🚧│tech-support

[balmy cradle]

i do eventually connect to him, when restarting a bunch of time.

i havent really played with anyone else 😅 so that i dont know. i could try logging into my own world. else i gotta ask someone to open up a world and let me join for the sake of testing, but that would need to wait for friends to be home ect

idk if it matters but when i get that loading screen infinity thing
i do end up hearing the world, and i can hear my character slash her rapier. and my friend can see me walk around if i try to move
but the loading screen dont go away

[remote atlas]

sent you a PM to test 🙂 connection

[scenic mist]

anybody know how to fix the game freeze while joining?

[sullen gazelle]

I've been playing multiplayer for a while with relatively few problems, but yesterday and today I have problems galore. On first attempt (both days) my client crashes after I click to connect to the server. On subsequent attempts I can connect, but I'm playing with varying degrees of lag, and frequently dropping connection. My server is running on another PC in my house. My friend who lives some distance away has not been having these issues (on my server). I'm very confused.

[tepid vale]

Hey everyone, my friends and I can't connect to the server at the same time. One of us lost a level 11 character, and we can't open chests, use our inventory, harvest resources, etc. on the map. Everything is just broken. But when we log in alone, offline, everything is fine. Is everyone else having this problem, or is it just us? It's weird that three of us are having the same problem, but only one person's character was deleted.

[balmy mulch]

We need a true borderless window as it's broken

[hot flax]

Hey, so I haven't been able to find anything that addresses this specific issue (if I missed it, please just point me at the resource/link), and I'm hoping one of y'all can help. My husband normally plays Windrose on his desktop PC. Recently, he took his laptop on a work trip and installed the game, but he couldn't access his original character or world due to internet issues, so he made another one on the laptop. Now he wants to be able to play both from his desktop, but it's like the two games exist in parallel, instead of on the same account. Is there a good way to transfer that character/world without erasing the existing one?

[old pumice]

our Dedicated Server reset to Day 1 after the host crashed. We downloaded the backup from Steam Cloud and replaced the files in both AppData and the server folder, but the server keeps ignoring them and loads a fresh world anyway. Does anyone know how to force it to read our old save? Thanks!

[misty stag]

Hi guys, can u help pls?

We played with a friend on the server, it froze and crashed, we went out, restarted, and the friend lost the character save, even in the save folder there is no character. We've decided it, now we either can't go to each other's server, or if it worked, we can't take weapons and resources, and the damage on npc is delayed, in general, it's impossible to play.

[blazing summit]

According to your delay on the enemy damage, it's highly likely a ping problem. Did you use a dedicated server or just connect to your friend's world directly?

[jaunty tide]

as per the docs, the server needs the RocksDB_v2_Backups folder too, specifically the file that ends in _Latest.zip. Also, WorldIslandId in ServerDescription.json must match the ID from the desired world in the Worlds folder.

[trim hearth]

Hey, I bought the game today and was enjoying myself in solo mode for about 5 hours, I closed the game and went ahead and made some food and when I came back to play the game I had to create a new character/world again. So went ahead to FAQ (https://playwindrose.com/faq/#faq-saves-ingame) I have now been trying to play the game for 30 mins, first trying to make sure it saves my char/world, after doing the 3 blocks and I spawn into the world, I quit to menu, I still see my char and world, I close and re-open the game and I have to remake a new char and world.. anyone ever ran into this issue before? Basically my character and world do not get saved I have already tried the things in the FAQ and turned off steam cloud and such.

[proud perch]

Bought the game yesterday and was playing no problem, then suddenly today out of the blue I can´t get into my saved game. I manage to create a new one but it´s seems my save is ruined. The game just freezes. Is there any solution to this?

[misty stag]

Directly, everything is already working, but my friend lost the character apparently irretrievably

[old pumice]

Thanks, but unlucky we cannot file the old WorldID, all ID now is new. Any solution that can help us find the old ID?

[minor geode]

my friend is having trouble launching the game. After clicking play on steam black screen flashes for 2 seconds then crash to desktop. We've tried verifying game files, running game properties with -dx12, downgrading nvidia driver, restarting computer. Pc spcs are good. 64gb of ram and rtx 3080. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Edit: We went into the came config ini and set the fullscreen=0 to windowed full screen (=1) and now it's working. He was never able to launch in the first place though so we had to edit this through the config ini directly

[limpid valley]

friend bought the game and can'tt even load to the main menu, infinite loading screen.

[manic hornet]

Hi what can I do if I lost a bunch of items in a crash after teleport

[untold pawn]

hey all , just started a hosted server from the host a server option in the main menu today, im facing an issue that when my cousin joins my server, he is on a different network to me he can play on my server for a random amount of time before he gets a random kick back to the menu, but no error codes or messages are shown, just wondering if anyone else has had this issue and knows a fix?

[real owl]

Arrr pirates!

Anyone has problems with creating a dedicated server with a local save world, and the game decides to load in my world from a month ago? (26 april) ? Whatever I tried (steam cloud download etc, etc, resync forcing) it still gives me the savegame of 26/4 instead of today.

Help is appreciated!

[patent gust]

i downloaded my server from a dedicated server, but when i try to use it offline the server is not appearing even tho i just copied the whole file, is there any specific setting that gotta be used?

[jaunty tide]

On the server, inside the folder R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB_v2/0.10.0/Worlds there's each world save folder.

They are named with a unique ID, that's the WorldID. If there are multiple folders, the one that you probably want is the folder using the most storage.

You also need a matching file inside R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB_v2_Backups/Worlds/<WorldID>/<WorldID>_0.10.0_Latest.zip. The last game update made this file the source of truth.

Stop the server before making any changes. Then, ensure WorldIslandId in R5/ServerDescription.json matches the <WorldID> from before.

I recommend you download the whole R5/Saved/SaveProfiles folder, save a backup elsewhere, then transfer back to the server only the folder/file selection that matters, deleting the legacy R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB and R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default_Backups/ folders.

Also, you said you downloaded the Steam Cloud save...? The guides involving Steam Cloud generally are related to local worlds or characters only.

Perhaps you are overriding the dedicated server save with a blank save from your local game instance...?

If you are running "Windrose Dedicated Server" directly from Steam or are renting the hosting from some provider, do not mix the local save files with the server ones. You can migrate data between instance kinds if you need, but it's not super straightforward.

[jaunty tide]

you also need the backup folder. Read the first part of my last comment.

[alpine orchid]

Having some difficulty logging into my dedicated server its been fine for a month, but now when trying to log in the logs grows to like 300000 lines of loading items and the client refueses to connect.

[trim hearth]

I have an issue with the game, the chraracter and world are not being saved, progresss is not being recorded everytime I restart the game everything is reset and I have to make a new character, anyone ran into this issue before?

[native pond]

Hey, I wanted to ask if the following issues with dedicated servers and savegames are already known on your side, because we are currently experiencing them quite heavily on our community servers.

Here are the main problems we noticed so far:

• Savegames can suddenly become corrupted
• Servers sometimes generate a completely new world instead of loading the existing one
• The wrong world may load if the WorldIslandId does not exactly match the savegame folder name
• Servers occasionally stop saving correctly even while still running normally
• Some backups become unusable or incomplete
• The current savegame structure seems extremely sensitive
• Heavy player traffic and many simultaneous logins appear to increase instability significantly
• Servers sometimes crash immediately after startup
• Servers can disappear or shut down outside scheduled restart times
• The dedicated server executable itself currently seems quite unstable under heavy load
• Even with a working backup system, corrupted saves often cannot be recovered properly
• ServerDescription.json and especially the WorldIslandId are critical for proper world loading
• The newer backup ZIPs inside RocksDB_v2_Backups now also seem to be required for successful world recovery
• Mixing local saves with dedicated server saves can easily break worlds or create new ones unexpectedly

I am currently rewriting large parts of my own server management app to work around these issues more safely, including strict WorldIslandId verification before and after startup.

At the moment, managing Windrose savegames feels extremely fragile compared to most other dedicated server games I have worked with over the last 15 years.

Are these issues already known internally, and are there any recommendations or best practices you would currently suggest for dedicated server administrators?

Thanks a lot for your work — we really love the game and want to help make dedicated servers as stable as possible.

[arctic snow]

Hello,

I have a server that is hosted through Nitrado. I was wondering if there is a way to remove something that was built in a discoverable place. Players have to use the rope to go through the hole but it is unusable because someone built a rock wall too close to the rope on the inside so no one else is able to access and obtain the chests in the hole/cave.

Is there any way for one of your developers to issue a hotfix to remove things that are built in quest/discovery locations?

[halcyon parcel]

Hola amigos.
I need help. I opened my world with a friend and we wanted to go shopping. I took the money, we teleported together by mistake, and my account didn't load; the screen went black and I had to restart. When I logged in, the money I had taken was gone from the till, and there was nothing in the till or on the floor. Is there any way to recover the money by rewinding time?

[hollow otter]

is it possible to make the game run on Vulkan? I had another game recently that crashed randomly that after swapping from d3d12 or whatever its called to vulkan ive had no issues, but idk if the game supports that 🤔

[boreal cloak]

I'm not sure if this is the place to put it, or if it has already been addressed and I missed it, but we're having a major issue with lag around our builds.

Me and two other people have basically formed a triangle with our bonfire circles, and we've built the equivalent of a very detailed small pirate town that continues to get filled out and detailed further. The issue is, when we're there, all the placed pieces create a LOT of lag. I was wondering if there is a quick fix for this issue, or if it is something that will be addressed in future updates.

[stable burrow]

Having the same issue today with my server, and it seems to be a reoccurring issue. We have had to roll back our server several times. If we have to do that again today then I'm done. Game seems to need time to solve whatever the save corruption issues are. I understand Early access, but when we can't log in and lose progress over and over again it is basically unplayable.

[jaunty tide]

not directly, -vulkan won't work. The game is built for DX12 only.

[hollow otter]

damn

[unique patio]

I have a question about dedicated server.
I just purchased Gportal for the game but it seem to not load into it.
I go through the process of IP address an everything and it trys to load but boots back to the menu.
Does anyone have feed back about this?

[summer wharf]

I have a problem in the game Windrose: the world and character are not saved. Progress is not recorded, and when I restart the game, everything is reset and I am asked to create a new character
How can I solve this problem?

[stable burrow]

Dealing with the same thing on Bisect. It isn't their server host, but the game. I don't have a solve for you. Just here to say I have been fighting this for weeks. I am saving my files today and shutting down for good.

[harsh basalt]

Has anybody found a solution for being booted back to menu when joining my dedicated server? It seems a DNS firewall thing but I've tried a lot of options with no luck.

I joined mine fine this morning, joined a friend's to check on something, now when coming back to mine I can't join it even though my friends can no problem. I just go straight to menu everytime after a loading screen

[harsh basalt]

Oddly I was able to resolve it by reverting to a player back up from last night.

Something ive noticed is that this has happened twice now after joining another friends server. It seems to corrupt my character.

[unique patio]

I figured it out. Change the settings from IP host to invite code.
Well that how I solved the Gportal thing.
But thanks for the feedback back.

[stable burrow]

Yeah mine is already set on Invite code, but I'm glad that fixed it for you. Whatever allows you to finally get to play is always a big sigh of relief

[untold pawn]

Hosted a new world yesterday all day, zero time-outs or disconnects or any problems but the moment my cousin joined, randomly throughout the day he would get booted back to the main menu with no errors or warnings, this happened at complete random times, anyone had this?

[frozen mirage]

We host a dedicated server, I bumped it to 10 players and our biggest issues is that quests are not tracked on the map anymore. We have a compass bug, but if we unstuck at a tent, the compass is fixed. we have about 15 players, 8 usually online. performance is fine.

[swift fox]

My dedicated server decided to stop launching today, it runs through the initiation steps in the terminal before closing itself down

looking through the log I can see it says

[2026.05.18-02.05.26:480][ 45]LogWindows: Error: appError called: Fatal error: [File:D:\Source\Build\work\gameRepoCheckoutDir\Source\R5\Game\GameStates\Components\R5GameProblems.cpp] [Line: 211] 
    [000045] UR5GameProblems::UpdateGameStatus                  Server will be stopped due to data inconsistency                                                    [D:\Source\Build\work\gameRepoCheckoutDir\Source\R5\Game\GameStates\Components\R5GameProblems.cpp:211]```

Any tips on how to proceed?

[green gull]

hey all, im currently trying to transfer a save file from one version of the game to another, just for solo play no servers, I go into appdata and locate the R5/SAVED/SAVEDATA etc and I found my world folder no problem but the only thing is once I transfer this folder into the version I need it just doesnt show up anywhere and im unsure on how to proceed, if anyone could help id really appreciate it I have quite a bit of playtime and would hate to lose it

[boreal frost]

I have a friend that sent me his "world" file stamped almost a month ago. He just zipped up his folder and sent it to me. %LOCALAPPDATA%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles. He confirms the server is working, just loading an old save and not recent. Do I need to have him turn off Steam cloud?

[swift fox]

I notied is says the folder for the save file hasn't been modified but if you dig into the folder and look at the actual world file it should be dated properly

sorry that's probably not of much help

[boreal frost]

Nope. Everything in his Worlds/xxxx directory was timestamped 5/5, even though he just logged out of his world. heh

[ember isle]

Can we please get some kind of official acknowledgement on the dedicated server login issue?

For well over a week now, multiple players running dedicated servers have been reporting the same pattern across bug reports, game support, and tech support:

Players either cannot join dedicated servers at all, or after the server has been running for a while, anyone who leaves cannot get back in. When they try, the game acts like it is loading, then kicks/boots them right back to the main menu.

For some servers, restarting temporarily lets people back in. For others, even restarting the server does not fix it.

This is not just one person’s setup. It keeps coming up from different server owners, and the reports seem to get buried or glossed over while other questions are answered.

Even a simple “we know this is an issue and are investigating” would help a lot. Right now it feels like dedicated server players are being ignored, and restarting servers over and over is not a real workaround, especially when it does not even work for everyone.

[gusty crescent]

How do i import my in game created co-op world to dedic? (with everything structures. Structure completion etc. Cant seem to get it done working.)

[marsh glen]

This is some good feedback seldom seem, detailed toward those servers that are running a decent higher pop server over time.

Thanks for sharing this! 🙃

[marsh glen]

"These are the threads you are looking for..."

https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1493364524705775657

https://tenor.com/view/jedi-starwars-mind-trick-obiwan-gif-5199308

[ember isle]

@marsh glen ya done that week ago no response along with a bunch of other ones in there about the same issues no response.

[marsh glen]

Damn,.. devs wya?!?

Yeah, some clarification of acknowledgement is due by this point then..

[ember isle]

@marsh glen ya they ignore all the comments. they shoudl atleast say soemting this a very common issue and its just getting ignored

[marsh glen]

I've seen them respond to other's stuff... I wonder if its all hands on deck heads kinda buried rn,.. which is understandable, but would be another mistake on their part too..

[versed fractal]

game was working perfect before latest patch. I could login for a few mins today... and then when my friend joined via external to my dedicated, I crashed. Something to do with networking ... but also, I would crash on my own as well so what do I know.

[ember isle]

@marsh glen its fine if its all hands on deck but we all spending me 60 hours and 2 firends over 100 hours on the severs losing stuff. a warning would be nice. its our time you know

[marsh glen]

Thas what I'm saying, you can't lose contact with your customers.. where's the community lead is my question rn.

[versed fractal]

the true price of early access. Palworld was similar in some ways.... where they didn't even have automatic backups when the dedicated server was up and running. I had to make my own.... except I could at least join my own dedicated server at all times LOL unlike this game

[ember isle]

ya just be like we know there is an issue we are looking into so mind blah blah balh could lose data on dedicated severs etc etc

this is exactly like the palworld hell

[marsh glen]

Yea I remember not having really any issues with palworld, outside performance hiccups

[ember isle]

currupt saves on palworld first few months or so x.x

[marsh glen]

Maybe I didn't jump on PW till after launch, I could be miss-remembering

[versed fractal]

yeah same... it was bad at first but then eventually it got much better...
I had to leave a negative review on Steam for Windrose.. .sadly. I didn't want to but heck no acknowledgement, no fixes, and a handful of users are affected now. it's only growing too. This game has so much potential, hence i'm still checking this discord for solutions every day

[marsh glen]

I do hope someone from Kraken looks up, and helps out here, I have been watching people come here and say the same issues you have listed. Just not something I've had to deal with, so I don't have suggested fixes. I've been unable to replicate as well, (not that I want to miss lead and say I've spent a great deal of time on it or anything)

[marsh glen]

Seems fair enough to me

[versed fractal]

looking at RMA for both my RAM and SSD at the moment... not fun lol

[marsh glen]

Tha's rough, how many hours did you play before they got the patch on 4/30 to help with the writes? You musta Hella grinded on launch

What brand/model are your SSD / RAM ?

[versed fractal]

only 65 hours total.

WD SN850X 4TB, ram is Patriot Viper Venom DDR5 RAM 64GB (2X32GB) 6000MHz CL30.

