B42 main menu has no text

[pallid kraken]

i've tried it with and without mods, reinstalling the game, nothing has worked

[nimble shore]

Can you try doing a full reinstall?
First, uninstall the game, then go to "Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid" and make sure there are no leftover files or folders there.
After that, go to “C:\Users\%UserProfile%\Zomboid” and delete everything there except the “Saves” folder.
Then just install the game again and see if that helps.

[pallid kraken]

will try this

[pallid kraken]

this did not work 😔