Mod issues and errors

[Basilgarrad]

I've got some mods in use in game however they all keep having errors and I'm not sure why I pasting an error report from one of the mods but they all say the same thing and I could really use some help resolving the problem.

MOD_CRITICAL_ERROR: Automatic Ore Pickup, in file: Unknown
MOD PARTIALLY SKIPPED, LOADED ONLY 2/6 PHASES, Following Error occured:
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Sandbox.Game

Thanks to anyone who can help me out.

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, that mean it's broken Mod or conflicting with the other Mods you use.

it is very important to test one Mod at a time in a "Testing world", to know how it works, to know if broken giving MOD_ERROR, and add one Mod at a time to know if conflicting with the other Mods you want to use.

= We must know what we are doing before adding the Mods to our Fav save because some can break the save files at a point you can lose your save.


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Follow the steps we all do after a game update to find the mods that needs to be removed and reported.

How to test a world or find broken/conflicting Mods :

1 - Select your save.
2 - Click the "Save as" button on the left.
3 - Change the save name to create a *copy.
4 - Withdraw or add one Mod at a time in the copy.

5 - Report to the Mod author (on WS item page) when broken Mod found so he can fix/update his Mod, always very kind to let them know.

*copy
Never test with your original save, better create a copy and fix the original save when solution found in the copy, this way you will not mess up your save.

[Basilgarrad]

so all the mods that I usually use are shot till they get updated due to the latest update, Is that correct?

[Dan2D3D]

No, you have to do the important to be sure, so you have to create a new world, add one Mod, load to see/test if all good, save/exit to add a second Mod to know if conflicting with the first one.

= And so on for all the Mods you want to use.

Doing that very imprtant test will give you the answer you are looking for.

[Dan2D3D]

I will add :

You could create a new discussion in the "General Discussions forum" to paste in your broken save shared on the Workshop and ask the community to help you pinpoint the conflicting Mods.

[Dan2D3D]

Info +

Once you have found a Mod giving MOD_CRITICAL_ERROR in the log

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Test that Mod alone in a new created No Mods world, to know if broken or just conflicting with another Mod in the original save.