Game wont start in ver. 1.23 Incl update [NOT A BUG]

[WaveTrAcer]

I start a new thread but problem has been addressed already by someone else. Jarvick79 advised me to start this thread because the problem in the other thread has been solved.

ETS2 still won't start from Steam. If I click the button nothing happens. I have loaded a profile that never had any mods in it. With the latest update (18-03-'16) the game still does not work! Checked the integrity of the game cache numerous times but that does not solve the problem.

Here are the logs:

http://www.filedropper.com/gamelog

http://www.filedropper.com/gamecrash_1

[EvgenKo423]

Well, it clearly says that this mod file is corrupted:

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00:00:00.535 : <ERROR> [zipfs] Cannot find the zip_central_dir_end signature in 'C:/Users/Johan/Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2/mod/zz_easy_eco.scs'.
00:00:00.535 : <ERROR> [package] Unable to mount package 'zz_easy_eco'.

But why crashing anyway, why not just ignore this archive?...

Actually, you shouldn't use any mods while running beta, rename your mods folder for now.

Damn!! You crashed a LOT!!! Please delete the crash.log from your PC, so the next time it would start a new one and you wouldn't post 10MB logs anymore...

[Reinhard]

The game does not start, but let you handle profiles and produces logs? Sorry, something in your description went wrong.

The links are invalid. Anyway, I see your log in the other thread, full of mod-related error messages. You said that this was with a mod-free profile? Whatever, the log doesn't tell because it ends too soon. A friendly advice, in either case: Better don't try anything with a profile that is important to you, with a new game version, on your first step.

Is this really the full log? It stops after

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00:00:00.600 : <ERROR> [zipfs] Cannot find the zip_central_dir_end signature in 'C:/Users/Johan/Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2/mod/zz_easy_eco.scs'.
00:00:00.600 : <ERROR> [package] Unable to mount package 'zz_easy_eco'.

As EvgenKo423 said: Hard to believe that the game doesn't survive a corrupted mod package, but I never had such case. If you selected a profile, this log is way too short. Better remove that "zz_easy_eco.scs" from your mod folder in either case, it is broken anyway.

If the original log is longer, re-post it.

Question remains what "profile without mods in it" really means. If you try a new game version, especially a beta, don't ever use profiles that had mods in it, ever before, if you don't exactly know what you do, and why. This is even more serious and important if the mod-folder is stuffed like yours. Profiles can keep some info of mods after these are disabled, and this can be toxic if mods get outdated. So better use a fresh, new profile if you don't already do.

Expect a good amount of trouble with some of these mods even when the final release is out. Better wait then, until the majority of what you use is getting updated.

[EvgenKo423]

Reinhard, links were good for me, just needed to click some more buttons.

I believe it's a complete log. If you look at yours, you'll see the same (except for a humongous amount of mods, probably ). It crashes during mod enumeration, even before the global config gets executed. If this log is complete, the mod is definitely the problem.

[Reinhard]

filedropper really offers such top-level, global namespace for downloads? The creators of that site are even weirder than the crazy, stupid design suggests. I refuse to click links which are buried under such mess, anyway.

A complete log? Only if logging stopped way before a profile was selected and crash occurred... Never saw such happen, or heard of. We need more input.

[WaveTrAcer]

Phew don't chew my head off okay? I'm a NoOOob at this file interpreting business and posting links on the internet. Any good site you can point me to for file sharing would be nice.

First I will delete the crash.log so it will create a new one. It's from 1,5 year playing that's why it is that big.

Explanation about the profile I loaded: First tried the beta 1.23 but game did not start. So I went back to 1.22 and loaded a profile of which I am certain it does not contain any mods. Then closed the game and tried 1.23 again. Same results.

You are right about the fact that I should have tried looking at the crash.log myself. Will do that in the future.

I will remove the easy economy mod. Never used in anyway so it's rather ironic that that's the culprit.

Finally, thanks for taking the time to help me guys.

Cheers

[WaveTrAcer]

Okay, got the game starting up at last. Now to find out which mods I can still use.....

[Reinhard]

Phew don't chew my head off okay?

Always I'm asked to skip the best part. World is so mean.

Any good site you can point me to for file sharing would be nice.

One of the most simple sites for such stuff is pastebin.com.

It opens with an empty filed labeled "new paste", in which you click and the paste the log content.

A bit underneath there is a grey button, "Create new paste", which you click, when done.

Window will content change for a second, and on top, where you usually find any URL (Link to, address of a site), there is now a new link displayed. Which you can copy. Check it by opening a new browser tab/window and applying that link, there. Your log should appear. Like it would for anybody else, using that link.

Now you have it, post it. If you have done the drill two or three times, it is a "one, two, three, ready!" action.

[WaveTrAcer]

Always I'm asked to skip the best part. World is so mean.

Ha like I don't know it. But I live more by the saying "the only dumb questions are those that are not asked."

One of the most simple sites for such stuff is pastebin.com.

I thought about pastebin but I remembered someone mentioning that the files were to big for that. Will use it the next time.

Cheers

[F4R35]

remove any mod that contain an edited game_data.sii file( in your case ''zz_easy_eco'') from your mod folder
It should start

EDIT :
Its not a bug ,the 1.23 beta does not support game modification