Thanks to Raze I downloaded the 'items hack' and used it to set the sight on 2 of my armor items to 10. This brought sight to my hero and I can venture again. The only problems I have found are. 1. The Dark Forest map is now COMPLETELY cleared, even places where I had not ventured, 2. Verdistis and the Sewers went back to black maps but do clear as I venture there again. 3.And this is what tells me it has to be a sight calculation problem, with just running around to check things out, I ended up with Burliegh again in the bar fight. Well, seems like when ALL my items are removed, I am blind again and could not "see" him to target and fight. Overall so far I am able to venture and intermingle again with both NPC's and enemies. As time goes on I will report any other good or bad peculiarities with this 'temporary' fix,