Game freezes and lags even worse after 1.18.31 update

The 1.18.30 update made the game lag and freeze every time it auto saves and sometimes in between, and it was freezing just as long as it was playable, which was bad enough. The 1.18.31 update made it even worse, I haven't been able to play longer than a few seconds without it freezing for close to a minute or longer so the game is totally unplayable now.