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fx_version / game / manifest errors

A script's settings file is missing a line the server requires. It is usually a very old script.

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What it means

The manifest is missing a required declaration, or uses one the current server build no longer accepts. The resource cannot start.

Typical messages:

fx_version was not set in the resource manifest

game was not set in the resource manifest

Resource <name> does not specify an fx_version

What causes it

Ordered by how often it is the answer.

  1. 1

    No fxmanifest.lua at all

    Only __resource.lua, the pre-2019 format. Modern builds still read it, but nothing new supports it and half the manifest keys do not exist there.

  2. 2

    fx_version missing or misspelled

    It must be one of the named versions, quoted: cerulean (current), bodacious, adamant.

  3. 3

    game not declared

    game 'gta5' is required. RedM uses game 'rdr3' plus the rdr3_warning line.

  4. 4

    Lua 5.4 features without the flag

    lua54 'yes' is required for integer division, bitwise operators and goto.

How to tell which one is yours

The message names the missing key directly. This one rarely needs diagnosis.

Where to look

fxmanifest.lua, the first five lines.

How to fix it

fx_version 'cerulean'
game 'gta5'
lua54 'yes'

author 'you'
description 'what it does'
version '1.0.0'

shared_scripts { 'config.lua' }
client_scripts { 'client/*.lua' }
server_scripts { '@oxmysql/lib/MySQL.lua', 'server/*.lua' }

Still stuck on your own code?

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