8.4 Mod Loading is Broken

[theflaregaming]

Trying to modify the game in any regard and launch it after installing 8.4 leads to a immediate crash.
After installing 8.4, I loaded a new set of mods made for said update. To my surprise, the game wouldn't even boot. Immediate Unity Crash Error.
Fully erasing, redownloading, or checking the integrity of the files (B&S, Vortex, and Mods) through Steam does absolutely nothing.
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SHORT: Vortex doesn't load 8.4 mods, manual mod installation doesn't work, unable to launch 8.4 unless it's completely bare-bones and unmodified.
{This seems like an issue with the Beta itself, not inherently Vortex or Nexus.}
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How do I play 8.4 with mods?

[HadToRegister]

THis has been known for a while in the Vortex support forums.

I think the only choice is to wait until another version, the game is in Early Access, so updates are going to continue to mess up modding until it's officially released.

[theflaregaming]

Seems so, I was under the impression that it was possible to play because of how many "8.4 mods" there are on the site now.
Maybe a better question is: Why are people wasting their time and bombarding the forums with "8.4 mods" that have no functionality?

[baconboy22]

i am also having this problem, the exact same situation

[turok667]

Hi folks im having problem with the mods as well they used to work until the last update obv i knew that most mods weren't going to work but i've went back to the old version (U8.4) and trying to play one of the light saber mods which say it is for that version but still doesn't work i need help i've tried everything from uninstalling the game to deleting the files still nothing work and also i do have quest 2 if anyones asking and i really need help.

[Grospolina]

Seems so, I was under the impression that it was possible to play because of how many "8.4 mods" there are on the site now.

Maybe a better question is: Why are people wasting their time and bombarding the forums with "8.4 mods" that have no functionality?

 

Vortex isn't the only way to install mods. We've always been able to install them manually. To do this, extract the folder from the mod zip file into BladeAndSorcery_Data\StreamingAssets\Mods.

 

U8.4 (and now U9) changed the location of the mods folder. In U8.3 and below, they went directly into StreamingAssets, but have since been moved into a subfolder called Mods under StreamingAssets.

 

Vortex was eventually patched to used the new folder location. However, there's still a problem with some mods, especially weapon mods. If the name of the folder in the zip file doesn't match the mod name found in manifest,json, then the items can't be spawned. If you install the mod manually, then there's no problem. It's because Vortex changes the folder name.

 

I've submitted two bug reports about this issue, but they won't fix it. They claim that it's the "correct" way of doing it and that the mod authors should be careful to name the folder and mod name the same. That as a user, you should ask the author to fix it. In my opinion, if the tool (Vortex) is stricter than the game itself to the point that it doesn't even work, then the tool is broken.

 

I'm not trying to bash Vortex. I still use it to check for mod updates and download them. I even go and fix the mod folder names so that they work. However, I don't expect other people to do this.

 

For more information, check Reddit, Steam Forums, or the Discord channel. The Baron (B&S community manager) frequents those places and it quite helpful.

[Grospolina]

I've submitted two bug reports about this issue, but they won't fix it.

I have to correct myself. I looked at my bug reports and they did try to fix the issue, but it appears that the code was never rolled out. I'm not sure if they decided against it or simply made a mistake. I'm inquiring about it in the bug report itself. Hopefully they'll roll out the fix soon.

 

Edit: They rolled out the fix!