Patch 1.10 and has not solved my problem with friezes during the game.
Game stops freezing only if I disable one core of processor for the process of the game.
Wanted to buy expansion, but because it it is compatible only with version 1.10 will have to be postponed until frezes will be fixed.

My configuration - Intel Core2 Duo 8400, gtx570.

With version 1.6 i dont have any freezes.
The problem started with version 1.8 (or 1.7)

Minimum system requirements - Windows:
Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz or AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870

You are trying to play a game on a computer way below specs.