No worries at all Mortim!
Sorry myself for taking so long to respond!
I saw your post quite some time ago, but have been waiting on a substantial update to reply. Sadly, that's taking so long that I figured I'd just finally let you know I read it, hahaha. I decided to try and check a least some of each patch with my method, just in case. I also noticed that the initial WM release had a lot of unusual Sky Dragon bugs. Sadly, it's proving half-impossible to find that update, and the method itself takes a decent amount of time per patch.
Moving on, thanks for clarifying all of that and ruling things out in your last post! If 2.0 WM has nothing in it when I finally get it, I think I'll just accept it was most likely an accidental release and move on to trying to see if I can insert a jerry rigged version--well, if I have time. Also, thank you for the updated info about DLL readers!
Furthermore, our efforts have borne fruit! I don't know if it was you, or some other reader, but the Wiki page for PoE has changed I noticed, and it has since been updated by someone to verify there is no way in game to access the Sky Dragon mercy path. Was it coincidence? Maybe, but I doubt it. So I'll stick to thinking that some value has thus far been gained here! And hopefully there is still more to be gained... Again... Assuming I have the time.
Cheers!