[Solved] Game won't start with mod

[RepeatPan]

Yes, if you use it properly. “file()” is a “magic function” that works relative to wherever it was written in. I’ve written a description of it long ago:

@SteveAdamo

Q: What does file(…) do?

A: file(…) is a shortcut that makes it “easier” to declare filepaths in json.

• First, it appends the mod directory to the path in the parenthesis. As @RepeatPan mentions, `file(/foo)` is equal to `/my_mod/foo `
• file() can also be used to append the path to the current directory: `file(mystuff.json)` is equivalent to `/my_mod/path/path1/path2/mystuff.json`
**if written inside of any .json residing in `/my_mod/path/path1/path2/`**
• Finally, if the path inside a file() statement ends with a folder, and not a file with an extension, it will automatically append a file of the similar name.json to the path. For example, `file(/stuff)` becomes `/my_mod/stuff/stuff.json` **if `/my_mod/stuff/` is a directory**

Sadly, Steve messed it a bit up and used the not-quite-so-clear version. To validate your paths and all that stuff, you can use

Jofferson 1.5.3 - Manifest Validator Tool

Jofferson (not to be mistaken with “Geoffers”) is a tool designed to help you with manifests, aliases, overrides and mixintos. [image] The main interface. Red means that there’s something wrong with this mod, resource or reference. [image] The resource inspection window. It shows what points to this resource and what this resource (likely) points to. Features Scans all folders for valid manifests Creates a list of all references inside a manifest. This currently includes aliases, overrides…

which would tell you that the files “/stonehearth/entities/furniture/…” do not exist.

Also, of course you will run into trouble if you keep both the .smod and the directory and especially if you rename them. The game will prefer .smods over directories and if you have a stonehearth_mod/ and a stonehearth.smod, it will load both - which is a bad thing (and won’t do what you expect either).

Use either or the other, rename the stonehearth.smod to something like stonehearth.smod.disabled. In any case, use Jofferson to validate your installation - it will tell you what’s wrong.