Small maps on multiplayer are fine. Large maps, after a certain amount of time, everybody experiences frequent freezes, i.e. every couple of seconds. They last the same amount of time every time, roughly four seconds.

Small = 20 planets, 6 players
Large = 3 system random, 6-8 players

Things I've Tried
Restarting Sins.
Restarting all computers.
Turning off Auto-Record.
Turning off Auto-Save.
Turning off Malice.

Nothing has had any effect at all.

This has been occurring since I first tried it (1.03).

My Tuesday-night Sins plans are in trouble.

Myd