The game was crashing and in my case it was because of the mods, I had many outdated ones.
You're asking if it works without mods, why don't you try it for yourself? After testing whether or not it's the mods, all you have to do is delete them all and install them again if you want. That's what I did, and I'm playing the update just fine without any issues, the delay might be due to some objects with "jiggle physics". (At least with me)
Good luck.