My first suspect is RAM. I believe that you are hitting the memory limit during the load. Try opening the Task Manager during the game load and check how much RAM are used
Yeah, that seems to be it. I just tried to make some space but it's not helping. I'm so confused by this. I have no trouble running heavier games that should be using much more RAM.
I was able to run it on my laptop earlier but that one is meant for work, so the performance was terrible in spite of using the lowest settings. Either way, I'm hoping to be able to run the next release on my computer so I can actually form a proper opinion on it. I'll keep an eye on it!