Wow, so downloading those illegal care packages was the thing that bricked the game! I started 0.29.0 anew anyways (I lost my previous saves in a computer crash) but it was a bit of an unpleasant surprise anyways.
Noneoftheless, I've learned my lesson. Keep my grubby paws off subscriber-only content, got it. Well played, Selebus. I'm not even mad, just impressed.
Care package for anyone affected by the DRM:
Patched gui.rpy file that will disable the DRM (this is all you need if you have NOT launched the game with the Care Packages installed)
In case you DO get schwacked by the DRM and lose your saves:
1-1-LT1.save is a complete .28 save for "good uncle" path (Note: you need the Guide Mod linked in the original post to use this. Sorry!)
1-5-LT1.save is a complete .28 save for "bad uncle" path courtesy
Bingoogus
persistent.zip with complete .28 persistent file
Original .29 script.rpy file since the DRM will also overwrite it
Make sure to rename the .rpy files after downloading to remove the numbers and the underscore in front of the filename before replacing the ones in your LessonsInLove-xx/game directory with them.
Saves go in C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\RenPy\Test2-1577602671 or in LessonsInLove-xx/game/saves