I'm not sure it's a read/write issue... i mean definitely has something to do with how my computer constantly BSOD

I'm using the same parts, same computer... with an added SSD right now. That added SSD is old and it's running my windows OS that i reinstalled...
I can't place a heavy load on my computer like I used to. I can still play games fine but anything like ffmpeg file conversion is out of question

if I lose any of these in-transit to RMA locations, I'm gonna cry haha

from my ram...

[marsh glen]

I have the same SSD, you ran about 4 times my hours, and my writes total just under 2.5TB on my drive (in a total of 316 days power on time). I've had this system since July '24 and never really install anything on the C: ...

I got numerous other NvME's and RAID0 Game drives. So the majority of that writes was due to Windrose's save writes, inside of %localappdata% (out side of windows system) and your hours would be "roughly 4 times mine. (Out side of the relative age and write you had previously ofc)

So you would've had ~9Tb +/- [1-2TB] of writes depending on your system writes, as well as mine.

tha's not a small number

[versed fractal]

i mean.. when i scan my drive now, it still says it's 100% healthy. It's odd. The error via SanDisk Dashboard only came up once in scans. It hasn't occurred since and I've scanned it 4 more times after that.

So now when i'm installing new things, i'm not sure if it's my RAM or SSD but both are faulty to some degree

does the game client receive the read/writes or does the server? My server is on another computer

[marsh glen]

Both

so if you are ALSO hosting the server on the same machine and drive it's double the amount of writes that were being written. but still the same numer on the S.M.A.R.T. Diag.

[versed fractal]

i am so screwed LOL

[marsh glen]

I would get another Drive test and SMART daig from another piece of softwre

your diag software not throwing errors is odd, if it is indeed the drive

you could try HW monitor

[versed fractal]

ssd on the game client computer

practically empty ssd right now cause... ye.. i wiped it

[marsh glen]

roughly the same power on hrs as mine

can you find total writes / host writes? (Written)

I'd be curious to see and compare

[versed fractal]

server computer's ssd. Samsung 870 Evo Plus 1TB. I never turn this computer off

[versed fractal]

game client computer, read/write

my Firefox just crashed out of the blue. That's never happened before lol

[marsh glen]

hmm roughly 50 total Tb written. .. I wasn't far off /s

[versed fractal]

I'm using an Asrock B650M Pro RS with Wifi motherboard... the WD SN850X is sitting right under that heatsink that comes with the motherboard. I read there are some issues with WD SN850X I feel like there's a ton of user posts when you google for it but could just be some kind of uh... bias. "search for it and you'll find it" kind of bias.

[marsh glen]

Lmao, pretty sure I'm running the same baord. Never had the system or the SSD run hot

[versed fractal]

that's what's odd! i don't understand anymore. The more i try to dig... the less certain I am.

[gusty crescent]

Anyone any ideas why?

[marsh glen]

I'd start with the pin, and use the search in this discussion. Been asked/answered a lot.

running a server takes a bit of being a "Server admin"

so the pin can answer, but it's more of a reference for your situation.

[gusty crescent]

it wouldnt be first server i manage. i just find it strange

[marsh glen]

I mean this is a community channel, you don't get Kraken support here, so I know a few of us are kinda done aswering the stuff that's been documented, and asked / solved here.

[gusty crescent]

So from the look i have

it looks like copying everything in my r5/saved/userprofileid isnt enough

[marsh glen]

Did you read the second half of the pinned guide,

so the pin can answer, but it's more of a reference for your situation.

Specifically the last 4 steps for the return of the files back to your sever.

[gusty crescent]

I hope i´ve did it right

Booting up server

[marsh glen]

as long as you keep backups, it's all fixable

[gusty crescent]

my backup is the coop world that we played through in game creation (through the in game host feature basically)

[marsh glen]

so make some copies is my suggestion

and your player files as well

[gusty crescent]

This is some messy file placement from R5 for server managing is this even bigger hell in terms of loading dedic then 7DS or Ark survival evolved (hell to manage those)

[marsh glen]

the joy of enjoying EA 🙃

still a stellar frickn' game

with a lot of potential

Dev's need to start stepping up with the sales. and start staffing up a bit

now we find out how well they run a succesfull business

[gusty crescent]

Also

quick question: why the hell i cannot craft gunpowder from charcoal

Our gun´s are useless

[marsh glen]

you need Sulphur charcoal, and the grinding (stone mill) table

[gusty crescent]

Well ima trying to not get one/two shotted by almost everything in da game (hard mode suffering be like)

[marsh glen]

nice to have a challenging skill cap game 👍🏼

[gusty crescent]

Food is helping a little bit though in terms of hp

[marsh glen]

always have a food / elixir buff till you get at least past lvl10 and start down punching to farm

in this game the grind is always punching upward

Reminds me of the grind on old Skool NES Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

[gusty crescent]

Also. I prolly send suggestion to add more configs to server(respawn of ores / mobs. Mainly mobs) cuz there just isnt enough pigs for six people on smol beginning island

[gusty crescent]

Try out GT:NH

Also. does beds work there as respawn point ?

[marsh glen]

mods solve this, (and my best advise is be very picky about your mod installs)

I do not recommend running any RE4SS dependent mods, including Windrose Plus, or server managers dependent on it

UE4SS mods are just not stable and can wreck your server/saves

[gusty crescent]

Any mod recommendation?

[marsh glen]

not saying it's the mods or writers, from what I've seen the UE4SS library is rough in this EA

[gusty crescent]

UE4SS mods were weird thingy in every game i used them

[marsh glen]

lemme see if I can easy get my mod list...

[gusty crescent]

half time broken or just more fixing t hen playing

[gusty crescent]

Just quick question: they are server side only, right?

[marsh glen]

that's what i run on 7 servers, 5 Windows VM's (differing OS versions including Win 8.1 Enterprise / Server / ect.) 2 unRaid dockers, and 2 Linux docker systems in my self hosted datacenter

[marsh glen]

Some are server only, some require client as well, I place both b/c it doesn't hurt. Nexus has the install instructs typically on the mod descript page. all are found on Nexus

if there is a duplicate, it's a mistake, this is not the live files, so if you see two of the same pick one

[gusty crescent]

Also ima ditching the dedic server idea. I tried using the guide and still loaded into empty / new map. Only thing that transfered is inv : D

[marsh glen]

the .json, are v important, as well as the RockDB_v2_backups

it's all about placing the right files in the right places.

[gusty crescent]

Also one more question: how big diff is upgrading armor? does it make any notable diff or ?

[marsh glen]

Also a couple discussions worth reading:
#🚧│tech-support message
#🚧│tech-support message
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[marsh glen]

all gear levels matter, weaps for damage, gear for defense

Tier is not about power, that's level, when you tier up you add abilites to gear / weapons

[gusty crescent]

So upgrading my armor is worth it~

[marsh glen]

yes

[gusty crescent]

thanks~

[marsh glen]

and mixing sets is recommended. like 2 /2 / 1

[gusty crescent]

(my sword is lv 4 and it feels much better in terms of damage

[marsh glen]

don't sleep on jewlery too

[gusty crescent]

altrough my scaling is trash

[marsh glen]

it's a fun game, has some build depth, but not crazy deep... yet..

[gusty crescent]

This is my current build

[marsh glen]

awe, you're a freshie! ,.. enjoy the grind, it's fun, and don't get mad when you die .... a lot

[gusty crescent]

I beated Malenia. This isnt even close.

[marsh glen]

oh lol

[gusty crescent]

Yeah i am professionally trained in terms of dying.... a lot.

Fun fact the pig move set telegraphy is bad~ it is really hard to see if they are gonna do the one hit attack or the two hit attack but human enemies are much more readable : D

[marsh glen]

you get used to it, they all have their own timings

it's a rough game to start

but addicting to master

[gusty crescent]

I feel like reseting my points to vigor only but i know it isnt gonna do that big diff on lv2

[marsh glen]

Attribute stats scale Baddly after 20. Endur / Vigor are where you want to dump stats, after you pick your favorite weaps and put stats to 20 on their attribute requirements.

[gusty crescent]

So 20 is hard cap
10 is gonna be soft cap i believe

[marsh glen]

soft cap

you still scale after 20 just very diminishing

[gusty crescent]

Fun fact. Light attacks are much better for pigs

[marsh glen]

all about rotation

[gusty crescent]

Well heavy attacks arent very effective with my current stamina

[marsh glen]

fair point

[gusty crescent]

Also. it feels weird to not get xp from mobs

[marsh glen]

get POIs as much as possible

[orchid drift]

So, every time my server runs, it resets the json to default values. I'm trying to change the difficulty a little, and nothing is working. Tried editing the json, tried the server manager, neither of them actually manage to adjust the difficulty at all. Any suggestions, please?

[sullen spade]

Hey guys i need some asisstance cause idfk what im doing wrong. I'm trying to swap from an ingame hosted server to a dedicated server and iv followed all the steps but the second i actually connect to the server it resets the world seed and im confused

like im straight up confused what the hell im doing wrong here

[worn cypress]

I had the same issue (world settings not saving/resetting every time server launched). Kringle's suggestion here fixed it for me: #🚧│tech-support message

More detailed write-up here: #1501430959701098507 message

Basically need to recreate the pre-patch file structure and edit the config there because that's where the game is actually looking for the settings 😞

[fluid coral]

I think you have to enter the world ID and the seed in your server settings.

[sullen spade]

the instructions mention literally nothing about a seed, its mentions the worldid, which is pasted in the places it told me to put it.

[marsh glen]

You can also check here from Kringle #1501430959701098507 message

[short dove]

hi there, i like your game a lot 🙂 i have a question about revealing the map. isn't it possible the one reveals the map, that it is shown for the other player too?

[charred scroll]

No

[orchid drift]

It worked! Thank you

[onyx marsh]

For future readers looking for a solution to this what I found also worked was stopping the server, editing the .json file in the V2 backup zip file it creates and restarting the server. It seems to repopulate the live directories from the latest backup at startup.

[distant kettle]

Ahoy! I need some help with something related to a multiplayer server a friend of mine is hosting.

We're a group of 4 players and we started a playthrough together on a server hosted by a friend. This was before the first patch was released. Everything ran smoothly. During the times we couldn't play together I had made two characters to play on my own and experiment with the game but I ended up deleting them

When the first patch released and the games updated, the first thing that welcomed me was a message that two unknown character files got corrupted and the only course to take was to delete them, so since I only had two active characters (one of them being for the co-op playthrough) I called the server host and sent him a backup of my character files. We later learned that the issue was because of leftover files of the previously deleted characters so we just got rid of those files with the in-game prompt to do so and moved on

Now here is our problem. When we log back in the server, the game refuses to have us both logged in at the same time. As soon as I enter the server my friend's game freezes and he has to forcefully close it. This doesn't happen with our other two friends and him, only between him and me. We suspect it is related to the character backup files. I don't know if there are devs in here that read these but please if anyone knows what's going on here or what to do let me know! I love this game to bits and playing it with my friends is a dream come true but we currently cannot play due to this issue

I posted this earlier in the player help channel but didn't realize there was a tech support one ^^'

[patent jolt]

Guysd, I have a problem that has probably been annswered a million time. But I am tgrying to transfer my sazve to my nitrado server. I have tried every which way, but it always loads up a REALLY old version of the world and not the most recent, even though when i go on to my solo/offline it loads the most recent. Any help would be great. Been at this for days.

[jaunty tide]

Maybe your friend mixed up your local data with his and/or the server. It could also be data corruption caused by some mod.

Make sure no directories named Players and Accounts exist in the server R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB_v2/0.10.0 directory, just in case. Those should exist only in the local client data.

If that's not the case, try creating a new character.

[distant kettle]

We were checking the files a few minutes ago and apparently he still had my character backup files in the folder despite deleting them with the ingame prompts to delete corrupted save files. The log for the server also showed that when he tried going in the server the game loaded my characters ID and we assume that the game cannot handle two players with the same character IDs

[worn cypress]

I was looking everywhere for that report to link!! I didn't realize it was in a different channel. Those are the instructions I actually followed (from md file)

[distant kettle]

He deleted the files so later we'll try and see if it worked. If not we'll try this, thanks for the reply!

[green gull]

hey all, im currently trying to transfer a save file from one version of the game to another, just for solo play no servers, I go into appdata and locate the R5/SAVED/SAVEDATA etc and I found my world folder no problem but the only thing is once I transfer this folder into the version I need it just doesnt show up anywhere and im unsure on how to proceed, if anyone could help id really appreciate it I have quite a bit of playtime and would hate to lose it

[jaunty tide]

Stop the server, remove its old data directories, then send only RocksDB_v2 and RocksDB_v2_Backups from your client to R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default.

Make sure ServerDescription.json has a WorldID matching the directory name from R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB_v2/0.10.0/Worlds/<WorldID>.

Then, start the server again.

https://playwindrose.com/dedicated-server-guide/#wsg-faq-transfer

[patent jolt]

I have done that but it still loads the old save, should I remove all the accounts and stuff?

[flint kernel]

did they fixy the infinite loading screen yet?

[jaunty tide]

Accounts and Players don't belong on the server. Leave them alone on your machine.

The server will only load an old save if it's available and unable to load the new one. That's why you should do a cleanup on the server and send only the files it needs. Remember to always stop it before messing with data.

As an extra step to the official guide, you can try removing R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default_Backups from the server. This is where old backups were stored.

[patent jolt]

Thank you wisll try shortly

[green gull]

Please if anyone can help

[hollow meadow]

Good Morning. After the update today I updated my server directory, launched the server and went into the game. I am on some random island. Map fog is 100% now all my fast travel locations are gone. Has anyone else experienced this? This happened to me on day 2 so it wasn't a big deal but I am WEEKS into my game and I cannot start over.

[brittle flicker]

Hi i uptade my serwer on steam cmd like in the instrukcion but still i cant connect client site aslo updated

some one have same problem?

[hollow meadow]

I can't believe it just took the game away from me like this....

[wicked canyon]

I am getting rejected from my hosted Nitrado server because of version mismatch this morning.. anyone know how to deal with it?

[wicked canyon]

that is awful - hopefully it somehow gets fixed...

[novel scaffold]

I'm on GPortal with some friends, and my map just got rolled back over a week. No idea what happened. I posted a ticket with GPortal and am waiting for a reply.
Anyone have a similar problem?

[rotund cedar]

I Have a issue when I enter my world, it freezes and a message appear (applications hang detected) is there anyone who can help me?

[patent jolt]

Did everything. Still loading the older version. Even removed all the v2 back ups and just put the most recent back up in there, and it has still loaded a much older version

[flint kernel]

where do i find teh crash reports for the game? it now crashes twice

[boreal frost]

"As an extra step to the official guide, you can try removing R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default_Backups from the server. This is where old backups were stored."

This just fixed me. I was having the same problem. A friend sent me his saved world, I copied his A5DAC..... to the server, started it, but it was an "old" world with file timestamps from almost a month ago. I found the newer timestamped files, stopped the server, deleted A5DAC... folder, re-uploaded the newer timestamped files, started the server but it was still loading the "old" world. I had to stop the server, delete the ../Default/RocksDB_v2/{version}/Worlds/A5DAC.... and ../Default/RocksDB_v2_Backups/{version}/Worlds/A5DAC.... in order for the server to rebuild/re-copy his world and now it's running his latest world.

[boreal frost]

See my explanation above. I had to remove the world from both RocksDBv2 and RocksDB_v2_Backups from the server, upload his world from RocksDB_V2 of the zip he sent me, as they had a more recent timestamp than his RocksDB folder

Let the server create the ../Default/RocksDB_v2/{version}/Worlds/{WorldID} and ../Default/RocksDB_v2_Backups/{version}/Worlds/{WorldID} folders, but make sure the RocksDB/{version}/Worlds/{WorldID} has the latest timestamped files. I found his in ..RocksDB_v2/{version}/Worlds/{WorldID} of the zip file he sent me

[jade ravine]

Hello,
After today’s dedicated server update, my server’s  ServerDescription.json  started pointing to a new world with no progress. After I manually changed it back to my original world, I found that the latest progress was gone and the world had rolled back to a much older state, close to two weeks earlier.
I would like to ask whether there is any way to recover the missing progress or restore the world to its latest state.
Thank you very much.

[hollow meadow]

I believe we are in the same situation

I modified my json to all the 4 world ID folders no success

Looks like my character and boat survived but the map and structures and fast travel points did not

[coral comet]

I should have looked here before spending an hour trying to figure out why my dedi just keeps creating new worlds

[brittle flicker]

Guys u aslo have this version in serverdes?

Cuz i cant manage to update serwer

[coral comet]

Thats my previous working dedi server file verison, everytime i try to run it now it just creates a new world on
"DeploymentId": "0.10.0.6.213-f90b3bc1",

[brittle flicker]

U have hosting or ur own mashine?

[coral comet]

own machine

[hollow meadow]

same

[brittle flicker]

Ok guys

Try copy our words from serwer on single and viceversa

or ot if u have on the singe backup then copy on serwer

tested working

[green gull]

hey all, im currently trying to transfer a save file from one version of the game to another, just for solo play no servers, I go into appdata and locate the R5/SAVED/SAVEDATA etc and I found my world folder no problem but the only thing is once I transfer this folder into the version I need it just doesnt show up anywhere and im unsure on how to proceed, if anyone could help id really appreciate it I have quite a bit of playtime and would hate to lose it

[keen parcel]

Cant start my Dedicated Server, Loads then kicks me out!
Can you please help? It only happened after this update 🥲 💔

Can you please help

https://tenor.com/view/jjk-jujutsu-kaisen-higuruma-higuruma-jjk-higuruma-jujutsu-kaisen-gif-2081143640985071325

[hollow meadow]

This update seems to have messed up a lot of people...

