The game basically doesn't work anymore with mods. What is happening?

[RedellSlowey]

I haven't played in months. I came back to play with mods. I only have a handful of mods installed, and yet the game crashes every few minutes, usually on clicking on something.

Then, when I load back in, the mods don't always load. Then, when they do, I can't load my save files! Sometimes when it crashes it resets ALL MY SETTINGS- graphics, gameplay, everything.

How can it be this broken? How are youtubers making heavily modded build videos without crashes?

 

[Chris20000]

Deleting the cache files every time they go in , has to be

 

[ToadiePDX]

If it has been months it's very likely some mods you are using have broken and potentially haven't been updated or have become incompatible with each other. Some basic modding troubleshooting:

1. Run your save with --disableModding enabled via Steam. This removes access to PDX Mods entirely & will allow you to see if it's the game or any custom content that's causing the error. If you can load up a new map with --disableModding enabled, the error that you're having is caused by the custom content you have downloaded.
2. Unsubscribe from all mods and start adding them back in one-by-one, paying attention to their version requirements, dependencies & probably their comments to note if others are having issues.
3. If you've used Asset Packs Manager [Beta] we've noticed that you sometimes have to manually remove files from %Appdata%/LocalLow/Colossal Order/Cities: Skylines II/CustomAssets to reset the mod.
4. If you previously used local/non-Paradox Mods mods, ensure that all files related to those mods have been removed.

YouTubers will be meticulous with the mods they choose & are likely very familiar with troubleshooting, incompatibilities, & all the extra bits that go into modding your game with user-generated content. I can imagine it doesn't make great content to show in a video though, so we don't get to experience it with them!

 

[RedellSlowey]

If it has been months it's very likely some mods you are using have broken and potentially haven't been updated or have become incompatible with each other. Some basic modding troubleshooting:

1. Run your save with --disableModding enabled via Steam. This removes access to PDX Mods entirely & will allow you to see if it's the game or any custom content that's causing the error. If you can load up a new map with --disableModding enabled, the error that you're having is caused by the custom content you have downloaded.
2. Unsubscribe from all mods and start adding them back in one-by-one, paying attention to their version requirements, dependencies & probably their comments to note if others are having issues.
3. If you've used Asset Packs Manager [Beta] we've noticed that you sometimes have to manually remove files from %Appdata%/LocalLow/Colossal Order/Cities: Skylines II/CustomAssets to reset the mod.
4. If you previously used local/non-Paradox Mods mods, ensure that all files related to those mods have been removed.

YouTubers will be meticulous with the mods they choose & are likely very familiar with troubleshooting, incompatibilities, & all the extra bits that go into modding your game with user-generated content. I can imagine it doesn't make great content to show in a video though, so we don't get to experience it with them!

PDX mods hasnt existed for months. I haven't been using it for months. This is my first time playing since the game broke the economy in December.

Unsubscribe from all mods and re-add them one by one? I'm using Skyve, it tells me if the mods are recently updated or not. I'm not new to PC gaming or modding, I know how to install mods and only mods that are updated. The problem is that the game seems to just not like having mods in it at all and flips out.

I am not using any assets.

My install is brand new and has no local mods in it.

 

[gluedtomatoes]

PDX mods hasnt existed for months. I haven't been using it for months. This is my first time playing since the game broke the economy in December.

Unsubscribe from all mods and re-add them one by one? I'm using Skyve, it tells me if the mods are recently updated or not. I'm not new to PC gaming or modding, I know how to install mods and only mods that are updated. The problem is that the game seems to just not like having mods in it at all and flips out.

I am not using any assets.

My install is brand new and has no local mods in it.

It's not just that, Paradox released back in April, and June is coming soon, either there is an issue with ur game, fresh installation of the game again will work!