There is probably a script that runs some kind of check or routine each next minute that results in the sim freezing for a while every time a minute is completed. Then it starts again, then freezes etc


i patched it to address this issue, it seems to run fine one my machine. hopefully it will ...

you were right: patch 5 per-minute checks and the 5 minute watchdog reread whole unit and contact lists on the minute so the next update (patch 6) does the same work with a fraction of the calls and the pause should be gone.

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Description
STRAIT OF HORMUZ 2026 THE SOUTHERN ROUTE

DATE
3 September 2026, 0100Z

DURATION
24 hours

COMPLEXITY ...

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COMMAND: MODERN OPERATIONS · DB3000 v515
SUROVIKIN'S RETURN
THE FORTRESS BELT

Description
Surovikin's Return ...

after reading the pdf manual, i solved this problem on all my CM titles by holding down the V key when starting the game.

Build: CMO IKE v1.55b1 (1.04.114749 or beta)
Method: PBEM/Discord (jheinrichk#7040) or Dropbox
Scenario: Steam Workshop Scenario, Opponent's Choice
Size & Period: Large & Present Day
Game Skill level: Difficulty: Yellow-Red. Complexity: Yellow-Red.
Status: Open

1. The End of Françafrique
2. Gaddafi's Legacy
3. Canary's Cage
4. Shamal
5. Sakhalin or Karafuto