Uhm... your save file is a bit strange, because I was able to go right away to the scene with Gina, but I see you have pending missions with Ms Cooper, and it shouldn't be like that.I did load them in the compressed version, still the same thing. Also used the compressed version last time. Saves don't work on either the compressed or uncompressed versions. Never downloaded the patch, that I can remember.
So, I looked in the save file and somehow the patch variable was triggered despite not using the patch. I never recalled using the patch, but maybe I did? Well, the save works. I think. Loaded a save after the Gina scene and it put me on the map. But the weird thing is, the save puts me wherever I was when I loaded the save.
That sounds strange, but here is basically what happens. (without saving)
- Load the save in Tony's room....I am in Tony's room. I didn't save there, but it puts me there.
- Load the save on the map....I am on the map.
I made a new save, and that stops happening. I load this save, and it puts me wherever it was saved. Not where I loaded the save from.
anyways, all that is weird but doesn't seem to be a big deal. Here are the saves, both the weird one and the non-weird one.
4-1 is the "non-weird" save 4-2 is the weird one. Can you verify that the saves are at the beginning of the new version?
I also see that Katia's missions are not activated in the help system (although they are notified in the game).
For all these reasons, I would not recommend using this save file to continue playing
I seem to remember that recently one has been uploaded to be able to continue...
Try this:
https://f95zone.to/threads/big-citys-pleasures-v0-2-3b-porcus.16290/page-125#post-2767663
(Credit of the save file for CookieMonster666)