Please help! I need help with Operation Flaspoint & Fade

[ede]

I'm not sure if "Fade" is just a clever cover up for buggy software..
But I have witnessed my copy of Op Flash fall apart here and there.
In particular, the compass works as it should when first loaded, but, usually after the first re-try or loaded save position, it no longer works.

I've also witness the textures blanking out. This happened on the mission where you're alone in the woods. After I noticed my compass failed (which I thought was perhaps bullet gone stray, and destroying my compass as opposed to my aorta), I travelled in what was most likely the "wrong" direction, for a very long time. The screen soon began to falll apart, showing less and less textures as I continued to walk in my set route.

I dunno.

This also all happened while playing on Win2K Pro, which is reportedly buggy. I've yet to try the patch.

ede