[RAF_Magpie]

hey man, I dont know if you tried it, but try to use the english fix located here:

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Also, i know it might be a bit of a pain, but you may also like to try version 9.0 - I myself still use it without any trouble - and IMHO the most solid of the lot;

(The link is inoperative) Download > ENG_Sound_mod_Version_09.exe

Your 'splash screen' and some other things might still be in russian, but you can fix the splash screen with a custom one from here;

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try all that, and you should find that things are more... understandable...

good luck,

Mag's