[keen parcel]

So missed up

Did anyone found a solution?

[coral comet]

Try to use a backup save instead of your main save. This worked for me

[keen parcel]

How? The last one is a month ago

https://tenor.com/view/dog-scroll-crying-depression-doomscrolling-gif-4138822033792608878

[coral comet]

[green gull]

hey all, im currently trying to transfer a save file from one version of the game to another, just for solo play no servers, I go into appdata and locate the R5/SAVED/SAVEDATA etc and I found my world folder no problem but the only thing is once I transfer this folder into the version I need it just doesnt show up anywhere and im unsure on how to proceed, if anyone could help id really appreciate it I have quite a bit of playtime and would hate to lose it

[shut willow]

Heads up to people struggling with windrose right now, finally got a random unreal engine error popup after dozens of times trying to fix game. I'll dig into that to see if a UE5 update is causing issues

[rose gulch]

Hello everyone!

I have a dedicated server running windrose dedicated, I have done "app_update 4129620 validate" probably 5 times now, but it's not actually updating the server - any ideas?

It completes with no errors*

Oh lol, I scrolled for 2 seconds and saw several having the issue lol

[keen parcel]

Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssseeeee

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-mental-crazy-peter-griffin-psych-ward-psych-ward-gif-611220539684378901

[rose gulch]

Hey man, did you figure this out?

[lean kelp]

Hello, I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask but I am tapped out. My son tried to make a new character so he can start over but it wasnt working. We got to the point of deleting his character and starting from scratch but it just kept loading him into a blank open ocean. Tried to uninstall and reinstall the game but the same thing keeps happening. Even if he tries to load into my world. Any thoughts on what I can try. Thanks.

[brittle flicker]

Credits to:
@coral comet

[copper flint]

Anyone know if there are log files that can be submitted as part of a Bug Report after a UE-R5 Fatel Error.. if so where are they stored..??

[versed fractal]

Start menu > Run > %localappdata% > R5 > Saved . It's either in the Logs folder or Crashes folder. Sometimes a crash doesn't generate a crash log so try the Logs folder

[unborn yew]

Damn getting fatal error more and more often )': Really hope this will get fixed soon

[barren estuary]

for the love of god, can we make it so that the game remembers your video settings? I have to change the frame generation type and turn on vsync every time I log in.

[distant kettle]

Update: we managed to fix the issue!

[ivory oriole]

Again?

[dense flare]

I didn't have high hopes after the last two updates hosed my dedicated server, but since I have been backing up my R5 folder every single day after playing I decided to roll the dice. Everything's OK. I suggest everyone learn how to back up the R5 folder and restore the world and save files. There are some good pinned posts. It also helps to understand how the manifests files work, but if you have a known-good save you can usually recover.

[hollow meadow]

I agree. I didn't realize how frugal the backup system is and wish I had backed up the folder regularly manually until they allow us to customize the backup.

[blissful stirrup]

I perma deleted C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Windrose Dedicated Server\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB_v2_Backups cause it wouldnt let me change difficulty otherwise and now I lost 50 hours of base building and discovery 😄 Any clues if i can restore? I even restored my pc to 15/5

[swift vine]

Hello! I've been playing on a server my friend created for a few weeks. I turned the game on an hour ago and the server under "Recently Played" is greyed out and when I try searching for it with the invite code it comes back server not found. I tried turning off advanced security and port forwarding in my ISP app, used VPN and still not working. Any idea how to make the server work?

[halcyon ginkgo]

Make sure all players got today's update, saw a similar issue earlier with friends

https://tenor.com/view/scott-steiner-entrance-muscles-wwe-bad-blood-gif-7336554082342066128

[swift vine]

Ah crud that's the issue then. My friend is on a work trip until the end of May😩

[valid basin]

YO HO. I seem to run into a problem with my dedicated server. I keep creating a new world every time i start it. Even after making sure that the World ID match in the Json files. Any ideas??

[wraith night]

since the update last night/early morning, i keep getting game lockups when using fast travel to port hubs no issues with my bell fast travels, only set port ones. port in and as soon as i move, game locks up. have to restart pc from windows screen to close the game. cant use any menus, folders, etc have to hard reset every time

[blissful stirrup]

One (or more) of these files is corrupted and I cant open the world, any help would be appriciated

I know pic isnt helping alot but there might be a really obvious mistake in the files

[dawn merlin]

This happens to me when I use the start server bat file but the exe seems to work fine

[valid basin]

I got it to work at the moment

[valid basin]

I backed up my save files and then reinstalled the server from Steam and it works so far.

[dawn merlin]

I tried that and I’m still getting version mismatch unfortunately

[valid basin]

once you put your save in then run a steam file validator on the server

[dawn merlin]

Actually don’t think I tried that. I did validate but that’s before I uninstalled and reinstalled. I’ll give it a shot

[valid basin]

let me know how it goes brother

[lean kelp]

So my son tried to make another character but it wasn't working. Decided to start fresh and delete his character and make a new one. But now any time he loads into ANY world he is loaded into the open ocean. I have uninstalled and reinstalled twice. I have turned off cloud sync and reset. But nothing works he is left in the open ocean and we can click anything or open any menus. Any help or tips? Thanks

.

[warm jasper]

So the new update has generally fixed logging into the game with Frame Gen enabled, however fast traveling to or loading the Tortuga area (and I would suspect the naval Brethren of the Coast base too, since it happened there once) with frame Gen results in the hard crash requiring a task manager force close of the game.

We're slowly but surely getting there boys.

[final portal]

Anyone know when next Windy update w more content?

Cause not a peep since Apr 30 "Over whatever copies sold! Thanks for money!" is sussy

[neat folio]

Must have missed the steam update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3041230/view/537759153440949342, and this accompanying announcement: #│announcements message

[final portal]

Oh what, nice! You're right, I did miss this. Thanks!

[harsh coral]

Good day!
We have an issue during connecting to other player.

The player's character who is connecting appears in the host world and even can control it and hear sounds.
But still having a leading screen and can't play fully.
Required to force stop the game and restart couple times.

Any thoughts how to avoid this?

[stray panther]

I currently can't load the game. Launched the game via steam, via desktop, as admin, but game won't start.

Tried uninstalling and reinstalling.

Specs:

• Windows 11 Enterprise in a VM
• 32GB RAM
• 4090

My current playtime is 133 hours. I had to reinstall windows, now I can't even load the game

[swift fox]

I think the VM thing might play a part

why are you running it in a virtual machine?

everything else checks out

[stray panther]

Coz I'm running other apps in my machine. Also, previous windows install was also in a VM

[swift fox]

are you primarily running linux or something?

[stray panther]

Yeah

[swift fox]

gotcha man, yeah, I would have to say it probably lies within the compatibility layer there

I downloaded windrose on my steamdeck but haven't actually launched it yet cause i was pretty sure it would fail

[stray panther]

Doubt it. 133 hours of playtime, Windows was also in a VM

[swift fox]

So it was working but now it's not?

[stray panther]

Yep. I had to reinstall Windows because I was playing with some settings and went too far

[swift fox]

righto gotcha, well not sure man, I assume you've tried the verify files/reinstall/try again loop

[stray panther]

Yep. Verified files, uninstall, reinstall, mimicked my VM settings as the previous install. Maybe I should downgrade to Windows pro instead of Enterprise

[swift fox]

ehh i doubt that'd be the issue, all enterprise does is open up more configs for the user really.. I'd try reinstalling graphics drivers and then just nuking all files and do a clean reinstall

other than that, idk, my linux knowledge is limited

sorry i know i'm not the greatest help lol

[stray panther]

All good

[swift fox]

Love linux to death, but I begrudgingly still run W11 on my beast PC for compat reasons. i figure in 10 years linux will be the mainstay PC gaming solution

[stray panther]

Eh.. I use windows for gaming. I use Linux/Mac for the rest

[swift fox]

good man, same

although macOS pisses me off all the time for totally different reasons lol

[stray panther]

It's not bad, imo. I use mac for both home and work. Linux for my other servers

[swift fox]

fair, I use my macbook for work and media-on-the-go, linux for steamdeck, windows for the big boy machine

and a seperate server machine which runs windows to host minecraft, windrose and enshrouded servers

it's a trinity

[stray panther]

I have 1 beefy desktop and 2 semi beefy desktops and a few micro PCs for different servers

It would help if I can read the crashdmp.dmp

[untold pawn]

anyone have problems when joining a friends hosted world i randomly get booted to main menu with no warning or errors, can happen at any point 2minutes up to 15-45 its always random?

[lilac adder]

Same Problem. Started afterthe patch yesterday. Randomly players have this issue, while others can join.
Yesterday restarts of game and server fixed it. This morning, its the same thing, but we cannot solve it.

[untold pawn]

ive had it all weekend, since friday night

but its not a problem to join the server, but its during gameplay at random points

[stray panther]

The game is 20GB right? I'm only downloading around 9GB?

[tardy frost]

i just got booted after farming up around 180 iron ores and over 500 stone to keep building my fort 😐 i got back in and its all gone. -.-

[granite ravine]

We're still having so much trouble on the Linux side. The crashes are horrendous I can't do a private co-op game for 30 seconds before the server crashes.
I'm playing on the steam deck it's getting annoying seeing everyone else can run this but we're having issues on linux I can't even refund because ive spent so much time trying all the fixes and stuff so...
I'm stuck.

[tulip hamlet]

Which version of linux and you using?

[charred scroll]

Correct, the game downloads compressed and uncompresses as it installs.

[lone tartan]

[134561] R5BLDalAsyncQueue::DetectProblems [s: -1: 1499: makebak] Slow task. Task was finished in 547 ms. DebugInfo

Gportal server "error"s, Has anyone seen or heard of this problem?

[2026.05.19-07.14.43:136][182]LogOutputDevice: Error: === Crash Stack Trace: ===
[2026.05.19-07.14.43:138][182]LogOutputDevice: Error:
[2026.05.19-07.14.43:139][182]LogOutputDevice: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ffd33c429cf UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []
[2026.05.19-07.14.43:139][182]LogOutputDevice: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ffd33c3fcb4 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []
[2026.05.19-07.14.43:140][182]LogOutputDevice: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ffd33670859 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []
[2026.05.19-07.14.43:140][182]LogOutputDevice: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ffd33670aa7 UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []
[2026.05.19-07.14.43:141][182]LogOutputDevice: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ffd3379f6ae UE4SS.dll!UnknownFunction []

[lone tartan]

All,
If you have:
-Rented a Gportal Server
-And see "LogOutputDevice: Error: === Crash Stack Trace: ===" in the logs

According to Gportal support:
"This is an issue related to the Modding on the server with the UE4SS and Windrose plus. The option to avoid this would be to disable the UE4SS and windrose plus until it is able to be corrected."

[fleet spoke]

Gportal is absolutely bad . TRY broccoli indifferent , better and lowcost

@lone tartan

[warm jasper]

Could be as long as six months. Hopefully alongside these optimizations they deign to add some more building parts or maybe some quests.

Shoot, more levels would be nice too.

[flint kernel]

Could the instability with the loading screen be because he hired two workers for the base while I wasn’t there?

[past crescent]

so is multiplayer just broken right now, or are some able to play?

ive tried peer to peer, and hosting a nitrado server, or even joinging another server all together all i get is infinite loading screen

any help would be greatly appreciated

[rose gulch]

Hello everyone!

I am still stuck with "Client and server mismatch" even though I have ran app_update in steamCMD at least 5 times.
Any ideas?

[vast crescent]

Good evening, everyone!

I'm new to Windrose, and I'm hoping you guys can help me out. Basically, Windrose keeps crashing on me whenever I acquire new items—for instance, just a little while ago, after I built my first ship, I boarded it intending to sail to the doctor, and bam—it immediately crashed and kicked me out. Also, sometimes I can't even launch the game at all and actually have to restart my PC. Maybe one of you knows what's going on? 😅

Otherwise, I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your evening!

[subtle thistle]

If you are hosting the server you need to update the server but seems how you mentioned client. That means your server has not been updated as of the other day

[subtle thistle]

What are the specs of your PC?

[subtle thistle]

There is a big internet outage in the states that's covering a lot of servers. Might be due to that

[subtle thistle]

Man, all I want is just more identification signs for what's in a crate instead of like the 10 we have

[warm jasper]

That's true. I do also want signs. Maybe a sign that can code off what's in the box, or a pop up over the box like when you walk near a forge or a structure that is making something.

[subtle thistle]

Yeah I have just come to putting different items in different containers. Seeing how they're all the same storage capacity

[vast crescent]

Graphics Card; NVIDIA RTX 5060 My processor; Amd Ryzen 9 5950X and RAM; 32GB 3200MHz

[subtle thistle]

Okay a few things. I suggest switching over your driver to the studio driver instead of the game ready driver as they are tested more and worked out all the kinks. The next thing I would do is check and see if your chipset driver is currently up to date. The next thing would be that check and see if your windows has an update. They came up with a new security update recently. And last but not least, update also came out for the redistributables and the c+ runtimes

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-tells-users-to-update-gpu-drivers-after-security-disclosure

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821

[frozen granite]

I am having issues with creating a dedicated server running on a VM. Me and Friend have started on a his local machine, but want to move it to a dedicated server. I have installed using steamCMD . I have copied over the World folder to C:\windroseserver\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB_v2\0.10.0\Worlds. I have edit the ServerDescription.json to use the newly copied world folder. Everytime i start the server up it does not load this world. It creates a new one. Can anyone please help?

[vast crescent]

Everything is up to date.

[subtle thistle]

Open a powershell as administrator and then type
Winget upgrade --all
That will let you know what is updated and what is not

[subtle thistle]

Classic World ID mismatch! The server ignores your world and creates a new one when the World ID inside the save folder doesn't match what's in ServerDescription.json (and sometimes a second config file in Saved\Config\WindowsServer\ too).

Open the meta file inside your copied world folder, grab the World ID GUID, and make sure ServerDescription.json has that exact same value. Also double-check that the folder name itself matches the ID if required.

[frozen granite]

the World Id GUID that is found in the WorldDescription file correct?

[vast crescent]

How do I access that? I'm not familiar with it.😅

[subtle thistle]

right click Win logo
open terminal as Admin
winget upgrade --all

[subtle thistle]

Yes, that's the one! The World ID GUID in your WorldDescription file (inside the copied world folder) is the value everything else needs to match.
So to verify the chain is correct:

1. WorldDescription file inside the world folder - this is your source of truth, grab the GUID from here
2. ServerDescription.json - the WorldId field needs to be that exact same GUID
3. The world folder name itself - on dedicated servers Windrose sometimes expects the folder to be named after the World ID GUID, not a custom name

If all three match and it's still generating a new world, also check that there isn't a duplicate/leftover world folder sitting next to yours in that Worlds directory. If the server sees two folders and neither name matches cleanly, it may just spin up a third. Clean out any auto-generated ones and restart fresh.

[rose gulch]

I am running the server through steamcmd and have updated it like 5 times 🥺 but its stuck ok 1.5 somethin

[subtle thistle]

Double check that you're updating App ID 4129621 (dedicated server) and not 4129620 (the game client). That's the #1 cause of version mismatch when SteamCMD "updates" but the version doesn't budge. Run app_update 4129621 validate to force a full file check. If it's still stuck after that, delete the steamapps folder in your server directory and update fresh. That clears out any stale manifest SteamCMD might be hanging ont

[vast crescent]

I'm currently updating 16 applications.
The game should run normally after that. sorry for my english😅

[rose gulch]

Steam>app_update 4129620 validate
Update state (0x5) verifying install, progress: 10.36 (315055401 / 3041840686)
Update state (0x5) verifying install, progress: 45.30 (1378024745 / 3041840686)
Update state (0x5) verifying install, progress: 75.51 (2296857017 / 3041840686)
Update state (0x5) verifying install, progress: 98.79 (3004959373 / 3041840686)
Update state (0x0) unknown, progress: 0.00 (0 / 0)
Success! App '4129620' fully installed.

Steam>app_update 4129621 validate
ERROR! Failed to install app '4129621' (No subscription)

Steam>login anonymous

It didn't work, but I can try deleting steam-apps, I guess it wont touch my world 😄

[subtle thistle]

i mean after the update and its still crashing then you have to look into like thermal and hardware or even your network as well

[vast crescent]

It's not my fault—I ran tests on my PC, and it's not my internet.

But I'll take a look then. Thank you very much; I'll get back in touch. @subtle thistle

[subtle thistle]

The 4129621 error you got is because that's a Steam depot ID, not an app ID. It will always fail with "No subscription," so just ignore that one entirely.
The real issue is that SteamCMD says it "fully installed" 4129620 but the build is still old. This happens when SteamCMD's local manifest gets out of sync and it thinks the files are already current when they're not. The validate flag checks file integrity against what it thinks is the right version, but if the manifest itself is stale, it's validating against the wrong target.
Your instinct is right. Delete the steamapps folder inside your SteamCMD/server directory (not your main Steam install, just the one where the server lives)

[rose gulch]

This is weird.

