The server status link here: http://globalscrim.com/status_xsyon/ indicates the server is up.

I am frozen for the last several minutes at "Loading Entities:

Windows Vista 64 bit with Xyson installed exactly where the installer wanted it. Nvidia 9800 gtx

Windows indicates the following:

Description:
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
Application Name: Xsyon.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4bd984cb
Hang Signature: 4d79
Hang Type: 1
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: 3d06e122f27332ecd7e944b8b98a7b19
Additional Hang Signature 2: fd22
Additional Hang Signature 3: 2220db5dd639835f26f556ba35ce14b8
Additional Hang Signature 4: 3032
Additional Hang Signature 5: 61d7470f7815e78f50026fce6af3dc4f
Additional Hang Signature 6: a21f
Additional Hang Signature 7: dfd5e79a94357a3a12224293db32ffdc