Searching for a mod with an error

[Daros]

How does one go about searching for a mod with an error? I start Rimworld, and I get a red error for a mod, but the error log doesn't specify which mod it is.

The error line in question is about wrongly worded costList for steel. I have set up my windows search to show file content. However, when I search for </steel> the search completely ignores the special characters. No amount of Googling has shown me how to search for special characters within file contents (every tutorial is for file name).

So my question is, how do I search for a mod with an error (hopefully with windows search for the specific keyword with special characters).

Alternatively, if that cannot be achieved, how does one search for an unspecific red error...?

Thanks.

[Canute]

Hi,
when the error msg. don't give you you a good keyword you could search the mod folder for.
I don't think "/steel" is something you should search for since "/" indicate the end of a definition like "</supportedVersions>".
And "steel" itself it to common to search for.

Since the error is at Rimworld start, you could deactivate mods until the error disappear and you can narrow down the mod.
If you don't have suspicious mods, the best way are the 50% methode. Deactivate half of the mod. When the error disappear, it should be at these deactivated mods.
You can add half of the deactivated mods until you found the mod.
Or for faster loading times, just disable all the remaining mods then add the suspicious half.

A Mod manager maybe help you to keep an overview.

[LWM]

A good start: is the error happening in a Harmony patch or vanilla code?  If it's a harmony patch, all bets are off.

If it's in vanilla code.....I highly recommend actually finding a really good file searcher.  I run Linux, and I've actually got an alias to simplify searching using 'find' because it's so effective.  What system are you running?  Maybe people have favorites they can recommend.

...there's no guarantee that'll find the mod that's causing problems, of course