so i ran into the npc bug and started to research it, and found out a patch had actually been released very recently. the links on the obsidian site are for backers, otherwise it says steam, origin, and gog host the patch.
i got my copy from amazon on disc, and it didn't come with any purchase code that i can find. it's called the "bonus edition" of which i can find no real record. it's on my steam account, but only as a shortcut, so it won't let me access any content there for the game.
is there any place that the patch is hosted as a simple download?