Did it require nerfing ?
Ok, just beat the final boss with just under 60/90 days left (timer).
Anyone know if the map stays same or can I not reach some locations anymore after becoming baroness??
Hiring custom adventurers was fixed.
As far as I know, the "first time loading, please wait a bit longer" is always there when you load the game, it's not related to crashes or issues.
I'm not crashing on exit, but I always use "exit to desktop". One person on Steam said he crashed on exit from the game menu, but not from the game via the "exit to desktop".
Well, I'm a happy camper now that I can create a custom companion or two. I'm running a full 6 person party, plus my pet. I created a Magus for a little firepower and have been doing a lot of exploration. I've run into the evil gnome a few times and I've run into one bandit that had an item that was wanted at Oleg's. My Sacred Huntsmaster is level 4 and I picked up Harrim the cleric.