Workshop Menu Fixer

Workshop Menu Fixer

Version 3. 2

Workshop construction menu checking and repair.

Description:

This is used to check the Workshop's construction menus for problems, and then make repairs if needed.  The problems can occur if a mod is installed which inserts (injects) new menu items, but are not properly removed when the mod is uninstalled.

Brief Overview:

When a player installs a mod that adds a new menu item into the Workshop's menus, the mod might simply have the new menu item appear always and only in one specific place -- such as between Structures and Furniture.  Or the mod might insert (inject) the new menu item "dynamically" at the very end of a row of menu items, or somewhere in the middle, regardless of other menu items that have been added by DLCs and mods.

For "dynamically" inserted (injected) menu items, they might not be removed correctly when the mod is uninstalled.  In which case the Workshop construction menus become "broken" -- the faulty uninstall leaves a menu item that is Empty.  That empty menu item can then confuse the game and cause other menu items to not be shown or not work correctly.

Which is why this mod has been created -- the "broken" menu problem happened to me when using, and then eventually uninstalling, a mod that utilized dynamic menu injection but did not remove itself correctly.  So this checks the Workshop construction menus to see if there are any Empty menu entries.  And if found they can then be carefully removed.

Various menu management mods already exist which provide a wide range of features, including ways of resolving menu problems.  Whereas this mod is intended to be simple, easy to use, and a basic solution for players who do not desire a lot of complexity but need a fix for the most common problem, or for those who would like to confirm that their menus are okay.

How To Use:

Absolutely positively create a "backup" saved game before installing and running this mod.  For example, copy the current saved game file to a completely different place (or a different storage device) where it will be safe.  Game play can then be resumed from that file if necessary after copying the file back once more.

Install this mod, load the saved game that you want to have examined, wait a few moments, and then interact with the presented messages.

You will have the option to exit without checking.  When checking is selected the results of those tests will be shown, and if problems are discovered the repair procedure can then be optionally selected.

Please be patient.  The checking phase can require a minute or two of proc