Thanks Andrew, obviously my question is indeed a good one - one of Civ2's great mysteries!
I read through the thread you pointed to... indeed, my own experimentation accords with those posted - activating the patch does NOT necessarily crash the game, it doesn't seem to affect treaties & negotiations either, so the only suggestion left is the submarines theory or the extra usage of marines. Not sure what to make of all this except to ignore it.
Thanks for your help!
Michael
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