Oh, other problems were coming your way bud, that's guaranteed with those stats
Regardless, you can fix this looping bullshit yourself with SanchoMod as a tool.
Follow my lead in this exact order:
- Load a save (for this example I want you to load that 1-3 save so you and I remain on the same page, and select "Leave":
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- Finish the Rusty (Basement) main tasks:
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- Go back to the main DIK room which will auto-run the "banana" scene, and when you get to this screen exactly
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I want you to STOP, go into SanchoCheats, and change the "Branch" to "Others":
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- Now progress through the scene until Sage is done yapping
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and STOP HERE go back into SanchoCheats and change the "Branch" to "Isabella":
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- Now play the scene until the end when you finally reach the DIKs main room and are back in Free Roam:
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- Now go back one last time in SanchoCheats and set the "Branch" to your preferred.
With all that done you are out of the loop and ready to continue play. But I cannot stress enough that your playthrough of this save is beyond fucked up and nowhere near "pure". The opposite in fact. So, you might experience another odd dialogue here and there but SanchoMod changes more variables than just the "Branch" with it's cheat so you should be mostly okay.
If you ever do anything that silly again then get help from the author that created the problem and don't drop it in my lap. I reckon you've learned your lesson. Now go have fun.
Final note: I highly suggest you retain at least one save of your favorite LI in pure form, one that was never cheated in any way. Then you always have something you can fall back on. Make sense? Of course it does, it's the smart thing to do.
Regards and you're welcome.