2.5 Server Stuck in initialization

[beders]

Version

2.5

Platform

Windows

From output log:

2025-12-18T15:02:15 22.971 INF Computed 54 chunk groups containing a total of 194 chunks. Largest group contains 16 chunks.
2025-12-18T15:02:17 24.267 INF Started thread SaveChunks C:\SERVICES\ni9352260_4166_SHARE\ftproot\7daystodie\Saves\Navezgane\My Game\Region
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
at MultiBlockManager.TryRegisterOversizedBlock (Vector3i worldPos, BlockValue blockValue) [0x00024] in <036aa33de93148cfa14fd53ce48d7b23>:0
at MultiBlockManager.<Initialize>g__TryLoad|33_0 () [0x000ce] in <036aa33de93148cfa14fd53ce48d7b23>:0
at MultiBlockManager.Initialize (RegionFileManager regionFileManager) [0x0012e] in <036aa33de93148cfa14fd53ce48d7b23>:0
at ChunkProviderGenerateWorldFromRaw+<Init>d__17.MoveNext () [0x008f3] in <036aa33de93148cfa14fd53ce48d7b23>:0
at UnityEngine.SetupCoroutine.InvokeMoveNext (System.Collections.IEnumerator enumerator, System.IntPtr returnValueAddress) [0x00026] in <c39a522eee05469b8171a6cfeb646c59>:0

This is from a server on Nitrado and I have limited control over it. There's no obvious way to revert to an earlier version.
Anything else we can do?

 

[arramus]

The first error in the load out suggests:

2025-12-18T15:02:08 15.200 WRN TypeewCollector was missing when we looked it up via Type.GetType()
2025-12-18T15:02:08 15.200 ERR XML loader: Loading and parsing 'blocks.xml' failed
2025-12-18T15:02:08 15.203 EXC Class 'DewCollector' not found on block cntDewCollector!

This is not verifiable when using another server hosting company, or attempting a home based dedicated server on this latest update.
Quite possibly one for Nitrado to resolve.

 

[arramus]

For the dew collector,
V2.4 used class "DewCollector".
V2.5 uses class "Collector".
There is potentially a mismatch of files or loadout.

 

[beders]

Thanks for looking at it, but what do you mean with:
> This is not verifiable
This is v2.5 which is supposed to be compatible with existing save games.
The error suggests it is not.
And if the dew collector was an issue: That should be a wide-spread error happening in any amount of upgrade testing.

So what can be done here?

 

[beders]

I've launched from a backup of the game and now it seems to work fine.