# Problem launching a new game

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-launching-a-new-game/21303>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [September 10, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-launching-a-new-game/21303 "2019-09-10T16:19:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LeRuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aca169/32.png) [@LeRuse](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LeRuse)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-launching-a-new-game/21303/1 "2019-09-10T16:19:36Z")

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DEBUG : Error: data/mods//dda/…/…/json/clothing\_mods.json: line 3:12: unrecognized JSON object

[  
{  
“type”:  
^  
“clothing\_mod”,  
“id”: “leather\_padded”,  
“flag”: “leather\_padded”,

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

Starting a new game gives me this error.  
Not sure what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![dpwb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dpwb/32/2609_2.png) [@dpwb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dpwb)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-launching-a-new-game/21303/2 "2019-09-10T16:21:49Z")

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see here for further info, [https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/33931](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/33931)

fixes may be incoming soon for mainline mods, but mods like clothing\_mods that are external, will need the author or someone else to fix them to meet the new stricter JSON requirements being enforced.

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**Author:** ![dpwb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dpwb/32/2609_2.png) [@dpwb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dpwb)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-launching-a-new-game/21303/3 "2019-09-10T16:22:27Z")

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also someone made the inevitable thread for it here [Build 9612 broke all my mods!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/build-9612-broke-all-my-mods/21302)