3.50 beta hotfix for Windows was just put live, and those who are playing beta will get auto-updated. Other operating systems will have to wait a little longer. The following were fixed (in Windows version) -- and naturally still persist in OS X and Linux 3.50 betas.
3.50beta2 for Windows - changelog:
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- fixed: spells screen background music not stopping upon exiting the screen by selecting manually performed spell
- fixed: crashes upon talking to villagers (in villages with lots of animals)
- fixed: kota villages not recognized as proper villages, and not stocked with goods either
- fixed: animals who ate carcasses dropped their own bones on the spot instead of the bones of the actual eaten species
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