"Error while running event smart-enemy-ai::on_load() Detected modifications to the 'storage' table: CRC before: 2377011795 CRC after: 3206629390. This indicates the mod is not save/load stable and not multiplayer safe. on_load() should never change the storage table."

Bug report: Smart Enemies 6.2.1 breaks save/load stability

Factorio version: (fill in your version)
Mod version: Smart Enemies 6.2.1

Issue:
The mod causes a deterministic crash when loading a save with the following error:

Error while running event smart-enemy-ai::on_load()
Detected modifications to the 'storage' table:
CRC before: 2377011795
CRC after: 3206629390.
This indicates the mod is not save/load stable and not multiplayer safe.
on_load() should never change the storage table.

Cause (code-level):
The mod modifies storage inside on_load(), which is explicitly forbidden in Factorio.

Relevant code:

control.lua

script.on_load(function()
  state.on_load()
end)

lib/state.lua

function M.on_load()
  if storage and storage.path_q then
    storage.path_q.pending = {}
  end
end

This line:

storage.path_q.pending = {}

mutates persistent state during on_load, causing the CRC mismatch.

Why this is wrong:
Factorio requires on_load() to be strictly read-only. Any modification to storage will break determinism and trigger this exact error.

Suggested fix:
Do not modify storage in on_load().

Minimal fix:

function M.on_load()
  -- no-op
end

Alternative (if cleanup is required):
Defer the mutation to the first tick after load:

script.on_load(function()
  script.on_nth_tick(1, function()
    if storage and storage.path_q then
      storage.path_q.pending = {}
    end
    script.on_nth_tick(1, nil)
  end)
end)

Conclusion:
The mod is currently not save/load safe and not multiplayer safe due to illegal state mutation in on_load().

Thank you! Should be fixed now