I deleted the steamapps folder, did the app_update, and again - server and client mismatch. Client is 10.6 something, dedicated is still 10.5

Does anyone else have this issue, is it just me? lol

[frozen granite]

i have matched the GUID which i am guess is the "islandId": to the folder name. and the serverdescirption.json and it still keeps creating a new one every time. I have also made sure no LOCK file is found as well.

[rose gulch]

Oooooooooooh wait

[rose gulch]

So I forgot to force_install_dir, sorry lol

[marsh glen]

https://playwindrose.com/faq/

Pretty much ALL the addressed problems that have been seen since May 4 are in the FAQ.

A few of the solutions we have found here including the pin are in the FAQ.

The server guide has also been uodated:

https://playwindrose.com/dedicated-server-guide/

[marsh glen]

I don't know why using steam ID 4129621 is said to be used, but this is wrong

There is no "dedicated server" identifier or "new identifier"

SteamCMD uses and has always used 4129620 as a repo.

[rose gulch]

I used that one, but my issue was that it just installed a new one as I forgot force_install_dir 😄

[marsh glen]

How are you running your server? Windows, docker, Linux,?

I know in the docker container the steamcmd update breaks itself often. ESPECIALLY if your not running the validate flag.

The only way to force it update is to clear the appmanifest_4129620.acf in the \\steamapps\ directory. This forces revalidation of SteamCMD updater

[rose gulch]

Just steamcmd in Windows, I wasn't able to get the docker running, but it fixed itself as soon as I did force_install_dir and deleted appmanifest 😄 😄

[subtle thistle]

3041230 = Windrose (the game client players buy and play)
4129620 = Windrose Dedicated Server (free Tool app, parent is 3041230)
4129621 = a Depot ID under 4129620, not an App ID

[warm crest]

@marsh glen this is a fwiw. I had a situation with this last update where simply deleting that appmanifest file didn't stop it from puking when I tried to update with steamcmd. It simply wouldn't work at all until I installed it into a new directory. Once I did that, I was able to moved the old save game stuff back in and it ran with no issues. This is on win11, no mods, following the dedicated server guide for steamcmd exactly (path was different, but full commands listed there otherwise). Took me quite awhile of banging my head against the wall before I gave up and approached it that way, just kept getting "Error! App '4129620' state is 0x6 after update job." when I ran the app_update, even after clearing that appmanifest_4129620.acf file.

[bleak hare]

again, new update (yesterday) and again the game cant load in

endless loadscreen, then the message "program not responding. sorry."...

[unreal mist]

Anyone use nitrado for setting up a server? Ive been trying to get it to work for like the past week, but nothing seems to work

The world is the right seed sometimes, but never has anything on it

[jaunty tide]

You must copy the WorldID from the folder name to the field in the json file, never the other way around. Also, make sure you copied RocksDB_v2_Backups too. It's the source of truth.

[mild jasper]

Right Devs Im getting really peeed at this save file crap stick to one system please
rockdb then Rockdb2

Now just world saves

[marsh glen]

This was in a docker? Which repo are you using?

[rustic linden]

Not sure where to ask about this exactly, but does anybody know of a way for me to fix this error screen I get on game startup? Clicking the confirm button does not do anything, and the game will just sit on this screen forever.

The only fix I've found so far is that I can run Steam as an administrator on my pc and then this screen won't show up, but I don't want to have to do that every time I want to play. Is there a way I can give the game permanent access to whatever folder it needs or something?

[marsh glen]

Per KrakenExpress's own setup FAQ:

https://playwindrose.com/dedicated-server-guide/#wsg-steamcmd

force_install_dir "C:\Game_Servers\Windrose_Server" login anonymous app_update 4129620 validate quit

Published: 14 Apr 2026 · Updated: 18 May 2026 · Game Version: 0.10.0.5.120-073042fb

Where are you pulling 4129621 from ... ?

[granite ravine]

I run Linux on my steam deck um I don't know what version it is- there's a way to check??

[tulip hamlet]

Looks like ARCH

[granite ravine]

Yes it looks like it says "arch Linux"

The other thing is says is STEAMOS 3.0

but here's the thing- when I run it solo there's no problems, some stutters but I can deal with that- it doesn't crash at all.

But when I co-op and host it crashes within 30 seconds, even if no one is in the session besides myself.

Before the big update they did a few weeks back we were able to play through until we got into the deep seas where it would crash.

LCD: 7 nm AMD APU, Zen 2 4c/8t, 2.4–3.5GHz; 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0–1.6GHz
RAM: 16GB LPDDR5 on-board RAM (5500 MT/s quad 32-bit channels)
Storage: 512GB NVMe SSD

[next jetty]

So i was playing with one of my friend (hes hosting ) and out of no where i got kicked out of the world (no error msg nothing ) and i fond my self in the main menu every time i try to reconnect doesnt work but it works with other character plzzzzzz i need your hellp thankk youuu

[clever bane]

I have a similar issue. Check to see if you can get into a solo game.

[tulip hamlet]

I've heard that happening to others as well. Not sure if it's linux issue or more of a game issue.. Maybe see if a dev can DM you or someone from the team to help.

[granite ravine]

I wouldn't know who to DM at all

I dmed Bambino I don't know if they're a dev or anything but I'll just keep asking around and see if I can find someone.

[marsh glen]

Chances are the answer you're most likely to find is this is a windows based game which is stated in the Early access.

It sucks to hear, but its the truth of it.

Best thing you can probably do is post everything you can as detailed as possible in a thread here https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1493364524705775657

I've seen the devs respond multiple times to multiple threads, and at worst case at least you can get it on their radar/todo list for a future update.

[granite ravine]

I've done every little thing you can think of. I've been circling this issue for weeks now. Since the start of the game really

[marsh glen]

https://tenor.com/view/gif-gif-19491968

[clever bane]

The joys of early access

[marsh glen]

Its the same thing for server owners trying to run in docker / Linux. Once you take that unofficially supported leap, you best be a server admin, and have some Administration , debug, and troubleshooting knowledge. (at least know how to do a search, on at the very least the days history,.. but I digress...)

Also folks need to be careful taking community advice,.. seen at of questionable and risky solutions presented recently.

[granite ravine]

I just find it so funny that we could at least play in co-op stable enough to travel the islands then after that update now I don't even need someone to jump into my co-op game just running one crashes to desktop

[jaunty tide]

Try changing the Proton runner to GE-Proton or Proton-CachyOS.

I finished all the content playing on Linux, and also ran a dedicated server on Linux. Had a few issues, but they were all game-related and were solved with updates.

[jaunty tide]

If you are hosting co-op sessions, it could be a RAM constraint.

People joining will demand more resources, and most Linux distros don't enable swap or zram by default, causing processes to be killed when the system runs out of RAM.

Not sure if SteamOS has any out-of-the-box adjustments to that.

[granite ravine]

I have GE proton but not cachyOS

And Ive tried GE

[next jetty]

soo i can get to solo games and i can host i think its because of unstable connection and idk how it got trigerd for you but for me i was getting out of a cave (my friend was in a different island ) than i got the loading boot

[charred scroll]

<@&1354821664998817822>

[azure lichen]

weird it didnt get deleted here, thx for the ping ❤️

[subtle thistle]

It's been bad lately

[elder garden]

The dedicated server shuts itself down if the internet connection to the backend server is interrupted? That's.... dumb.

[keen stirrup]

I have been hosting the game with a friend, and recently I have not been able to load the game. The loading map comes up and after a few second I get kicked back to the main menu. I am able to load it in solo play, but not host it. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've tried looking for Force Relay Connection, but can't find it.

[swift parcel]

Getting major lag after last patch that focused on performance enhancements...lol

Had to get Boosteroid just to be able to play as well, and now its so choppy

[peak cedar]

Здравсвуйте, у меня по какой то причине пишет что нет подключения к серверам, перепробовал многое и ВПН и DNS менять например

[marsh glen]

The Pined Guide(s) have been updated, please refer to them first if you are having issues

📌

[peak cedar]

Hello, for some reason it says that I can't connect to the servers. I've tried everything, including VPN and DNS changes.

[marsh glen]

📌

[west horizon]

ok I have just got a server and I went on with my level 9 character that has been on a few other servers np. However when i tried to access boxes the server would crash. created a new one and all is ok any reason?

[jaunty tide]

likely caused by server mods. Some adjustments can break your character's save. Try using an unmodded server with a new character

[west horizon]

well it seems to have resolved its self now went with new character and did stuff etc . went back in with old character and no crashes now touch wood

[bleak hare]

u have to fix these many gamecrashes when fast traveling is used...1 in 10 times the game is crashing

again...cant do nothing. no task manager, no alt f4, no x nothing, only solution ist do log off or restart pc. since the first update...before 50 hours of gaming and nothing

[marsh glen]

From what I've seen, not a lot of reports for crashes when fast traveling. Doesn't seem to be one of the wide spread issues. If it were me, I'd be looking into my own R5.logs, on my client/server to see what could be an indication of root cause of the crash.

IMO I suspect something more related to client/server hardware/drivers rather than the game itself. Otherwise, I'd suspect we'd see a lot more of similar reports. (maybe I've just missed them, but certainly have seen reports in mass of other crashes).

[grave scaffold]

My screen freezes every few second and it even stops my mouse moving if i am tabbed out every few seconds. Any ideas?

Just loaded the game, everything is on low. Turned off a few settings that i seen recommended etc but still i get this laggy issue

[marsh glen]

I'd start by checking the health of the drive your game is installed on

[grave scaffold]

Seems fine right?

[marsh glen]

do yu have an actual SMART report?

what you posted, does not represent detailed drive health or errors

[grave scaffold]

I think this is it? I tried a recommend CMD thing but it was apparently deprecated

Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
HealthStatus: Healthy
OperationalStatus: OK
Temperature: 43°C
TemperatureMax: 82°C
Wear: 0
Read/Write error counters: blank

I am not actually sure hmmm

ObjectId                : {1}\\DESKTOP-CN6N9UH\root/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/Providers_v2\SPACES_StorageReliabilityCou
                          nter.ObjectId="{00886392-d901-11f0-bd40-806e6f6e6963}:RC:{00ba5aa2-d47a-20ca-e94f-3cc57f6635f
                          a}"
PassThroughClass        :
PassThroughIds          :
PassThroughNamespace    :
PassThroughServer       :
UniqueId                : {00886392-d901-11f0-bd40-806e6f6e6963}:RC:{00ba5aa2-d47a-20ca-e94f-3cc57f6635fa}
DeviceId                : 0
FlushLatencyMax         : 16
LoadUnloadCycleCount    :
LoadUnloadCycleCountMax :
ManufactureDate         :
PowerOnHours            :
ReadErrorsCorrected     :
ReadErrorsTotal         :
ReadErrorsUncorrected   :
ReadLatencyMax          : 484
StartStopCycleCount     :
StartStopCycleCountMax  :
Temperature             : 43
TemperatureMax          : 82
Wear                    : 0
WriteErrorsCorrected    :
WriteErrorsTotal        :
WriteErrorsUncorrected  :
WriteLatencyMax         : 254
PSComputerName          :
CimClass                : root/microsoft/windows/storage:MSFT_StorageReliabilityCounter
CimInstanceProperties   : {ObjectId, PassThroughClass, PassThroughIds, PassThroughNamespace...}
CimSystemProperties     : Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSystemProperties```

[marsh glen]

do you have Samsung Magician installed? you can look at the SMART status from it's main screen

[grave scaffold]

Oh thank you! But it says nothing but good there

[twin hamlet]

One thing to check is your drivers are updated. Also google tends to point towards background processes.

[grave scaffold]

Yeah done all the drivers and closed as many things as i could. Thought it might be like an anti cheat from another game causing issues 🙁

[marsh glen]

yeah the drive health looks good, next is what Townsy said, and the newest Nvidia drivers have been known to cause issues and be unstable.

I'm personally still running Nov '24 Nvidia drivers, on my 4090.

[grave scaffold]

These three fuckers were on in AMD and causing the issue

Thank you for the assitance tho ❤️

[wanton prawn]

Hi All, I have a server that keeps making new worlds instead of using the world i have. I recently did a migration and see that while the server initializes, it sees 0 worlds, then creates a new one.

I've been combing the logs to try and figure this out

[marsh glen]

📌

[west horizon]

ok I have a friend who is trying to play on my server from SA he says he cannot play as it is taking ages to catch upi he can eat or put stuff in a box and it can take 5 mins to do any idea? My server is UK Gportal

[wanton prawn]

I've been searching for that. but none of it helped. It's like the code is pinned as "don't see worlds"

[swift parcel]

Major lag, since last patch: Playing through boosteroid since the game wont run on my machine, was working fine up until now, getting R5 Error ENV 6/3

[wanton prawn]

I'm not trying to be a pain. I've run through all the troubleshooting steps and the server still can't see the world exists

[marsh glen]

Did you thoroughly read, and follow the steps outlined by Kringle here #🚧│tech-support message step by step, and double check you accurately did so? There were a couple users that did these incorrectly, and did not resolve their issue until realizing they didn't follow the step correctly/read completely, (this also applies to the pinned guide)

For clarification I only emphasize this because your exact issue has been resolved countless times with the information in the pin, so in the interest of time, I just have to double check.

[wanton prawn]

I promise I did. It's like it doesn't even bother to check for saves before making a new world. This is the thread I started. I have been cruising every FAQ and thread possible and I've done all the steps I've seen.
https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1506729205340307529

1. "PersistentServerId" has been updated.

2. "WorldIslandId" has been updated.

3. matching world folder has been dropped into ...\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB_v2\0.10.0\Worlds and the matching backup path
   each new server start up creates new world and overwrites the "WorldIslandId" entry.

4. Making the ServerDescription file read-Only crashes the server load process

For all that is holy, Windows makes me so mad. lmao. Doing the steps a second time FINALLY fixed it

[marsh glen]

You tried removing the RocksDB_v2 and RocksDB_v2_backups folders and placing your WorldID folder in RocksDB then start server to force a reimport of your saved data?

And:

Alternatively, remove the _Backups dir and just rename the RocksDB_v2 to RocksDB making sure the save data is under that v2 dir pre-rename (or after)

Again just verifying while I go read your thread.

[wanton prawn]

Sorry to be a pest and thanks for the help

[marsh glen]

Rofl..

Glad it's resolved for you

I hope you can understand why I've started to ask repeatedly if steps were completed correctly 🙃

[wanton prawn]

Totally. I just never expect Windows to make me do it 2-4 times

[marsh glen]

Early access is wonderful ain't it?

Lmao

[paper hound]

Man is hacked

[grave copper]

Ye

Don't open the images

@undone owl

@mild kindle

[obtuse aspen]

I opened them! What will happen!

[calm ocean]

I can't get into the support portal.
Presumably my email provider is scanning the links.
In which case this authentication method is fundamentally flawed as it is a security feature.

[hushed egret]

please, help... what is the problem?

[stiff iron]

do you have mods? might be one of them that's broken

[west horizon]

any one have a gportal server and getting random starts or kicks?

[hushed egret]

I don't know well. I do use host server. how can I check mods?

[stiff iron]

In that case you might have to check with the server host

[hushed egret]

I can access to SERVER FTP. but can not to terminal.

what have to check?

[cyan sphinx]

Hey, I'm on PC and I used to play on one dedicated server with my friends, then i switched to a different dedicated server for one session to play with some other friends and now i can't join my first server no more, it just says unable to connect, i can't even start a offline/solo game no more, the loading screen just freezes. This problem occurred before the last update already and hasn’t changed with the last update.
I’ve read the pinned messages, is deleting the safe files my only option here as well? And will I have to start from zero with my character then?

[midnight surge]

Looking for some support:

Scenario: Dedicated server using SteamCMD moved to Nitrado not pulling current world state

Situation: Due to ISP issues, I've decied to move to Nitrado. I've followed Nitrado's instructions (to my knowledge) and copied our RockDB vis WinSCP. The issue is I can load my old dedicated server (the world I copied over to Nitrado) with the current "save state". When I launch the server on Nitrado, it's pulling up a "save state" from a few weeks ago. What am I missing?

[marsh glen]

Check the 📌 Specifically Kringle's discussions

[marsh glen]

Look in

\windrose\R5\Content\Paks

See if there is a ~mods folder, and if it has contents. If there is the sever is, running mods, and more than likely one or more of them are in conflict / broken. (or you are missing the mod file on your client)

[marsh glen]

This has happened to others users, I honestly don't know if it was resolved or fixed.

you can check the 📌 'd guides for reference, and possible steps to take for resolution.

I'd also recommend searching in https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1493364524705775657 and posting if you can't find an answer there as well.

