# Ninja mod not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Tags:** mod\
**Created:** [February 23, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973 "2021-02-23T19:31:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![Foqus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/foqus/32/9295_2.png) [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/1 "2021-02-23T19:31:04Z")

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For some reason the ninja mod isn’t working. Any insight into this problem?

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/2 "2021-02-23T20:00:06Z")

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No.

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**Author:** ![Foqus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/foqus/32/9295_2.png) [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/3 "2021-02-23T20:02:46Z")

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so does that mean that its broken for everyone/

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**Author:** ![Foqus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/foqus/32/9295_2.png) [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/4 "2021-02-23T20:07:44Z")

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IDK if this helps, but when I try to create a new character I get these errors before returning back to the title screen.

 ![Ninja Error 1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/5/502b22ff383fc87c4f743b8a90b6096cff553f01.png) ![Ninja Error 2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/7/7315782185f57ca2f8fe090eab4332185fbb2c22.png) ![Ninja Error 3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/3/363ac743e36da2593736b0576196e127b753e7a7.png) ![Ninja Error 4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/3/32fb5200daa803f021c0d7516135708884658747.png)

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/5 "2021-02-23T22:31:13Z")

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> [@Foqus](#):
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> […] does that mean that its broken for everyone […]

Nope. “No.” means “we don’t have any insight”, because:

- We don’t know which version you’re using, so we can’t fix it or help you, since it works fine in other versions.
- We don’t know what you mean by “isn’t working” since you did not tell us that, hence we can’t help you.
- “Ninja mod” isn’t an officially supported mod (or no longer if it ever was), you’re more likely to get help from the mod author himself (the place where you’ve downloaded it).

It’s just going to be an endless guessing game without further informations.  
I can and will try to help, but please do two things first: [Read on this external site how to properly report bugs](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html) (especially the “It doesn’t work.” section), and leave the following informations:

- Game version
- Mod info (the id of the mod, along with when & where did you get the mod from)
- Description of **what** isn’t working (I guess “back to the title screen”, as you’ve written later on?)

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**Author:** ![Foqus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/foqus/32/9295_2.png) [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/6 "2021-02-24T01:16:18Z")

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Awesome! Thank you for the insight​:grin:👍🏽.  
Game version: experimental 11491  
Mod: ninja mod included in the cdda launcher (not sure where to find the mod I’d, please forgive me 🙏🏽)  
The “problem” are the screenshots posted above. After the errors the game returns to the title screen and will not load the world and allow me to create a new character thereafter.

Please forgive me for my noobness🙇🏾‍♂️

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**Author:** ![Foqus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/foqus/32/9295_2.png) [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/7 "2021-02-24T01:19:49Z")

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Here is the only info I could find on the Mod

 ![Modinfo](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/c/c117e4229720e0e8bebbaa571246a0c8b765a45d.png)

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**Author:** ![Foqus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/foqus/32/9295_2.png) [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/8 "2021-02-24T01:22:57Z")

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> [@Valase](#):
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> but please do two things first: [Read on this external site how to properly report bugs](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html) (especially the “It doesn’t work.” section), and leave the following informations:
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> - Game version
> - Mod info (the id of the mod, along with when & where did you get the mod from)
> - Description of **what** isn’t working (I guess “back to the title screen”, as you’ve written later on?)

ok will do. thank you

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/9 "2021-02-24T01:30:13Z")

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Thank you very much for these information.

> [@Foqus](#):
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> ninja mod included in the cdda launcher

I can work with that.  
The launcher uses a version from 2018 and points to [this topic in the forum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-from-the-japanese-wiki/13704/).

Unless I’m mistaken, this mod was made with lua in mind (the support for that was dropped a “long” time ago), but might be able to work if all the parts are removed that try to access lua.  
All the other errors you’ve posted screenshots of should not prevent the game from loading, aside from the last one.  
I’ll test it as soon as I get the time for it.

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/10 "2021-02-24T02:21:56Z")

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thank you much. ill do some digging and see what i can do as well!!

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/11 "2021-02-24T07:39:35Z")

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Alright, after trying to fix the mod (since multiple ID’s were missing), I had the idea to check if someone else already fixed it…  
Welp, I could have saved myself some time… Looks like it’s in [TheGoatGod’s Mod Compilation](https://github.com/GMC-Modding-Team/Community-Mod-Compilation-redux) and in a state that works (at least partially, it does not return to the menu).

You’ll have to [download the full compilation](https://github.com/GMC-Modding-Team/Community-Mod-Compilation-redux/releases/download/v0.1.6/Goats-Mod-Compilations-v0.1.6.rar). After downloading and unzipping, you will find the mod folder in `data/Unleash_The_Mods/mods/Ninja_mod`. You will have to manually replace the version the launcher installed for you with that one (and restart the game).

I’m not sure (and actually doubt) that everything works as it should, but at least some stuff is in the game, and it shouldn’t crash…  
Let me know if it works for you.

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**Author:** ![Foqus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/foqus/32/9295_2.png) [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/12 "2021-02-24T22:54:07Z")

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Ok thank you! Will do! I spent all night figuring out how to fix enough errors to get it working with my very limited understanding of coding. Even though it “worked” it was still busted (I probably made it worse lol). I did however learn quite a bit in the process! With that said my interest in coding has been rekindled. Is there a forum on here or a resource I can reference if I want to Tinker with creating mods or contribute to content?

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**Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/13 "2021-02-25T00:00:42Z")

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that worked! thank you

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-mod-not-working/25973/14 "2021-02-25T00:21:27Z")

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> [@Foqus](#):
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> that worked! thank you

Wonderful, I’m glad you got it working 🙂 .

> [@Foqus](#):
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> Is there a forum on here or a resource I can reference if I want to Tinker with creating mods or contribute to content?

We do have the #The Lab section for mods, as well as #The Toolbox for modding help on this forum and - depending on what you want to mod (JSON additions/modifications for the game or the source code in C++) - the game’s [GitHub](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA) with helpful links like [how to contribute](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/99a90ed82250add3603ed96ccd541be7d536cd16/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md), [how to compile the game](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/99a90ed82250add3603ed96ccd541be7d536cd16/doc/COMPILING/COMPILING.md), and the [doc folder](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/tree/master/doc) contains a lot of information for JSON modding.