We have fixed couple of issues with Win8 crash among them.
2012-11-29 [v1.06]--Fixed
Fixed the bug causing the game to crash under Win 8
Fixed problems with reinforcing units under certain supply level
Fixed problem with bad reading of constant values
--Gameplay
Modified balance to favor USSR human player against German AI. Now human player should have possibility to win against German AI on normal level
Matrix and Slitherine version can be downloaded here:
http://www2.wastelands-interactive.com/ ... matrix.zip
This is a beta version of the patch, which means you have to unzip and start it manually, from the new exe, not from the start menu.
Others can download the patch via autoupdater