Stuck with endless mod errors.

[XFREAKAZOIDX]

So I enjoy downloaded mods. But a few of them, even recent ones, and one I made, say this:
2026-03-27T22:50:43 10.554 ERR [MODS] CraftableLights/ModInfo.xml does not have exactly one 'Name' element, ignoring
2026-03-27T22:50:43 10.555 ERR [MODS] Could not parse CraftableLights/ModInfo.xml, ignoring

I tried everyting. Even was desperate and had CoPilot help me. Three hours of solutions looking at file sizes, extensions, hidden characters...etc. Nothing works. I still get the errors. Here is my ModInfo.xml (UTF-8) file which is 1kb. Not sure whats wrong:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<modinfo>
<name>CraftableLights</name>
<description>Add a crafting recipe for most lights in the game.</description>
<author>LuckyIsh</author>
<version>1.0</version>
<game_version>1.0</game_version>
<mod_version>2</mod_version>
</modinfo>


Mind you again, it does this for even new mods I download or created. Not all of them, maybe 8 of the 25 mods I have.

 

[4sheetzngeegles]

Try this: When you are about to start your game, right after you select continue
hit F1 to bring up the console. If you see red, log off an look at your player log.

Usually it will not only tell the file with an issue but the line and character location.

For the xml mod info do you have the open and closing tags

<xml>
</xml>

An example from tfp harmony

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<xml>
<Name value="TFP_Harmony" />
<DisplayName value="Harmony Wrapper" />
<Description value="Sets up basic HarmonyX configuration to be used with 7 Days to Die" />
<Author value="The Fun Pimps LLC" />
<Version value="1.1.0.4" />
<Website value="" />
<SkipWithAntiCheat value="true" />
</xml>

I hope this helps.

 

[XFREAKAZOIDX]

Try this: When you are about to start your game, right after you select continue
hit F1 to bring up the console. If you see red, log off an look at your player log.

Usually it will not only tell the file with an issue but the line and character location.

For the xml mod info do you have the open and closing tags

<xml>
</xml>

An example from tfp harmony

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<xml>
<Name value="TFP_Harmony" />
<DisplayName value="Harmony Wrapper" />
<Description value="Sets up basic HarmonyX configuration to be used with 7 Days to Die" />
<Author value="The Fun Pimps LLC" />
<Version value="1.1.0.4" />
<Website value="" />
<SkipWithAntiCheat value="true" />
</xml>

I hope this helps.

Hmm. Don't think I have any xml tags, I'm playing v2.5. Which I think I was told as A22, so XML isn't needed. Unless they were wrong of course.

Edit. I fixed it, I forgot the display name line. >.<

 

[4sheetzngeegles]

That is why I posted the harmony modinfo. I was hoping you might see
something there.

Does the rest work now?