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Just wanted to give people a heads up. I'm not sure what other mods are affected by this, but this recent update seems to have changed the name of a color (a discussion post suggested GreenDesert). This causes mods like Rare Sightings to fail to load, crashing the server instantly upon boot.

I'm well aware the WildCard is not responsible for maintaining compatibility with mods, but I wanted to mention it anyway in case it was an easy fix and/or not intentional. This also serves as a heads up to unofficial server owners who may be running this popular mod and cannot figure out why they can't boot. Removing the mod is not the best solution, but it does fix the issue. Setting ActiveEvents to 0 or None does not bypass this issue.

Edit: We've been working to help narrow down the issue. It seems to occur when an RS buff is affecting a dodo or an oviraptor (since these are tied to the event it might make sense). Procoptodons seem ok. I have no workaround for existing saves, but if you happen to run the OnlyMountableSightings ini option, then you'll be ok at least going forward.

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about 5 years ago - /u/ZenRowe - Direct link

Thank you for the information. I'm currently looking into this issue, and I appreciate the effort that you put forth in trying to narrow down the problem.
Debugging issues with mods can be complicated since we don't have the actual mod source usually, so efforts like this can sometimes help us figure out what's happening a little easier.

about 5 years ago - /u/ZenRowe - Direct link

Originally posted by weveran

Thank you again Zen Rowe! Ertosi was able to use the files you sent him not long ago and was able to patch the testing version of RS to one that boots. Being down 24 hours is much better than it could have been. :)

I am glad to hear that the update was able to resolve the problem. As long as no major issues with the devkit appear, I'll be pushing that update out to other mod authors later today.