Reference

Troubleshooting

What to check when a mod doesn't show up, load or behave.

My mod isn't in the list

• Its folder must be inside mods/ next to the game, with a mod.json (build it with the SDK first).
• Press Reload Mods after adding or rebuilding.
• Check the manifest rules: lowercase ID, required fields, 64 KiB and 256 operations at most.

There's no Mods button

Turn on Settings → Advanced → UI → Show Mods Button. Hiding the button doesn't disable enabled mods.

My changes don't appear

• Changes apply to the next new or restarted game. A match in progress keeps its definitions.
• Make sure the mod's switch is on; selecting a row only previews it.
• Official events ignore local content mods.

It fails to load

An invalid content transaction leaves the base data unchanged and writes its error to the client log. Common causes:

• A misspelled or missing field in a patch (patches never add new fields).
• Two operations writing the same exact set path, or two mods setting the same Sandbox value.
• A bloon's children referring to something missing, or forming a cycle.
• A content root other than towers, tower_tiers, bloons, modes, start, rounds, round_sets or freeplay.

My script stopped working mid-match

A script disables itself for the rest of the match when it errors, goes over its operation budget, returns an invalid command batch, returns a bad interceptor decision, or listens for a callback that doesn't exist. Its widgets are removed too. Fix it, rebuild, reload and start a new match.

A co-op room rejects my mod

A room takes up to 16 mods with 24 KiB of manifests, and up to 128 art files totalling 32 MiB. A mod with custom art must sit in a folder named after its ID, and every mod: model it uses must be in that folder's assets/.

A setting won't save

Values outside the setting's bounds, or not on its step, are rejected without changing the saved value.