>>374116894
what i did in the last 15 mins:
uninstall and delete vrchat
reinstall vrchat
re-apply melonloader 0.5.3
download only the 'dependency' mods (actionmenuAPI, UI Expansion kit, VRChat utility kit)

and im still getting errors in the console. (pic attached)
i visited the actionmenu and vrchat utility githubs to grab the XMLs (as the melonassistant doesnt grab them) and that didnt seem to help or change anything. 

i went ahead further and just threw some 'reliable looking' mods into my mod folder to see if they'll work anyway. some are working (portable mirror, join notify, nameplate stats). some arent working (no performance stats, player list). overall this is extremely frustrating.