Hello peeps, 

This has been an issue for me on every single open dev for the game. I am able to open the game and get to the screen where you can change the settings and characters just fine. When I click start, it takes upwards of 1 hour just to finish loading. Afterwards, if I can get past the first turn then I have no more issues. It shouldn't be my computer since I can run way more demanding games then Humankind just fine. 

I've tried restarting and change the settings and that had minimal effect if any. I also have an issue where if the games is loading and I click any key on the keyboard the game will just crash. 

Any help is appreciated. I dont want to wait an hour and can't do anything on my computer for an hour just to play a game. I really enjoyed the game when I actually can play it.