OK I've downloaded the game and I have downloaded all the DLL files and downloaded the upgrade, I have even tried playing it in the mirror but Story Mode just ends up freezing after I pick my players. But then the loading screen where it shows updates says it's only 50% done. It wont load anymore either. But I can play the game online against other people....

alright... looks like things got even worse (once again)... the web space providers that we are using are tweaking our accounts so that the game loading times seems to get slower and longer with each day (even on fast connections)

the other day it took me 5 minutes to get a 300 game module on a dsl connection (something that normally takes 2 seconds)

in anycase... since we can't solve the server problems (over night) here are some solutions:

ifu'r stuck @ the loading screen (and can't even get the "ok" button to continue) and the game "just sit there"... first thing, check ifu'r modem is working... (are you sending information back and forth ?? ie: are the two "modem lights" in the bottom right of the screen beside the clock blinking ??) if so... just... give it some time time.... if not, CLOSE the window, and try to load the game once again)

i think i forgot to mention this in the past... but the game will auto-append the download (on most computers).... so if youget some of the game loaded... it stops... just re-open the game window to "append the download"

if you keep on clearing the cache after ever time you close the game, you won't be able to "append the download" ... so u'll just keep going through the loop of gettin' some 70% of the game over and over again (forever)....

soo... clearing u'r cache helps... but DONT' do it every time the loading bar stops and u close the game window... and ifu'r not sure how, here are the exact instructions on how to do it in Internet Explorer (IE):

1: go to "tools" and "internet options"
2: in there, u'll see a "delete files" button, press it...
3: a new window will pop-up with a "delete all offline content" check box... CHECK IT... and press "ok"
4: u'r done

i hope this helps a few people... for the hopeless ones for whom nothing seems to work... my advice is to grab the "downloadable" version of the game... :biggrin: