I can really only provide text for this. Not sure about how to include a game file, etc.
As per the subject line, quite often when transitioning between zones the loading process can take minutes, where it used to take seconds.
The strange thing to do that seems to speed up the loading process when it appears to be stuck is to press ctrl-alt-delete repeatedly to minimize Last Epoch and then to switch back to Last Epoch again. And again, and again, until it finally works.
The graphics option has been “full screen” for this new and unfortunate development. It was the same before, though, and there were no loading screen problems earlier.
This isn’t a game-breaking bug. But, it’s effectively fairly close because when transitions to new areas are so slow it breaks momentum and immersion in the game.
Thank you for all you do and hopefully this can be addressed.