Server crash: InvalidCastException MyCharacter -> MyForageableEntity in MyForageableEnvironmentProxy

[FATAL]  Initializer: System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'Sandbox.Game.Entities.Character.MyCharacter' to type 'Sandbox.Game.Entities.MyForageableEntity'.
   at Sandbox.Game.WorldEnvironment.Modules.MyForageableEnvironmentProxy.CreateForageableEntitiesData.FinishEntitiesCreation()
   at Sandbox.Game.WorldEnvironment.Modules.MyForageableEnvironmentProxy.FinishForageableEntities(WorkData workData)
   at Patched_ParallelTasks.ParallelRunCallbacks_0()
   at Patched_Sandbox.Game.World.MySessionUpdate_0(Object , MyTimeSpan )
   at Sandbox.MySandboxGame.Update()
   at Patched_Sandbox.Engine.Platform.GameUpdateInternal_1(Object )
   at Patched_Sandbox.Engine.Platform.GameRunSingleFrame_1(Object )
   at Patched_Sandbox.Engine.Platform.FixedLoop+<>c__DisplayClass11_0<Run>b__0_0(Object )
   at Sandbox.Engine.Platform.GenericLoop.Run(VoidAction tickCallback)
   at Sandbox.Engine.Platform.Game.RunLoop()
   at Patched_Sandbox.MySandboxGameRun_0(Object disposeSplashScreen, Boolean , Action )
   at Torch.VRageGame.DoStart() in C:\ProgramData\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\Torch_master\Torch\VRageGame.cs:line 319
   at Torch.VRageGame.Run() in C:\ProgramData\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\Torch_master\Torch\VRageGame.cs:line 126
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'Sandbox.Game.Entities.Character.MyCharacter' to type 'Sandbox.Game.Entities.MyForageableEntity'.
   at Sandbox.Game.WorldEnvironment.Modules.MyForageableEnvironmentProxy.CreateForageableEntitiesData.FinishEntitiesCreation()
   at Sandbox.Game.WorldEnvironment.Modules.MyForageableEnvironmentProxy.FinishForageableEntities(WorkData workData)
   at Patched_ParallelTasks.ParallelRunCallbacks_0()
   at Patched_Sandbox.Game.World.MySessionUpdate_0(Object , MyTimeSpan )
   at Sandbox.MySandboxGame.Update()
   at Patched_Sandbox.Engine.Platform.GameUpdateInternal_1(Object )
   at Patched_Sandbox.Engine.Platform.GameRunSingleFrame_1(Object )
   at Patched_Sandbox.Engine.Platform.FixedLoop+<>c__DisplayClass11_0<Run>b__0_0(Object )
   at Sandbox.Engine.Platform.GenericLoop.Run(VoidAction tickCallback)
   at Sandbox.Engine.Platform.Game.RunLoop()
   at Patched_Sandbox.MySandboxGameRun_0(Object disposeSplashScreen, Boolean , Action )
   at Torch.VRageGame.DoStart() in C:\ProgramData\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\Torch_master\Torch\VRageGame.cs:line 319
   at Torch.VRageGame.Run() in C:\ProgramData\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\Torch_master\Torch\VRageGame.cs:line 126
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
09:00:06.9257 [INFO]   Initializer: Generating minidump at Logs\MiniDumpT26-2026-02-13 09-00-06.dmp

This appears to be related to the environment / forageable entity system.

This server has been running with the same world, mods, and plugins for over 6 years without this issue. The problem started suddenly on 2026-02-10 without any intentional changes to the world, mods, or plugins.

Since then, there have been 9 crashes with the exact same exception, at random times:

2026-02-10 at 22:02

2026-02-10 at 23:04

2026-02-12 at 21:20

2026-02-13 at 00:08

2026-02-14 at 00:38

2026-02-14 at 13:32

2026-02-15 at 10:30

2026-02-15 at 15:35

2026-02-15 at 21:12

The crashes occur during normal gameplay, not tied to any specific action.

Before the crash, the log often shows warnings such as:

Trying to remove entity ... that is not yet replicated on client

Validation of sync value ID 5 failed

The crash always occurs in the same function related to forageable environment entities and stops the server completely.

Environment:

Dedicated server (Windows Server 2016)

Latest Space Engineers version

Server running continuously for 6+ years

Same mods and plugins used long-term

Crash started suddenly on 2026-02-10

Occurs randomly after uptime

Expected behavior:

Server should not crash when generating or finishing forageable environment entities.

Actual behavior:

Server crashes with NullReferenceException in MyForageableEnvironmentProxy.