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spent one point in the aura of guarding skill


Nope, the magic barrier skill is in the survivor path - yours is a mage skill. The decision is up to you - I didn't mind the slowdown (memory leak) in Verdistis - but as Bernhard said, some gameplay bugs are a bother if you don't know how to react correctly. And version 1.0034 allows more quick save slots.
Kiya

I'd still like an answer, if downloading the zipped patch and splitting it is possible.