> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.refined.frotty27.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Troubleshooting

> Fixes for the usual problems with Refined - Graphics: no options tab, an effect that does nothing, and frames that drop.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="There is no Refined - Graphics tab in Options">
    The game didn't load the mod. Check these in order:

    1. EasyAntiCheat is off. Turn it off in the game's launcher and choose **Run & Save as default**. Mods with their own code don't load while it's on.
    2. The folder is `Mods\Refined-Graphics`, with `ModInfo.xml` directly inside it. A zip unpacked into one more folder, such as `Mods\Refined-Graphics\Refined-Graphics`, isn't found. The game's log has a line starting `[MODS]` for every folder it tries.
    3. The mod is made for 7 Days To Die V3.2. A different game version may not load it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The Video tab came back">
    Another mod added a row to the game's Video page that the Refined - Graphics tab can't show. The game's Video tab comes back so you can still reach that row. The log names it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I turned an effect on and nothing changed">
    * Another visual mod may already change the same thing. The **Other Visual Mods** line on the General tab names it.
    * The row may be greyed out because a game option it builds on is off. Press **Apply** after you change that option.
    * A setting with the "applies when a world loads" sign needs a new world load, or a restart.
    * Hold the [compare key](/graphics/options-page#compare-key) in a world. If the picture changes, the effect works; it may only be subtle.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="An effect switched itself off">
    If another visual mod changes what one of our effects changes, that effect starts switched off. Switch it on again if you want both. The [list of mods we know](/graphics/other-visual-mods) shows which effects.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The game runs slower">
    On the General tab, look at **Total Performance Impact** and **Most Impact**. Switch off the effects that cost the most, or choose the **Fixes** preset. The **Off** preset gives you the game as it is.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I can't tell whether the mod causes it">
    Hold the [compare key](/graphics/options-page#compare-key) in a world, or choose the **Off** preset. If the problem stays, it isn't a Refined Graphics effect.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I want to start over">
    Press **Defaults** on the General tab. To reset everything by hand, close the game and delete `settings.txt` in `%APPDATA%\7DaysToDie\Refined\Graphics`. The file holds only what you changed.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Where is the log?">
    The game writes it to `%APPDATA%\7DaysToDie\logs`. Paste that into the File Explorer address bar and take the newest file. Our lines start with `[Refined.Graphics]`. Warnings are yellow and errors red in the game's console, which opens with F1.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

Still stuck? [Report a bug](/graphics/report-a-bug) and attach your log file.


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