I've done this countless times and not crashed the server. I believe it is a coincidence.

Was it raining or windy? You might need to make a stone fireplace in those conditions in order to ignite it.

It's one of the icons above each textbox input field.

When I do this, it does not connect me to the last server I played. Instead it connects me to the server I played second to last.

I can confirm that you are now able to stand up from the sitting position when this happens.

Did you wait the full fifteen seconds to log out?

Exit the server and reconnect.

I have similar specs and have the same issues. I used to play in Ultra-4K but have had to drop down to 1920x1080 and still get low FPS in some areas.

Yes.

Okay, maybe it's 45 degrees.