1st Mod Ever, Looks Great But Will Not Show In Game At All Or In The Log

[Bandit1684]

I have been enjoying Farming Simulator for a long time and have put many hours into it them. I have tons more mods for each version of Farming Simulator that others have made. I have gotten to the point where I would like to start modding and give back to the modding community for what I have been given. For this, I have create my first ever mod. I have fixed other s before but never created. I have spent weeks racking my brain and pulling my hair out creating this mod and for some reason that I cannot fathom it will not load into the game. It won't show in the mods list when you first start up farming simulator 15 and interestingly enough, it doesn't even show in the log. I have compared my mod against about 50 other mods and I cannot figure out why mine will not load or give me an error in the log. Any help would be appreciated

modDesc below, vehicle xml attached. I'd like to post or attach an image of my mod but this forum will not take it.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<modDesc descVersion="21">
  <author>JD</author>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <title>
    <en>JDs 2015 Chevy 2500 V1</en>
  </title>
  <description>
    <en>JDs 2015 Chevy 2500 V1</en>
  </description>
  <iconFilename>store.dds</iconFilename>
  <multiplayer supported="true" />
  <VehicleTypes>
    <type name="JDs_2015_Chevy_2500_V1" className="Vehicle" filename="dataS/scripts/vehicles/Vehicle.lua">
      <specialization name="animatedVehicle" />
      <specialization name="motorized" />
      <specialization name="steerable" />
      <specialization name="drivable" />
      <specialization name="honk" />
      <specialization name="washable" />
      <specialization name="indoorHud" />
      <specialization name="mountable" />
    </type>
  </VehicleTypes>
  <storeItems>
    <storeItem>
      <name>
        <en>JDs 2015 Chevy 2500 V1</en>
      </name>
      <rotation>0</rotation>
      <image active="store.dds" brand="JD_brand.dds" />
      <price>65000</price>
      <dailyUpkeep>0</dailyUpkeep>
      <xmlFilename>JDs 2015 Chevy 2500 V1.xml</xmlFilename>
      <brand>Chevy</brand>
      <category>cars</category>
      <specs>
        <power>2200</power>
      </specs>
    </storeItem>
  </storeItems>
</modDesc>

[farmboy002]

I hear ya... I pulled my hair out of my head when I was learning how to make maps... I have never made any mods but try putting some spaces in between the stuff in your xml. I'm not sure if this will help? But you could give it a try...

<specialization name="washable" />
<specialization name="indoorHud" />
<specialization name="mountable" />
</type>
</VehicleTypes>

<storeItems>
<storeItem>
<name>
<en>JDs 2015 Chevy 2500 V1</en>
</name>
<rotation>0</rotation>

[Cajunwolf]

This has bitten me many times before, but you don't by chance have both a zip version and unzipped version both in your mods folder at the same time do you? I've done that and zipped a mod, and maps up in a folder, and it put it all into another folder because I didn't have Winrar set up right .. like so ..

modName/modName/content
instead of madName/content

Just throwing some thought s out there.

[böserlöwe]

Hi, all nmes of Files should be use only the a-z,A-Z and 0-9 separtor with Underline _
Every Space in Names are not allowed.

Your
<xmlFilename>JDs 2015 Chevy 2500 V1.xml</xmlFilename>
have so 4 Spaces in one Name, thats why the mod is not in Game
Modname.zip, XML or i3d should be the same, Texturename or other Files are same.