Help with features

[main knot]

Generally speaking when debugging cases like this, you'll need to

1. Start from the top (What is not working?)
2. Narrow the issue down (When is it not working?)
3. Figure out the exact problem (Why is it not working?) and
4. Find a solution (How can I fix it?)

You already seem to have done steps 1 and 2.
Without providing further information (like an error message you may be getting, or details on what is not working as expected in other ways), no-one here will be able to tell you exactly what to do.

However, I'll try to make an educated guess:
Since you have to first open up the Options Menu (when), perhaps the loading of player preferences is tied to the actual menu (which it should not be, that could be your why). And since preferences are not loaded when you don't open the menu, things relying on their values won't work in the game (what).
If that is the case, a fix would most likely be, to load preferences at the start of the game - regardless of whether the menu was actually opened.

[frosty jungle]

No, I don't have any error that explains what's doing that. For me, it's working fine if I don't go to the menu but on other PCs, it doesn't. I specifically noticed that on old gen laptops or PCs with outdated software (specifically, one of the oldest Windows 10 versions). Thanks for helping anyway!

[frosty jungle]

I actually still need some help with this

[main knot]

You'll need to give more information on what you're trying to do, and what about it is not working (in the way you expect it to). Otherwise it will be difficult, if not impossible, to help you.