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Installation Issues

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Summer won’t start

Symptoms: Application crashes on launch or shows error dialog Solutions:
  • Update your graphics drivers
  • Run as administrator (Windows) or with sudo (Linux)
  • Check system requirements are met
  • Disable antivirus temporarily during installation

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Missing dependencies

Symptoms: “DLL not found” or library errors Solutions:
  • Install Visual C++ Redistributables (Windows)
  • Update to latest macOS version (macOS)
  • Install required packages: sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dev (Ubuntu)

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AI Chat Issues

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AI not responding

Symptoms: Chat shows “Thinking…” indefinitely Solutions:
  • Check internet connection
  • Verify account authentication
  • Restart Summer
  • Check if you’ve hit usage limits

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Poor AI responses

Symptoms: AI doesn’t understand requests or makes wrong changes Solutions:
  • Be more specific in your requests
  • Provide context: “In the player script, make the jump higher”
  • Break complex requests into smaller parts
  • Check if project indexing is complete

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Performance Issues

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Slow project loading

Symptoms: Long delays when opening projects Solutions:
  • Close other resource-intensive applications
  • Exclude project from antivirus scanning
  • Use SSD storage for better performance
  • Clear Summer’s cache: ~/.summer/cache/

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High memory usage

Symptoms: System becomes sluggish with Summer open Solutions:
  • Close unused projects
  • Reduce viewport quality in settings
  • Limit concurrent AI operations
  • Increase system RAM if possible

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Project Issues

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Changes not applying

Symptoms: AI says it made changes but nothing happened Solutions:
  • Check if files are read-only
  • Ensure you have write permissions
  • Look for errors in the output panel
  • Try manual undo/redo to refresh

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Lost work

Symptoms: Recent changes disappeared Solutions:
  • Check version control history
  • Look in ~/.summer/backups/ folder
  • Use Summer’s built-in recovery tool
  • Enable auto-save in preferences

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Authentication Problems

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Can’t sign in

Symptoms: Login fails with valid credentials Solutions:
  • Reset password on website
  • Clear stored credentials in Summer
  • Check firewall isn’t blocking Summer
  • Try signing in through browser first

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API key issues

Symptoms: API calls fail with authentication errors Solutions:
  • Regenerate API key in dashboard
  • Check key format (no extra spaces/characters)
  • Verify account tier supports API access
  • Test with curl first to isolate issues

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Getting Help

If these solutions don’t work:

Discord Community

Get help from other users and the Summer team

Email Support

Direct support from our team

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Bug Reports

When reporting bugs, include:
  • Summer version
  • Operating system
  • Steps to reproduce
  • Error messages or logs
  • Project details (if relevant)
Log locations:
  • Windows: %APPDATA%/Summer/logs/
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Summer/logs/
  • Linux: ~/.local/share/Summer/logs/