[B42] Dedicated server won't download *most* of the mods on my list | Project Zomboid | Page 1

regal valve Apr 9, 2026, 10:46 AM

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I'm setting up (or trying to) a modded dedicated server through GPortal... In the .ini file I've listed all the mod IDs as \SpnOpenCloth;\tsarlib;\amclub;\firearmmod (there are a lot more) but when the server starts only like 6 out of 36 mods download, the rest giving me this error message:

WARN : Mod          f:0, t:1775730692360, st:23,672,390> ZomboidFileSystem.loadModAndRequired> required mod "Neat_Building" not found
WARN : Mod          f:0, t:1775730692360, st:23,672,390> ZomboidFileSystem.loadModAndRequired> required mod "Neat_Crafting" not found
WARN : Mod          f:0, t:1775730692361, st:23,672,390> ZomboidFileSystem.loadModAndRequired> required mod "Project_Cook" not found```
I'm not very experienced with the technical side of servers and I figure starting with an unstable build is probably not the best... Reading forums and stuff is how I found out they need to be listed with ```\```` and that setting "DoLuaChecksum" to false is meant to help... But it doesn't. Am I doing something wrong? I'm starting to think it has something to do with how GPortal runs the servers but I wanna be sure it's not my fault.

polar dagger Apr 9, 2026, 10:47 AM

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show full log

regal valve Apr 9, 2026, 10:48 AM

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📎 message.txt

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I know some of those mods are not fully compatible with B42 (and two of them aren't even ported at all) but I expected only those to cause problems... They're not even downloading!

maiden stone Apr 9, 2026, 10:49 AM

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Did you enable them in the Steam Workshop section in the server settings?

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Can you share those settings?

regal valve Apr 9, 2026, 10:50 AM

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WorkshopItems=3628736763,3683323462,3666137359,2879745353,3346506593,3536052310,3366438318,3508537032,3536052310,3502080466,3490188370,3461263912,3437629766,3699104148,3409568694,2867163008,2804531012,2950902979,3687586529,3661236527,3197857648,2142622992,3610677934,3396867685,3495594275,3694485272,3401134276,2463184726,2684285534,2812326159,3402491515,3404737883,2256623447,2897115343,2207282444,3535295548,2897228813,2447729538

You mean that field?

polar dagger Apr 9, 2026, 10:51 AM

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hm...

LOG  : Network      f:0, t:1775730718439, st:23,698,469> *** SERVER STARTED ****
LOG  : Network      f:0, t:1775730718439, st:23,698,469> *** Steam is not enabled
LOG  : Lua          f:0, t:1775730718440, st:23,698,470> LuaNet: Initializing...
LOG  : Lua          f:0, t:1775730718440, st:23,698,470> LuaNet: Registering server listener...
LOG  : Lua          f:0, t:1775730718440, st:23,698,470> LuaNet: Initialization [DONE], triggering events for 'LuaNet.onInitAdd'.
LOG  : General      f:0, t:1775730718448, st:23,698,478> connecting to public server list
LOG  : General      f:0, t:1775730718913, st:23,698,943> RCON: listening on port 28816
LOG  : General      f:1, t:1775730721070, st:23,701,099> Missing texture: media/textures/weather/fogwhite.png
LOG  : General      f:840, t:1775730804948, st:23,784,978> command entered via server console (System.in): "quit"
LOG  : General      f:840, t:1775730805065, st:23,785,094> Quit
LOG  : General      f:841, t:1775730805147, st:23,785,177> Shutdown handling started

maiden stone Apr 9, 2026, 10:52 AM

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polar dagger hm... ``` LOG : Network f:0, t:1775730718439, st:23,698,469> *** SERVER ST...

Interestig find, this implies that the server is being run in nonsteam mode

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@regal valve Did you specify the nonsteam command to Gportal?

regal valve Apr 9, 2026, 10:53 AM

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🤦‍♀️ That's why?? I guess it'd make sense... I thought it'd only affect clients connecting or smth because of the description

maiden stone Apr 9, 2026, 10:56 AM

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regal valve 🤦‍♀️ That's why?? I guess it'd make sense... I thought it'd only affect clients...

It would basically prevent Steam clients from connecting, and would disable the Steam workshop

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So the server would not be able to download mods

regal valve Apr 9, 2026, 10:57 AM

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I've turned it off and restarted the server and it doesn't seem to have fixed it

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the new log

📎 message.txt

maiden stone Apr 9, 2026, 10:58 AM

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Check the Steam workshop list

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Did you enable the mods there?

regal valve Apr 9, 2026, 10:58 AM

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That?

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I don't know of any other lists

polar dagger Apr 9, 2026, 11:00 AM

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remove the \ prefix everywhere

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and steamworkshop 123,123 - 123;123 need

regal valve Apr 9, 2026, 11:02 AM

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polar dagger remove the \ prefix everywhere

I read in three different forums that for build 42 the prefix is needed... is it not??

polar dagger Apr 9, 2026, 11:04 AM

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example in servertest.ini
Mods=ModLoadOrderSorter_b42;ModManager;PrintIngameTimeOneHour
WorkshopItems=3423660713;3567084868;2773478544;3681482725

regal valve Apr 9, 2026, 11:06 AM

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Should've tried to sort this out before installing 36 mods 😅 I've done that and just in case hit repair on the server panel...

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The weird thing is that 6 mods did install but weren't working

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Maybe it was some residual files from a prior attempt

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LOG : General f:0, t:1775732845690, st:25,825,720> Workshop: DownloadPending GetItemState()=NeedsUpdate|Downloading|DownloadPending ID=2879745353
LOG : General f:0, t:1775732845690, st:25,825,720> Workshop: download 394352192/814360080 ID=2879745353
Oh gosh 🥹 Something new

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They're downloaded and ... there are issues 😂 I'll have to start testing what works and stuff now. Tysm

#[B42] Dedicated server won't download *most* of the mods on my list

#[B42] Dedicated server won't download most of the mods on my list