... so I tried to play again. Too many questionable / glitched things in previous playthrough so a clean slate was required.
Also, in my stupidity, I assumed that if I play the murder path I will somehow have the option to kill / eliminate people I don't like. Eh. All I got were different glitches.
1. So for starters, when I look in the mirror I get some absurd numbers like 511174. And I can bet my bottom dollar that at day 3-4 was ok. It's a safe bet because I have the saves and I checked.
2. The moment Legion escaped from cellar, Kate vanished from park. I checked (with cheats - she went in location 184 - hotel room 101). I had to manually move her in 47 (park entrance) so I could finish her quest "properly". Also have saves before and after cheat.
3. So the long overdue Sarah charm opportunity presented. Oh, happy day! ... Only to discover she pretty much loses the ability to talk. No information about dangers at night, vampires, nothing about ghosts. (Yes, I also have a save after charming her when I give the vine bottle)
4. So in order to make Lilith appear, I cheated (again). People -> vampyre I switched "uncharmed" in "reset to start of events". Yes, I have the save. However, I have zero knowledge on how the things are supposed to unfold. Because I had zero game information about how to proceed. After she (inexplicably) didn't attacked me or Sarah or Lauren I finally managed to learn Unlife (but I suspect I have something to do with the spell explicative dialogue being a pop-up instead of button of text). After that, suddenly Esmeralda had info on vamps and library had books about stakes. So now I have stakes but I can't use them. Lilith is charmed and her presence (and icon) is annoying and disturbing and I have no means to kill her (and I tried to talk pretty much with everyone, even the fkn Aquarium janitor).
5. And of course the dream about Elian popped immediately.
6. Had sex with Keana but neither nuns in church or Sarah have any ghost advice. Yes, I have the crystal ring.
I suppose I could cheat again and put Lilith in "uncharmed" status. But this would still not solve my ghost issue. I assume in order to trigger the ring sequence I need to gather that specific information in-game. But there is no-one to offer it.
I need advice. Please.