Crash on Startup
Everytime i launch on vanilla or the mod launcher with mods on/off it crashes and says
"Plugin 'SML' failed to load because module 'SML' could not be found. Please ensure the plugin is properly installed, otherwise consider disabling the plugin for this project."
Ive played with mods previously without issue and now i cant play at all.
Ive verified the game files a couple times
Thanks
-BDT
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it works, seems i didnt think about another profile having mods on it that i didnt have installed
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Key Details for SMMDebug-2025-02-04-00-23-34.zip triggered by @Jimathyi have no plugins on this pc
Try turning mods off and back on again
many times
Cant startup on either settings
LogPakFile: Warning: IoStore container "../../../FactoryGame/Mods/SML/Content/Paks/Windows/SMLFactoryGame-Windows.utoc" not found
Seems SML might actualy be missing from the filesystem.i also have no mods
whats that
You have 3 mods. 2 of them are enabled.
it doesnt tell me that
also whats sml
uhuh
SML is the Satisfactory Mod Loader. A critical behind-the-scenes component of the mod manager.
oh profiles
gotcha lemme try it rq
i see
Solution
it works, seems i didnt think about another profile having mods on it that i didnt have installed
downloaded em and it launches
blessed be my friends
>smmsml
SMM is the app that you download and interact with. It downloads files (mods) to where they should go, so that you don't need to deal with them, nor with the mods' dependencies.
SML is the mod loader (it used to load mods, now the engine does it thanks to the way mods are packaged) which provides APIs that mods use to cleanly interact with the game. The Mod Manager will download it for you if you need it, you don't need to install it directly yourself.
You don't need to launch the game from SMM - if you launch from Steam or Epic, your mods will still be loaded. More info here:
https://docs.ficsit.app/satisfactory-modding/latest/CommunityResources/AcronymVault.html#_satisfactory_mod_manager_smm
Attempting to install SML. It won't run on startup, it crashes with the error "module not found" when starting with SML enabled and only SML installed. The SMM manager will only install up to version 3.7.0 of SML; anytime I try to install a newer version it gives me an extensive error with the attached debug info.
Any suggestions?
Automated responses for getshrekked. (418539392659882005)
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Make sure you updated the game before launching SMM. If your game is up to date, you have both U8 and 1.0 installed in the same folder at once, and SMM is detecting the U8 version.
To fix this, uninstall the game, delete the game install dir if it still exists (this is NOT the AppData folder, but the location where you installed the game), then reinstall the game, and reopen SMM.
If reinstalling the game takes too long for you, a quicker fix is to delete the
<game install dir>\Engine\Binaries\Win64\FactoryGame-Win64-Shipping.version file, though this is not meant to be a permanent solution, as having the game installed twice in the same directory can cause issues later.Key Details for SMMDebug-2025-02-06-11-08-41.zip
Outdated mods found!
Satisfactory Mod Loader can be updated to
3.9.1
Update these mods, there may be fixes for your issue in doing so.Thank you, Fred!
You're welcome! :3
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thanks triggered by @getshrekked.How do I manipulate the files so that U8 and 1.0 are installed in the same folder at once?
If you wish further support, I would ask that you create your own thread in #help-using-mods ― this is unrelated to the OP's issue. However, to briefly answer your question, see: https://docs.ficsit.app/satisfactory-modding/latest/faq.html#HaveTwoVersions ― please note that this task is entirely unsupported. You do it at your own risk.
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