Is Spidertron too weak for your taste? Meet the Tarantulator – nuclear-powered, massive, and armed with a devastating railgun!
Mods introducing new content into the game.
Transportation of the player, be it vehicles or teleporters.
New ways to deal with enemies, be it attack or defense.
Mod not loading, when the game is loading it crashes
I can't reproduce that issue.
It's most likely caused by a conflicting mod — send me more details (mods list, logs, steps to reproduce) and I'll try to help find a fix.
how can i provide those things? I am new to factorio modding, could you explain how to send those things?
Let's begin with the error message you see when the game crashes, as it might already contain some helpful information.
Log files can be found in one of the following directories, depending on your operating system.
🪟 Windows:
%APPDATA%\Factorio\factorio-current.log
🍏 macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/factorio/factorio-current.log
🐧 Linux:
~/.factorio/factorio-current.log
alright , i've fund the log, but i can't send the archive here neither the full text in one go, i will send the text in multiple comments, i'm no expert, but if it helps, i think the error is at the end of the log, here : 3.182 Loading mod tarantulator 2.1.15 (data.lua)
3.190 Error ModManager.cpp:1764: Falha ao carregar o mod "tarantulator":tarantulator/data.lua:192: bad argument #1 of 3 to 'insert' (table expected, got nil)
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'insert'
tarantulator/data.lua:192: in main chunk
3.224 Loading mod core 0.0.0 (data.lua)
3.287 Checksum for core: 3810281447
3.337 Error ModManager.cpp:1764: Error in assignID: recipe-category with name 'recycling' does not exist.
0.002 2026-01-10 14:56:16; Factorio 2.0.72 (build 84292, win64, steam)
0.002 Operating system: Windows 10 (build 19045)
0.000 Initializing Steam API.
0.002 Program arguments: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Factorio\bin\x64\Factorio.exe" "--wait-to-close" "3788"
0.002 Config path: C:/Users/MrDes/AppData/Roaming/Factorio/config/config.ini
0.003 Read data path: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Factorio/data
0.003 Write data path: C:/Users/MrDes/AppData/Roaming/Factorio [304748/456138MB]
0.003 Binaries path: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Factorio/bin
0.036 System info: [CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon Vega Graphics, 8 cores, RAM: 8013/16317 MB, page: 18092/33348 MB, virtual: 4349/134217727 MB, extended virtual: 0 MB]
0.072 Memory info:
0.073 [0]: Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 8192 MB 2400 MHz 1.2 v 64|64
0.073 [1]: Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 8192 MB 2400 MHz 1.2 v 64|64
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod HelicopterRevival, using highest version (0.5.4).
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod bobinserters, using highest version (2.0.2).
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod cargo-ships, using highest version (1.0.28).
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod color-coded-pipes, using highest version (1.6.1).
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod reskins-compatibility, using highest version (2.3.6).
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod reskins-library, using highest version (2.3.3).
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod solar-calc, using highest version (0.5.72).
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod turbinesplusplusfixed, using highest version (1.2.14).
0.542 Info ModManager.cpp:279: Found duplicate mod umrFixed, using highest version (2.0.50).
0.542 Display options: [FullScreen: true] [VSync: true] [UIScale: automatic (100.0%)] [Native DPI: true] [Screen: 255] [Special: lmw] [Lang: pt-BR]
0.672 Video driver: windows
0.672 Available displays: 1
0.672 [0]: \.\DISPLAY1 - Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics {0x80005, [0,0], 1920x1080, 32bit, 59Hz}
0.735 [Direct3D11] Display: 0, Output: 0, DisplayAdapter: 0, RenderingAdapter: -1; d3dcompiler_47.dll
0.884 Initialised Direct3D[0]: Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics; id: 1002-67df; driver: aticfx64.dll 30.0.13014.8
0.884 D3D Feature Level: 11.1, DXGI 1.5+, SwapChain: 3,flip-discard,-,-,-,none
0.884 [Local Video Memory] Budget: 3464MB, CurrentUsage: 0MB, Reservation: 0/1833MB
0.884 [Non-Local Vid.Mem.] Budget: 7494MB, CurrentUsage: 0MB, Reservation: 0/3875MB
