# Arcana Error on start up. Need help

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Tags:** mod\
**Created:** [June 15, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954 "2020-06-15T06:38:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bwappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@Bwappa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bwappa)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954/1 "2020-06-15T06:38:03Z")

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How do I resolve this error? It happens when I try to load a world or make a character. I’m playing stable version 0.E and I’ve installed arcana recently from the devs github so it’s updated.  
I’m not sure what I need to do to fix this one. Thanks in advance

> DEBUG : Error: data/mods//Arcana/achievements.json: line 4:12: unrecognized JSON object
> 
> [  
> {  
> “id”: “achievement\_arcana\_npc\_alexander”,  
> “type”:  
> ^  
> “achievement”,  
> “name”: “\<color\_cyan\>(Arcana) The Old Man”,  
> “description”: “Earn the trust of an old survivor.”,
> 
> FUNCTION : bool main\_menu::new\_character\_tab()  
> FILE : src/main\_menu.cpp  
> LINE : 887

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954/2 "2020-06-15T15:49:10Z")

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You need to use a version of the mod that is compatible with the version of the game that you use.

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**Author:** ![Bwappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@Bwappa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bwappa)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954/3 "2020-06-15T20:05:40Z")

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I thought it was updated for stable, but I guess not then 😕

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**Author:** ![Profugo\_Barbatus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@Profugo\_Barbatus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profugo_Barbatus)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954/4 "2020-06-17T00:21:57Z")

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You might have the opposite issue, the developers current updated version could be well built for the current experimentals, which would not likely work backwards with stable. as far as I know, most mods target the experimentals.

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**Author:** ![TheGoatgod](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thegoatgod/32/8026_2.png) [@TheGoatgod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGoatgod)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954/5 "2020-06-17T21:42:06Z")

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download from my mod compilation [https://github.com/TheGoatGod/Goats-Mod-Compilation/releases/tag/1.0c](https://github.com/TheGoatGod/Goats-Mod-Compilation/releases/tag/1.0c)

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**Author:** ![Cameryth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/cameryth/32/9988_2.png) [@Cameryth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cameryth)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954/6 "2020-09-10T05:02:15Z")

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I’ve got the exact same problem, and re downloading the mod compilation from the link you gave me didn’t fix it sadly, do we have any other ways of fixing this? as it is i can’t play the game at all  
My game version is 0.E-2

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954/7 "2020-09-12T01:07:35Z")

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Try searching for a help from affected mod author/maintainer.

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**Author:** ![KrasMazov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@KrasMazov](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KrasMazov)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954/8 "2020-09-18T09:16:02Z")

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When downloading Arcana I believe the latest release is for experimental as default from their GitHub  
If you check in their releases page though you can find the 0.E version:

> **[Releases · chaosvolt/cdda-arcana-mod](https://github.com/chaosvolt/cdda-arcana-mod/releases)**
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> Arcana and Magic Items mod for Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - chaosvolt/cdda-arcana-mod