If we are putting a number on acceptable crashes per gameplay hour, I think 0 is a good, acceptable number. Good games shouldn't crash, and certainly not frequently or consistently. I just finished over 40 hours of X-com and crashed only once, and it still made me mad.

That said, I'm not crashing when I play FE. But I fully support anyone who does that should demand a crash-free game.

Yea, memory leaks are the only real issue I have.  The game is very ready for release.  I own hundreds of PC games, literally hundreds.  This game as it is right now would be among the best in terms of stability at release.  

Yep, no crashing here either.

Remember MoM?? Of course you do...

It crashed...especially with that Whirlwind spell...really touch and go.

I guess what I getting at is: these crashes impact the game less that trying to cast or do something in the game. Most, if not all, are mitigatable.

Ultimately, it would be nice if Stardock was able to flush out these last few...but if they do, it will be at the cost of balancing concerns...cause it's being released on Oct 23. The frog has spoken.

We had some installer issues with 0.99 unfortunately.  We're going to be releasing an update tonight with an improved installer. But not everyone's data files got updated the same.

Also, for those of you who modify your data in some way, be aware that this can, at this stage of big patches (which won't exist post 1.0 because you won't see 900+ megabyte "patches) it's best to reinstall from scratch if you're modding.

Hopefully the updated installer will fix it.  So when you say crash, you're saying you got a lockup or it actually crashed?

The updated installer should fix the data crash (won't affect Steam users as Steam's installer doesn't have the issue).  But updated EXE should address the lockup reports we got.

Crashing with the .991 update.  The opening menu loads, I click New, loading proceeds for roughly 15 seconds, and then CTD.  I'm uninstalling and downloading the full beta now. 

The programdata subdirectory indicated in the Reporting thread is for Win7.  If anyone can tell me where to look for the appropriate archive on WinXP, I'll be more than happy to upload it.  I asked about this once before, and suggested amending the thread accordingly.  No response was received.  I am reminded of Kraxis' canny observation when the Kingdom forces left him stranded: "What am I, chopped liver?"

I'm afraid I uninstalled about 90 minutes ago, after finding no link to the archive for WinXP players, and no archive after doing a brief directory search.  I figured that as nobody had put up that information since the request was made four months ago, chances were it wouldn't show up anytime soon, and just getting the basic info out was important.

If CTDs happen again after a full reinstall, I'll be more than willing to upload the files.  Assuming someone can tell me where they are.

I hope that's the case, because after the lengthy download and reinstallation, the same CTD occurs repeatedly from the main menu.

Problem was solved, in any case--with thanks to Derek for his timely response.  It appears I had to regenerate the My Games/Fallen Enchantress directory completely.  Simply removing existing mod content and leaving "Use Mods" unchecked under Options wasn't sufficient.