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AN UPDATE: My "hunch" proven correct. I have installed older, 0.14.5, version of the game, (re)generated xml/ini files by launching it and creating new Galaxy, and then updated client to currently stable version, 0.15.8. As you can guess, I faced exactly same problem as with Beta Patch - client stops responding at most minor actions. Looks like something on my end causes incompatibility with xml/ini utility files located in "roaming/Avorion", if game version is changed with these files already generated. At least now I know that the problem is and how to fix it ;)

As for system changes: literally nothing, not even anti-virus update, since buying the game on 9th of March. Here are three samples batches attached, in zip archive. Batch 1 made in clean, freshly installed game. Batch 2 made after upgrade to 0.16.3 Beta Patch. "Hang up" cases attached. Batch 3 made after downgrade to 0.15.8. "Hang up" cases attached. Each sample made in new, generated Galaxy. Side note: Problem not exclusive to 0.16.3 - first Beta I tried was 0.16.2, was exactly same behavior. As speculation, I think there is some glitch in patching if xml/ini files ("roaming/avorion") from older version already exists (I hope to test it with legacy versions like 0.14 and so tomorrow). How and why this is unique to my machine, on the other hand... :o log_samples.zip

And it just becomes even more weird. Wiping out game files (aside form "galaxies" and "shipyard" folders) located in "roaming/Avorion" (I am using Windows 7) appears to fix the issue. As it looks, installing Beta 0.16 over the client with these files already generated in 0.15, makes the game unplayable. Interestingly enough, re-generating these files (as in "delete and lauchn the game") one-by-one does nothing - game remains "corrupted".

It can be provoked by nearly everything. Leaving aside immediate lack of response after galaxy loaded, there was: Firing Drone's Mining Lasers. Doing barrel roll in Drone. Pressing "m" button for Galaxy Map. Other GUI shortcuts. Attempt at docking with station while in Drone. Et cetera - nearly any action makes game unresponsive. Important context: all this happens after just starting the new game. I literally spawn up as Drone in brand new Galaxy, do something and game/client stops responding. Trying to reload after this usually cases lack of response right after load. Nothing notable in logs. As for how long - so far all of them were "dead end". Game becomes fully unresponsive while music continue to play. White screen, "application stopped responding" message from Windows, the usual deal for cases there game(s) not flat out crash to desktop. Waiting is pointless and does nothing - unlike, lets use as example, cases of physics glitches I seen people reporting (screen freezes and after some time unfreezes with player ship rapidly rotating on all three axis) and experienced myself. The most puzzling thing is "corruption" after downgrade back to 0.15.8 - and is pretty much the reason I decided to report this instead of simply waiting it out till next stable version or migrating the game to proper desktop computer :)

You, perhaps, misunderstood. Beta patch, so far, is guaranteed to go unresponsive on action/load. Moving around, interacting with station, using shortcut, et cetera. This persists after downgrading back to stable (as in it is still guaranteed to hang up). Clean (re)install fixes this. Clean stable does go unresponsive from time to time (rare). I do have 45 hours of gameplay in 0.15.8 - since around March 9th. Anyway, in attachment is my DxDiag output file. TL;DR: I literally cannot play Beta and Downgraded versions of the game. DxDiag.zip

This is probably one of the strangest bug I have encountered ever since being introduced to original Doom many years ago. That happens (and how): Freshly installed game of currently stable version 0.15.8 works pretty much perfect aside from occasional "hang up" on entering the sector (usual "application does not respond" deal). This ended the moment I decided to upgrade to beta version 0.16.2 (mainly for "pause" and some QoL stuff)... Game client started to "hang up" with terrifying stability on basic actions or immediately after loading is done for. "Fine", I though, "I can always downgrade back" ;D Now, imagine my surprise when I have discovered that the client is essentially corrupted and still "hangs up" even after downgrading back to 0.15.8 :o Full removal of the game and fresh installation via Steam fixes this, thank spirits... ;) Now, the Beta is updated to 0.16.3, the issue still the same and I have done some testing and sampling: In Beta Patch game stops responding or on most basic actions (some time even on moving around or pressing shortcut) or immediately after galaxy is loaded. Issue remains the same after downgrading back to 0.15.8 and only fixed by full re-installation of the game. So far, whole "glitch" is extremely consistent and reproduced without a fail. Main Menu loads and works perfectly fine. I have batch of samples and associated logs prepared - except it is an 31 megabytes zip archive and cannot be attached via forum.