[empty crescent]

Hey everyone, i keep on having issues that the game keeps crashing on me. I have an AMD GPU Radeon RX 7800 XT. I have tried to run the game as administrator to potentially solve the issue but the game does not run if i do that. Any way that i can fix that? In the best case scenario i get 30 min of uninterrupted gameplay

[marsh glen]

📌 specifically the lnks to the FAQ's

[empty crescent]

sorry which one because the only thing i find relevant is the pc specs

[marsh glen]

I'd start with
https://playwindrose.com/faq/

May also be worth looking at this conversation from yesterday: #🚧│tech-support message

[still gust]

can i restore a character from a server i lost my character locally

[modern latch]

Hey guys, does anyone happen to know about the server configs for this game? I've been messing around with the settings and now I'm harvesting absurd amounts of resources, even after resetting the multipliers back to 1.0.

[hollow gull]

yall gotta fix this janky saving method. ive tried everything listed here and my world still wont load and generates a new one on every single startup

[hushed egret]

it's all. there isn't mods. so, do I have to reset the server?

[green gull]

hey all, im currently trying to transfer a save file from one version of the game to another, just for solo play no servers, I go into appdata and locate the R5/SAVED/SAVEDATA etc and I found my world folder no problem but the only thing is once I transfer this folder into the version I need it just doesnt show up anywhere and im unsure on how to proceed, if anyone could help id really appreciate it I have quite a bit of playtime and would hate to lose it

[green gull]

please if someone can help

I just want a survival pirate game it sucks that I might just have to drop this game bcs the files dont work

[still gust]

what worked for me.

grab rockdbv2 from local fire
paste it inside rockdb on server (NOT v2)

[hollow gull]

ive made the rockdbv2 folder the rockdb folder and it didnt work, the game emptied that folder. then i copy pasted my world in there again, and again the game deleted it

[still gust]

how do i restore from backup?

[sonic heron]

I have a problem
Im stuck in Loading screen afret I choose character

I v try everithing
But nothing works

😢

Could someone help me?

[violet citrus]

Since the last update, our server lost the doctor and now we can't finish quests. Anything we can do about that?

[analog ridge]

did you try placing down a new bonfire, it worked for me, just a though

[violet citrus]

Yes, we tried that! No luck.

[analog ridge]

not sure if I can post links but maybe this https://www.method.gg/windrose/where-is-john-doe-in-windrose-doctor-galen-and-john-doe-not-at-camp

[lean kelp]

Any have the issue where no worlds load and it drops you into an open ocean? I have done everything I can think of but nothing fixes it.

[grave raptor]

hi fellas!
i need your help
i rent a server in dathost.net but now i want to play offline...
how can i export the world?

[indigo briar]

Does anyone know how I can get access to post in server promotion tab and how my friend can get promotion to see the tab?

[latent marlin]

Hey does anyone notice when you turn Global Illumination on it affects the quality of the Smoke rendering? including cannon fire?

[dense flare]

Who are you addressing? We didn't develop the game.

[hollow gull]

"yall" does not mean everyone in this chat. L take

[marsh glen]

Ain't no reason for all that. Plenty have come in this discussion thinking the devs are in here helping.

[violet citrus]

That worked!! I interacted with the bonfire and got him back! Thank you!

[hallow zinc]

Hi, I'm having problems with crashes and automatic system reboots. Has this happened to anyone else?

[marsh glen]

📌 Start with the linked FAQ

[sudden hazel]

hello when i create a new map it loads then it crashes any known fix? also when i try to join my friend his map crashes.

crashes to main menu

[hallow zinc]

I found this "problem with AMD Adrenalin (26.3.1)" but I honestly don't think it's the problem, since until the day before yesterday everything was working correctly. Have there been any updates, on Windrose, in the last two days? My problem started to manifest itself after I reached a significant height and used a lot of objects for building, however I managed to remove them, despite this I still have crashes.

anyway, thanks for the reply

[marsh glen]

#│game-updates message

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3041230

[lusty ridge]

I've been hosting a game for me and a friend, now he has a dedicated server. Is there a 'save' command or something I need to do before I end my game and give him my game files?

[marsh glen]

Just start and stop the server a couple times to be safe, and check the 📌 for reference

[steel bone]

hello, linux, fedora 44, 5090 running 595, fatal crash on start. changed the global illum, still no go. tried steam provided protons and currently trying ge-proton10-34.

fedora 44 will not downgrade from 595. i was hoping this would have been part of the patch that dropped yesterday 🙁

[umbral forge]

small technical question on a self made dedicated server... I have 2 characters. one is level2 and was a made and played on a different personal server. the other is level 1 and made to only be on our dedicated server. There level 2 character can build on the dedicated server, the level 1 cannot... Any thoughts?

[sudden hazel]

hello i need help in an issue so i joined a big server and now whenever i try to start my map or join a friend i get stuck in loading but when i try to join the server i joined first the big server i join normally how do i fix this?

[analog ridge]

Happy it worked, frustrating when you can't progress the quests.

[rancid pilot]

Hello, I have a dedicated Nitrado Server. I'm trying to migrate it to a solo save. I have located the Save in the Worlds folder, when I tried to move it to my %Localappdata etc etc etc 0.10.0 folder there was no "worlds" folder. I made the worlds folder and loaded the save into it, but on game start I see this.

[full creek]

soo i wont be able to play no more it seem no matter what trick i used to fix the endless load screen eveon making new toon it froz up when new trun is made as well uninstalled removed all file reinstal rapir game all has failed

lot hrs wasted out the windows

[rough sparrow]

Just got endless loading screen

[full creek]

i seting nather parton on my pc and reinstal it there to see if that will fix it

and that fixed it holy hell

[grave copper]

Brother bought an Early Access and complains about "wasting" 😭🙏

[rough sparrow]

So does anyone have a solution for the infinite loading screen issue? I’ve tried turning off sync and running just the local version of the character. Also tried deleting (after backing up) the saved profile and running just the sync’d version of the character. Neither worked.

Unplayable right now.

[marsh glen]

📌 📌 📌📌📌📌📌📌📌

[rough sparrow]

Yeah I read the pin, and I did that. Still doesn't work

Is the only solution really just to start a brand new character?

[marsh glen]

Yeah I read the pin, and I did that. Still doesn't work

Did what exactly? Did you look at your log file to see if its throwing errors, did you read the faq. Did you do a search on discord for your issue here and in https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1493364524705775657 ?

[grave copper]

You have 2 scenarios left :

1. Your steam never closed Windrose properly. -> Task Manager -> Force Steam to Close -> Open Steam Again -> An update should be now available for Windrose (worked for me)

2. Uninstall and Install back, perhaps for some reason it will force the last update to get applied and you'll be able to play again

If after trying those 2 it still doesn't work, perhaps waiting for a patch/fix will be your last option

[rough sparrow]

I turned off cloud sync, backed up my local profile, deleted the existing folder, ran the game, made a new character, exited, then went copied my local profile back over, booted up the game, my character was there, tried entering, stuck on loading screen.

I also tried deleting my local profile and keeping sync on and running the sync'd cloud version of my character. Tried entering, stuck on loading screen.

[marsh glen]

Check your log files #1

Try turning all graphics settings to the most minimal settings, restart the game and check to make sure they've not changed, and if so try loading.

99% of the time infinite load is a graphics issue,... settings, driver, memory, etc..

[rough sparrow]

Assuming you mean check the logs in the dedicated server, what am I looking for in here?

[marsh glen]

No, I would start with your client, then the server, your looking for errors.

[rough sparrow]

First error in the most recent log

LogStreamlineD3D12RHI: Skip registering IDXGISwapchainProvider, due to no supported feature needing a swap chain provider: (kFeatureDLSS_G, Result::eErrorFeatureMissing),(kFeatureLatewarp, Result::eErrorFeatureMissing),(kFeatureImGUI, Result::eErrorFeatureMissing). This can be overriden with -sl{no}swapchainprovider

next result

LogStreamlineRHI: SLisFeatureSupported(kFeatureDLSS_G) -> (31, Result::eErrorFeatureMissing)

next one:

LogStreamlineRHI: SLisFeatureSupported(kFeatureImGUI) -> (31, Result::eErrorFeatureMissing)
[2026.05.22-04.02.00:760][ 0]LogStreamline: NVIDIA Streamline supported 1
[2026.05.22-04.02.00:760][ 0]LogStreamline: FStreamlineCoreModule::StartupModule Leave

[marsh glen]

Refer to what I previously said about graphics settings

[rough sparrow]

Alright trying that

[marsh glen]

Turn EVERYTHING DOWN including turning off DLSS

[rough sparrow]

How do you turn off DLSS? In the Upscaler dropdown, there's TSR, FSR, DLSS

[marsh glen]

What card do you have?

GPU*

[rough sparrow]

2070 Super

[grave copper]

Bruh no wonder you're stuck in an infinite loading

[marsh glen]

use TSR to test

[grave copper]

Wrong Graphics Card: You do not have an NVIDIA RTX 40-series graphics card (e.g., you have an AMD Radeon, Intel Arc, or an older NVIDIA RTX 20/30 series card). DLSS Frame Generation requires the specific optical flow accelerator found only on 40-series (and likely future) GPUs.

[rough sparrow]

I've been playing since launch and doing just fine, including earlier today

[marsh glen]

It worked before is invalid in a EA title

Just a heads up

[rough sparrow]

Seems weird I could play earlier today and suddenly not

[marsh glen]

Random stuff will stop working for any and no reason

[rough sparrow]

Trying now with TSR and all Low settings

[marsh glen]

Ok lmk

[grave copper]

You can keep it DLSS and change

Image Generation to FSR

Could work too

[marsh glen]

BTW it may have stopped working because you logged out in a very resource intensive area and the game is hanging trying to load all the entities around you.

[rough sparrow]

My main base is basically a town

So that could be it

[marsh glen]

FsR is AMD He wants TSR

[grave copper]

Yeah we probably found the issue then

[marsh glen]

Thus would be why

[grave copper]

Because your 2070 cannot run NVIDIA's Frame Generation, you can actually mix and match:

Set your Upscaler to DLSS.

Set your Frame Generation Type to FSR.

AMD's FSR Frame Generation is software-based, meaning it works on older NVIDIA cards like your 2070. This combination gives you the superior image quality of NVIDIA's upscaler,

[rough sparrow]

I’ve assumed it’s been a corrupted sync issue since tons of other people complaining about infinite loading screen go straight to that solution

[grave copper]

So it technically can work

[marsh glen]

Fair enough

[rough sparrow]

Yeah…nothing. Stuck on loading screen. The sound of the waves never starts

[grave copper]

Well finding what's wrong isn't for everyone i guess, but sometimes people rather wait for an update that would "fix it all" and they come back once it works again magically

[marsh glen]

Did you check to make sure the settings didn't revert?

Because that's a thing

[grave copper]

Does the loading even do the " ... " animation

[rough sparrow]

It does the progressive dots animation endlessly

The graphics settings did not revert

[marsh glen]

It will likely take quite some time to load.

[grave copper]

Well you'd be surprised but perhaps waiting for a longer time will finally load it, it happened to me once, it seemed to load for a long time and then it loaded

[marsh glen]

👍🏼

[grave copper]

This game is made with UE5 so it's heavy for a 2070, i wouldn't be surprised your game is just taking a crazy time to load your town

[marsh glen]

☝🏼

Esp if your hosting your server locally

[rough sparrow]

Running dedicated through GPortal

[marsh glen]

Ok good

[rough sparrow]

I gave it a good 20 minutes earlier

[marsh glen]

Give it an hour

If you're really standing in a town for a base your system has a lot to load

[rough sparrow]

Logs are saying this:

[2026.05.22-04.40.06:871][ 0]LogStreaming: Warning: Missing Dependency, missing script import 0x247BC8F9ED4CB489 for package /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_ShallowBoat_Default
[2026.05.22-04.40.06:871][ 0]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_ShallowBoat_Default (0xB31CF9B6584E0423) /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_ShallowBoat_Default (0xB31CF9B6584E0423) - Could not find template object for LineBatchComponent
[2026.05.22-04.40.06:898][ 0]LogStreaming: Warning: Missing Dependency, missing script import 0x247BC8F9ED4CB489 for package /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Frigate_Default
[2026.05.22-04.40.06:898][ 0]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Frigate_Default (0x83368A58A67ABBE4) /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Frigate_Default (0x83368A58A67ABBE4) - Could not find template object for LineBatchComponent
[2026.05.22-04.40.06:900][ 0]LogStreaming: Warning: Missing Dependency, missing script import 0x247BC8F9ED4CB489 for package /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Brig_Default
[2026.05.22-04.40.06:900][ 0]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Brig_Default (0xEAE817DC155B2480) /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Brig_Default (0xEAE817DC155B2480) - Could not find template object for LineBatchComponent

So a ton of errors with "Createexport"

[marsh glen]

All normal

[rough sparrow]

So we're sure this is a graphics thing and not the corrupted sync issue that everyone's talking about?

[grave copper]

Have you tried to verify integrity of the files on steam ?

[marsh glen]

Last patch on Monday makes a lot of entities, error on load.

Nothing is for certain, its EA. But based on what I see I lean toward graphic issue

[grave copper]

If the verification finishes, finds no errors, and you still infinite-load with this exact same log, this is a developer-side patch error.

Your best option left would definitely be to try to uninstall/install back the game

[rough sparrow]

Yes, said they were fine

[grave copper]

Welp try to redownload the game

[marsh glen]

I get the same errors in my log since monday when I load bc all my ships sit on the water in front of where I log out.

[grave copper]

Well when i translate the logs with GEMINI it says

You found the actual culprit. This completely rules out your save files and points directly to the game's core installation files.

These CreateExport and Missing Dependency errors in Unreal Engine mean the game is trying to load a specific blueprint (in this case, your ships: the ShallowBoat, Frigate, and Brig), but a piece of the file is physically missing or corrupted on your hard drive.

Specifically, it is failing to find a LineBatchComponent. This is a tool Unreal Engine developers use to draw debugging lines on the screen. Usually, developers strip this out before releasing an update. The game is hanging because the ship files are demanding a component that the public version of the game engine doesn't have.

Because these are core installation files (and not user settings), there is exactly one way to fix this on your end: force Steam to replace the broken files.

[marsh glen]

AI is not going to correctly give the solution

[rough sparrow]

Weirdly the server isn't showing ANY CPU usage right now while I'm still sitting in the loading screen

[grave copper]

Yeah cause every server restarted

[marsh glen]

If that answer were true my game would not load

[grave copper]

Even mine

[grave copper]

Well he can still give it a try, he seems to be stuck, if anything can work magically why not right

[rough sparrow]

Yes I did this and it said everything was verified

[grave copper]

try this then

If after reinstalling the game it still doesn't work, i really have no clue why your game wont let you load

[marsh glen]

Re installing isn't going to solve it, but good luck, hope it works out for you.

[grave copper]

Worked for some people, at the end of the day most of the fixes that community are aware of did not work for him, so he can still try it

[marsh glen]

Here's the thing,..

Vibe Tech Support, Vibe Server Administration are not a thing,.. As much as people want them to be, they're just are not. You linked a Gemini AI solution for Error codes that the AI Chat bot doesn't even recognize are errors because the log file is spiting out error library calls that are on the development machine, and not on local clients. It's already been discovered and addressed the verbosity of the log output is misleading because it includes these calls that could only be answered on the development machines with access to those development libraries. So when sifting through the logs, you kinda have to know what is a valid error being reported and what is not.

Because of this alone, I throw my hands up and say good luck to the OP I'm not gonna "compete" to help,.. I've already spent enough time the past 3 weeks solving problems for countless users.

[grave copper]

You are absolutely right about one thing: LineBatchComponent is an editor-only development library that doesn't exist on local clients.

However, your conclusion that this makes it a 'harmless verbose log' is completely backwards. That missing library is exactly why this is a fatal client-side error.

In Unreal Engine 5, if a developer accidentally leaves a debug node (like drawing a line using LineBatchComponent) inside a core blueprint (like BP_Ship_Frigate_Default) and pushes it to a packaged shipping build, the client tries to execute it. Because the local client doesn't have those dev libraries, it throws a Missing Dependency and fails the CreateExport.

The blueprint fails to compile and load on the player's machine, and the game engine gets stuck in an infinite loop waiting for a primary asset that will never spawn.

It is not just 'misleading verbosity'—it is an unhandled exception caused by a dirty compile. The log isn't spitting out harmless dev calls; it is explicitly telling us why the local client is hanging. But I appreciate the 'good luck'!

[marsh glen]

I never said it was ok to have the errors reported, or there in the first place

[grave copper]

Also be less pretentious please, doesn't fit you well

I'll leave you the #🚧│tech-support channel only for you as it seems to be your new home

Have a nice day.

[marsh glen]

Aight Tech support you got this, I'm on break, leme know when your shift it over.

[marsh glen]

It's not about ruling Tech support, it's about giving accurate, and helpful information. Unlike the wall you posted clearly written up by yet again, AI.

It used to be you'd still question the answer given to you in the top searches, now the masses just accept it because it's "AI". What a time.

BTW - The first in a debate to sling a personal attack is the first to show they never really had a chance in the debate.

[grave copper]

A personal attack ? I'm just pointing out your passive-agressive behaviour, but you seem to be blinded by your ego, anyways this is the last reply you'll get from me, i have other things to do than waste my time with someone who needs attention, AI or Human based information doesn't matter, if it can help, or at-least try to figure out where the issues comes from.

