[41.66] Multiplayer dedicated server joining - item version is different than the server

[ridai]

• Multiplayer
• Dedicated
• Mods (about 50)
• 41.66
• Reproduction steps:
Host a dedicated server with a mod. Update the mod while the server is up. Players can no longer join until the server restarts as per the message, "Workshop item version is different than the server's".

 

I have tried unsubscribing the mod in question, and then joining the server and clicking "install". It still presents the above message regardless and you are stuck on the "Server Workshop Items" install screen with the install button greyed out/disabled. If you disconnect and rejoin from here, it will say "Contacting server... Authorizing with steam... Connecting... Workshop item version is different than the servers'".

 

This has been happening at least since I have began playing in December 2021. Frustrating as it requires very frequent server restarts if running with more than a dozen mods.

Edited March 6, 2022 by ridai
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