Game will not start.

[stiff siren]

Hello, I was playing today and when i was about to attack an enemy the game brought me to the loading screen. Once waiting a few minuets with no change, i decided to close the game and reopen it. Once i selected my character and pressed start it will show me the loading screen for 5 seconds and bring me back to the character screen. How can this be fixed?

[tropic sierra]

Thanks for the report. Are you playing solo-offline or online on some kind of rented hosting?

[stiff siren]

im playing solo

[tropic sierra]

Try creating a new character and joining your old world
Try creating a new world and joining it with your old character

So we know if the problem is in your char or world.

[stiff siren]

so i made a new world and used my current character and everything was saved (level, crafts, etc)

i tried my first world and it still is giving me the loading screen and kicking me out

[tropic sierra]

Can you please provide your logs and save? We'll look into it, but Im afraid we might not be able to restore the world.

[lone token]

BUG REPORTING GUIDE

Please share your game logs, game saves, crash dumps, and DxDiag. These are essential for diagnosing and fixing bugs.

HOW TO FIND LOGS

Game logs are located here:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\R5\Saved\Logs

Server logs are located here:
R5\Builds\WindowsServer\R5\Saved\Logs

To get there, open Steam, find Windrose in your library, right-click it, then go to Manage → Browse local files. From there, archive the files in the Logs folder and share them with us.

Please name your logs in a way that describes the problem, for example: Crashedwhile_fighting_Dodo.log

HOW TO FIND SAVES

Your saves are located here:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles
Please close the game before archiving your saves!

If you are playing on a dedicated server:
• Stop both the client and the dedicated server.
• Find and archive your server logs and world save.

Dedicated server logs are located here:
R5\Saved\Logs

Dedicated server saves are located here:
R5\Saved\SaveProfiles

To get there, open Steam, find Windrose Dedicated Server in your library, right-click it, then go to Manage → Browse local files (or go to the folder where your Windrose Dedicated Server is stored).

Please close the dedicated server before archiving your saves.

HOW TO FIND CRASH DUMPS

If crashes are involved, please share crash dumps:

Game client dumps (if play offline)
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\R5\Saved\Crashes
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\R5\.sentry-native

Server dumps (if you self-host from game client)
SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Windrose\R5\Builds\WindowsServer\R5\.sentry-native
SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Windrose\R5\Builds\WindowsServer\R5\Saved\Crashes

Dedicated server dumps
Windrose Dedicated Server\R5\.sentry-native
Windrose Dedicated Server\R5\Saved\Crashes

HOW TO FIND DXDIAG

Please also include your DxDiag report. This is your PC specifications in .txt format:

• Press Win + R.
• Type dxdiag and press Enter.
• When the tool opens, click Save All Information.
• Save the .txt file and attach it to your report.

Any additional screenshots and/or videos are HIGHLY appreciated!

[stiff siren]

thank you. however i will continue with the new world that im in. I just have to find the all the vendors again and im basically back in the same spot as my first world. I understand its an early access game (that im loving) and there will be issues but having this function that you can use your current character in new world that has everything saved about them is a wonderful thing. Im very much looking forward to see where this game goes!