RedxSkull I found a map and "a solution" which is maps without dogs/hellhounds work. I believe it should work since some of the maps I've tried came out only a couple of months ago but oh well. It's probably an issue with plutonium and the map maker tool that people seem to use (in one way or another)

edit: Also is T4M installed by default or do you have to install it on your own?

edit2: Tyvm man for responding, I can't reply because of comment limit but much love man

RedxSkull Yep, server works without custom maps. It stops working when I change
set mod="mods/mapname" to a custom map/mod. Everything should be in perfect order but it still does not work.

I have tried multiple different maps, old and new ones. All of them give me the same error which might suggest that I am missing files. However; I can play the maps by myself (when I am not hosting a server), I haven't changed anything in "!start_zm_server.bat" or "server_zm.cfg" that would cause errors to occur. Yes I have the right settings. Yes I have done EVERYTHING right according to the dedicated server hosting guide regarding MODS. I have tried two different clean installations of the game from the official link to world at war torrent. I have also tried different maps (5 in total) all released from different time periods without requiring T4M. All the maps give the exact same message (as shown in image below) which leads me to believe its not the fault of the map creator, rather something with plutonium or something with my pc (missing drivers, redist(s), or other essential programs). EDIT: I would like to add that I have hosted custom maps and mods before on this PC and it worked flawlessly. This was about exactly one year ago.

Here is a list of EVERY error message that I get in console: