ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

As of today, 10/5, I am having an issue where when I start up ToME the background has a white screen rather than the normal artsy images(such as the ones for EoR or the leader of Zigur). On top of that, the game is running very slowly. The mouse over blue around the menu lags behind a ton, and when in game I am getting 1 or 2 frames per second, and extreme delay on my inputs. Does anyone know the cause and/or the solution? My steam name is The Orange King and my in game name is Swingus.

Thanks!