Weird issue happens whenever I run modded silksong and interact with Shakra. Please help.

[lone rose]

Whenever I go to interact with Shakra she always uses her rings, and when I speak to her she always repeats the same thing: "Poshanka! Edges sharp and senses keen." Then she says shes a cartographer. From how I remember, when you interact with her more than once she has actual dialogue but for some reason that isn't happening.(Fyi: I'm on Windows, I run the game via Xbox Gamepass and I mod it manually via NexusMods)

Weird issue happens whenever I run modded silksong and interact with Shakra. Please help.

[pliant pollen]

Silksong Troubleshooting

If you haven't yet, be sure to see #1427736730001215670 , as that is where all guides and FAQ information will be!

Your post must include as much of this information as possible:

• Detailed description of your problem (if you just say "it doesn't work" you won't get help)
• Your LogOutput file (your installer should have an option to open this or your "Profile folder" which contains it in the Settings section)
• Screenshots / Video Clips of the problem when possible
• What Computer System you are on (Windows / Linux / MacOS)
• Where you have the game from (Steam / GoG / Xbox Games / Pirated / Cracked)
• How you are installing mods / what installer you are using

How to Open Your Profile Folder

Your Profile is where your mods and LogOutput file are stored when using a Thunderstore installer. Whenever manual-installation mods are referring to your game files folder, your Profile folder is where you should actually be using instead.

[lone rose]

Uh I mod manually via NexusMods though.

I don't use Thunderstore

[lone rose]

Ill try dat

Still not sure how I'll figure it out tho.

[ornate walrus]

The community recommends using an installer for a number of reasons, including not messing up your install, and helping you actually have the correct versions of mods over time. I would recommend changing your install method at some point so that you don't run into issues later (not to mention that we officially won't provide support for other methods, since maybe problems may be solved by using the correct method).

That aside, your LogOutput file for a manual install should be in your game install folder

[lone rose]

Hmm, DwarfWoot, do you know if I can use Thunderstore and NexusMods combined?

If so do I have to do a fresh install of the game to clear it of everything?

@ornate walrus I'm so very sorry to ping you, but should I reinstall the game to get rid of the mods so I can switch over to Thunderstore?

You did say it's recommended.

[ornate walrus]

Ideally you would have a clean install and use Modman's option to "import local mod" in order to add stuff from Nexus, yeah

[lone rose]

Alright, hope it wont take me too long to reinstall..gotta backup my save first though.

[ornate walrus]

It may not be a huge deal currently, but it'll become more of an issue as time goes on, because the community itself is specifically supporting using Thunderstore, so things on Nexus may not be up-to-date or guaranteed to be compatible

[lone rose]

Is there a way to fix any compatibility issues if they appear?

[ornate walrus]

• Your save files aren't part of your install, but it is always good to back them up
• you can just delete everything in the Silksong game file folder, then use Steam's "verify integrity"

[lone rose]

Me use xbox app

[ornate walrus]

Xbox Games does have a similar feature. The save files are more annoying to find if you want backupss

[lone rose]

Hm, do I just open the silksong folder and search?

[ornate walrus]

?tag saves

[pliant pollen]

Important paths

Notes: These assume you're using Steam, with default locations. For GoG, locate your hollow_knight.exe folder, and then follow from there. The Save Files location is the same for all versions (except for XBox Games) and additionally contains Global Settings as well as your ModLog.txt.

• Lumafly Shortcuts: Open Mods Folder | Open Saves Folder

• **Windows ** 🪟

  • Save Files: %APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight\
  • Game Files: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\
  • Mod Files: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\hollow_knight_Data\Managed\Mods\
  • Simple method to find Saves folder:
    1. Press [WindowsKey] + [R]
    2. Copy & Paste this: %AppData%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight
    3. Press [Enter]

• XBox Games 🎮

  • Save Files: %AppData%\..\Local\Packages\
    • You'll need to look for a folder in here with Team Cherry in the name
  • Game Files: C:\XboxGames\Hollow Knight\Content\
  • Mod Files: C:\XboxGames\Hollow Knight\Content\hollow_knight_Data\Managed\Mods\
  • Some notes about this version:
    • This is the version for Gamepass and the Microsoft Store on PC; you cannot mod the XBox console version
    • Microsoft does some weird things with how it treats this install, and it syncs the Game Files (and Mods) to a hidden folder that you cannot interact with. This means that it may take a few minutes for any changes you make to take effect, and it also means that there can be bugs with installing/uninstalling mods.

• Mac OS 🍎

  • Save Files: ~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight/
  • Game Files: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/hollow_knight.app/
  • Mod Files: Right-click hollow_knight.app, and select "show contents", then navigate to: contents ᐅ resources ᐅ data ᐅ managed ᐅ mods
  • ||Please double check that you followed correctly. The Unix versions of the game have multiple folders with the same/similar names, and it's easy to go to the wrong folder||
  • Simple method to find Saves folder:
    1. Open Spotlight ([Command] + [Space]) and type terminal
    2. Press [Enter] to open the terminal
    3. Copy & Paste this into the terminal window: open ~/Library/Application\ Support/unity.Team\ Cherry.Hollow\ Knight/
    4. Press [Enter]

• **Linux ** 🐧

  • Save Files: ~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight/
  • Game Files: ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/
  • Mod Files: ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/hollow_knight_Data/Managed/Mods/

[ornate walrus]

^ see the Xbox Games part of that, but it's for Silksong instead of HK

[lone rose]

Well i alr tried and decided to just reinstall. Thanks though.

