User blog comment:Zdenek2106/LA DC experience/@comment-32882200-20190331141114

Got to the end, too, in versions 1.3003, 1.4002, 1.4005 and 1.4007.

I agree with you that 1.4007 introduced some nasty bugs, e.g. corrupted save games and the FUBAR'ed inventory. And it is also true that 1.4007 didn't fix some of the old, well known (at least to the community, if not to the devs) bugs like the "application made an erroneous call it had enough information to avoid" crash and the mute Seriy and Hermit.

But the bugs are not game breaking (see the wiki for workarounds) and most of the crashes can be avoided by switching to static lighting (and not touching any other configuration dials). And, of course, save often.

All versions have their pros and cons, as Byte Me already wrote maybe 1.4002 works better for you. Because in the end LA is a great game and definitely not just a "crippled S.T.A.L.K.E.R.".