this is why I usually wait 2 or 3 updates before starting a new one, a lot of updates change things from the start of the game or adjust equipment or weapons or add new scenes or change past scenes or completly change old content so its better to just start a new save but I dont want to start from the ground up for 3 new scenes and some extra dialogue so its best to wait like 3 or 4 months before starting a new save and going back to the gameThe game is quite complex and many mechanics intertwine. And it's still growing and things are constantly being adjusted in the code. That's why I always recommend, even if it hurts, to actually start from scratch after every big update. Because it is precisely old saves built on new ones that trigger the bugs.
Things usually work better with a fresh save on fresh code