(), rhs.end());
+#endif
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+concept is_filename = std::same_as<T, std::filesystem::path> || std::convertible_to<T, std::string_view>;
+
+static bool filename_equals(const is_filename auto& lhs, const is_filename auto& rhs) {
+	auto left = [&lhs] {
+		if constexpr (std::same_as<std::decay_t<decltype(lhs)>, std::filesystem::path>) {
+			return lhs.filename().string();
+		} else {
+			return lhs;
+		}
+	}();
+	auto right = [&rhs] {
+		if constexpr (std::same_as<std::decay_t<decltype(rhs)>, std::filesystem::path>) {
+			return rhs.filename().string();
+		} else {
+			return rhs;
+		}
+	}();
+	return path_equals(left, right);
+}
+
+static fs::path _search_for_game_path(fs::path hint_path = {}) {
+	// Apparently max amount of steam libraries is 8, if incorrect please correct it to the correct max amount
+	static constexpr int max_amount_of_steam_libraries = 8;
+	static constexpr std::string_view Victoria_2_folder = "Victoria 2";
+	static constexpr std::string_view v2_game_exe = "v2game.exe";
+	static constexpr std::string_view steamapps = "steamapps";
+	static constexpr std::string_view libraryfolders = "libraryfolders.vdf";
+	static constexpr std::string_view vic2_appmanifest = "appmanifest_42960.acf";
+	static constexpr std::string_view common_folder = "common";
+
+	std::error_code error_code;
+
+	// Don't waste time trying to search for Victoria 2 when supplied a valid looking Victoria 2 game directory
+	if (filename_equals(Victoria_2_folder, hint_path)) {
+		if (fs::is_regular_file(hint_path / v2_game_exe, error_code)) {
+			return hint_path;
+		}
+	}
+
+	const bool hint_path_was_empty = hint_path.empty();
+	if (hint_path_was_empty) {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+		static const fs::path registry_path =
+			Windows::ReadRegValue<char>(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Paradox Interactive\\Victoria 2", "path");
+
+		if (!registry_path.empty()) {
+			return registry_path;
+		}
+
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4996)
+		static const fs::path prog_files = std::string(std::getenv("ProgramFiles"));
+		hint_path = prog_files / "Steam";
+		if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
+			static const fs::path prog_files_x86 = std::string(std::getenv("ProgramFiles(x86)"));
+			hint_path = prog_files_x86 / "Steam";
+			if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
+				Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on Windows.");
+				return "";
+			}
+		}
+#pragma warning(pop)
+		// Cannot support Android
+		// Only FreeBSD currently unofficially supports emulating Linux
+#elif (defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__)) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
+		static const fs::path home = std::getenv("HOME");
+		hint_path = home / ".steam" / "steam";
+		if (fs::is_symlink(hint_path, error_code)) {
+			hint_path = fs::read_symlink(hint_path, error_code);
+		} else if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
+			hint_path = home / ".local" / "share" / "Steam";
+			if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+				Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on FreeBSD.");
+#else
+				Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on Linux.");
+#endif
+				return "";
+			}
+		}
+		// Support only Mac, cannot support iOS
+#elif (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)) && TARGET_OS_MAC == 1
+		static const fs::path home = std::getenv("HOME");
+		hint_path = home / "Library" / "Application Support" / "Steam";
+		if (!fs::is_directory(hint_path, error_code)) {
+			Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on Mac.");
+			return "";
+		}
+		// All platforms that reach this point do not seem to even have unofficial Steam support
+#else
+		Logger::warning("Could not find path for Steam installation on unsupported platform.");
+#endif
+	}
+
+	// Could not determine Steam install on platform
+	if (hint_path.empty()) {
+		return "";
+	}
+
+	// Supplied path was useless, ignore hint_path
+	if (!hint_path_was_empty && !fs::exists(hint_path, error_code)) {
+		return _search_for_game_path();
+	}
+
+	// Steam Library's directory that will contain Victoria 2
+	fs::path vic2_steam_lib_directory;
+	fs::path current_path = hint_path;
+
+	// If hinted path is directory that contains steamapps
+	bool is_steamapps = false;
+	if (fs::is_directory(current_path / steamapps, error_code)) {
+		current_path /= steamapps;
+		is_steamapps = true;
+	}
+
+	// If hinted path is steamapps directory
+	bool is_libraryfolders_vdf = false;
+	if (is_steamapps || (filename_equals(steamapps, current_path) && fs::is_directory(current_path, error_code))) {
+		current_path /= libraryfolders;
+		is_libraryfolders_vdf = true;
+	}
+
+	bool vic2_install_confirmed = false;
+	// if current_path is not a regular file, this is a non-default Steam Library, skip this parser evaluation
+	if (fs::is_regular_file(current_path, error_code) &&
+		(is_libraryfolders_vdf || filename_equals(libraryfolders, current_path))) {
+		lexy_vdf::Parser parser;
+
+		std::string buffer;
+		auto error_log_stream = detail::CallbackStream {
+			[](void const* s, std::streamsize n, void* user_data) -> std::streamsize {
+				if (s != nullptr && n > 0 && user_data != nullptr) {
+					static_cast<std::string*>(user_data)->append(static_cast<char const*>(s), n);
+					return n;
+				} else {
+					Logger::warning("Invalid input to parser error log callback: ", s, " / ", n, " / ", user_data);
