paschott: Anyone else noticing this? I set it to Windowed mode - 1600x900 resolution but resolution doesn't seem to matter. I choose a team and the game seems to hang @ 79% loading. This is on the latest version (installed today using Galaxy client). I hear a scribbling sound as it hits 79%, but the screen never changes.

I just tried full screen, restarting with a new team, but I can't get past the Loading @ 79% once I see my team on the screen. Not sure how to proceed.

Dev_Null: Did you ever resolve this? I'm seeing exactly this problem in the latest release...

martinm4: Same problem here. Just download it Jun 2018. The game goes on, but thee screen is stuck at loading 79%.

squid830: I had the same issue recently as well. It appears that there is some kind of incompatibility of save files between versions, which has an effect even if you don't currently have a game on-going.

What worked for me was to find the save directory (on Windows: <UserDir>\Documents\Renowned Explorers International Society), and rename it to something else. After that I ran the game and started a new game, and it worked!

After that I quit, and then copied some files from the old save directory across so that I didn't lose all the progress/unlocks. I think the only files needed are:
- savedata\achievements
- savedata\metagame.1

Once I copied those files back, I restarted the game and it now works properly, plus all my previous unlocks are still there.

Games in progress will be lost, as that's where the issue appears to be. So as long as you don't go copying any of the save game files (e.g. game, or save_1.1, etc.) things should be fine.