Recently updated mods don`t update

[Ralle2]

If this better belongs to the mods section please move it there.

Since the last patch I seem to have a problem with updating mods.
4 of my 15 subscribed mods were updated today. I could see a download in steam and I saw a updated date in the mod`s history.
Still the game launcher tells me all my mods are outdated.
I can solve this by unsubscribing the mods, manually deleting the files and then resubscribing.
But this shouldn`t be necessary I think.

 

[Sleight of Hand]

Yep, had this myself with my mod, and a few people contacting me to report it.

I think it's something to do with the fact that when the patch is applied, it created a load of duplicate .mod files called:

e.g.

ugc_699235856
ugc_699302152

@Havebeard
@podcat

 

[tom_jones]

Yeah, there seems to be a change/bug with the launcher and/or Steam that is affecting the update. Poked podcat in the main feedback thread about it but will repost it here too, just in case:

There seems to be potential error/glitch with the game launcher and/or Steam, that affects pretty much all subscribed mods:

The naming scheme for definition files for subscribed mods appears to have changed to ugc_RemoteFileID.mod however the old RemoteFileID.mod description files still exist in the mod sub-folder, and the launcher will read and use them first, ignoring the updated ugc_ entries. This results in mods showing up as outdated, even if updated version was uploaded to Steam.

The work-around appears to be just deleting the old RemoteFileID.mod files manually, but it's obv. not something a regular user will (or should have to) do.

 

[Ralle2]

Yeah this seems to be the same problem.

 

[podcat]

I'll see if its something that is possible to solve from our side on monday

 

[Ralle2]

Fine. Thanks.

 

[seattle]

I can confirm that the suggested method works. I would advice people to create a workshop collection with all your mods with the settings "download all-button". Then unsubscribe from all, delete the content folder and download your collection with 1 click.

 

[rcbricker33]

I can confirm that the suggested method works. I would advice people to create a workshop collection with all your mods with the settings "download all-button". Then unsubscribe from all, delete the content folder and download your collection with 1 click.

This is the first game I have used mods for and I am not sure how to do what you are suggesting, but it sounds useful.

Could you step by step this?

 

[Sleight of Hand]

@podcat

Don't forget this, please.

 

[seattle]

This is the first game I have used mods for and I am not sure how to do what you are suggesting, but it sounds useful.
Could you step by step this?

Do you not know how to create a collection in the Steam workshop? Go to workshop, select tab "browse/collections", click button "create collection". Then follow the instructions and add all your subscribed mods to that collection, publish.
Unsubscribe from all mods, then you can delete the "paradox/hoi4/workshop/content" folder and re-subscribe all your mods or the newly created collection, launch game (after launch the content folder will be filled again).

If you don't have more than a handful of mods, then forget the collection step. It's only worthwhile if you have a dozen or more mods.

 

[rcbricker33]

Do you not know how to create a collection in the Steam workshop? Go to workshop, select tab "browse/collections", click button "create collection". Then follow the instructions and add all your subscribed mods to that collection, publish.
Unsubscribe from all mods, then you can delete the "paradox/hoi4/workshop/content" folder and re-subscribe all your mods or the newly created collection, launch game (after launch the content folder will be filled again).

If you don't have more than a handful of mods, then forget the collection step. It's only worthwhile if you have a dozen or more mods.

yeah never done this.

Thanks for the steps will try it when I get home.

Yeah like most things in life once we decide we like something we go kind bonkers about it. this is the first game I have tried mods (because it is so easy to do it with) and goodness I must have 20 - 30 loaded (mostly UI stuff). I am doing achievements for the first time too (mainly cause it is easy to find and track them) So I have a few more that are disabled for now.

 

[podcat]

to keep you updated, we had a look at this today, and have made a fix we are going to have QA test tomorrow. If it works out we might push a hotfix update for this.

 

[Ralle2]

That would be really great indeed.

 

[Sleight of Hand]

@podcat

Any progress with this? What was causing the issue?

 

[rcbricker33]

Do you not know how to create a collection in the Steam workshop? Go to workshop, select tab "browse/collections", click button "create collection". Then follow the instructions and add all your subscribed mods to that collection, publish.
Unsubscribe from all mods, then you can delete the "paradox/hoi4/workshop/content" folder and re-subscribe all your mods or the newly created collection, launch game (after launch the content folder will be filled again).

If you don't have more than a handful of mods, then forget the collection step. It's only worthwhile if you have a dozen or more mods.

This worked like a charm. Go do this.

 

[podcat]

I have a hotfix for this: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...1-2-1-beta-hotfix-patch-checksum-3d5f.970243/

let me know if it works (only in beta atm, but I need ppl to test it)