lucid blocks

GPU-related fixes

• upgrade your graphics driver version. please do not use the built-in Windows driver tool. instead, look up the dedicated driver installer for your GPU (for example: Intel, AMD, NVIDIA) and use that tool instead.
• if you've used programs like NVIDIA Control Panel or AMD Software, reset any 3D settings to their defaults.
• switch to integrated graphics if your device supports it.
• lower your graphics preset in-game.

other common fixes

• reinstall the game and verify Steam files.
• disable your antivirus or add lucid blocks as an exception.
• run the game from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\lucid-blocks\lucid-blocks\lucid-blocks.exe in the file system rather than from the Steam client.
• turn off Smart App Control on your device.

can't click on Steam Deck

switch to Proton 9.0! this is a known Steam bug.

can't fullscreen / taskbar won't go away

press f11 to toggle fullscreen.

the window is too big for my screen

press windows key + arrow key to forcefully resize the window. this should make the title bar visible for you to move and resize the window properly.

locating backups

don't panic, the game stores back-ups of the previous ten saves within the %APPDATA%/lucid blocks/backups/ folder. each subfolder corresponds to a snapshot of a qualia before you saved it. to find the matching backup, look through the backup_info.txt files inside each subfolder to check the name of the qualia (it'll look a little garbled, but you can find a piece of text like "s:qualia_name","s:[your qualia name]" as shown in the image below with a qualia titled home,home).

recovery

before proceeding, copy all %APPDATA%/lucid blocks/ contents to a safe locations on your device in case you mess up the recovery process and need to start over.

assuming you found the correct backup, open the backup_info.txt file to find the UUID of your save file (it should look like a string of random numbers and letters, such as a1a07956-bdd0-41ed-b3de-349e9a9598f).

next, copy and paste the data.txt and register.txt files into %APPDATA%/lucid blocks/qualia/{the UUID you found}/ (or gift_qualia if you downloaded this qualia from the firmament). if you did this correctly, your save file will function properly the next time you start the game.