thanks for all the help guys, glad to see this old game still has a good fanbase. i changed the settings now easily enough so hopefully i have no more problems.
perhaps i am too impatient when it comes to gaming. i will try using slower TC from now on and accept that i will have to play a patrol for 3 days with saves instead of 2 hours lol
i am still quite the noob here so expect to see more mediocre problem posts in the future