Vortex Launcher has mods stuck in infinite install loop

[BBigBBruhMMoment]

As the title says my Vortex launcher has been stuck in what seems to be a loop trying to install DUST 2.0. Every other stage of the instillation process works fine. I have attempted rebooting Vortex, deleting and reinstalling the mod, and even updated the launcher. At this point I'm considering letting it attempt to install for several hours.

 

Edit: This error seems to be specific to the installation of DUST Survival Simulator v2.0

Edited September 16, 2020 by BBigBBruhMMoment

[rmm200]

Be sure you read the comments on that mod. It seems problematic for many.

Any install that takes more than 5 minutes is unlikely to ever finish.

You might try unzipping the archive manually, just to verify your archive is good.

 

Edited to add another thought:

 

After you cancel Vortex, look at the Vortex log. It may have useful information:

AppData/Roaming/Vortex/vortex.log

Edited September 17, 2020 by rmm200

[Pickysaurus]

Hmm, I can replicate this issue, so I raised it on GitHub: https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/Vortex/issues/7469

[rmm200]

Hmm, I can replicate this issue, so I raised it on GitHub: https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/Vortex/issues/7469

 

With this specific mod? Does manual unzip work?

[Pickysaurus]

The mod/file is noted in the bug report rmm200 :smile:

 

What it looks like is that FOMOD installer is being activated but then failing because the mod archive isn't a FOMOD.

[rmm200]

That would point to a packaging error on the mod's part...

The user could bypass the install error by repackaging the mod without the fomod. Does require knowing what he is doing.