Can one add mods midgame?

[Ninja_Dog81]

Good afternoon fellow Factorians,

I'm hoping for a quick answer that will help me out. I have gotten to midgame and would like to add some mods. I just tried it but received an error. Is it not possible to add mods during a game, in other words must all mods be used from the start of a new game?

Thanks for the help.

Ninja.

[prg]

Should be possible. What error do you get?

[Ninja_Dog81]

The message states "__EvoGUI__/control.lua:10: attempt to index global 'game' (a nil value)", so I can only assume it's due to EvoGUI... will try relaunch without it as perhaps this mod DOES need to be started with the map

EDIT:
Just tried removing the GUI, didn't work, Foreman then failed. Removed that one and then Smart-long-inserters failed so I'm guessing it will just fail on them all?

Mods Used:
8L-Train-Project_1.2.0
alien-science_0.0.6 (This one was already enabled as part of my starting map)
EvoGUI_0.3.0
FARL_0.5.20
FastFilterFill_0.5.2
Foreman_0.0.4
Larger Inventory_1.0.0
long-reach_0.0.4
MoreLight_1.0.0
RailTanker_1.1.3
smart-long-handed-inserter_0.1.2
TheFatController_0.3.23
tree_collision_0.2.0

[prg]

No matter when it's added, that mod needs to be updated to work with recent Factorio versions.

[Ninja_Dog81]

I just downloaded them all, I will have another look tonight then and make sure I have the latest versions. Hopefully that's all it is.

Thanks for your response, let me know if you think of anything else it could be.

[daniel34]

I just downloaded them all, I will have another look tonight then and make sure I have the latest versions. Hopefully that's all it is.

Thanks for your response, let me know if you think of anything else it could be.

The answer from prg was a subtle hint that EvoGUI is way out of date, 0.3.0 was released 8 months ago, the current one is 0.4.15 which you can get here: [MOD 0.12.11+] EvoGUI (Evolution Factor Indicator) v0.4.15

Releases before 0.4.5 will give the error you got.

[Ninja_Dog81]

Shot daniel34!

I will take a look through them all later and make sure I have the latest versions... I will have to sacrifice another 10 mins of playtime!

Thanks again both!

[Ninja_Dog81]

Just finished checking through and downloading the latest version. Everything works fine (game loads at least)... Thanks again!

[taiiat]

yeah, when grabbing Mods, you'll need to check the first post, as well as the last page for newer versions or unofficial threads if someone's picking up a dead project.

(*insert some grumble about people only posting version updates on the last page instead of the first post like someone sensible but meh*)