Server Stuck Initializing (Building Environment)
Tags: server, initializing, worldgen, troubleshooting
If the server never finishes startup or clients hang on Building Environment, start by verifying world generation and storage performance.
Give the world time
- Large worlds can take several minutes to generate on first boot.
- Slow HDDs extend world generation and feel like a hang.
- Check for progress messages in the server log before restarting.
Check world generation progress
- Look for repeated errors or missing prefab warnings.
- Verify the map size and seed match your config.
- Move the save to SSD storage if load times are extreme.
Verify mods and prefabs
- Temporarily remove mods and start vanilla.
- Restore mods one at a time to find the offender.
- Update or remove prefabs that fail to load in logs.
Reset a stuck world safely
- Back up the entire save folder.
- Rename the world folder and restart to generate a fresh world.
- Restore the backup if the new world loads successfully.
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