It's actually quite hilarious cause the 2 first solutions GEMINI gave me are the 2 most common ones on this Discord (yes the pinned one).

In case you wanna know what Gemini thinks about our conversation

https://tenor.com/view/take-care-my-friend-takeru-danma-alice-in-borderland-stay-well-my-friend-netflix-gif-17492309783573036748

[rough sparrow]

Did a clean uninstall and reinstall, still stuck on the infinite loading screen

[marsh glen]

because AI can make anyone feel like an Expert....

🎤 💧

enjoy your ignore

[rough sparrow]

Just tried starting up the game with a brand new character, loaded just fine, graphics are fine

[uncut junco]

[rough sparrow]

So I'm leaning toward this being a corrupted character issue

[marsh glen]

are you in a new world save , or your previous save?

[rough sparrow]

Same dedicated server, new character

[heady escarp]

I'm having an issue where I connect to a server, go through the loading screen, then it always dumps me back to the main menu

two of my friends can connect but I can't

has anyone seen this?

[marsh glen]

you can attempt to restore a previous character save, it works the same as server worlds, but they are housed in your

%localappdata%\R5\

Folders

[heady escarp]

(I'm running the server on the same subnet as my client)

[marsh glen]

are you running mods?

[rough sparrow]

No mods

[marsh glen]

ok

[rough sparrow]

I tried the restore step-by-step

[marsh glen]

If you have multiple backups, you may have to try loading previous ones until you find a working one

[rough sparrow]

Willing to try again, just not sure what I'd be doing differently this time

[marsh glen]

I still don't think anything is corrupt, you would be getting a notification of a corruption in game before even loading in.

It's also very hard to actually lose/corrupt data in this game. I've yet to even see once someone we've helped lose their data.

[rough sparrow]

I think that part I'd need a walkthrough on

[rough sparrow]

Then how are there so many people online and in here talking about how the steam cloud sync thing was the issue and they were able to fix it?

[marsh glen]

Is your steam cloud sync turned on?

[rough sparrow]

Yes right now it is

[marsh glen]

ok, ... my mistake for not checking that.. Turn that off. restore a previous character save, and load in, if it loads correctly, log out, turn cloud save back on, and when prompted choose local files, over cloud files when launching, after that sync, you can turn cloud save back as the primary if prompted again

The pinned FAQ should have a reference as to how to restore player saves. If you are unclear, come back and I or others can help.

As always make backups before replacing files

[rough sparrow]

I did those steps but will try it again. How do you find an older version of your local character save?

[marsh glen]

you have two locations

[rough sparrow]

I can see the Backups folder

How do I tell the game to load a previous version?

[marsh glen]

Have you referenced the FAQ linked in the Pin?

[grave copper]

RocksDB_v2 -> Rename it to BROKEN

Now, open the RocksDB_v2_Backups folder right below it.

Inside, you will see folders named with dates and times. Find the most recent one from before your game started infinitely loading.

Copy that entire dated folder.

Go back out to your main Steam ID folder (where RocksDB_v2_BROKEN is) and Paste the folder there.

Finally, rename that pasted folder to exactly RocksDB_v2.

[marsh glen]

https://playwindrose.com/faq/#faq-saves-ingame

[heady escarp]

dang, the server bounces me even with direct IP connection on my local network

[rough sparrow]

all the RocksDB_v2_Backups folders are zip files

Should I be pasting the zip file into the Steam ID folder as is and then renaming it? Or is there a step for extracting that I'm missing

[grave copper]

1. Extract the Zip
   Double-click the .zip file of the backup you want to use.

Inside the zip, you should see a standard folder (it usually has the date/time as the name).

Copy that folder out of the zip file.

2. Paste and Rename
   Go back out to your main Steam ID folder (the one where you just renamed RocksDB_v2 to _BROKEN).

Paste the folder you just copied out of the zip file.

Right-click that newly pasted folder and rename it exactly to: RocksDB_v2

Make sure when you open your new RocksDB_v2 folder, you immediately see the game's actual save files/folders (like Players, etc.). If you open RocksDB_v2 and just see another folder inside it, you have a 'folder-in-a-folder' situation and the game won't read it. The engine needs direct access to the save files!"

This walks him right through the extraction pitfall. Once he does this, he should finally be back in the game!

[rough sparrow]

In the Backups folder, there are a bunch of zip files with progressively older timestamps for date modified. I'm grabbing the one from earlier this afternoon

[grave copper]

Let me know i guess

[rough sparrow]

When I extract, the folder is named Checkpoint

Does that sound like the right one?

[marsh glen]

https://playwindrose.com/faq/#faq-saves-ingame

every step from the dev in order

[grave copper]

Yes, that is 100% correct!

RocksDB (the database system Unreal Engine uses for these saves) creates safe backups by taking a snapshot of your live data. In database terms, this snapshot is literally called a Checkpoint.

Here is the exact response you can give him to bring this home:

"Yes! That is exactly the right one. RocksDB calls its database backups 'Checkpoints'.

Here is your final step:

Copy that Checkpoint folder out of the zip.

Paste it into your main Steam ID folder (right next to your RocksDB_v2_BROKEN folder).

Rename the folder from Checkpoint to exactly RocksDB_v2.

(Just double-check that when you open your new RocksDB_v2 folder, you see the actual save files inside, not another Checkpoint folder). Once you've done that, boot up the game and you should be good to go!"

[grave copper]

Let me know

[rough sparrow]

IT WORKED!

[grave copper]

Yipee have fun mate

[rough sparrow]

Thank you!

[grave copper]

Pleasure is mine, have a nice day

[formal zodiac]

How to enter a friend’s world, constantly throws me into the main menu

[grave copper]

If it throws you to the main menu, the password is most likely wrong

Could also be : You both have different versions

Make sure when you copy-paste the password that you had no extra spaces (happens sometimes)

[swift umbra]

Has this just been a recent issue in general? Didn't pop up before the last update and hasn't broken anything afaik, so haven't asked

[marsh glen]

yes since last patch, but causes no issues as of now.

[swift umbra]

Oo, hey Jedi!

While you're on, does Windrose Server Manager or Windrose+ actually let you kick/ban? I tried using WR+ only, but no options to

[marsh glen]

I Don't recommend using mods that have UE4SS Dependancies. I've found in my testing these (including WR+) cause more things to break than they help, as well as corrupting saves/worlds.

It's not the mod writers fault, or specifically the mods themselves, but the library Dependencies of UE4 interacting with the UE5 engine in Windrose is just not ready, yet,..

[swift umbra]

Ah. Are there any server sides that work for moderation that you know of ATM?

Want to get a couple builders together and make an entire RP town, but no point if no moderation

[marsh glen]

I've been watching, there's one RCON than came out last week, but it's still UE4SS dependent. I'm likely gonna try testing it this weekend

[swift umbra]

I saw there was an RCON toggle for WR+, but it didn't work. Not sure if I just did it wrong, because it was in Portainer before, or because I'm on Linux. Tempted to switch my server rig to Microslop for WRSM

[marsh glen]

I personally found with WR+ , most features just didn't work, in all server environments I put it in, sadly.

[formal zodiac]

none of this works, everything is correct, everything is configured correctly, it just throws you into the main menu and doesn’t let you log in

[swift umbra]

Yeah. The only thing that worked for me was the online player stats, player names/counts, and the livemap

Which is cool and all, but not enough

[marsh glen]

my live maps tended to bug out a lot, so you got further than i did

[swift umbra]

I was able to teleport using them, but it's like targeting an orbital strike from a battle table type accurate lol

[marsh glen]

lmao

[grave copper]

Corrupted save probably then

Try to make a new character please and join again

Let me know if that worked

[marsh glen]

<@&1354821664998817822> 👍🏼

[rough prairie]

Wall cost and size are little bit weird. Small wall cost 1 plant fiber but size of small wall is 1/4 of default (big) wall which cost is 2. So placing 2 piece of small wall cost is equal of 1 big wall but size is 1/2 less. Also maybe add to the game medium wall (like 2 small walls in a row) - this is really needs because window best location is at small wall

please, add this wall size - x2 small but 1/2 of big wall

[crimson lantern]

""sup guys, I've got a problem with lags today, I can't join my friends session and when I do, I've got those massive lags. We both restarted our internet, changed internet settings but the outcome is still the same, any clues? did anyone faced that issue?""sup guys, I've got a problem with lags today, I can't join my friends session and when I do, I've got those massive lags. We both restarted our internet, changed internet settings but the outcome is still the same, any clues? did anyone faced that issue?""

[swift umbra]

This is not the place to put this. AFAIK there is no suggestions area, but this is for technical issues such as servers.

[swift umbra]

When was the last time you guys played?

[crimson lantern]

monday? or tuesday

after joining the session I'm facing terrible lags (3 seconds of normal gameplay, 1 second of lag), then there comes a bug where I just can't switch weapons whatever I do (dropping and picking up weapons doesn't work, I'm still holding main weapon) and when I try to reconnect to the game, it brings me back to the main menu or the game just crashes

[crimson lantern]

now I cannot join any game, even mine, game just crashes. I'll just reinstall the game

[proper marlin]

So Should i just log out and back in to fix this or will that work?

[crimson lantern]

After my friend restarted the game, I've managed to join it, but I cannot switch weapons, it's greyed out for me

[hollow gull]

My server generates a new world every day. I’ve followed all of the pinned steps. I’ve tried at least half a dozen combos of renaming, deleting, and moving folders, each with the world config json having the correct world ID. My server generates a new world each and every startup.

[thin bear]

how do we save our server files, so that if we decide to play months later, our data won't be erased?

or if we turn our server off, and then on months later, will our data still be there?

[radiant pine]

is anyone having connection issues with dedicated servers right now? I'm getting [000011] UR5BaseHttpClient::ProcessReply Cannot establish connection to HTTP server. LastResponseCode 408. URL

• messages about being able to contact a windrose HTTPS server dealing with coop play, however it seems posting links(even their own links) are disabled

[sly quarry]

Freezes everytime I go here i been their before but now I can't

[fervent lodge]

Hey, my PC frequently shuts down since the last patch. Temperatures are normal, shut downs appear random. Any advice or should I wait for the next patch?

[sly quarry]

Game is unplayable right now

Stuck on loading screen but can hear all joise as if I was in game

[full creek]

alot the prom i had went a way when i made a new parton and reinstaled it there

this what i had to do to fix all probs

make its own partion for the game incase any thing messed up refromate and reinstall

[sly quarry]

How do I start with doing that

[hallow zinc]

Hi, I'm still having random crashes with system reboots, especially near my most demanding build (where I removed a lot of parts, bringing it back to a problem-free state), but it's happened in the open sea. I installed the recommended AMD 24.3.1 driver cleanly, also repairing any system corruption using SFC and DISM, and DirectX End User doesn't detect any missing files. I previously tried using the AMD 26.5.1 driver, also cleanly installed. Event Viewer doesn't show much evidence of the crash, except for a volmgr error and a kernel-power critical. I tested the system using OCCT, which detected no issues. Does anyone have a similar problem? I should point out that I haven't had any problems until the latest update. Any solutions?

[abstract grove]

im seeing slow loadscreens, holding 99-100% cpu usage, when starting the game or loading a save..

[grave copper]

Transfering a Nitrado save/world to another hosting service is such a pain

Whatever i'll do will just load an empty map with no builds, no fast travels, almost like it's impossible to load the Nitrado save on another service

[marsh glen]

Do you have any details regarding the Kernel-Power Critical error you referenced?

Perhaps the full error and error code from event viewer?

Its not always a clear sign toward what is wrong but a Kernel Power error can be due to hardware, specifically power issues esp during high GPU utilization.

[hallow zinc]

It indicates a system reboot without a proper shutdown, but if I had power issues, they would have surfaced during testing with OCCT or on other games. There's not much to it. Event ID 41, Critical Kernel-power

[marsh glen]

It not entirely accurate that the issue would surface in other games, or OCCT. Remember we're dealing with the UE5 engine, (which for one is ridiculously demanding on hardware), in an EA title.

The crash can also be due to unstable overclocks, overheating hardware, or corrupted system drivers.

What are your system specs?

Desktop / Laptop ?

CPU / GPU / MEM / MoBo / PSU ?

[hallow zinc]

Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, currently AMD 24.3.1 installed.
Z390 Aorus Master, i9 9900K, Aorus RX6700XT, 32GB RAM, Corsair HX850i, multiple SSDs. I'm not overclocking, just XMP profile on the RAM.

[marsh glen]

Hmmm. Ok.

Have you monitored system temps at the time of crash? (Specifically CPU & GPU)

[hallow zinc]

I couldn't, I could only glimpse them, they seemed pretty normal to me. However, I have a dedicated gaming profile via iCue, when the temperature rises, the fans can be heard loudly, but they weren't noticeable; if there was a spike, it wasn't gradual.

[marsh glen]

Ok, ok,..

Also, there probably not a lot of recent updates for it, but how long has it been since last updating your BiOS? (I would assume given your system age, you're likely on the most recent version)

[hallow zinc]

exactly I have the latest version of the bios

[marsh glen]

Ok..

Are you able to pull your R5.log from your client game directory?

[marsh glen]

It would have to be one from when the system crashed, every time you start the game it starts a log file

[hallow zinc]

I read something about it, but just to be safe, could you tell me where to recover it? It crashed several times, even in the last session.

local R5 is right?

[marsh glen]

It should be in your steam directory where the game is installed, I'm going off memory as I'm not at my pc right now but should be:

\\steamapps\common\windrose\R5\Logs\

If not there then in:
%localappdta\R5\logs%

[grave copper]

[DatHost] If you ever get into a problem to transfer your save from another service to DatHost let me know i've found the solution after fighting against it for ages

[proud meadow]

%LOCALAPPDATA%/R5/Saved/Crashes
Can paste that to go straight to it

If blank, try the logs
%LOCALAPPDATA%/R5/Saved/Logs

[marsh glen]

If the crash event service worked, yes this would be good to have as well, however I often find crashes in the game also kill the crash event service first...

[proud meadow]

Yeah, true. If the crash handler actually managed to handle data on the crash. That's where all mine end up. All that come when I go to a certain area of my world and then it hangs, CTD, and good ol', "DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG" appears in the log

[marsh glen]

Man this game and dx12.... well really unreal 5.... how flipping old is dx12? Almost 20 years??... amazing a new engine is crashing so hard to it..

[hallow zinc]

I have an R5 folder in appdata/local, containing .sentry-native and Saved. Another one on the disk where Windrose is installed, containing Binaries, Builds, Content, and Plugins. No crash folder. There are log files in the appdata/.../Saved/Logs folder. Are these? Titled R5-backup-2026.05.22-16.37.35

[marsh glen]

Makes me miss openGL lmao

[marsh glen]

Those are it

[marsh glen]

We specifically need one from when a crash happened

[proud meadow]

I've ALWAYS had issues with DX12. Doesn't matter my GPU either (currently 9070xt. This and Subnautica 2 are only 2 that crash. Current drivers of 26.5.2 - no other hiccups. Had to go offline to install and turn off W11's auto-install drivers, but that worked). Back4Blood would go to like 30 fps whenever it updated, Darktide had that device hung error for MONTHS, Space Marine 2 was surprisingly ok but still does crash every so often by hanging and CTD.

Now Windrose here, whenever I run towards my copper mine on my base's island + I've been playing for at least 30 minutes.

[hallow zinc]

in my case I don't have this error or anything else

[marsh glen]

Makes me think DX needs a new update for UE5 and new engines,..

[proud meadow]

Does your crash look like a game lockup (no sound, no new frames, nuffin'), followed by a white lil box of "FATAL ERROR" [ok 🙁 ]?

Because that's what I get. I had to go to the crash logs and scrub through to find the "reason".

[hallow zinc]

They're all from May 21st and 22nd. I think the crashes are present in all of them. In any case, it will surely be present in the most recent one as well. How do I share it?

[marsh glen]

I didn't expect you'd have a crash log, we can look at a R5.log from the time of a crash, to see if we can at least get a clue. It may tell us what "unloaded" first.

[proud meadow]

Always seems to do it when I go towards a bonfire or away from one into the jungle - which in this case is my island's copper mine

[marsh glen]

You can just upload the R5.log here, nothing will be revealing in it, or dm it to me if you prefer

[marsh glen]

I belive his whole system crashes

Yeah system reboots

[proud meadow]

right, sorry. Lot of people messaging me right now + talking here. Tad confused, I got

[hallow zinc]

Nothing appears, no signs, freezes for a few moments then blackscreen and restarts. I also thought it was a power problem, so I ran the OCCT tests, even massive ones.

[proud meadow]

What wattage PSU do you have vs what GPU? I'm sure you mentioned, I just walked in halfway through this

[hallow zinc]

How do I share it with you?

[marsh glen]

Do you happen to have a physical psu tester by chance?

[marsh glen]

#🚧│tech-support message

Its just a text file

[hallow zinc]

This is the last one. Sorry for the delay, I'm using the translator.

[hallow zinc]

corsair HX850i with aorus rx6700xt

[marsh glen]

Perfect. Ill be back at my pc in a few minutes, I'll dissect it, unless someone else beats me to it

[hallow zinc]

no sorry

[marsh glen]

No problem

[hallow zinc]

I don't remember if I already specified that the game is installed on another disk, not on the main one.

