Hi Asid. Thanks for the reply. My laptop specs: Dell Latitude 3440, 8Gb RAM, Integrated Intel HD Graphics, No dedicated graphic card" - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1,
Processor: 1.70 gigahertz Intel Core i5-4210U,
RAM: 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0X0J08 (SOCKET 0)
Display: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family [Display adapter]
I have ESET Endpoint Antivirus (Nod32) running. I'll try to turn it off during gameplay (plus your other suggestions) and see if that helps. It's not a deal-breaker. I still thoroughly enjoyed playing the offline Patrol Recon_M1A2_HD.sce last night, where my units got slaughtered one by one by the enemy. Problem was I split them up and sent them out on individual assault way points like on some death-wish search-and-destroy mission. Individual lambs to the slaughter. I stumbled upon enemy units which promptly took me out.