Thanks for reporting this. I’m sorry you ran into issues. I definitely want to track this down and resolve it.
To help me reproduce it, could you let me know:
o Which BETA version are you playing (current is v1.91)
o Your Windows version
o CPU, GPU, and RAM, if available
When you say the game bogs down, does it feel like consistent lag or a freeze? And does the restart happen every time when leaving the first town heading south, or only sometimes?
If you have a screenshot of the crash log, that would be extremely helpful.
Thanks again for taking the time to report this.