[marsh glen]

Tha shouldn't cause any issues

[proud meadow]

That shouldn't be an issue

[marsh glen]

Ok lemme get back to my pc and I'll scrub the log file, I'll ping you in a lil bit here if no one else gets to it first. @hallow zinc

[hallow zinc]

Thank you so much

[proud meadow]

yeah, I'm looking as well, but so far. . . I'm not seeing anything weird.
In fact, it looks - to me at least - like the game got to creating the world, put you in, put on FSR, loaded the water, loaded your character, went to hide the loading screen because it was ready to play and then just. . . Decided to quit. So it does, and appears to do so successfully.

Maybe @marsh glen sees something I missed

[hallow zinc]

There is another file with the same date, named only R5. It is much longer, more than 4000 lines.

[marsh glen]

uplaod taht as well please, I jsut got to my desk looking at teh one you shared now

[hallow zinc]

here it is this

[marsh glen]

ok gimmea few

[hallow zinc]

in the meantime I add a detail, after the various crashes, returning to windrose it told me that the save was damaged, but it always managed to recover a backup

[marsh glen]

hmm ok

[grave copper]

Are you in multi-rail or single-rail

[hallow zinc]

sorry, what does that mean?

[grave copper]

PSU OCP Settings (Crucial): Since you confirmed you have a Corsair HX850i, you must use the Corsair iCUE software to check if the PSU is set to "Multi-Rail" mode. If it is, switch it to "Single-Rail" mode immediately. In Multi-Rail mode, the RX 6700 XT can trip the safety limit on a single rail during intense rendering scenes, forcing an immediate hard reboot.

Cable Configuration: Ensure you are using two separate PCIe power cables directly from the PSU to the GPU, not a single daisy-chained cable.

Graphics Settings: Since the log shows Frame Generation (FFXFI) and FSR are active, try disabling them temporarily. If the reboots stop, it confirms the GPU is being pushed to generate more power than the PSU rail can handle in that mode.

The log confirms your hardware, drivers, and game configuration are otherwise perfectly standard and operational. The issue is not with the game's code, but with how your hardware is handling the intense power requests from the game's rendering engine.

[hallow zinc]

I'll check right away

[hallow zinc]

Thanks a lot, I was completely unaware of this! In fact, I don't know how, it was set to multi-rail. Now I've set it to single-rail.

[marsh glen]

Your logs look fine, the rails suggestion is valid by AI, but doubtful to be the cause as that would have been found with OCCT testing and other graphically intensive games..

[grave copper]

Try it again and perhaps it will change

[hallow zinc]

GPU is connected with two cables directly to the power supply

[marsh glen]

are they on the same power rail is the question

[hallow zinc]

in fact it still seems strange

[marsh glen]

give it a shot, see if you crash again

[hallow zinc]

okay, I'll go try.

If needed I can also share the other logs

[proud meadow]

Just do what you'd normally do. But do close everything you're not using, like browser, discord, etc. Everything we can rule out. If you can get in game, just run around for like 5 minutes then close it

[marsh glen]

I don't think that'll be necessary your logs you shared are exiting cleanly so we get no indicator of an unload event.

[hallow zinc]

The problem is that these crashes are quite random, not the duration. Yesterday, after installing the 26.5.1 driver cleanly, it lasted for 2 hours, and I was even live streaming with a double canvas, then it crashed while I was climbing down from the very high roof of my building.

[hallow zinc]

ok I'll restart my PC and try it, so I can avoid interference with other programs, only icue will be open (essential for me)

[marsh glen]

well, hope fully the next time we hear back will be days from now with no crashes 🙃

[proud meadow]

26.5.1 drives I know are screwy. 26.5.2 seem ok, and 26.3.1 are the current recommended for other things, though I think 26.1.1 is maybe still the recommended here? I don't recall.

I know as I was trying them all out to fix my issue. 26.5.1 was total system crashes, 26.5.2 seems to be the same as 26.3.1. Haven't really tried 26.1.1, as I've already done a lot of AMD cleanup utility + unplug internet + wait for this to install + reboot.

But since my GPU/CPU ain't overheating or really appears to be maxed out and it always happens after I've been playing a while, in the same place, I figure it's a load spike of SOMETHING. Doesn't even take my whole system down. I can just simply alt+tab, mouse over to my other monitor and kill windrose.exe.

I was popping over to see if anyone else had found a fix or was reporting. I mean, this is an EA game anyways. No one expects those to run flawlessly anymore (especially with UE5 + dx12)

[marsh glen]

so what exactly happens? your game hangs/freezes and you have to force close?

[proud meadow]

yeah, I'm running along just fine the game freezes - no sound, new frames, nuthin' - then pops up a "UE5 has detected a crash and will now close. FATAL ERROR! [ok]".
Same time, AMD driver error report will pop up saying it detected a crash as well and if I want to report. Windrose will stay frozen in place unless I end task.

Oh and logs say, "DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG"

[marsh glen]

yeah the solution for this has not been found, at least not that I've seen. It's my opinion this one is on the devs, and the engine. It's also become a lot more prevalent in the latest patch.

[proud meadow]

Oh that or AMD's recent bad drivers is what I've determined as well. Especially since it seems to be the same thing Subnautica 2's doing to me

Darktide on release also would "DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG", which is how I recognize the error, and the devs eventually fixed it completely outside of drivers. Also that was a totally different NVidia card anyways.

[marsh glen]

I was just about to say this. If it helps, at least with a starting point. My 4090 is runnign drivers from Nov '24. Yes, that far back, b/c all the drivers since the 5000 series launch are utter trash.

AMD seems to want to mimic this behavior, god knows for what reason..

[proud meadow]

Everyone likes to vibe code these days. I know the spaghetti I cook up can be. . . very rough. . . But it runs, is memory safe (because I have long since learned me and pointers don't mix), and gracefully and politely fails when it needs to/has to

[marsh glen]

There's a lot of Vibin' these days... I'm just waiting for this to mix with the late 2010's GUI "coders" to mix together,.. what a great concoction of lack of knowledge that will be..

[proud meadow]

And don't even get me started on build quality. I built this all red PC because when I upgraded my team green GPU to a 5060ti, it literally was hardware failing

[marsh glen]

yep. What a time to live in. We saw the peak AND we get to see the fall

[proud meadow]

I just wanna be a happy 🦑 sailing the seas to find and hug the kraken

[marsh glen]

bet

[hallow zinc]

I downloaded Discord on my phone. I'll be slower to read and respond. I've been in the game for about 10 minutes, it hasn't crashed yet, but I'm experiencing a significant drop in FPS. I'm at around 30. I even managed to open resource manager and am monitoring the temperatures. Currently, I'm at a good 64°C GPU, 37°C CPU, and 30.5°C PSU. Windrose, resource manager, and iCue are open. AMD driver 24.3.1. I'd like to show you my build to see if I'm overreacting or if I can continue. Maybe it could be the cause of the crashes I've been experiencing?

[marsh glen]

sounds reasonable

you want to stream?

[hallow zinc]

I don't want to push it too hard tonight, but it might be a further test, since I'll have to go live on Twitch tomorrow (if it doesn't crash). However, I'm not very familiar with Discord.

[marsh glen]

no worries, you could also just screen shot and post a pick it'll be pretty easy to tell.

If you've built a city, yeah, you're pushing things for your hardware

[hallow zinc]

Well, yes, it's a great project, I need to give Windrose some good publicity 😉 Can I share it here? Or privately?

[marsh glen]

any way you prefer

[marsh glen]

I'm looking at one of your vods now

[hallow zinc]

this photo is really horrible, anyway it is a very big castle

[hallow zinc]

Great! You can see It better

[marsh glen]

My honest opinion... You're kinda pushing boundaries in a few areas.

One you're putting a LOT of demand on your hardware with all the entities you're adding in one dense area. So you're hardware is gonna buckle.

Two, the game itself, and the engine are not at all stable for super massive base/town/cities, even with the most high end hardware. I'm not saying your base is at that "Super massive" size yet, but I can see where you want to go, and I'll be honest, I'd be surprised if you got half way there.

The best I can offer for advice, is lower ALL your graphical settings to low, (which will run out of even being beneficial as you build bigger and bigger), and wait for the devs to make the game more stable, as this is going to be the key factor in getting to where it looks like you want to go.

It's still an EA game, and although we all want to make these awe inspiring towns, the core of the game is literally not optimized at all for that. And again even then highest end of hardware is going to hit a hard limit.

Definitely looks cool though 🙃

[hallow zinc]

It was even taller when it crashed live 2 nights ago. You're right, it's a structure that's reaching its current construction limit. If I may ask you for some advice, what would you recommend I do to try to complete it? Should I knock down 6-8 wall pieces and avoid the floors? In any case, it hasn't crashed yet. I'll update you if anything happens. In the meantime, thank you very much guys. ❤️

[marsh glen]

Advice is hard b/c its' subjective to your wants for your base. Just look at it like you have a hard "cap" of how any pieces you can place. to add more, you may have to delete from others.

[hallow zinc]

Sure, I understand. It would be helpful to have a clue as to how many pieces I can use. I think I'll stop for a while tonight; I've been going crazy for two days. I'll give my brain a rest. Tomorrow I'll do a longer session and update you all. 🤞 Thanks again everyone, and goodnight

[random scroll]

Hi there!

I'm trying to host a dedicated server. It runs fine if I just boot it, but I want to use a specific save file. I have changed the worldID in the serverDescription.json, but if I boot the server up, it overwrites it and creates a new server. If I do read-only on the serverDescription,json, it doens't start at all. What am I doing wrong?

Save file is here:
D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Windrose Dedicated Server\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB_v2\0.10.0\Worlds\310E31FA2D144E8B3587D5B9D9A54A56

[marsh glen]

Guides in the 📌

[random scroll]

I'll check it out, thanks! I followed a guide and it's not working, gonna see if there's more info.

[marsh glen]

let us know if you still have issues

[random scroll]

The issue I'm having is that the ServerDescription.json overwrites WorldIslandId from my save file to a new world each time I start the server.

I'm trying to run the server ending in A56

[bleak pilot]

@random scroll what works for me is coping all folders in the SavedProfiles/Default folder (so zip RocksDB, RocksDB_v2 and RocksDB_v2_Backups). Then FTP those 3 folders to your dedicated host. Update the ServerDescription with the WorldID you want. Make sure you do the backup and the restore when the Windrose server is NOT running.

[marsh glen]

The faq's and guides address this. it's matter of clearing out files, before replacing / renaming

[random scroll]

That did it, thanks a bunch! The guide wasn't very clear on having to grab the backup too.

[bleak pilot]

no worries. I just worked it out after experimentation! Not sure why it needs the backup.

[marsh glen]

It's explained in the other parts of the pined links.

basically the guide was made before the 5/4 patch which added the v2 folders. and those folders prio the backups for some reason, so if the backups exists, which the guide would have you remove if followed... it would accomplish the same.

[untold pawn]

hosting a server through my pc not a dedicated, just the host server option through windrose menu, players can join no problem, but at random times, could be 5minutes, 15minutes and at random my friend gets booted back to the main menu, no errors, no warnings, game world just freezes around him and he cant interact with anything and then 3 seconds later he gets aloading screen and back to the menu, how can we fix this?

[wispy vortex]

so havent played since the 18th update and when i press play {yes its up to date} directx 12 is not supported by my system and to try running without the -dx12 or -d3d12 command line argument and my command line arguement which i have no arguments running on a ryzen 9 5900xt 16 core 64 gb ram nvme storage and a rtx 5060ti 16gb gpu OS is ubuntu studio 24.04

[marsh glen]

Per the Official FAQ's:

Running the Game on Linux
At this time, a Linux client is not officially supported. Given the wide variety of Linux configurations, we are unfortunately unable to investigate or provide support for issues that occur on Linux systems.

With that said, I would recommend searching this discussion, as well as https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1493364524705775657 for solutions others might have found to your issues, as well as looking at the 📌 's

[wispy vortex]

ive been running on linux since i started playing and about 170 hours in

and even with the wide variety of distros one thing is common with steam games is proton

[wispy vortex]

and upon further investigation its anygame that runs unreal 5 says the whole dx12 thing so its something with unreal engine

i havent like ue5 since its been nothing but probs on both windows and linux side 🤣

[marsh glen]

Yeah, we understand that, but it's still not negating the fact that the dev's are saying it's not officially supported, any distro. Not saying you can't use it, not saying it won't work, but it's bound to have issues, and support is just kinda a own your own thing.

There's been a lot of Linux users in here that have found a lot of solutions to many problems posted, however the DX12 issue is becoming more and more widespread, and I personally haven't seen a solution yet. It's why I suggested searching the discussions here.

I personally don't run the game in a Linux based client, Servers yes, but client no, so I can't provide any support solutions.

<@&1354821664998817822> 👍🏼

[wispy vortex]

totally understand that i blame microslop for the issue trying to keep people on their windoze 🤣 🤣

[marsh glen]

Definitely doesn't help, tha's for sure

[wispy vortex]

right right 🤣

and most linux users are used to doing thier own support lol

[versed fractal]

this honestly sounds like a networking issue but I'm pretty sure also game related cause it wasn't like this before.

[rancid tree]

My friend and I are having a problem where our player icons along with quest POIs are not appearing on our map or minimap anymore. Last night we were playing fine, today we log in and can't see anything anymore. We DON'T have immersive exploration turned on. No settings have changed since last night. My friend logged out (as host) while I was in the middle of the ocean because my boat sank, so maybe that has something to do with it?

[marble siren]

My friends and I have been having the same issue on our Gportal server for awhile now.

[rancid tree]

I can recreate the issue by jumping into the water, logging out, then restarting the game so it's def a bug. Maybe game thinks you're dead, so it doesn't update the map but player icons are forced to update after death and thats why they reappear.

Best guess tbh

[marble siren]

well that solves at least one of our problems 😂 Still can't see the quest markers though.

[gloomy forge]

Hi, after 40 hours of playing with my girlfriend using Steam Deck with PC streaming (I have a cast on my arm, and the deck's layout miraculously allows me to play or use the computer), the game has started crashing with a fatal error during the loading screen when selecting my character and world. On Steam Deck, playing normally with SteamOS works fine, but on Windows (PC), it crashes. The drivers are up to date, and my computer is new and powerful. I played with everything on epic graphics or those 40 hours without any problems. What could be the issue? Please excuse my English; my native language is Spanish.

[grave copper]

It crashes when you open the game or the world ?

[tender granite]

Hi I’m running dedicated server on GPortal. Used invite code to play with 2 freinds on a 10-slot server. The the map is greyed out in the “previously played” server list unless i reboot on Gportal. Every single time. Its defeating the purpose of having it on a dedicated server at this point. I dont know if this is a bug or if its something in my Gportal settings - anyone else having similar problems?

[south wave]

Hi i am running a server on host unlimited. My friend can join the server, i cant. We played last weekend, all was fine. Now i am not able to join it. What should i do? After i restarted the server, nobody is able to connect. In the loading screen the "Loading.." moves bigger and smaller and it moves me back to the start screen.

[gloomy forge]

It was fixed by switching from DLSS to FSR. Strange, since it was a reverse stream and I'd been playing with that configuration for 40 hours without problems. Thanks!

[grave copper]

What is your GPU ?

[grave copper]

Could be the invite code that changed

[gloomy forge]

RTX4060

and steamdeck Aerith

lcd version

[grave copper]

Weird 4000 series rarely have issues with DLSS (i got a 4080 never encountered any issue so far)

I've seen it happen to people with 20-30x series

Your drivers up-to-date ?

[tender granite]

Nope, no change there, and surely it wouldn’t fix on server reboot if it was that? Looking back on messages here, Gportal seems to have issues with this game…. Have turned off Windrows+ for now, see if that helps

[grave copper]

Well something probably gives you a hint in the console log

[gloomy forge]

srry wrong mention xD

[gloomy forge]

They're up to date, but the problem has already been solved; it must be some strange cross-incompatibility with SteamOS, which is why enabling FSR worked to fix it.

[grave copper]

Sticking with FSR while streaming Windrose to your Deck is definitely the smartest move for now.

[proud pagoda]

Hi guys, im from Russia, and my friends are from Ukraine. I hosted the NA server when the game first launched, but now I can't host on SEA or NA after the patch, and my friends can't join the CIS server. Is there a way to solve this?

[hallow zinc]

Hi everyone, I'm updating you on my crash issue. Today I did a longer test, and while I was adjusting the graphics settings on a semi-empty island (far from my demanding build) just to get a few more FPS, it crashed again. I only had vsync and the FPS limit disabled.

[proud meadow]

Same as before, or different kind of crash?

[grand path]

Having the same issue also, switched to NItrado to test it there and cant get it to let me connect there either and the server crashes. Can't even join my local hosted session now either. I am assuming something major is going on that just hasn't been announced yet. I've tried everything i can find all morning and half my day to get this new server stuff working with my local save etc. Had it kinda working yesterday and today nothing works

[tender granite]

Turning off windrose+ serverside seems to have helped today

[grand path]

I turned that off too but still having issues, i am going to try a few more things and give up for now im drained on this one lol

[marsh glen]

If you've been running mods that have UE4SS dependencies like WR+ and you been experiencing un explainable server issues, (hang ups, disconnects, server crashes, etc..) my experience with these mods has found sometimes its not enough to simply remove the mod files from the server, you have backup your data and do a clean server installation.

