BATTLETECH - Contracts Infinite Loading Screen Heavy Metal Installed

[Lone Ranger]

One line summary of your issue
Contracts Infinite Loading Screen Heavy Metal Installed

What platform are you running the game on?

Steam

What operating system do you use?
Windows 10
Which version of the game are you running?
1.8 Heavy Metal
What DLC do you have installed?
Flashpoint,
Urban Warfare

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
Game loads fine, Mech Bay and Barracks are fine. However, when you go to the Contracts screen, you get the infinite spinning wheel.
Have you tried verifying your files?
Yes

Steps to reproduce the issue
Quit game, Startup, Get infinite Contracts loading screen wash, rinse, repeat.

Attach DxDiag (PC), System Info log (Mac), or run sudo lshw -html > specs.html and uploaded specs.html (Linux)

Attach Output Log
Windows: \Users\YourUserName\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BATTLETECH\output_log.txt
Mac OS: Users >{name} > Library > Logs > Unity > Player.log
Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/Player.log

If the game crashed, please attach the crash file with the time stamp closest to the crash.
Windows: [Steam library folder]\steamapps\common\BATTLETECH\DumpBox
For v.17 and beyond try here: C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BATTLETECH
OSX: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > steamapps > common > BattleTech > DumpBox
Linux: [Steam library folder]/steamapps/common/BATTLETECH/DumpBox

If a save game was loaded at the start of the game session, upload it. Please make sure to upload the save game with the timestamp closest to when you loaded it.
Windows:
Steam: [Steam installation folder]\userdata[SteamID]\637090\remote\C0\SGS1
GOG: 'C:\Users\USER_ID\AppData\Local\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\50593543263669699\Storage\Shared\Files\C#\SGS#'
Vanilla:'C:\Users\USER_ID\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BattleTech\C#\SGS#'
OSX:
Steam: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > userdata > [SteamID] > 637090 > remote > C#> SGS#
GOG: Macintosh HD > Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > GOG.com > Galaxy > Applications > 50593543263669699 > Storage > Shared > Files > C# > SGS#
Vanilla: Macintosh HD > Users > [username]> Library > Application Support > unity.Harebrained Schemes.BattleTech > C# > SGG#
Linux:
Steam: /home/.steam/steam/userdata/[steamID]/637090/remote/C#/SGS#
GOG: /home/[username]/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/remote/C#/SGS#/
Vanilla: /home/[username]/.config/unity3d/Harebrained Schemes/BATTLETECH/remote/C#/SGS#/

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[Kranng]

Disabled the mods system. Re-ran "The B-Team" contract and at the enemy turn it spins forever. :-(
Guess I will try again with Steam tomorrow.

So tried to play in Steam yesterday and it worked just fine. No issues.

However the game under the Paradox Launcher still won't progress beyond enemies turn.

 

[Murdoque]

Windows 10, via Steam, all 3 DLC installed.
infinite mission loading screen - i even traveled to other systems, also reloading changed nothing for the better - no dice.
i'm now at the moment verifying the game files and hope for the best, well that didn't help, so i will put my ironman career on hold for now and hope for a fix.
btw i have not and never have installed any mods.
As long als my ironman career is still up and kicking i get my stompy fix at least ;-)

 

[Murdoque]

Thank you Timaeus you saved my campaign, it was actually the problem!
Now i hope that it will become somehow possible to step on a wayward convoy member who doesn't move an my career will also be saved - that would be a christmas to remember ;-9

 

[Herald of Omega]

So I deleted "Better Base Defense" mod, ".../mods/HBS/Cache" and ".../mods/HBS/Database".
Everything is all working now, thanks for all the help!

 

[Timaeus]

Thank you Timaeus you saved my campaign, it was actually the problem!
Now i hope that it will become somehow possible to step on a wayward convoy member who doesn't move an my career will also be saved - that would be a christmas to remember ;-9

You'll need to enable debug mode for that one, and the bring it up in mission and choose complete mission.

Spoiler: debug

CTRL + SHIFT + MINUS to open the debug menu in mission.

 

[Murdoque]

You'll need to enable debug mode for that one, and the bring it up in mission and choose complete mission.

Spoiler: debug

View attachment 532235
CTRL + SHIFT + MINUS to open the debug menu in mission.

And thank you again, you are hereby officially promoted to hero of the draconis combine status ;-)

 

[DutchRits]

So I hadn’t had an opportunity to play BT since the HM Expansion was released. I attempted to download all the most recent mods I’d rolled with before, and I have to tip my hat to the mod community. Well done!

That said, I have this same issue. I decided to try the new organic Mod Loader, and right after freeing the Argo I discovered I could no longer see contracts and would get the “spinning wheel of despair.” I turned off the aforementioned mods, but no dice.

In a final attempt I cleared out the “My Games/Battletech/mods” directory and moved it all to the “Steam/Battletech/Mods” directory and loaded it all up with the latest ModTek. I’m still working my way back to the Argo, but it seems to be working. I know a few others had the issue with ModTek too, though.