Getting message:
Failed to load mods: SpaceAgeWithoutSpace/data-updates.lua:228:attempt to index field'autoplace'{a nil value}
stack traceback:
SpaceAgeWithoutSpace/data-updates.lua:228:in main chunk

Do you have any other mods enabled?

I got the same issue, if it helps. Lots of mods, though. I had the same error message and it didnt mention any mod incompatibilities, only that it threw that error.

figured out the problem, it's an incompatibility with Alien Biomes that causes the startup crash.

0.0.8 should work with Alien Biomes. Thanks for the report.

That's a right shame I ended up disabling Alien Biomes on my game anyway and didn't think to try adding this back in. Can confirm works fine for me as well today.

Getting message:
Failed to load mods: SpaceAgeWithoutSpace/data-updates.lua:20: attempt to index field 'demolisher_starting_area' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
SpaceAgeWithoutSpace/data-updates.lua:20: in main chunk

-ver. factorio space age 2.0.15,tested with and without mods.

It is not compatible with 2.0.15