just tried the latest beta patch released in the last 24 hrs (vers 1.08.18956) and the initial impression is that it solves a significant number of old chestnuts

people with recent reports of ctd's in the last few months (since prev beta patches) seem not to have the problem anymore (maybe some might, but most already report no issues)

gfx performance, slightly further improved (previous beta patched had provided the main leap forward in fpsec performance, but had introduced some new glitches like the tree's visual prob). these annoying gfx bugs from prev beta patches have now been sorted out it seems, and i havnt detected any new significant issues. the hurricane issue is fixed, bomb sight problem fixed, ....... improved AI wing-men commands, no major mass suicide problems on landing anymore (havnt tested beyond that, but i suspect not all AI commands are fixed yet).

for me, some of the biggest and most annoying issue seems to have been addressed right now, and it makes it playable for me. looking at the online servers, atag has jumped to 60 users right now so its looking good. if only they'd now address the coop issue and get some offline/online dynamic campaign servers ! hope others here have a similar positive impression, and for sure worth a try if you havnt played CoD for a while

note: this patch is BETA, so can be expected to still have some issues (hopefully just minor), if you find certain problems/issues, take a moment and post them in the 1C feedback thread for bug reports.
note 2: for those who dont have a high end monster pc, reduce building density and detail to reduce the visibility distance for "building popup"

Have tried a number of patch sites, and seem to be hamstrung with download speed around 12 KB/s...
And this is at 5 AM my time zone. Was the same last night. Everyone and their dog on this maybe?

Edit: yes, others reporting miserable D/L speeds as well, however, those lucky enough have good things to say after install.

Had two CTD's here already.. bummer!

Have you tried the torrent links Fearless posted in the original patch thread, some are significantly faster than others. The direct downloads are much slower.

I now have issues I didn't before, a lot of stuttering down low, occasional CTD's, lowered my settings and it got more noticeable. It was much better in the last Beta.

Edit: I tried playing with some settings, started with all on High then gradually scaled it back, no grass, fewer trees and buildings shadows till I got to all medium and nothing helped, then I went back in and removed the UBI logo (I forgot before), incredible! everything got instantly smoother so reminder to everyone to remove that little gem.

Aha.. good spot!
Can someone remind me how to get rid of the logo again please!
Did it ages ago but can't remember how to do it now

edit, found the old post at the banana forums! get rid of ubi logo intro

remember to follow the correct patch install instructions, eg restore your CoD to a legitimate steam integrity status (with the steam checker), delete cache files etc, then install patch etc... exact instructions are provided in the 1c patch release thread

that is more likely to be the issue then an actual patch quality problem (going by initial feedback from other users, including myself)

It's good here for me, I did follow the few pointers frog pointed out as well, regarding verifying files with steam etc

Yes TROOPER it's a learning process again. Now how do I start up a spitfire!>!

Yes, did all that as usual, but still got two ctd's last night.
I've got rid of the ubi logo, but not had chance to fly it again yet, I'll do that tonight... but I did run the black death track and it ran smoother than before!
Looking at other forums, there are alot of thumbs up.. but there are still people getting ctd's and other problems, so it's still not 100%.
If I can actualy play the thing without it crashing again, then that will be a huge step forward for me...

Agreed TROOPER, I had a CTD last night and one just now, this after about 3 or so hours of flying. I had only one Ctd in the previous 400 hours of flying. Still much better IMO