Yep. Another one of these topics. Previous to this patch, I used the community d3d9.dll fix, and my game worked more or less as it should, but after the most recent patch, the game will crash to desktop after a few minutes of play, and my framerate has dropped significantly.

So that's what, three patches that are doing more damage than good so far? Not terribly impressed at this point.

I have the same problem with d3d9.dll no longer working, see this thread:

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1139556-confirmed-new-patch-breaks-d3d9dll-fix/