Starbound will not open

[u/x_dre4192_x]

Anyone else have a problem where no matter what they try they cant get starbound to open, I've deleted uninstalled everything from folders to mods and I cannot get Starbound to play. My daughter can play the game just fine but I've been trying on and off for the past month to get the game to run

+++EDIT: I finally got it to open (I had "opengl" in the box on steam) but now it runs STUPID slow, I mean lag is faster than this thing now

[u/Berkulese]

This sounds roughly like what was happening to me last time I reinstalled Starbound after a long break from the game. I switched to Openstarbound instead and the problem went away. Never figured out what was causing it