In 1.23, I checked the pre-load option and restarted the game, only for it to crash during pre-loading around 20%, a message saying "Couldn't load file: battle/ForestBG.jpg" coming up.
Edit: Tried a second time, with a different message coming up saying "Couldn't load dependencies of asset: enemies/GolemFuta.png"
Also I tried deleting and redownloading the game to try to find a way around it, but it still has the pre-load option ticked I guess, so unless if I can find a way to change it through editing a config or wherever it may be, I effectively cannot play at the moment.