Maybe it only affects new saves? I�ll have to test it out.
No, my pre-existing save in Act 2 now can't progress the game because every time I kill the hostile shadow-cursed Quartermaster Tali the game stops letting me do anything (it doesn't freeze, it just stops letting you move, change character, end turn, use abilities, or even save or load, and if you return to the Main Menu it doesn't autosave like it should as it's Honour Mode and the loading screen gets stuck on 0% forever until you close the game with Task Manager).
I've seen others claim this happens when you kill ANY merchant in the game, but I killed the merregon merchant and it didn't happen (though maybe it didn't count him as a merchant as I went straight into combat rather than the peaceful route in that bit). I have also seen someone say it's happening to them in the assault on Moonrise Towers whenever they kill the hostile bugbear merchant.
This bug makes you unable to progress the game and is the first game breaking bug that renders the game unplayable I've ever encountered... so as a frustrated player who can no longer play the game it is kind of bonkers to me that Larian hasn't hotfixed or rollbacked anything or even said a single word about any of this in 3 days. I'm not used to complaining, I don't like to spread negativity, but this blows.
(And, as always, no, I am not using any mods, never have and probably never will, I'm not much of a modder).
