Download Key not found? Fix for custom mod folders

Quick heads-up for everyone who keeps their mods outside the standard mods folder, for example with the FSG Mod Assistant 🔧

The problem: So far our mods only look for the Download Key in the mods folder of your FS25 profile. If a tool puts your mods somewhere else or gives the folder a different name, the mod can't find the key there and stays locked.

What works right now: Put your key file into this folder inside your FS25 profile folder (usually Documents\My Games\FarmingSimulator2025\, the same place as your log.txt):

modSettings\FSMW\

You have to create the FSMW folder yourself. Every one of our mods reads every file in there, no matter where your mods live. Keep the .xml exactly as you downloaded it, please don't zip it. Restart the game and you're set.

Update, Sept 26: All our buildings now find the key in your own mods folder too: 1Hall4All V1 1.19.3.0, V2 2.20.4.0, V3 3.66.4.0, V1 Silo 1.6.1.0, Demolition Hall 1.0.1.0, Carport XL 1.0.1.0, Gold Trader 0.4.67.0, Glass Silo L 0.7.1.0, Glass Silos V2 0.30.1.0, Digital Panel 0.23.1.0 and Multi Digital Panel 0.21.2.0. Download the new version and you're set 🏗️ Your key keeps working.

Update, Sept 26 evening: Mining Layers 1.7.3.0 and Dig With Anything 1.0.23.0 now find the key in your mods folder too. Download the new version, your key keeps working.

Still stuck after that? Post in your mod's section, ideally with your log.txt 👍

2026-09-29 16:14:50.496 DWA: settings: none yet for this savegame (C:/Users/Me/Documents/My Games/FarmingSimulator2025/modSettings/FS25_DigWithAnything/savegame5.xml)
2026-09-29 16:14:50.497 DWA: Download Key: game mods folder H:/Fs25_mods/mods/ (override) - searching it too
2026-09-29 16:14:50.500 DWA: Download Key: candidate C:/Users/Me/Documents/My Games/FarmingSimulator2025/modSettings/FSMW/FSModworks-1hall4all-v1-download-key.xml
2026-09-29 16:14:50.556 DWA: Download Key: candidate C:/Users/Me/Documents/My Games/FarmingSimulator2025/modSettings/FSMW/FSModworks-dig-with-anything-download-key.xml
2026-09-29 16:14:50.614 DWA: Download Key: VALID (member cmtwqkrtk005bqr01hvvv3gi4, watermark e75a10ceaa6a0975).
2026-09-29 16:14:50.824 Error: Mod 'FS25_DigWithAnything' tried to compile script code at runtime (loadstring). Disabled for security reasons
2026-09-29 16:14:50.824 DWA: M3: encrypted core NOT unlocked (parseError:loadstring is not available).
2026-09-29 16:14:50.824 DWA: registrar: encrypted core not available - nothing registered.

Hey 3d_addict, thanks for the log 👍

Your key is fine, it says VALID. The problem comes one step later: the game refuses to start our encrypted core ("loadstring … disabled for security reasons"), so Dig With Anything loads but can't do anything yet. That's on us, not on your setup 🔧

Two quick questions so we can reproduce it: are you playing single player or on a server? And which game version do you have (bottom right in the main menu)?

Cheers,
Tommy

I have the same problem after the game update.
Dig with Anything doesn't work anymore, the game says the code is incorrect.
Demolition Hall still works though.
playing single
game version 1.24.0.0.

Update for everyone here 👋 We found it: game update 1.24.0.0 blocks a function our protected core needs, so Dig With Anything and Mining Layers load but stay inactive. Your keys are fine, nothing wrong on your side 🙏

We're working on a hotfix right now and will post here as soon as the new versions are up 🔧 All our other mods (halls, Demolition Hall, Glass Silos, Gold Trader …) are not affected.

Tommy

Hotfix is out 🎉 NO NEW KEY NEEDED.

• Dig With Anything 1.0.24.0
• Mining Layers 1.7.4.0

Download the new version, replace the old zip in your mods folder, start the game. Your log.txt should now say M3: Download Key check passed - core released. Thanks again for the logs, they made this quick 🙏 All details: Hotfix notes

Tommy