diff --git a/desktop/src/io/anuke/mindustry/desktop/CrashHandler.java b/desktop/src/io/anuke/mindustry/desktop/CrashHandler.java
index 53bcd7302f..935fc85f5a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/io/anuke/mindustry/desktop/CrashHandler.java
+++ b/desktop/src/io/anuke/mindustry/desktop/CrashHandler.java
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ import java.io.StringWriter;
 public class CrashHandler{
 
     public static void handle(Throwable e){
+        if(e.getMessage() != null && (e.getMessage().contains("Couldn't create window") || e.getMessage().contains("OpenGL 2.0 or higher"))){
+            try{
+                javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(javax.swing.UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
+            }catch(Throwable ignored){}
+            javax.swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Your graphics card does not support OpenGL 2.0!\n" +
+                "Try to update your graphics drivers.\n\n" +
+                "(If that doesn't work, your computer just doesn't support Mindustry.)",
+                "oh no", javax.swing.JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
+        }
+
         e.printStackTrace();
 
         //don't create crash logs for me (anuke), as it's expected
diff --git a/desktop/src/io/anuke/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java b/desktop/src/io/anuke/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
index 6143b3f367..aabde84354 100644
--- a/desktop/src/io/anuke/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
+++ b/desktop/src/io/anuke/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package io.anuke.mindustry.desktop;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.ApplicationListener;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.Preferences;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Application;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3ApplicationConfiguration;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.ObjectMap;
 import io.anuke.kryonet.KryoClient;
 import io.anuke.kryonet.KryoServer;
 import io.anuke.mindustry.Mindustry;
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ import io.anuke.mindustry.core.Platform;
 import io.anuke.mindustry.net.Net;
 
 public class DesktopLauncher extends Lwjgl3Application{
-    ObjectMap<String, Preferences> prefmap;
 
     public DesktopLauncher(ApplicationListener listener, Lwjgl3ApplicationConfiguration config){
         super(listener, config);
diff --git a/server/src/io/anuke/mindustry/server/ServerLauncher.java b/server/src/io/anuke/mindustry/server/ServerLauncher.java
index 69b1451953..b9c82c56d6 100644
--- a/server/src/io/anuke/mindustry/server/ServerLauncher.java
+++ b/server/src/io/anuke/mindustry/server/ServerLauncher.java
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ package io.anuke.mindustry.server;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.ApplicationListener;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.Preferences;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.headless.HeadlessApplication;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.headless.HeadlessApplicationConfiguration;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.ObjectMap;
 import io.anuke.kryonet.KryoClient;
 import io.anuke.kryonet.KryoServer;
 import io.anuke.mindustry.net.Net;
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ import io.anuke.ucore.util.EmptyLogger;
 import io.anuke.ucore.util.OS;
 
 public class ServerLauncher extends HeadlessApplication{
-    ObjectMap<String, Preferences> prefmap;
 
     public ServerLauncher(ApplicationListener listener, HeadlessApplicationConfiguration config){
         super(listener, config);