[lone rose]

Hey DwarfWoof, not sure if it's been awhile, but I finally managed to port over all my mods to thunderstore. When I loaded my save, the issue where Shakra's NPC constantly behaves like the first time we see her, still remains. I'm not sure what to do, I hope you have some advice?

[buoyant rose]

you should post the logoutput file from the tag but i think ive seen this before and its a issue with the automap mod if you have it

[lone rose]

..automap?

i dont think i got that

uhh also where do i find the log output?

wait a sec rq

@buoyant rose

[buoyant rose]

its found here

[lone rose]

do i just paste it?

[buoyant rose]

also you can probably fix this via save editing since that was the solution for the automap mod (if you don’t have it and from what ive read from the page the issue may even be a vanilla bug)

[lone rose]

dont got automap.

[lone rose]

also, "save editing"? what's that?

[buoyant rose]

[lone rose]

i went to reddit(ugh, ik.) and someone said that this happens if one of the .DAT files says "Met Shakra:False"

[lone rose]

here ya go

i think this is the log output for when i was playing on my second save..

do i have to enter the one with the issue to get the right log?(idk if the second one has the issue or not, haven't made it to Shakra yet)

alr,

so do i just enter the save with the issue, interact with Shakra=

and then it'll give the right logoutput?

[buoyant rose]

yep

[lone rose]

k

just be patient with me and wait a sec please

ill re-enter modded silksong and check it out

[buoyant rose]

but the solution is too save edit (like what i sent and the reddit post you looked at said) if its a vanilla bug, but the log will be useful for other situations since some mods may make the meetmapper not toggle correctly

and that’ll help if this occurs to others

[lone rose]

nekolord

i exited after interacting with Shakra and she repeated the same words and did the same glitch again

do I send the logoutput?

[buoyant rose]

yes

[lone rose]

alr

[lone rose]

there

@buoyant rose

Are you taking a look at the log?

I cant tell if you're online because you probably have invisibility on

...so how's it going?

[buoyant rose]

https://martinshift.github.io/silksaver/ (dwarf told you were to find your saves above you want to send that to this website and edit the metmapper:false to metmapper:true and save it)

this should solve this and TC will hopefully fix this bug

[lone rose]

The thing is when I went exactly where I needed to go for the saves the folder with all the save slots wasn't there, even tho I clicked view hidden items.

So, another question, really quick one though. I accidentally installed Thunderstore instead of the standalone version R2Modman, I deleted Overwolf and Thunderstore, im on the modman github page, which file do i click to install r2modman??

[pliant pollen]

Mod Installers

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Hollow Knight

If you are new to modding, please follow along with this video to learn how to do it

• Lumafly (Win/Mac/Linux) recommended installer
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Silksong

Silksong modding uses Thunderstore. Currently we are recommending some well-known Thunderstore installers, although in the future we are planning to have a custom one specifically for Silksong. MacOS users will need to follow these instructions: https://discord.com/channels/879125729936298015/1427764297777545286

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[lone rose]

im on the github though.

which file do i click??

[buoyant rose]

exe probably sorry i just use TS

[lone rose]

ill try to figure it out, btw did you give me the(i hope so) solution to Shakra's dementia?

[buoyant rose]

i mean its this, but you’ll have to use your brain to get around microsoft dumb way at storing things since i cant help with xbox

[lone rose]

Alright, but what do i do after installing the thing from that silksaver github?

Is it just for backing up saves or so I can edit it and fix the (probably) broken .DAT file?

[buoyant rose]

it’ll allow you to edit it (presented like a notes app) and you’ll want to scroll till you find metmapper

[lone rose]

And then edit it to "True"?

[buoyant rose]

and save the change

[lone rose]

Alr

Ill do it after setting up r2modman

[lone rose]

uhh dude

i need help if you dont mind

THE SAVE FILE ISNT THERE

EVEN THO WHEN I BOOTED UP SILKSONG IT WAS PERFECTLY FINE

@buoyant rose

I hope you have time

I searched all over Youtube and I cannot find it

Same with google.

I cannot find the solution.

[buoyant rose]

i don’t know where microsoft stores them you need to find them yourself

[lone rose]

Well its stored exactly where I just took a screenshot.

For some reason the folder isn't there even though the save file appears and can be entered when I launch Silksong

@buoyant rose , I edited the metmapper thing. Do I edit the rest?

Man, sorry if I'm a nuisance.

[buoyant rose]

just save it now and if it doesn’t automatically do it place it in the folder you found the saves

[lone rose]

I'm just not exactly finished with learning programming and such.

[lone rose]

Okay

[lone rose]

Save encrypted right?

[buoyant rose]

unsure what plain would be might just save it as a txt file instead

[lone rose]

Okay, so it says this rn, even tho I just edited it rn(its 00:17 for me rn)

How do I replace it?

[buoyant rose]

if its not in the save folder already just drag it there

[lone rose]

And..delete the old one?

[buoyant rose]

replace it yeah

and hopefully this will fix the issue

[lone rose]

There.

It says modified 00:16

Which is..correct.

Btw, I only needed to edit the metmapper one right?

The rest will just appear throughout the game.

Right..?

Thank God.

I can finally close this fucking post.

[buoyant rose]

the other toggles for shakra and in the pic you sent are unrelated to the issue

[lone rose]

Alright then.

Well, I suppose I'll just put the tag solved if it gets fixed.

Thanks, friend.

IT WORKED

IT FINALLY WORKED