Note: Due to me being busy, don't expect any help from me. I apologize for this inconvenience.

 

I see that people are having issues installing mods for Red Dead Redemption 2. This troubleshooting guide will help you get your mods working.

 

Thanks to @Entreped for some solutions on this guide.

 

1. Make sure you are not using a pirated version of the game. Sometimes the files in that version of the game is preventing the asi loader from work properly.

 

Note: There is no support for the pirated version of the game.

 

2. Check that your Antivirus software is not blocking read/write access. This can prevent mods from working.

 

Also Windows may also block the files so you would need to unblock the file in the file's properties window. Unblock by checking Unblock and clicking OK. This only applies to .dll and .asi files. 

 

3.  Make sure that you have the latest version of the mod. Some mods don’t support the latest version of the game.

You can check this by seeing if the mod was updated after July 14 last year. If your mod does not support the latest version of the game, unfortunately you can’t use the mod.

 

4. You may need to give your Windows user account full control to the mod files you downloaded. To see how to do that, refer to this article. This fix may work if your Windows user account is not an admin account.

 

5. Know what your mod needs to work. This can include Script Hook RDR 2 (Script Hook + dinput8.dll ASI Loader), Community Script Hook (Script Hook for .DLL based mods), ASI Loader (version.dll ASI Loader for mods using MULTIPLAYER components like Red Dead Offline).

 

Dinput8.dll is your go to ASI Loader and comes packaged with ScriptHookRDR2.dll, both of which go in the base game folder which houses the RDR2.exe.  You only need version.dll if you are running a mod that brings something from ONLINE into SINGLEPLAYER.  The mod page should tell you if this is the case.  This file also goes in the base game folder which houses the RDR2.exe.  That being said, you can run dinput8.dll and version.dll simultaneously.  They do not conflict, they do not cause stuttering, they do not cause bugs.  If any of those problems occur it is because you are either installing something wrong, or one of your mods is breaking the game / conflicting with another mod. 

 

Note: If a mod states that you can't use both asi loaders at the same time, that overrides the statement above.

 

Note: Both asi loaders require ScriptHookRDR2.dll! You can get it here: Script Hook RDR2. 

 

6. Know where to put the mods themselves.  Mods that have .ASI or .DLL go in the base game folder which houses the RDR2.exe.  These mods typically come with a .INI file as well in which you can open to edit how the mod functions.

 

7. Read the MOD page carefully, including any pinned comments / posts.  The Changelogs and DOCS tab can also sometimes hold relevant information.

 

LML Specific instructions:

8. If the game crashes when you start the game or when you load into a save, replace the .asi file with an older version of LML. You will need to do some trial and error to see which older version will work. Start with the last version, then go back one version if the game crashes.

 

9. Check that the lml mods are not causing the problem. Some people don't know that the mods can be the issue. Sometimes the mod is causing the issue and you do not know as lml does not show any indication of if lml is working ingame. To test if lml is working download this lml mod. (Don't worry, it is not a virus/malware.) Unzip the folder inside the zip file into the lml folder. You should see a different startup video that shows a logo of a different developer. The video is not made by me and the mod should be ONLY used to test if lml is working. If the video was changed, then there is some problem with you lml mods. 

 

10. LML mods are dropped into the LML folder itself and are most commonly .META and .YMT format, though there are others as well. 

 

These mods come prepackaged with an install.xml file which installs the mod when you OPEN the Mod Manager UI and click the "View and manage your currently installed modifications" button.  Every time you add or remove a mod, you open the Mod Manager and go to that tab. You will see a checkmark next to the mod showing it's active.  You can also overwrite mods here as well, though I don't personally recommend it. These mods can also be installed manually by puting the mod folder in the lml folder.

 

Some LML mods may use "Stream" and "Replace" folders.  The files for these are most commonly .YTD and .YDD format, though there are others as well.  These folders do not come pre-packaged with the LML install, mostly because they are not required anymore.  Mod authors can simply install these type of mods through the install.xml.  If the mod author has not done this, simply open the LML folder, right click to add a new folder, and name it "stream" and/or "replace." The mod page for the mod you are installing should tell you if it's a "stream" or "replace" mod, and might even come downloaded in one of those folders.  If so, simply drag it into the LML folder if that is the case.  

 

11. Make sure you don't have mods altering the same file. For example: If two of the mods you are using each modify the game catalog (catalog_sp.ymt), they will not work together. 

 

There are three exceptions. 

1)  The mod author has provided a merge. 

2) You know how to merge the conflicting files yourself. 

3) You check the overwrite button next to the mod you don't want having priority in LMM (Lenny Mod Manager). 

 

I personally never use option 3 as it's just not very reliable as Lenny Mod Manager sometimes has some issues.  I recommend the first two options.  If neither of those are possible, pick the mod you want most and move on.  

 

12. Make sure you have the latest version of lml. Some mods do not work with older versions of lml.

 

LST Specific Instructions:

13. Make sure that you don't copy over the version.dll included in Lenny's SImple Trainer if you already have one. If you don't have version.dll in your game directory, please download it here and install that version.dll.

