Okay. I'm on "gauss rifle" level, beam weapons analyzed, best ship availible - starchaser. Game stopped again.
Same here. And there are too many ufos and too many of the same missions (and too many missions). About two missions per day, maybe? (well, they are less, if I shoot down the ufos above the sea, which I'm doing right now, but it's getting so boring with this "no progress" part of the game.)
I'm on the easier level than normal (not the easiest). The game went well till october, than I had a gap until december and in january the game stopped again (and I'm now in february).
I don't know. I think, the game speed should depend on the items you're researching, because this is the real progress in your game. Playing 40 (of the same) missions (automissions at this point don't work anymore, because my squad dies everytime [and I don't know why]) and with no progress in the game at all, this is... boring.
I never played to the end of the game and I don't know, if I have the time to do it this time. The game lenght is way too long, in my opinion.