Downloaded new patch v.1.11. Again Nada. Although, I must say performance has gotten even better! Then I click Ship Manager and "KABLOOHEY": Baaaaad laaaaag. Puta madre. Deleting all custom ship designs does seem to do the trick though? OK minus 90% gameplay then. Woo expletive hoo...!
Debug Message: Version v1.11 last updated on: Mon May 8 11:15:04 2006
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System Info
Time: 5/10/2006, 11:28:17
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: THOMAS
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: eMachine
System Model: Shadow-K8
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Processor: Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Physical Memory: 510MB RAM
Page File: 260MB used, 1219MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS