You are trying to join a multiplayer Terraria modded server. The loading bar fills up. The screen proudly displays immediately followed by "Joining..." —and then nothing happens. You are stuck in loading limbo.
Success rate: 60% – Essential for 30+ mods.
By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the "Reload Complete, Joining" issue and enjoy your modded Terraria session.
I can provide specific network or mod-conflict troubleshooting based on your setup. Share public link reload complete joining tmodloader
If you've been trying to join repeatedly, the server might be holding your previous session.
: Corrupted local files can prevent the final "joining" phase. Use the Steam Verify Integrity tool
Sometimes old, disabled mods interfere with the joining process. You are trying to join a multiplayer Terraria modded server
Steam usually updates tModLoader automatically, but players participating in "Beta" branches will experience a permanent lock at the joining screen. Right-click tModLoader in your Steam Library. Step 2: Select Properties and navigate to the Betas tab.
If you are the host or if the above tips failed, try these methods:
Roughly (and which major ones, like Calamity) are active? You are stuck in loading limbo
Ask the server host to export their mod list. They can do this by going to and sharing the enabled.json file, or by creating a Steam Workshop Collection.
A corrupted or outdated configuration file for a mod can cause a loop in the reloading process.
Nothing breaks a stable mod list like an automatic update. A mod that worked yesterday may cause "reload complete joining tmodloader" to hang today because the author pushed a hotfix that conflicts with another mod.