I've just finished the Berger's Factory mission and gotten hold of several panzerkleins.

But when I returned to base, all the characters are totally stuck in the commanders office!!!!!
If I try to leave this room through the door, I either get "Can't find path" or just simply get sucked straight back into the commanders office again!!!!!

Is the game wanting me to do something with the commander?

But when I talk to him - all that happens is the usual choose squad member screen!!!!! Which is useless as I've already got a full squad of six!!!!!

WTF is going on?!

This has brought this game to a total and utter halt!!!!!

PS/ I can't even attach the screenshot I wanted to show you all of the problem. This damn pile of crap "attach" button will not do jack shit neither!!!!!

That's strange. When you return to base, you should start in the hallway, not the office. There's nothing you need to do with the commander, as far as I remember. He's only there to swap out squad members. A few things to try:

Are you clicking on the door to leave, or on the floor beyond the door? Both methods should work to get you to leave, but try both and see if that does anything.

Can you move your squad members around in the room? Maybe try moving them away from the door.

Can you click the "leave" button in the top bar of the interface? That should allow you to leave base any time.

I never ran into this issue, so I'm sorry I can't be of more help.

No problem Grilledfish..... I kinda guessed it was an usual problem.....

Your advice has helped though..... I could indeed press the "leave" button to go back into the field, and eventually after returning to base it placed my squad in the Panzerklein lab - not the commanders office. It took a good dozen tries - but since then the game has behaved as normal.

Strange bug though - typical Nival game..... just like the old Microprose..... great games, full of detailed realism, but full of bugs too!!!!!

TY Gf!!!!

Great! I'm glad it worked out.

I agree, it's a great game, despite the bugs.