feat(cli): Add -ignoreReplaySyncErrors for diagnostic replay playback

Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/CRCDebug.h

@@ -126,3 +126,4 @@
 extern Int NET_CRC_INTERVAL;
 extern Int REPLAY_CRC_INTERVAL;
 extern Bool TheDebugIgnoreSyncErrors;
+extern Bool TheDebugIgnoreReplaySyncErrors;

Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 
 Bool TheDebugIgnoreSyncErrors = FALSE;
+Bool TheDebugIgnoreReplaySyncErrors = FALSE;
 extern Int DX8Wrapper_PreserveFPU;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_CRC
@@ -758,6 +759,15 @@ Int parseLoadReplay(char *args[], int num)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+// TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 08/08/2026 Let diagnostic replay playback continue past a CRC
+// mismatch without the UI report and pause that normal playback uses.
+Int parseIgnoreReplaySyncErrors(char *args[], int)
+{
+	TheDebugIgnoreReplaySyncErrors = true;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 //=============================================================================
 
@@ -1210,6 +1220,7 @@ static CommandLineParam paramsForEngineInit[] =
 
 	// TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 08/08/2026 Play a replay file from the command line.
 	{ "-loadreplay", parseLoadReplay },
+	{ "-ignoreReplaySyncErrors", parseIgnoreReplaySyncErrors },
 
 	// TheSuperHackers @feature xezon 03/08/2025 Force full viewport for 'Control Bar Pro' Addons like GenTool did it.
 	{ "-forcefullviewport", parseFullViewport },

Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp

@@ -1000,6 +1000,18 @@ void RecorderClass::handleCRCMessage(UnsignedInt newCRC, Int playerIndex, Bool f
 		//	playbackCRC, newCRC, TheGameLogic->getFrame()-m_crcInfo.GetQueueSize()-1, playerIndex));
 		if (TheGameLogic->getFrame() > 0 && newCRC != playbackCRC && !m_crcInfo.sawCRCMismatch())
 		{
+			// TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 08/08/2026 Diagnostic playback continues past a mismatch
+			// without the UI report and the pause that normal playback uses. The mismatch is not marked
+			// as seen, so every later mismatch is logged too and the playback does not count as failed.
+			if (TheDebugIgnoreReplaySyncErrors)
+			{
+				const UnsignedInt ignoredFrame = TheGameLogic->getFrame() - m_crcInfo.GetQueueSize() - 1;
+				DEBUG_LOG(("Replay CRC mismatch ignored\nInGame:%8.8X Replay:%8.8X\nFrame:%d",
+					playbackCRC, newCRC, ignoredFrame));
+				printf("CRC Mismatch in Frame %d (ignored)\n", ignoredFrame);
+				return;
+			}
+
 			// Since we don't seem to have any *visible* desyncs when replaying games, but get this warning
 			// virtually every replay, the assumption is our CRC checking is faulty.  Since we're at the
 			// tail end of patch season, let's just disable the message, and hope the users believe the

GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/Recorder.cpp

@@ -1002,6 +1002,18 @@ void RecorderClass::handleCRCMessage(UnsignedInt newCRC, Int playerIndex, Bool f
 		//	playbackCRC, newCRC, TheGameLogic->getFrame()-m_crcInfo.GetQueueSize()-1, playerIndex));
 		if (TheGameLogic->getFrame() > 0 && newCRC != playbackCRC && !m_crcInfo.sawCRCMismatch())
 		{
+			// TheSuperHackers @feature bobtista 08/08/2026 Diagnostic playback continues past a mismatch
+			// without the UI report and the pause that normal playback uses. The mismatch is not marked
+			// as seen, so every later mismatch is logged too and the playback does not count as failed.
+			if (TheDebugIgnoreReplaySyncErrors)
+			{
+				const UnsignedInt ignoredFrame = TheGameLogic->getFrame() - m_crcInfo.GetQueueSize() - 1;
+				DEBUG_LOG(("Replay CRC mismatch ignored\nInGame:%8.8X Replay:%8.8X\nFrame:%d",
+					playbackCRC, newCRC, ignoredFrame));
+				printf("CRC Mismatch in Frame %d (ignored)\n", ignoredFrame);
+				return;
+			}
+
 			//Kris: Patch 1.01 November 10, 2003 (integrated changes from Matt Campbell)
 			// Since we don't seem to have any *visible* desyncs when replaying games, but get this warning
 			// virtually every replay, the assumption is our CRC checking is faulty.  Since we're at the