0.884 Tiled resources: Tier 2
0.884 Unified Memory Architecture: No
0.884 BGR 565 Supported: Yes
0.884 MaximumFrameLatency: 3, GPUThreadPriority: 0
0.885 Graphics settings preset: very-high
0.885 Dedicated video memory size 4075 MB
0.970 Desktop composition is active.
0.970 Graphics options: [Graphics quality: high] [Video memory usage: all] [DXT: high-quality]
0.970 [Max threads (load/render): 32/8] [Max texture size: 0] [Tex.Stream.: false] [Rotation quality: normal] [Other: STDCWTl] [B:0,C:0,S:100]
1.029 [Audio] Driver:wasapi, Device:Default device, Depth:16, Frequency:44100, Channels:2, Interpolation:linear
1.207 Info ModManager.cpp:446: FeatureFlag expansion-shaders = false
1.207 Info ModManager.cpp:446: FeatureFlag freezing = false
1.207 Info ModManager.cpp:446: FeatureFlag quality = false
1.207 Info ModManager.cpp:446: FeatureFlag rail-bridges = false
1.207 Info ModManager.cpp:446: FeatureFlag segmented-units = false
1.207 Info ModManager.cpp:446: FeatureFlag space-travel = false
1.207 Info ModManager.cpp:446: FeatureFlag spoiling = false
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1.218 Loading mod settings aai-vehicles-miner 0.7.1 (settings.lua)
1.218 Loading mod settings AircraftRealism 2.0.3 (settings.lua)
1.219 Loading mod settings AutoDeconstruct 1.0.10 (settings.lua)
1.220 Loading mod settings bigger-artillery 0.7.4 (settings.lua)
1.220 Loading mod settings bobinserters 2.0.2 (settings.lua)
1.220 Loading mod settings Bottleneck 0.12.1 (settings.lua)
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1.221 Script @Bottleneck/settings.lua:191: waiting_for_rockets_to_arrive - off none
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1.222 Script @Bottleneck/settings.lua:191: recipe_not_researched - off none
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1.223 Loading mod settings calculator-ui 2.0.1 (settings.lua)
1.223 Loading mod settings DiscoScience 2.0.1 (settings.lua)
1.224 Loading mod settings Fill4Me 0.12.1 (settings.lua)
1.224 Loading mod settings Flow Control 3.2.3 (settings.lua)
1.225 Loading mod settings helmod 2.2.11 (settings.lua)
1.230 Loading mod settings Honk 5.1.1 (settings.lua)
1.231 Loading mod settings informatron 0.4.0 (settings.lua)
1.232 Loading mod settings jetpack 0.4.14 (settings.lua)
1.232 Loading mod settings Kux-CoreLib 3.17.8 (settings.lua)
1.237 Loading mod settings LandfillCostAdjuster 1.2.0 (settings.lua)
1.237 Loading mod settings OmegaDrill-DirectOutput 0.3.6 (settings.lua)
1.238 Loading mod settings Quicksearch 1.1.4 (settings.lua)
1.239 Loading mod settings Repair_Turret 2.0.4 (settings.lua)
1.239 Loading mod settings robot_attrition 0.6.5 (settings.lua)
1.239 Loading mod settings rt-light-bot-start 1.1.0 (settings.lua)
1.240 Loading mod settings SchallAlienLoot 2.0.4 (settings.lua)
1.240 Loading mod settings ScrappersDelight 1.3.0 (settings.lua)
1.241 Loading mod settings show-max-underground-distance 0.1.0 (settings.lua)
1.242 Loading mod settings space-exploration-menu-simulations 0.7.4 (settings.lua)
1.242 Loading mod settings StableFoundations 1.2.0 (settings.lua)
1.243 Loading mod settings SurvivalGear 1.1.3 (settings.lua)
1.244 Loading mod settings tarantulator 2.1.15 (settings.lua)
1.245 Loading mod settings Todo-List 19.14.1 (settings.lua)
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1.255 Loading mod settings Milestones 1.4.7 (settings.lua)
1.255 Loading mod settings reskins-library 2.3.3 (settings.lua)
1.258 Loading mod settings ResourcesScanner 2.0.2 (settings.lua)
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1.263 Loading mod settings turbinesplusplusfixed 1.2.14 (settings.lua)
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1.266 Loading mod settings HelicopterRevival 0.5.4 (settings.lua)
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1.268 Loading mod settings Aircraft-space-age 2.3.4 (settings.lua)
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1.319 Loading mod settings reskins-library 2.3.3 (settings-final-fixes.lua)
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1.817 Loading mod aai-containers 0.3.2 (data.lua)
1.842 Loading mod aai-signal-transmission 0.5.3 (data.lua)
1.862 Loading mod aai-signals 0.7.1 (data.lua)
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2.990 Loading mod robot_attrition 0.6.5 (data.lua)
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3.070 Loading mod ScrappersDelight 1.3.0 (data.lua)
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3.141 Loading mod SurvivalGear 1.1.3 (data.lua)
3.182 Loading mod tarantulator 2.1.15 (data.lua)
3.190 Error ModManager.cpp:1764: Falha ao carregar o mod "tarantulator":tarantulator/data.lua:192: bad argument #1 of 3 to 'insert' (table expected, got nil)
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'insert'
tarantulator/data.lua:192: in main chunk
3.224 Loading mod core 0.0.0 (data.lua)
3.287 Checksum for core: 3810281447
3.337 Error ModManager.cpp:1764: Error in assignID: recipe-category with name 'recycling' does not exist.
Source: default (utility-constants).
