The problem definitely isn't with the patches!!!
I installed all these patches myself, but my version 1.0 is a purchased (licensed) one... not downloaded. So, installing them on top of it works perfectly...

Thanks, that's what I thought :) I'll have to try and find and buy a licensed copy. Ugh, I really don't like doing that – usually, I get everything for free :) This time, I almost succeeded, but it failed. First, I installed a Russian pirated version that I downloaded. As I already wrote, patches install on it without errors, but there's a catch – the game doesn't launch after that :) Then I took the patched executable, uninstalled the game. I also had an English version 1.0 – a disk image, stolen from the FTP server at work :) I installed it. I tried patching it with these patches, but it complains and doesn't patch :) Then I took the previously patched executable and put it in, and it launches!!! It says version 1.5!!! But since the game is in English, I can't load the starting save. I had some kind of Russian localization, I tried it, but it's useless; when loading the starting save, it gives an error, and I can't even read what the error is :) Maybe there's a way to trick it and install the patches on a non-licensed version. I don't have time to figure it out. I'll try to buy one. If I can't find one, I'll miss the tournament. I would have liked to get at least some rating, but I don't have much time – I'll be leaving for a month soon. Even if I buy a license, I might not have time.