Bug: main menu vanishing after some time

[Valtaya]

Pressed ESC to open main menu, did save the game, had to go afk, when I returned few minutes later, the main menu was closed and I did not remember that it was opened, so I clicked on some UI button and the game froze... had to kill the stellar tectic task and restart the game, luckily saved before.

So the bug is that the menu disappeared, if it was still there, I would nove have click any other button and no freeze would happen.
I thought this is an issue when minimizing the game to desktop, but this time it did happen while the game was still running in foreground.
Repeated this 2 more times just to make sure.

[Stellar Tactics]

Are these the steps to reproduce the issue? I cannot reproduce the bug with these steps below, so there must be something else I need to do if you can repeat the issue.

In game - a ground location for example:
1) Press ESC to open menu
2) Save a game (Save game menu closes, ESC menu is closed automatically - game is back to play mode)
3) Wait for a while?
4) Press any UI key and the game is locked up?

Or is it:
1) Press ESC to open menu
2) Wait for a while and the main menu is gone when it was visible before you waited? As in, the game is closing the main menu by itself?
3) Press any UI key and the game is locked up?

And you say minimize the window? Or just alt-tab to another window?

[Valtaya]

It happens both in space and on ground.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Open menu with ESC
2) Wait a while (menu is gone)
3) Press ESC to open menu again
4) Press ESC to close menu
5) continue playing

When I use some command while the menu is up but "hidden" (after step 2), like combat or stand/crouch or group movement or use some gadget (like the experimental translocator), than the game freezes and I have to kill the task.

Alt+D or Alt+Tab to another application running. Btw I am currently in Aznar Ruins and it did not happen. Though I would not have posted this, if it did not happen before was written.

Edit: And here we go, actualy glad you asked about steps to reprocude, tested my self and...

When I press F5 for quick save and open the menu right aftwards, the menu vanisshes after the "game saved" message appears. The menu is still there, just does not allow various actions (like rotating the camera with right mouse or click to move), while other actions (like the buttons on the hotbar or key to active them without clicking), cause a freeze.

I would say it is a minor bug, should be fixed at some point, but nothing big and urgent.

[Stellar Tactics]

Ok, I can 100% reproduce this. Thanks for the bug report. Steps are:

1) Press F5 to quick save
2) Immediately press ESC to bring up main menu
3) A gamed saved message will be displayed and the main menu will dissapear
4) Press any icon on the hotbar or any key (likely even inventory hotkeys etc) and the game will be locked up and require a hard restart.

There is another bug that is related to this that I already have fixed in the development build where UI elements behind the main menu (ESC) and certain other menus can be interacted with. This would also cause similar problems.

I'll get this fixed.

[Valtaya]

Aye, that are the steps. :)