This is the main reason I keep saying for now to avoid UE4SS dependant mods, it is a real pain to resolve issues with them, and that they are highly unstable.

[marsh glen]

Have you tested with a new world? Even though you may be far, entities could still be being called for loading in your map.

[hallow zinc]

same mode and same errors, it happened after a while while I was trying to slightly increase the FPS from the settings.

[hallow zinc]

No, I was in the same world, just on a different island via fast travel. It wouldn't make much sense if I lost everything I've collected so far, and it would also break the streak I've been working on for about a month. As I said, these are fairly random crashes; they can happen after half an hour or hours.

[marsh glen]

I'm suggesting a new world to test if it crashes....

[hallow zinc]

Yes, I figured that out. However, I can tell you that it crashed on ARC Raiders a little while ago too. Maybe I can share the logs so we can see if there's anything wrong this time?

[marsh glen]

DM your logs to me

[hollow gull]

Can anyone solve the "creates new world everytime server is restarted" problem? Ive used the guides pinned here and copy/pasting or renaming world save folders isnt doing it

[marsh glen]

I'll be happy to help, however, you'll have to list exactly the steps you performed in detail to follow the guide, as I can't even remember/count how many users followed the guide and/or pinned discussions, and resolved that exact issue, including myself.

I have to suspect you've likely missed an important step, or did something out of order of the guides, (as the guides are not instructing to only copy/paste world folders, but rather root directories). It would make no sense it's work for dozens and not one.

[full cosmos]

Hey guys! Looking for some help with a seemingly weird issue. A buddy and I started playing today on a privately hosted world not knowing there was a dedicated server option through steam. I had him send me the save files from his computer and uploaded all the info to the server but the server makes a new map every time. I've matched the IslandID every time but it changes it every time i boot the server up. Any suggestions on how to keep our progress from the files but run it on the server?

[marsh glen]

📌

[bleak pilot]

Can you tell us what files you uploaded? It should be the entire SavedProfiles/Default folder

[untold pawn]

we got any updates on when networking should be fixed?

[bleak pilot]

Networking works fine me here in Aus. What problem are you getting?

[hardy frigate]

anyone found a fix for the constant crashes on Linux as im crashing constantly between 20 mins to an hour its all random and the game works perfectly fine then freezes and crashes shortly after

[ember reef]

Hi guys, I'm getting these errors when I boot up my dedicated server (installed through steamcmd). I did a file verification but still get the same errors. It still runs, but I'm afraid it will corrupt the same. Should I be worried? Is there a way to fix it?
[2026.05.24-12.34.47:794][ 5]LogStreaming: Warning: Missing Dependency, missing script import 0x247BC8F9ED4CB489 for package /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_ShallowBoat_Default [2026.05.24-12.34.47:795][ 5]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_ShallowBoat_Default (0xB31CF9B6584E0423) /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_ShallowBoat_Default (0xB31CF9B6584E0423) - Could not find template object for LineBatchComponent [2026.05.24-12.34.47:810][ 5]LogStreaming: Warning: Missing Dependency, missing script import 0x247BC8F9ED4CB489 for package /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Ketch_Default [2026.05.24-12.34.47:810][ 5]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Ketch_Default (0xE67A8635F2713708) /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Ketch_Default (0xE67A8635F2713708) - Could not find template object for LineBatchComponent [2026.05.24-12.34.47:811][ 5]LogStreaming: Warning: Missing Dependency, missing script import 0x247BC8F9ED4CB489 for package /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Brig_Default [2026.05.24-12.34.47:811][ 5]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Brig_Default (0xEAE817DC155B2480) /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Brig_Default (0xEAE817DC155B2480) - Could not find template object for LineBatchComponent [2026.05.24-12.34.47:813][ 5]LogStreaming: Warning: Missing Dependency, missing script import 0x247BC8F9ED4CB489 for package /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Frigate_Default [2026.05.24-12.34.47:814][ 5]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Frigate_Default (0x83368A58A67ABBE4) /Game/Gameplay/Water/Character/PlayerShips/BP_Ship_Frigate_Default (0x83368A58A67ABBE4) - Could not find template object for LineBatchComponent

[rose crane]

does anyone know whats the issue with my game setting resetting to ramdom stuff every time i relaunch the game? i got a 1440p monitor but every time i lauch the game it sets itself to 4k resolution fullscreen mode with all settings to lowest.

[jaunty tide]

I only had VRAM-related crashes when exiting to the main menu. Very annoying, but only in this specific situation.

All gameplay was fine, no crashes, only perf issues.

Check the logs in ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/3041230/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/R5/Saved/, they may give you some insight.

[red widget]

old message, but have you figured this out? im having crazy lag in multiplayer

[iron prism]

question about my server. before the update it was good but now that i have updated it changed the world ID and boot it up it keeps changing the world id to a new world. reading others glad im not the only one having this issue.

[hardy frigate]

mine can crash at any point, running around, boarding enemy ships and just walking around in base it doesnt have any special occation just crashes when it wants too

add out collecting plant fiber to the list of crashes as well

[barren robin]

Hey. I don't know if this is the correct server to ask but I keep getting disconnected whenever I am playing at my friends server. This has been going on for quite some time. Has anyone ever experienced it and how can I fix it?

[fickle hatch]

Hey all, I'm running the Steam Windrose Dedicated Server on a secondary laptop. I've noticed that after a few days of running (unsure of how many exactly) but the server will shut down. Is this a feature or am I doing something wrong? I'm not running the server from Steam, I go into the local files and run the StarServerForeground while steam is not running. Is there a config I need to adjust to make the server not auto-close after a few days?

[jaunty tide]

The dedicated server can crash in certain situations. The best you can do is use an auto-restart script.

[proud meadow]

Played today without my crash for 45min while TRYING to trigger, @marsh glen .
I did 2 things, but won't say what quite yet until I test for stability a bit more. Because if it's not a solution, it's not a solution. Gotta confirm. If I forget, poke me back here in like a day or 2, please.

For anyone else reading this: trying to fix "Fatal Error!" game hang/crash

[limpid plinth]

i need help Stuck infinity loading server and I try to delete save folder in appdata,verify game data but I didnt fix I need help

[rich berry]

Windrose sees your old world DB
BUT considers it “inconsistent version”
therefore it does NOT register it as a valid active island
then it creates a brand new island automatically

So the server is not truly loading FC56 anymore.

This also explains ALL the previous behavior:

fog reset
world duplication
generated IDs
restoration loops

The important part is this:

Restore backup has finished successfully

BUT:

Worlds count: 0

Meaning:

the DB itself restores, but fails validation as a usable current island.

At this point, the issue is no longer Pterodactyl/Wings/Linux/Wine.

The issue is:

the save format itself
OR incomplete save restoration
OR missing companion databases/files

And honestly, based on your archive contents earlier, I strongly suspect:

you do NOT have the full save ecosystem, only the world DB.

Because Windrose is clearly expecting:

island registry metadata
root document collections
account/player mappings
world registration records

Windrose no longer recognizes FC56 as a valid ACTIVE island
so it generates a fresh world instead
which prevents your original world from becoming the live runtime world

And based on the logs, that is almost certainly because:

some companion metadata/database files are missing

I HAVE THE WORLDS FOLDER (the one that named the long string of number and letters) FROM MY FRIENDS SERVER WHERE WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING. I HAVE TRIED EVERY FIX MENTIONED HERE AND FROM THE WEBSITE. BUT THE ABOVE MESSAGE IS THE SUMMATION THAT CHAT GPT GAVE ME WHEN I HAD IT READ THE LOGS FROM MY MOST RECENT SERVER START UP ATTEMPT. what is the fix here? do i need the entire r5 folder and try to place that into the server? Is the original worlds folder from a previous version of Windrose and so its just not being recognized? Please help me somebody

[marsh glen]

why do people think Chat GPT is the end all be all solution, and it's going to spit out the absolute answer..

some companion metadata/database files are missing

Although,.. your AI inquiry did tell you why you're failing, you're just choosing not to acknowledge that you really didn't follow the Guide/linked discussions/FAQ's.

My suggestion is to actually read the guide, or the linked chats, or the FAQ's in the pin, see what folders you actually do need, where to place them, and how.
All of your questions have been answered, with numerous success.

Linux is the same base file structure and principles, your root directory file structure may differ slightly before your Windrose base paths.

[void path]

probably weird question but do we know if they're hirign developers to get the game updaes out faster?

[errant path]

I believe it got patched, yeah! I've been having not as much lag anymore, but that could change.

[glossy patrol]

are na servers down? i can't seem to connect to them

[serene dome]

this crap aint working for me

ive tried it 3 times

This world wipe crap after an update is a disgrace...

[proud meadow]

Crashed again. So no, did not fix. Just greatly lessened the instances of. Oh well. I tried

[marsh glen]

Bummer

[honest lance]

Hi, can anyone tell me if it’s possible to transfer a privately hosted server map into a dedicated server?

[quasi hearth]

Hello all! I apologize if this has been answered, and/or this is in the incorrect place, but I’m not sure where to ask.

This message pops up every time I start the game. This photo is the only game error I’ve gotten with a brand new laptop. Yes I’m sure it runs directx12, and yes we’ve done the obvious fixes (I’m pretty sure) and yes I’ve had my “techy” friend look into the issue and update ALL the drivers and what not. I think I just need to know if anyone else is having this issue, and if they’ve been able to resolve it??

[marsh glen]

It's an ongoing issue reported by a lot of users, I'm not sure a resolve has been found yet, and likely needs to be addressed by the developers.

[charred scroll]

@quasi hearth What GPU do you have?

[empty crescent]

It seems that when i am ata the sea i get 0 issues and i do not disconnect but the moment i go into islands that there is vegatation the game crashes. Is this a shader problem that might be fixable somehow? I even tried putting the settings on low and it is not helping

[charred scroll]

Have you verified the game on Steam?

[odd cliff]

has any one else had an issue with the chain shots no longer work, since the last update they no longer connect when fired at sails. the hit reg works against anything else with a hit box, but when it comes to sails the just pass through.

[charred scroll]

Yes that is currently bugged

[empty crescent]

multiple times

[charred scroll]

You have the latest gpu drivers?

[empty crescent]

I do, everything is updated. I have done the check list of checking drivers try to run as administator bla bla bla nothing works

[charred scroll]

You reinstalled the game completely?

[empty crescent]

yes

[charred scroll]

You've run a sfc scan?

[odd cliff]

yeh same issue here been through the normal procedure

[empty crescent]

yes, at this point apart from blaming compatibility with AMD i do not know what it can be

[charred scroll]

What's your GPU?

[empty crescent]

AMD radeon RX 7800 XT

[charred scroll]

Maybe try rolling back to a previous driver 🤔

[lusty canyon]

Hey guys, hope yall are doing well.
I have a question.
Is it possible to move my Nitrado Server world to my Offline world?
I have copied the World Files from the server and have moved the copy to my PC's world file, but when I launch the game, it says:

"Failed to migrate some of your save files to the new game version"

Action to follow:
"Data is broken and cannot be migrated to the new version. Record will be deleted."

[jaunty tide]

Use DDU, and roll back to driver 26.3.1 with automatic updates disabled. There are known issues with other UE5 games on drivers 26.5.1 and 26.5.2 that could also be affecting Windrose.

[graceful vigil]

https://www.reddit.com/r/crosswind/comments/1tmt08p/possible_fix_for_dedicated_server_missing/
I found a fix 🙂

I tested it for about 30 minutes doing login/logout cycles with my wife helping me.
It worked every single time. And she was VERY patient with all my testing spam 😂

[teal bear]

Is anybody else on a dedicated/hosted server having issues with the server suddenly not letting people log in (even though other players are playing just fine)? A server restart seems to fix it, but it starts happening again after another several hours of play

[rough solstice]

Hihi, im having issues with trying to move a saved world in my dedicated server back into a normal single/multi-player world.
I have followed all directions i can find that guide on how to move it from the dedicated server to a normal singe-player world save again, but nothing works properly. It brings the save back to a previous backup no matter what i do. I want to load into the world where i left off in the dedicated server.
It will not transfer the world "as is" in the server, it will only load a previous backup it seems. Im not sure what to do, I wanted to have a backup option for when i cant pay for another month of the dedicated server so i can continue on this world from where i leave off.
Is this not possible? Anyone have any advice or guidance?
-# Please ping me with any response! Ty!

[graceful vigil]

You have to copy RockyDB_v2 and RockyDB_v2_Backup folders here %LOCALAPPDATA%\R5\Saved\Config\Windows\[idnumber]\

[oak crescent]

ive tried to play several times this morning and keep gettin and app hangup screen is there a fix for this?

[late rose]

pinned messages

[pastel bloom]

She cant find the folder there, I dont know if it affects anything but shes using the nitrado serv,

She said theres no ID folder at all, engine, game user settings and input is all she sees

[lusty canyon]

I'm having the same problem and am also on a Nitrado Server

[graceful vigil]

Sorry I don't know how nitrato works on backups/export 😞

If you have file access you can try to search for Windrose Dedicated Server\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default folder. It contains RockyDB_v2* folders

[queen flame]

I can't do it the other way around...

[pastel bloom]

Yea it sucks

[lusty canyon]

I have the RockyDB_v2 folder and the RockyDB_v2 backup files from the Nitrado server but will this delete my character if I swap the folders??

[empty crescent]

crash is still happening, less often but still happens

[graceful vigil]

The character is saved in steam cloud. Not related to world save

[lusty canyon]

Ok i'll make a backup of the local original game files just incase and try subbing the folders

[grand yacht]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE IT SO YOUR OTHER SHIPS WILL FOLLOW YOUR FLAGSHIP LIKE A WHOLE FLEET AND ATTACK SHIPS THAT SHOOT YOU OR THAT YOU SHOOT

[lusty canyon]

That worked, the save file shows up ingame for me now

[rich mason]

Suddenly today im hit with a lot of crashes when fast travelling between FT-points. Game just freezes. No problem at all last 5 days, today suddenly alot. Any1 else having that problem?

[grand yacht]

i did the other day but it was only when on my boat going some where not from land to another land

[arctic cape]

saw a reddit comment about a video here to restore a save after its been deleted due to corrupt cloud saves can anyone link it?

[wraith night]

server limit maxxed?

[idle magnet]

game keeps freezing when i go to change my character

[upbeat venture]

game keep freezing every time i try to login to my server with my level 14 character..

[tepid radish]

Can't join the server I've been playing on for 2 weeks now. No "wrong password" or other message. Just after entering the loading screen, I get dumped onto the main menu screen.
I can fully load into solo mode.

[graceful vigil]

Have you checked R5.log on client and server for the reason?

[tepid radish]

this? something about GPU crashing or being removed, but like i posted, i can do solo. idk how to check the server

[red raven]

any solution for frozen loading screen i try solution on google that delete something in player file but not work

[grave copper]

Still freezing ?

[ember flicker]

My friend's server did that after an update, once the map/server was brought up to current game version, it worked again.

[tepid radish]

I guess I'll get in touch with the server owner then

[granite ravine]

Still having issues on the steam deck.
Game runs fine on solo but when I try to play co-op it takes no less than 10 seconds after loading into the world and it freezes.
This started happening after the update.

Devs if you want more info I'll give you whatever you need, please fix this.

[last crypt]

Hello, my friend and I are having a problem. When I try to play online together, my friend's game freezes. Before the last update, we were playing normally. Solo play works fine for him. What could be the problem?

[shrewd drift]

I have a dedicated server that I run myself on a server in my home I was playing yesterday and I deleted a structure that holds up a very larger portion of my base by mistake and now the game will not run because of all of the resources spilling out could someone tell me how to roll back my server just 1 day so that it goes back before i deleted the support and collapsed the base

[dark elk]

do you have the backups enabled to go here

[shrewd drift]

i will have to check

and if i dont is there another way or no

[dark elk]

nope, and the only way to "remove actors" that are causing issues like that is only in memory and can cause corruption

[shrewd drift]

ok thanx i will check

[dark elk]

what you MIGHT be able to do is copy the dedicated server's world file over to fingle player and just "let it run" while it dumps everything (might take hours depending on how much it is) then lower your settings and pray

EDIT I'm keeping the "fingle" player typo because that's funny af but I have a TON of stuff open and my computer's sluggish atm

[shrewd drift]

@dark elk and if I do have the backups would I just remove the earlier folders then load the server back up again

sorry remove the most recent folders

i ment

[dark elk]

Place the world folder from the backup into the dedi

ie: place this:

here

[shrewd drift]

ah gotcha

[bleak hare]

why is this game broken since the first update?

error in loading screen "programm dont response"...and complete PC is frozen, only restart helps

[sour cove]

Anyone have any ideas? I have a dedicated server at home on my home server. Been running a champ. I made a character for the server, and yesterday, I mistakenly joined my single player world with my server character. Now, when I load back into my server, the character makes the entire server crash. I created a new character and it joined to the server with zero issues. But if I load in with the other guy, crashes the server totally.