I don't expect a beta to be free of bugs, but if we are going to play through these bugs, first we need a save function that works and is stable, then we need an autosave.
I'm trying to evaluate the economic system for 1b, and I'm getting nowhere. I'm lucky if I can squeeze out 10 turns. If we had a working autosave, it would go a long way to help us do our job as beta testers if general stability is not going to be a priority.