Or corrupt file is detected, the game client (or game agent) automatically downloads the data from the server.
It is no longer possible to copy a single file out and treat it as single archive.ĬASC storages are also closely tight up with the remote server, called Content Delivery Network - the CDN. They are all needed to keep the storage in shape. Compared to the old MPQ archives, files in a CASC storage are not standalone Which can be found in a subdirectory of the game (Data, SC2Data).
Every Blizzard game today (2019) has its own storage, MPQ to CASC (Content Addressable Storage Container). In 2014, Blizzard Entertainment changed data format in their games from
