Same problem here. After the 20 february 2026 patch the time freeze problem is fixed, but now the game just freezes and crashes to desktop, which is worse. I've tried all the usual solutions, nothing works. An entirely new game after re-installing seemed to work fine at first, but after about three in-game days the game started crashing again. Restarting it, will allow playing for a few in-game hours before crashing again. So this makes the game only playable if you're willing to save every in-game hour en restart every time. So.... NOT!
Honest question: why does every fix create new bugs and issues?