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: Watch your RAM usage; large modpacks (like Calamity and Thorium combined) require significant memory during the synchronization process. Steam Community or setting up your own dedicated server Terraria Optimization Guide - Steam Community

If you’ve been staring at the "Reload Complete: Joining tmodloader" screen for long enough to question your life choices, you aren’t alone. It’s one of those classic Terraria modding hurdles that feels like the game is teasing you—it says it's ready, yet here you are, stuck in the loading void.

Large modpacks take too long to sync, causing the server to drop the connection.

| Symptom | Possible Cause | Solution | |---------|---------------|----------| | Stuck on this message for >1 minute | Mod version mismatch between client and server | Ensure all mods on client match server versions exactly (including beta builds). | | Infinite loop (reloads repeatedly) | Corrupted mod file or incomplete download | Delete the ModLoader/Mods/DownloadCache folder and reconnect. | | Crashes to menu with error | Mod dependency missing (e.g., ModLoader, Calamity's dependencies) | Check enableMods.json or server log; install missing dependencies. | | High memory usage during reload | Large mod pack (e.g., Calamity + Thorium + Spirit) | Increase server RAM allocation, or reduce mod count. | reload complete joining tmodloader

: If you changed a "Reload Required" setting in a mod's configuration menu, you must restart the client for those changes to take effect before joining Memory Issues

Use the "Export Mod List" feature in the Mods menu to give your friends a file they can import.

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If you are the host or if the above tips failed, try these methods:

Right-click tModLoader in Steam > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of tool files . This is the "have you tried turning it off and on again" of the Steam world, and it works more often than you'd think. A Pro-Tip for Multiplayer

tModLoader, especially with large mod packs (20+ mods), consumes significant RAM. If your system runs out of memory during the “reload complete” phase, the operation will stall. This is particularly common on 32-bit systems or older machines. : Watch your RAM usage; large modpacks (like

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: The game compares your enabled mods with the server's. If you are missing a mod or have an extra one enabled, tModLoader will automatically enable/disable or download the necessary files.