I emailed support@privatedivision.com about how the latest patch did not fix this quest and Friendship's Due and explained how Pavariti is still alive and I can talk with Cyde, yet I am unable to continue these quests because it's still saying they are botched. I never asked them to complete the quest for me or modify a save file. Are they saying that the developers released a patch that only works if you restart a game that you have invested 30+ hours in??
Here is their response:
"Thank you for contacting us!
I'm sorry to hear that you ran into the dead companions issue. Now, although this issue has been addressed with the latest patch (in the sense that it should not be happening again), we unfortunately do not have the ability to retroactively complete the quest for you or anything of the sort, as our tools do not allow us to tinker with a user's save file.
I apologize for the inconvenience. If there's anything else I can help you with, please let me know.
All the best,
Andrei
Private Division Support"