I have no idea if this is supposed to be this way ( hard to believe it would be)
Definitly not!
or if something went awry when I patched to Version 1.45 somewhere near last half of Act 1.
yes... had you re-saved your last save just after patching?
i think it must be done
i had a very similar prob
and had never really solved it (except begin a new game)...
