Seems like the update is incompatible with my old save...took my last exported backup to the main site and it froze the game at the loading screen over there as well.
when selling gems, the sell button should prob dissapear when your out of gems. It also always "states" that it sell the gems of 0 gold. I didn't check the math but it seems I am receiving the right gold. Also bought items at times that put me in negitive gold. don't remember what they were
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