Ok, I'll try that (the reduced colors trick).
What about the ini file? I've been trying to edit it and it won't let me do anything. I applied the patch, but I keep getting 'access is denied', and it's not even a read-only file.
EDIT: set the colors to 16-bit, managed to get a skirmish mission (Wrath of Khan) to load, but it crashed as soon as I tried to select the Reliant as a target. Further attempts yield similar results. Like I said, was a fresh (from the CD) install that I patched up to 2552 before adding 2563.
I should also mention that I have been out of the loop regarding SFC mods for several years, so please bear with me.
EDIT 2: Managed to fix the ini file (apparently my computer forgot that my account IS the admin account, so it was blocking edits to it), but I'm still having issues. Managed to get The Surprise Reversed to load, but as soon as I tried to target a ship, it froze. Had to end the program via the task manager. I honestly am at a loss as to what is going on. Resolution is set to 6 (1920x1080).