Not sure if it's something I triggered. I did upgrade my radeon drivers from 12.x to 13.x, but the game was working fine for several hours after that update.
I don't recall changing any settings immediately prior to this issue starting, but i tried changing them to see if it made a difference:
FSAA: 0 and 4
VSync: No and Yes
Windowed mode, and full screen
I've tried changing the in-game settings (fancy shaders, terrain cutting, force single threading).
I've tried importing my crew to a new game, and starting a new game altogether.
I tried a computer restart
computer specs:
AMD Radeon HD 6800 series
windows 7
intel i5 processor.
Any suggestions?
p.s. Bought this game today, and looking forward to 0.40