3.346 Info PlayerData.cpp:66: Local player-data.json unavailable
3.346 Info PlayerData.cpp:69: Cloud player-data.json available, timestamp 1768067773
3.348 Post-data load graphics options: [Light occlusion: no]
3.511 Initial atlas bitmap size is 16384
3.511 Created an atlas bitmap (size 4096x496) [icon, not-compressed, mipmap, linear-minification, linear-magnification, linear-mip-level]
3.511 Loading 3D bitmaps.
3.522 Texture processor created (4096). GPU accelerated compression Supported: yes, Enabled: yes/yes. Test passed. YCoCgDXT PSNR: 35.83, BC3 PSNR: 33.82
3.523 Parallel sprite loader initialized (threads: 7, bitmaps: 146)
3.570 Sprites loaded
3.582 Generated mipmaps (5) for atlas [0] of size 4096x496
3.582 Custom mipmaps uploaded (117)
3.610 Video memory usage: 10.32 MB (Atlases: 10.32 MB, Textures: 0.00 MB)
3.614 Factorio initialised
89.621 Quitting: user-quit.
89.663 Info SDLWindow.cpp:379: Leaking D3D GraphicsInterface to prevent AMD graphics driver crash.
89.697 Steam API shutdown.
89.703 Goodbye
You seem to have several underlying issues in your mod setup that should be addressed before looking at tarantulator. Your log shows multiple duplicated mods being loaded, which is a common cause of corrupted load order, missing prototypes, and inconsistent data states. This alone can easily break other mods that normally work fine.
Regarding the errors:
bad argument #1 to 'insert' (table expected, got nil)
This does not indicate a bug in tarantulator.
It means another mod has removed or overwritten a data table that tarantulator expects to exist. Thousands of users run the mod without issues, so this only happens when something in your local mod set is deleting or nullifying prototypes before tarantulator loads.
recipe-category 'recycling' does not exist
This error comes from a different mod entirely.
It indicates that one of your mods is removing or renaming the recycling recipe category, which then causes other mods to fail when they try to use it.
Recommended steps to fix your setup
Clean your mods folder
Remove all files in %appdata%/Factorio/mods/ except mod-list.json.
You currently have multiple versions of the same mods installed, which will cause unpredictable behavior.
Reinstall all mods fresh from the Mod Portal
Avoid manually extracted or outdated versions.
Ensure no duplicate or leftover mod folders remain
Duplicates are a major source of load-order corruption.
Temporary exclude the Factorio folder from antivirus/OneDrive syncing
These can partially block or corrupt mod files.
Test the game with a minimal mod set
Start without SE/K2/ScrappersDelight and re-enable them one by one to identify which mod removes the recycling category.
One of these mods is very likely responsible for removing or altering the recycling category, which then triggers the later errors.
Once we figure out whether the issue is caused by your corrupted setup or one of the other mods, we can move on to the next step. If it turns out to be one of the mods, I should be able to create a compatibility fix as soon as I know which one is responsible.
Hi again, i did the fisrt and second step you told me, i deleted all the mods and reinstalled by hand, apparentely the mod causing incompatibility is the AAI Programmable vehicles by Earendel, when this mod is active together with the tarantulator the game crashes
Hi again, i did the first and second step you told me, i deleted all the mods and reinstalled by hand, apparentely the mod causing incompatibility is the AAI Programmable vehicles by Earendel, when this mod is active together with the tarantulator the game crashes
Also worth of note, i am running the full se mod pack + all aai vehicles mods, and the crashing only occurs when the AAI Programmable vehicles is present, if i remove it and maintain the other mods the game runs normal
That’s odd… I use the AAI Vehicle mod myself without any issues.
In fact, I added a fix in version 2.1.5 to resolve some issues when used with AAI Programmable Vehicle, ensuring that Tarantulator is completely excluded.
I’m going to test with a plain Tarantulator and a full AAI install; maybe I’ll discover something new.
Nice. if you need more info, just ask
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to reproduce the issue. If you can share your latest error logs again, they should appear differently this time. The easiest way to do this is through services like https://pastebin.com/ or similar.
https://pastebin.com/nv2uwPn9 <----------This is the log without the AAi vehicles, all the mods here work together with no issues
https://pastebin.com/LjqQ2CTV <----------- This the AAI vehicles is activated
Also if you want, i can send the mod list
Thanks for your help. I believe I’ve pinpointed the cause of the problem. I’ve uploaded a new version, 2.1.16—please update the mod, give it another try, and let me know how it goes!
Thnak you! it worked, now everythinh works
Happy to hear that!