 

14. If your game crashes when after you install Lenny's SImple Trainer and have LML installed also, you cannot use Lenny's SImple Trainer due to a conflict. Please remove all files related to Lenny's SImple Trainer and install and alternative trainer. A better alternative would be Rampage (Not endorsed/sponsored).

Edited October 24, 20223 yr by WesternGamer

@R2400 Update: So I am running into a issue where WhyEm's Assortment Red Dead Offline Edition is causing the game to crash when loading into the game. The mod will be excluded from testing and will not be sent with the mod configuration. The issue seems that the mod is interfering with other mods that is causing the game to crash. If your issue is that the game crashes when loading the world, then you should remove WhyEm's Assortment Red Dead Offline Edition from the lml folder and reinstall Red Dead Offline if you modified it when installing WhyEm's Assortment Red Dead Offline Edition. Also sorry that I forgot to tell you this earlier but it is actually perfectly fine to have dinput.dll and version.dll asi loaders at the same time. I recommend reinstalling both of these as some of your asi mods require different asi loaders. (This is due to some mods requiring version.dll or dinput.dll and the asi mod references to only one of them; they don't remap to different asi loaders.) I updated my help info to reflect that. If both fixes the problem then we found the issue. If not, I will continue making the mod configuration for you without WhyEm's Assortment Red Dead Offline Edition. Since you most likely don't check rdr2mods.com that often, I will continue making your mod configuration while waiting for your reply.

 

P.S: For Ped Damage Overhaul, do you want the light, standard or overhaul version?

Edited September 11, 20215 yr by WesternGamer

On 6/6/2022 at 11:35 PM, WesternGamer said:

@Micromot Asi loader should not be making beeping sounds. I would recommend removing NativeInterop.dll as it is known to cause RDR2 to crash.

Yeah it is working now after doing a clean reinstall of rdr. There was a weird tutorial the first time I installed mods that said it should beep at startup.

 

I think the problem was that i had 2 asi file loaders installed

 

edit: Thanks for your help

Edited June 8, 20224 yr by Micromot
forgot something

26 minutes ago, Micromot said:

Yeah it is working now after doing a clean reinstall of rdr. There was a weird tutorial the first time I installed mods that said it should beep at startup.

 

I think the problem was that i had 2 asi file loaders installed

 

edit: Thanks for your help

@Micromot You welcome and thanks for telling that you resolved the issue.

On 7/10/2022 at 9:03 PM, WesternGamer said:

@Ian10 I think it is something to do with LML as it has logging that can get intense, unless you set the logging level to 2 in the lml.ini file.

This is the setting of lml.ini

 

Do I need to change the setting?

 

I remove all the Lenny Simple Trainer files but remain the version.dll since have mod that require this file. The game run smoothly with no FPS drop on interaction. Only 1 problem, giving money to beggar which Arthur will not interact.

Getting back to you, well heres what i did and am doing atm:

I reverted the game back to what i was using which worked np, see this post here on how i did it

https://gtaforums.com/topic/939232-scripthookrdr2/?do=findComment&comment=1071845960

 

So i did that got the old version i was using, tried it, game acted like it was starting even got the launchers

in the taskmanager which they didn't show before when i tried, but with mods i get FFFF error and crash.

Took all mods out (backed them up of course), same FFFF error.

 

So i deleted the updated files, and most of the directory, im verifying the

integrity of cache atm on steam, and it stated 16 files failed to validate so will

be reacquired so.... we'll see where this goes.

 

Its not like im running a weak computer, i mean i was playing the game on max settings and with

vram at only 8gb out of 12.    I did a benchmark test couple weeks ago and i got 60fps with flying colors.

My specs

• Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Quad-Core 4.2 GHz
• EVGA Z270 FTW K
• EVGA XC BLACK GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
• G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB)3600mhz
• EVGA SuperNOVA 1000w P2 220-P2-1000-XR

Anyways i'll reply back when i get it started and share what i did if and what works.

 

Edited September 11, 20224 yr by Gunter Severloh

Its been about a week since my last reply, hadn't had a chance to test anything because of work

and other things real life. Having sat and sun off from work helps, so i spent the morning here

and i had uninstalled the latest lml version i was testing before.

 

    And reinstalled the lml_rdr_beta_9 version which is actually the version i was previously using

and at first i just installed one mod, got ingame and it worked, so i had a hunch so i figured i'd restore

the entire number of mods i had backed up.

    And the word is ........................................ it works!

So all my mods are working again all asi and lml mods, and to note again this is on a reverted

version of the game.

8 minutes ago, Gunter Severloh said:

Its been about a week since my last reply, hadn't had a chance to test anything because of work

and other things real life. Having sat and sun off from work helps, so i spent the morning here

and i had uninstalled the latest lml version i was testing before.

 

    And reinstalled the lml_rdr_beta_9 version which is actually the version i was previously using

and at first i just installed one mod, got ingame and it worked, so i had a hunch so i figured i'd restore

the entire number of mods i had backed up.

    And the word is ........................................ it works!

So all my mods are working again all asi and lml mods, and to note again this is on a reverted

version of the game.

@Gunter Severloh Glad to see that installing a old version fixed it.

Thanks for your reply WesternGamer, but i got everything working.

Im running latest version of the game, latest scripthook, and latest LML, and running over 30 mods

with reshade and everything starts and runs fine, so no issues now anymore!