Is there a way to auto update mods other than wiping the folder host side?

[Dundo]

Every time a mod gets updated, we get a "Workshop item different" error as always, is there a way to update the mods without wiping all the files on host side or am i file wipe bound? Redownloading all the mods every time when one gets updated is kind of tedious.

[Lanto]

Deleting "appworkshop_108600" in "steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\steamapps\workshop" works for me but the server takes ages to initialise after. This is a pain in the arss issue that must be fixed asap.

[Landslide]

Mine just doesn't work period anymore. I deleted all the mods in the folder. Server just won't load. Worked fine yesterday. If I can't get this fixed I might need to shelve the game for awhile.

[Mycroft]

tell me about it, i have to redownload all the mods multiple times per day, it seems like my mods are updating every SINGLE day so i have to CONSTANTLY redownload my mods, then verify my files, just to play the game.

if you are having issues getting it to resolve the issue at all, here's the steps which always work for me. And yes, these steps are tedious having to do them every SINGLE TIME your mods update (which is always multiple times per day) but at least you can play at all.

you have to delete both the appworkshop_108600.acf files in steam>steamapps>workshop, the one in steam>steamapps>common>ProjectZomboid>Steamapps

then you have to get the 108600 folders in steam>steamapps>workshop>content and in steam>steamapps>common>ProjectZomboid>steamapps>workshop>content

then in steam itself, go to library, then home, then find wherever project zomboid is in the menus, right click it, then properties, local files, verify integrity and then let it run.

if it doesn't immediately redownload everything, follow by either restarting steam or subscribing/unsubscribing to any random workshop mod.

[Landslide]

Trying this now - thanks bud.

[Lanto]

Yeh the file deletion method stopped working for me. Nice

[Landslide]

Yep, deleted everything and re-downloaded. Still fails to load. Thanks for trying to help, but I'm done debugging. I literally didn't make any changes and now it's broken and like a hundred hours gone. Done with the game for awhile.

[Lanto]

Same. Managed make the server work but spending 1+ hour just to begin to host is an overkill

[Lanto]

Alright I think I found a solution.
Moving the workshop into the game's own manual mods folder and unsubing to all the mods should prevern the autopupdates and keep the mods static.

[Dundo]

Originally posted by C4ptainGrumpy:

Deleting "appworkshop_108600" in "steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\steamapps\workshop" works for me but the server takes ages to initialise after. This is a pain in the arss issue that must be fixed asap.

This is what I was doing up untill now, but it's bothersome.

[Dundo]

Originally posted by Mycroft:

tell me about it, i have to redownload all the mods multiple times per day, it seems like my mods are updating every SINGLE day so i have to CONSTANTLY redownload my mods, then verify my files, just to play the game.

if you are having issues getting it to resolve the issue at all, here's the steps which always work for me. And yes, these steps are tedious having to do them every SINGLE TIME your mods update (which is always multiple times per day) but at least you can play at all.

you have to delete both the appworkshop_108600.acf files in steam>steamapps>workshop, the one in steam>steamapps>common>ProjectZomboid>Steamapps

then you have to get the 108600 folders in steam>steamapps>workshop>content and in steam>steamapps>common>ProjectZomboid>steamapps>workshop>content

then in steam itself, go to library, then home, then find wherever project zomboid is in the menus, right click it, then properties, local files, verify integrity and then let it run.

if it doesn't immediately redownload everything, follow by either restarting steam or subscribing/unsubscribing to any random workshop mod.

As i said, this is what I was doing up untill now, but i'm looking for an alternative

[Josh Robbins]

I'm still having this problem.. Nothing has worked for me..