So I tested it with both 0.41 and 0.4
0.41 being the latest patreon version I found you're missing a lot of variables that you should have if you started a new game on 0.41. I tested an old copy of 0.4 though and your game seems to work perfect with that.
I think you may have accidentally downloaded an old version, or maybe accidentally used an old save.
If you had started a game on 0.41 you would have ended up with these variables (among others):
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here's yours:
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Likewise your stats are from an older version of the game which are much weaker than the stats in 0.41:
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Whatever the case is, I went ahead and attached a file to try and speed you ahead and put you right where you left off. The stats will be inaccurate and you might be overpowered, and I can't promise that this won't cause any bugs. Looking at your game file, it might be safer to finish off the first boss, then do the chapter 1 skip. But you missed a lot of updated content in the forest / tomes / etc, so that's up to you. Or just wait until I finish this upcoming update as I did more updates to existing content.
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Side note, the maps in the forest and the main city are gone. It appears you were still using a version that used those (and if not then that explains the bugs you ran into)