trying to play for first time but not showing up in mod list
Just downloaded the mod for the first time and tried to run it but after using the installer from the website i kept getting:
:14:22] [INFO] Mod caching directory: ./Resources
[1/10/2026 23:15:08] [INFO] Launcher update 2.8.1 found!
[1/10/2026 23:15:08] [INFO] Downloading Launcher update 1e193de0f14fec630746f10de942318fbbcc1a7381302e16ee5f62978fa890aa
[1/10/2026 23:15:08] [INFO] Downloading an update (this may take a while)
[1/10/2026 23:15:28] [ERROR] Downloaded file hash does not match expected hash
[1/10/2026 23:15:28] [ERROR] Exception in main(): Failed to download the launcher update! Please try manually updating it, https://docs.beammp.com/FAQ/Update-launcher/
[1/10/2026 23:15:28] [INFO] Closing in 5 seconds
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after going to the page and manually placing an updated launcher in the appdata directory i kept getting:
[1/10/2026 23:38:38] [INFO] Mod caching directory: ./Resources
[1/10/2026 23:39:19] [INFO] Launcher version is up to date. Latest version: 2.8.1
[1/10/2026 23:39:19] [INFO] IMPORTANT: You MUST keep this window open to play BeamMP!
[1/10/2026 23:39:19] [INFO] Game Version : 0.39.4.0
[1/10/2026 23:39:19] [WARN] Found custom user folder path () in startup.ini but it doesn't exist, skipping
[1/10/2026 23:39:19] [WARN] Found custom user folder path () in BeamNG.Drive.ini but it doesn't exist, skipping
[1/10/2026 23:39:19] [INFO] Game user path: C:\Users\gumbo\AppData\Local\BeamNG\BeamNG.drive\current
[1/10/2026 23:39:39] [INFO] Downloading BeamMP Update 6a52f01719e5f43a010a704d9840a9d7397dbfb940698a57a39d4337da002c29
[1/10/2026 23:39:39] [INFO] Downloading an update (this may take a while)
[1/10/2026 23:40:02] [ERROR] Downloaded file hash does not match expected hash
[1/10/2026 23:40:02] [INFO] Game Launched!
this now at least opens the gamem, but the mod doesnt show up in the list. I have no other mods downloaded and never have, as I only recently bought the game
Google hasnt helped me figure out why the file hash doesnt match or what to do about it so im turning to you guys, any ideas? ive even tried rerunning the installer.