So, I'm not sure where to post this. I don't know if it's caused by mods (Shouldn't be...) or patches, or if it's just me or what.

Basically the game has slowly taken longer and longer to open, and now frankly it's quite absurd. I open the launcher and click play, the launcher closes. Then nothing happens, for a very long time. It's gotten to the point where I can get up, get a drink, stretch, etc before the game appears and the logo/menu plays.

Does anyone know what would cause this? I have literally no mods installed, except my own WIP. I did just get the unofficial patches a few days ago, but this problem has been building for at least a month or two now so they shouldn't have anything to do with it. I also have all 3 DLC installed, and the High Res DLC.

Any suggestions? It turns trying to test real fast into a huge ordeal because it takes so dang long for the game to open...

And incase it matters, I have plenty of computer to power the game. AMD Quad core, black edition 4.0ghz, 8gb ddr3, Radeon 1gb HD 6850, so I doubt the game is 'overpowering' my comp or something and loading up super slowly...

Thanks for any input,
AJV