Make sure you go to the Mod section on the title screen and enable it.

so Im not even getting this mod to show up in my mod section

I'm having this issue. It's driving me a bit crazy because I've used this mod for a while now.

No button, it's launched in mod menu
Log files:

Failed to patch the game code as needed for Prepare Carefully. There was an unexpected exception.
at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.Assembly:GetTypes (bool)
at System.Reflection.Assembly.GetTypes () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Harmony.AccessTools+<>c.<TypeByName>b__1_0 (System.Reflection.Assembly x) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.Linq.Enumerable+<CreateSelectManyIterator>c__Iterator12`2[System.Reflection.Assembly,System.Type].MoveNext () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.Linq.Enumerable.First[Type] (IEnumerable`1 source, System.Func`2 predicate, Fallback fallback) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at System.Linq.Enumerable.FirstOrDefault[Type] (IEnumerable`1 source, System.Func`2 predicate) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Harmony.AccessTools.TypeByName (System.String name) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at EdB.PrepareCarefully.HarmonyPatches..cctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

Not getting the button anymore either. I removed all my other mods in case there was some sort of incompatibility, starting the game with just EDB Prepare Carefully enabled after Core.

I'm having this issue as well. everything used to work just fine and now all of a sudden I can't 'prepare carefully" which kinda ruins a lot for me due to role play reasons

i also have this bug, anyone found a fix ?

I have this bug as well. Had been playing a glorious faction for many weeks starting back in mid-July with like 90 other mods. All was well. Until I tried to start a new colony. No Prepare Carefully button.

I've tried reinstalling the game, reinstalling the mod, loading the game with only Core and Prepare Carefully, unsubscribing to literally every mod and only subscribing to Prepare Carefully, subscribing from Steam, download the last four versions from GitHub (making sure to only have one possible version active), deleting workshop files so Steam re-downloads, cleaning out the folder in %appdata%... I feel like I also did other stuff.

I can't figure out how to get that beloved Prepare Carefully button back.

When I have the mod activated, it shows up in my ModsConfig.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ModsConfigData>
<version>1.0.2282 rev726</version>
<activeMods>
<li>Core</li>
<li>735106432</li>
</activeMods>
</ModsConfigData>

I know it wants to be there for me... But where is it? O button I miss thee so.

Anyone have any other ideas?

Guys, i was looking how to solve this problem. For me worked mod loader priority. Try to take HugsLib as first mod on list, just below Core, and then move prepare carefully mod just below HugsLib, for me its working, i have this magic button working.

Core
HugsLib
Prepare Carefully
REST OF YOUR MODS

Hope i will help someone.

just tryed you Core
HugsLib
Prepare Carefully
REST OF YOUR MODS

thing but nope. even when i have only this mod loaded it still doesnt show up. Im kind of conviced this mod doesnt work anymore (yes the mod is enabled)

i had many mods installed. but after a painful trial and error, i find these mods cause the button to disappear, names as appeared in game mod list: Star Wars - The Force, Genetic Rim, Call of Cthulhu - Cosmic Horrors

me either

Hmm, it doesnt work for me either, it seems like it works for most but not for some, weird

I think maybe going into the mod files will work, I'll update this discussion if it works

i have a problem with this mod this is the ONLY mod that i have active(except HugsLib) but it still is not working. i have tried uninstalling and the game and reinstalling but it´s still not working please help.i have a problem with this mod this is the ONLY mod that i have active but it still is not working. i have tried uninstalling and the game and reinstalling but it´s still not working please help.