I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game -- suddenly having lag issues in game menus.

[luckdennis94]

As title says, last night I uninstalled and reinstalled the game--I dont remember having any big issues with the main menu, but now I am having severe lag/0 frames when I exit my server (hosted by a company, not on my own pc.)

I deleted all files when I uninstalled it, any chance I deleted something important?

Thanks

[Professor Dragon]

On 10/30/2025 at 11:28 AM, luckdennis94 said:

I deleted all files when I uninstalled it, any chance I deleted something important?

Your game data is all stored in the save file. Unless there were some very specific mods, there shouldn't be an issue. The world should at least load, even if errors.

You say it is hosted? Are you able to run Vintage Story on your own computer? Does a test world work?

Your log files might have more information. When you try to load into a game, it will have a button for the server logs.
Here's a thread which shows how to get them: 

Professor Dragon.

[Professor Dragon]

7 hours ago, luckdennis94 said:

Sorry, I am able to play Vintage Story and even run a server (though mine is ran through BisecHosting)

My main issues just appears to be freezing in menu's now when exiting the game and closing the game via the main menu, which sometimes ends in me having to force close the program.

The only file which really has any info (which may not be important now that I said I dont host on my pc) is client-main.log

client-main.txt 6.24 kB · 1 download

I haven't really got my head around your scenario - it seems like you have a full client install, but that the rest of the logs are not informative (?).
But also that you are able to enter the game, and play the game. And the crash/hang happens on the "Save and Exit".
I'd expect there to be something in the client-crash.log, client-crash.txt, client* etc logs.

1) If this particular game is being hosted by another server, then first thing would be to log a support ticket with them. They'll have access to server side logging and know more about the client settings they provide, and the common scenarios encountered.

2) The alternative and/or is to log it via the Vintage Story Issue Tracker. They will want the full log set.

3) You could try installing to a different drive or location.

Having a quick look at your log, your computer is similar - but better! - to mine. It should be able to run VS fine.

Your client-main.txt ends suddenly. Yours goes:

31.10.2025 18:23:40 [Notification] Will search the following paths for mods:
31.10.2025 18:23:40 [Notification]     %appdata%\Vintagestory\Mods
31.10.2025 18:23:40 [Notification]     %appdata%\VintagestoryData\Mods
31.10.2025 18:23:44 [Notification] Window was resized to 0 0? Window probably got minimized. Will not rebuild frame buffers
 

Mine goes:
1.11.2025 17:48:39 [Notification] Will search the following paths for mods:
1.11.2025 17:48:39 [Notification]     D:\Vintage_Story\Vintage_Story\Mods
1.11.2025 17:48:39 [Notification]     %appdata%\VintagestoryData\Mods
1.11.2025 17:48:39 [Notification] Found 16 mods (0 disabled)
1.11.2025 17:48:39 [Notification] Mods, sorted by dependency: buzzybees, moreicons, RelightTorches, . . .

And then runs on for some time doing things.
I am on a single player server though, not hosted. What you are seeing might be normal in a hosted enviroment (???).

4) You could try searching on the last message in your log against other web results.

5) What type of Graphics settings are you running - full screen or windowed? Try swapping and seeing if that helps.

- - - - 

FYI, if I "Pause" and "Unpause" the game, I get this in the same log:

1.11.2025 17:49:18 [Notification] Client pause state is now on
1.11.2025 17:49:34 [Notification] Client pause state is now off

If I "Save and Exit" the game then I get:

1.11.2025 17:49:50 [Notification] Destroying game session, waiting up to 200ms for client threads to exit
1.11.2025 17:49:51 [Notification] Stopping single player server
1.11.2025 17:49:54 [Notification] Exiting current game to main menu, reason: leave world button pressed

On reflection, I'd recommend:
* Searching on the last message in the log.
* Logging a Support ticket with either the server host and/or the VS Issue Tracker with a full log set.

Other than that, I'd just be guessing at this point without a lot to go on - sorry. Could be a bad file hidden somewhere as you suspected, but might also be nothing to do with VS and something like a graphics driver, o/s glitch or corrupt disk area (run "scannow /sfc" to check) or something else.

Thanks, Professor Dragon.

 

Edited November 1, 2025 by Professor Dragon
Added additional log info review.