Potential bugged downloads for mods using new SHPX/ATRX Penumbra features

[Spiswel]

What it says on the tin. Got a potential "real" bug report for you to look into.

I have currently received 2-3 different bug reports from users who downloaded the latest version of one of my mods from Heliosphere experienceing issues with it.
The bugs are related to the fact this is a mod that uses the latest Penumbra tech of SHPX/ATRX shapekey/attribute metadata editing. Pictures provided by users attached.


(Here the MTF Smaller toggle is completely missing)


(Here the MTF Smaller option toggle is correctly present but the ATRX configurations in the different options were never downloaded which results in a nice "biblically accurate Au Ra")


Both users are on Penumbra v1.4.0.0 + latest version of Heliosphere plugin
Downloading + installing the mod again from the static Drive upload folder instead of Heliosphere seems to work just fine.

For context, Penumbra v1.4.0.0 (which has gone to Stable this week) has added several features WRT SHPX/ATRX (shapekey & attributes) metadata manipulations, which I suspect require a plugin update to properly distribute mods making use of them to be properly considered.

Thanks in advance for looking into this Anna !

 

[anna]

Manipulations are passed through wholesale. Heliosphere does not alter them (except for making sure the Type key is first). I expect this may be a Penumbra import issue. I can see from the PMP on the website that the attributes are there.

I've asked Otter about it.

 

[anna]

Sorry, neither Otter nor I can reproduce this issue. I can see the group and the attributes.

 

[anna]

Confirmed with someone on bsky that reinstalling the Heliosphere version fixes it. My hunch is that the affected users are having Penumbra update or Heliosphere update (or both) perhaps an old Penumbra sees the mod before it's updated, wiping out the new stuff.

That shouldn't be possible, since HS waits for plugin updates to finish before running mod updates, but it's my best hunch.