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Thanks a lot, magic9mushroom, I will try what you've written.

Thanks for your reply! Maybe the huge negative score comes from a couple of alien ships that are over North Pole. They have been stuck there for years, and since they are airborne, I cannot deal with them. However I catch so many other ships, aliens and equipment that (I think) should be more than enough to counterbalance these 'Robert Peary epigones'.

Hi there!
I've been playing Terror from the Deep (under DOSBox) for a very long time, but it seems that some bug prevents me to continue after the committee meeting of December 2042. I get this message:
I received the same message two years prior, but loading a game solved the problem. Now it does not work.
The reason is unknown for me. Aliens are in a hopeless situation, they lose one or two dreadnoughts per week during failed base attacks. No alien terrors remained unresponded. No alien bases are there in the oceans. My bank account holds 150 million bucks. And I get the message that I have failed. (I tried selling my huge stocks as well, making a total sum of 220 million, but it did not work either.)
Maybe is it because of the bad monthly rating? The rating is -2238 in December 2042, though the funding would increase by $248,000, if I was allowed to continue.
Is there any means to increase monthy rating with a hex editor?
I have played this game for lots and lots of hours till I reached to this point, I don't want to lose the invested time. I'd be grateful for any help.