r2modman javascript error

[pat]

I've been using r2modman for some time now, but today when I fired it up, I get an error window: "A JavaScript error occurred in the main process"

Is anyone else using r2modman and it's starting successfully for you?

[Duwuinvasion -KV-]

it worked for me, i would either back up your mods and reinstall, or maybe uninstall all mods and see if modman works

[pat]

Автор сообщения: Duwuinvasion -KV-

it worked for me, i would either back up your mods and reinstall, or maybe uninstall all mods and see if modman works

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, uninstalling mods is done with r2modman. I can fire up the game on its own without the mods and without any problem. I really don't see how any specific mod would be the problem. r2modman is used for many games and I don't see that it would read in the mod for every game before starting up. fwiw, I *have* tried uninstalling and reinstalling r2modman.

[pat]

Solved. (Sort of.)

In another part of the Thunderstore website, there was a red banner saying (about r2modman):

This package has been marked as deprecated, and it's suggested another alternative is used.

They suggested I download the thunderstore mod manager. I did and it works fine. Looks and seems to work exactly like r2modman. I just had to remember and redownload all the mods.

[Ettanin]

Автор сообщения: pat

I've been using r2modman for some time now, but today when I fired it up, I get an error window: "A JavaScript error occurred in the main process"

Is anyone else using r2modman and it's starting successfully for you?

It's an issue with Win7 according to https://github.com/ebkr/r2modmanPlus/issues/807

I recommend upgrading to at least Win10 because Win7 is end of life since January 2020.

I'd rather avoid the thunderstore mod manager due to Overwolf dependency (bloat- and adware no thank you).

[pat]

Автор сообщения: Ettanin

I recommend upgrading to at least Win10 because Win7 is end of life since January 2020.

I'm going to upgrade my operating system to make a depreciated mod manager work? Thanks, but no.

This is one of those "Don't get me started..." issues. The operating system has a fairly straightforward job to do. It handles the various programs that I run. Win7 works exactly as I want. I also have a Win10 machine and programs run no better on it.

And not for nothing, but I know Win7 pretty well. If there's a networking issue, or a device compatibility problem, I know how to fix it. Microsoft has this habit of changing things for no friggin' reason when they come out with a new operating system. Simple things. "Find" gets changed to "Search". Handy features get removed.

A funny thing happened to Win7 in January 2020.

Absolutely nothing.

Just as I like it.

[Ettanin]

Автор сообщения: pat

Автор сообщения: Ettanin

I recommend upgrading to at least Win10 because Win7 is end of life since January 2020.

I'm going to upgrade my operating system to make a depreciated mod manager work? Thanks, but no.

r2modman is not listed as "deprecated". Thunderstore only put this notice there to promote their own ad-laden version.

The dev of r2modman knows and is working on a fix to get it working on win7 again. But you will only prolong the issues. Less and less applications will support Win7 in the future.

[Nellvan]

All I'm seeing is "We recommend using the Thunderstore Mod Manager or an alternative for installing mods", but nothing about R2 being deprecated.

From the R2 github, the issues post linked above:

The latest release has issues with Win 7. I’ll get around to testing some builds which revert some dependency upgrades which should sort this. In the meantime you’ll likely have to use a portable version of the manager which you can find on the GitHub releases. The last version that’ll work for you currently is 3.1.29

I uninstalled, downloaded the r2modman-3.1.29.exe ( https://github.com/ebkr/r2modmanPlus/releases ), installed it and it seems to work.
As in, the modmanager runs just fine, not sure if all the previously installed mods work properly. I'm seeing new errors ingame, but I was already having some mod issues before.

[pat]

This is where I'm looking:

https://dsp.thunderstore.io/package/ebkr/r2modman_dsp/

This package has been marked as deprecated, and it's suggested another alternative is used.

[pat]

Автор сообщения: Ettanin

The dev of r2modman knows and is working on a fix to get it working on win7 again. But you will only prolong the issues. Less and less applications will support Win7 in the future.

If he could fix it, I'd certainly give it another try. On the same page where it says it's depreciated, it also says the last update was a year ago.

[Ettanin]

Автор сообщения: pat

This is where I'm looking:

https://dsp.thunderstore.io/package/ebkr/r2modman_dsp/

This package has been marked as deprecated, and it's suggested another alternative is used.

That's outdated for over a year, use this one instead:
https://dsp.thunderstore.io/package/ebkr/r2modman/

Even if they "recommend" the official (ad laden) thunderstore manager or an alternative (there's none), the r2modman in blue is just simply better (and it's not just for DSP)

[pat]

Автор сообщения: Ettanin

That's outdated for over a year, use this one instead:
https://dsp.thunderstore.io/package/ebkr/r2modman/

Even if they "recommend" the official (ad laden) thunderstore manager or an alternative (there's none), the r2modman in blue is just simply better (and it's not just for DSP)

Thanks for that. Sadly, I installed it and got the same error.

[Ettanin]

Автор сообщения: pat

Автор сообщения: Ettanin

That's outdated for over a year, use this one instead:
https://dsp.thunderstore.io/package/ebkr/r2modman/

Even if they "recommend" the official (ad laden) thunderstore manager or an alternative (there's none), the r2modman in blue is just simply better (and it's not just for DSP)

Thanks for that. Sadly, I installed it and got the same error.

3.1.29 (hosted on Github) is the latest working one for Win7, here: https://github.com/ebkr/r2modmanPlus/releases/tag/v3.1.29
EDIT: Get the portable one (the one NOT called setup) or you are stuck when you autoupdate. It will prompt you to update with a yellow banner. Ignore that banner for now.

3.1.31 is (for now) Win10/11 only.

[pat]

Автор сообщения: Ettanin

3.1.29 (hosted on Github) is the latest working one for Win7, here: https://github.com/ebkr/r2modmanPlus/releases/tag/v3.1.29

3.1.31 is (for now) Win10/11 only.

THAT WORKED!!!

Hey, serious thanks for taking the trouble to help me on this. I'm idly curious why the version I had stopped working. But no matter. From now on, I'll look for the latest Win7 version.

[Ettanin]

Автор сообщения: pat

Автор сообщения: Ettanin

3.1.29 (hosted on Github) is the latest working one for Win7, here: https://github.com/ebkr/r2modmanPlus/releases/tag/v3.1.29

3.1.31 is (for now) Win10/11 only.

THAT WORKED!!!

Hey, serious thanks for taking the trouble to help me on this. I'm idly curious why the version I had stopped working. But no matter. From now on, I'll look for the latest Win7 version.

Get the portable one (the one NOT called setup) or you are stuck when you autoupdate. It will prompt you to update with a yellow banner. Ignore that banner for now.

It will try to autoupdate to 3.1.31 (which isn't Win7 compatible) if you used the setup.

The reason is a dependency update that stopped support for Win7 as mentioned in the issue, probably an incompatibility with the Internet Explorer. Win7 didn't come with edge, so IE is used internally.

The latest release has issues with Win 7. I’ll get around to testing some builds which revert some dependency upgrades which should sort this. In the meantime you’ll likely have to use a portable version of the manager which you can find on the GitHub releases. The last version that’ll work for you currently is 3.1.29

[pat]

That's good to know. I did use the setup file.