Re: the freezing issue, I have had the same problem as well, a large explosion causes the screen to freeze for a few seconds.
After some troubleshooting, it does seem to be caused by the FX mod since the stock explosions, the initial torpedo explosions and the small secondaries caused by ongoing fires are not a problem. It is the large explosions which accompanies the destruction of the ship which causes the freeze.
Looking in the mod, the only likely suspect I see would be the new secondary_explosions files in Data/Library. Perhaps the new large explosion effects are too taxing?
I have a ATI 6950 which should not have any problem with these effects.
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