No idea on the release date for the patch, although it sounds like it should be "very soon" - hopefully this week. As far as the game is concerned, the only major bug I've encountered is that my APC is now stuck in the Delta BOS base. Apparently the ceiling is too low. Anyway, I have experienced NO crashes. I would also guess that the patch will make certain aspects of the game much more dificult, since I think it's supposed to improve the AI amoung other things. Anyway, maybe I'm one of a select lucky few as far as bugs go. But I am definitely enjoying the game. (I also enjoyed the demo, though, so if you don't like the demo, the game probably isn't for you.)
Incidentally, for the curious, here are my system specs:
Win98 SE (almost all patches and updates applied, including IE5.5)
A-Bit BE6-II motherboard - Intel BX chipset running BIOS BEH_UH
GeForce 2 GTS 32 MB running nVidia ref. drivers v10.80
196 MB RAM (392 MB swap file)
30 GB Maxtor HD (shouldn't matter)
Arueal Vortex2 2500 sound card with latest (last) A3D ref. drivers
3COM 3C905C Network Card
Zoom!95 Modem (not being used, since I have DSL)
I would guess that the sound, graphics, motherboard, and drivers are the key things to consider. Also, the amount of RAM and the fact that I have a large swap file may help. So if anyone has a computer with a configuration similar to mine and you're having problems, try and pinpoint the differences. It *might* help.