+					return 0;
+				}
+			},
+			&buffer
+		};
+		parser.set_error_log_to(error_log_stream);
+
+		parser.load_from_file(current_path);
+		if (!parser.parse()) {
+			// Could not find or load libraryfolders.vdf, report error as warning
+			if (!buffer.empty()) {
+				Logger::warning _(buffer);
+			}
+			return "";
+		}
+		std::optional current_node = *(parser.get_key_values());
+
+		// check "libraryfolders" list
+		auto it = current_node.value().find("libraryfolders");
+		if (it == current_node.value().end()) {
+			Logger::warning("Expected libraryfolders.vdf to contain a libraryfolders key.");
+			return "";
+		}
+
+		static constexpr auto visit_node = [](auto&& arg) -> std::optional<lexy_vdf::KeyValues> {
+			using T = std::decay_t<decltype(arg)>;
+			if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, lexy_vdf::KeyValues>) {
+				return arg;
+			} else {
+				return std::nullopt;
+			}
+		};
+
+		current_node = std::visit(visit_node, it->second);
+
+		if (!current_node.has_value()) {
+			Logger::warning("Expected libraryfolders.vdf's libraryfolders key to be a KeyValue dictionary.");
+			return "";
+		}
+
+		// Array of strings contain "0" to std::to_string(max_amount_of_steam_libraries - 1)
+		static constexpr auto library_indexes = OpenVic::ConstexprIntToStr::make_itosv_array<max_amount_of_steam_libraries>();
+
+		for (const auto& index : library_indexes) {
+			decltype(current_node) node = std::nullopt;
+
+			auto it = current_node.value().find(index);
+			if (it != current_node.value().end()) {
+				node = std::visit(visit_node, it->second);
+			}
+
+			// check "apps" list
+			decltype(node) apps_node = std::nullopt;
+			if (node.has_value()) {
+				it = node.value().find("apps");
+				if (it != node.value().end()) {
+					apps_node = std::visit(visit_node, it->second);
+				}
+			}
+
+			bool lib_contains_victoria_2 = false;
+			if (apps_node.has_value()) {
+				lib_contains_victoria_2 = apps_node.value().find("42960") != node.value().end();
+			}
+
+			if (lib_contains_victoria_2) {
+				it = node.value().find("path");
+				if (it != node.value().end()) {
+					vic2_steam_lib_directory = std::visit(
+						[](auto&& arg) -> std::string_view {
+							using T = std::decay_t<decltype(arg)>;
+							if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::string>) {
+								return arg;
+							} else {
+								return "";
+							}
+						},
+						it->second
+					);
+					vic2_install_confirmed = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (vic2_steam_lib_directory.empty()) {
+			Logger::info("Steam installation appears not to contain Victoria 2.");
+			return "";
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If current_path points to steamapps/libraryfolders.vdf
+	if (vic2_steam_lib_directory.empty()) {
+		if (is_libraryfolders_vdf || filename_equals(libraryfolders, current_path)) {
+			vic2_steam_lib_directory = current_path.parent_path() / vic2_appmanifest;
+		} else if (filename_equals(vic2_appmanifest, current_path)) {
+			vic2_steam_lib_directory = current_path;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If we could not confirm Victoria 2 was installed via the default Steam installation
+	bool is_common_folder = false;
+	if (!vic2_install_confirmed) {
+		auto parser = lexy_vdf::Parser::from_file(vic2_steam_lib_directory);
+		if (!parser.parse()) {
+			// Could not find or load appmanifest_42960.acf, report error as warning
+			for (auto& error : parser.get_errors()) {
+				Logger::warning(error.message);
+			}
+			return "";
+		}
+
+		// we can pretty much assume the Victoria 2 directory on Steam is valid from here
+		vic2_steam_lib_directory /= common_folder;
+		is_common_folder = true;
+	} else if (fs::is_directory(vic2_steam_lib_directory / steamapps, error_code)) {
+		vic2_steam_lib_directory /= fs::path(steamapps) / common_folder;
+		is_common_folder = true;
+	}
+
+	bool is_Victoria_2_folder = false;
+	if ((is_common_folder || filename_equals(common_folder, vic2_steam_lib_directory)) &&
+		fs::is_directory(vic2_steam_lib_directory, error_code)) {
+		vic2_steam_lib_directory /= Victoria_2_folder;
+		is_Victoria_2_folder = true;
+	}
+	if ((is_Victoria_2_folder || filename_equals(Victoria_2_folder, vic2_steam_lib_directory)) &&
+		fs::is_regular_file(vic2_steam_lib_directory / v2_game_exe, error_code)) {
+		return vic2_steam_lib_directory;
+	}
+
+	// Hail Mary check ignoring the hint_path
+	if (!hint_path_was_empty) {
+		return _search_for_game_path();
+	}
+
+	Logger::warning("Could not find Victoria 2 game path, this requires manually supplying one.");
+	return ""; // The supplied path fits literally none of the criteria
+}
+
+fs::path Dataloader::search_for_game_path(fs::path hint_path) {
+	struct fshash {
+		size_t operator()(const std::filesystem::path& p) const noexcept {
+			return std::filesystem::hash_value(p);
+		}
+	};
+	using hint_path_t = fs::path;
+	using game_path_t = fs::path;
+	static std::unordered_map<hint_path_t, game_path_t, fshash> _cached_paths;
+
+	auto it = _cached_paths.find(hint_path);
+	if (it != _cached_paths.end()) {
+		return it->second;
+	}
+
+	return _cached_paths[hint_path] = _search_for_game_path(hint_path);
+}
diff --git a/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader_Windows.hpp b/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Vic2PathSearch_Windows.hpp
index 37991b6..37991b6 100644
--- a/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Dataloader_Windows.hpp
+++ b/src/openvic-simulation/dataloader/Vic2PathSearch_Windows.hpp