So I've had similar things happen to me as well. Particularly freezing on zoning. After a bunch of googling/searching I found this thread.
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...ighlight=Crash
Which suggested that it might be network related. Someone solved their issues using a VPN. I also tried using a VPN and it worked for me as well. Not sure why that fixes it, but it seemed to.