theuniversal.exe seems to be creating oddly named files.

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theuniversal.exe seems to be creating oddly named files.

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Software:Universal Client
Version Number:4.9.9.2
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game dir
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ever since upgrading to 4.9.9.2 it seems my client creates oddly names files.
before anybody jumps to the conclusion that its a virus, read the whole post :P

the file creation seems to be consistent with where i go and what i do.
i open the client, a file is created named 6
i land on ariya, a file is created named ð‘¿ or named @
i launch from ariya, a file is created named ³j�mƒi�m
i land on zoric, a file is created named ^s[
i land on sabrada, a file is created named J
i land on syv, a file is created named (·¨m

i can delete them all, and the same ones will be remade when i join the worlds.
thinking the game might have gotten a virus, i scanned the game dir and found nothing.
i have also deleted the exe and redownloaded the patch twice and it still does it, so i am starting to think its the game.

each file is between 10 and a few hundred kb. and opening each one up shows lots of computer language text and the only real letters are the DDS that each one starts with. so maybe it has to do with the new DDS texture system mit put in.
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also, the DDS usage is turned off on my client
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Fixed client 0.49.9.3
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