Usability of current Exult

[Maywind]

Dear Exult team,
In the context of the news currently published on the official website's main page, I'd like to ask about the usability of the current revisions of Exult. I'm planning a playthrough for both U7 and SI (got both recently from GOG) and I'm curious if the latest snapshot, given the (quite serious?) bugs outlined in the news, is actually playable. If I make multiple saved games and be psychologically ready to revert to an older save if anything goes south, would it be possible for me to play through both U7 and SI (both with expansion packs) or will I eventually come across an issue that will ultimately render the game incompletable no matter what? If so, is there any known information about any particular revision that is known to be completable, even if with possible issues? If it's not currently possible to fully play through U7/SI without encountering game-breaking bugs using Exult, is it maybe a more viable option to play through these games using DosBox (as they are released on GOG.com), even though with a very old and dated DOS engine? Thank you very much in advance for your response.
Best regards.

[Dominus]

you can play through both games, you just might need to cheat in SI at the abandoned outpost trap. otherwise you will get slaughtered

I might have painted a too dark picture with that bug...

you can try playing a bit with the dos version and then exult or better first exult then dos version. you won't like to play the dos version anymore

[Maywind]

Gotcha! Does the abandoned outpost trap bug always happen or is there a chance of it happening/not happening? Also, what would be the way to cheat through it without "cheating more than necessary", if that makes sense? Is there any sort of guide or tip?

[Dominus]

It will always happen. The bug is that the rapid fireball shooter does not stop shooting and it fires at the avatar, so you die quickly without any chance of survival. The original only shoots once.
So just enable the god mode for this bit.

[Maywind]

Thanks for the info and help!
As a little suggestion: maybe it'd be worth it to post this in that news message so that others can have a more precise information about what to expect and how to work around it. At least I found your information here very helpful, I now feel more confident going into an Exult playthrough through both U7 and SI using the current snapshot.