I have been unable to play this game since the first beta iteration. I waited a month until this current version, .87 has come out. I can't get beyond the early game without it crashing. If I reload from a save it will crash a turn or so from that point.
I used to play Fallen Enchantress with 27 other AI players and yet the most I can get with LH is 13. And it takes much longer to load.
Not sure what is going on but I hope I am able to play the release version. It looks really nice with a tremendous sense of atmosphere, something I don't experience in any game of this nature. The game itself has improved from good to maybe great.