EE-AOC reload time bug

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hello everyone!
I recently tried to install the game on my new windows 8 computer, after some problems I managed to get it work (setting the compatibility to windows 7), but I have a problem: nearly always all the units have no reload time! some units like the artillery don't have to reload (that's really destructive) other like the citizens doesn't shot at all. I already had a similar problem with my ptrevious XP computer but it happened very rarely and only with the bombard.
Sometimes it works but it's maybe one time on a thousand....
the normal game works fine but it would be nice if also the expansions works.
thanks in advance for your answers

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any ideas?
it's a known bug or it happens only to me?

[Arntzen]

1. If you're using a torrent, please download EE unlimited and do step 2, but by using EE unlimited.
2. Uninstall, delete the Sierra folder and then reinstall (this fixes like 99,9% of the problems).
3. Try compatibility of win xp service pack 3.


The bombard bug happens to everyone. It only happens due to minor lagg, and once the bug has happened the bombard wont shoot again.

[lightnessking.]

1. If you're using a torrent, please download EE unlimited and do step 2, but by using EE unlimited.
2. Uninstall, delete the Sierra folder and then reinstall (this fixes like 99,9% of the problems).
3. Try compatibility of win xp service pack 3.


The bombard bug happens to everyone. It only happens due to minor lagg, and once the bug has happened the bombard wont shoot again.

It will shoot after f11 ~ 10-20 minutes. (depends how long it has been shooting for lol.)

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I discovered the problem happens only if there is a world pop mod (like 5000 world pop or 13200 world pop). If I remove that aoc works fine (the normal ee works fine also with the mod).
I tried reinstalling all but nothing changed, I tried to use windows xp sp3 compatibility but there's the same problem (and also that the screen freezes after some seconds, that's why i'm using windows 7 compatibility). I also tried changing the video settings but the problem persists. If nobody has a solution I'll simply use the normal EE or aoc with the classic 1200 population limit...

thinking that lowering the world pop limit would have made the game work I tried modding the mod so I created a 2400 world pop mod but it didn't work . If someone is interested I also made a 65500 world pop mod...

EDIT: ah, I'm using an original CD from a gold edition pack (actually the aoc CD is a copy of my original cd 'cause it has broken some years ago)