# Bug can't start a game

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-cant-start-a-game/19729>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [April 19, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-cant-start-a-game/19729 "2019-04-19T13:54:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Blondin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Blondin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blondin)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-cant-start-a-game/19729/1 "2019-04-19T13:54:21Z")

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Hey there, each time i try to start a new game with the latest build i get an error:

DEBUG : Error: line 48:72: no such item type

```
        "items": {
            "l": [{ "item": "cleaning", "chance": 50 }, { "item": "chem_home", "chance": 40 }],
            "L": [ { "item": "mechanics", "chance": 70 }, { "item":
                                                                   ^
                                                                    "plumber_gear", "chance": 30 } ]
        },
        "vehicles": {

```

FUNCTION : bool main\_menu::new\_character\_tab()  
FILE : src/main\_menu.cpp  
LINE : 696

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**Author:** ![Sanehatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sanehatter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sanehatter)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-cant-start-a-game/19729/2 "2019-04-19T15:11:39Z")

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Yep, just met this error as well. It seems to only happen if you use world gen mods.

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**Author:** ![Randonx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/randonx/32/5502_2.png) [@Randonx](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Randonx)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-cant-start-a-game/19729/3 "2019-04-19T16:40:40Z")

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Yes, if you use any of the 3 build in worldgen mods (Locations, ect) the world will crash on load. All you have to do is create a world without those 3 mods for now. Not sure if there’s a workaround for a game in progress, aside from rolling back to a previous version.

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**Author:** ![Sanehatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sanehatter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sanehatter)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-cant-start-a-game/19729/4 "2019-04-19T16:43:06Z")

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You can also edit item\_groups.json and add a plumber\_gear item type with whatever in it as a workaround.

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**Author:** ![TheMurderUnicorn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themurderunicorn/32/5706_2.png) [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-cant-start-a-game/19729/5 "2019-04-19T22:40:33Z")

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This looks like it should be fixed, now, assuming the only issue was the plumber\_gear. [https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/29728](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/29728)