Experienced story mode character locked out from new parties

[_Harwin_]

IPad Air:

 

I got stuck with a bug in Sandpoint Cathedral that seems basically to be the same as the mending bug.

https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/86357-mending-completely-stalls-me/?p=1806585

 

I then went to "Story" on the main screen and it showed me my current party (Kyra + Merisiel) and said I could create a new party.  I chose "Experienced" Merisiel to see what would happen (would locations still be unlocked?  Would I still have my deck?).  I saw that it looked like I might be able to create a fresh party with Merisiel and Kyra and continue, so I hit "quit".

 

Then I hit "Story" again, and it still showed me just the one current party (Kyra + Merisiel) and new party option.  So I decided to create a party with experienced Kyra + Merisiel.  But now Experienced Merisiel showed as "locked".  She is technically in a party, but so is Kyra, and previously I was able to create a party with experienced Merisiel.  Also, the text implies I can.

 

So somehow I got Merisiel locked up so I can't continue with her. 

 

(Minor note: If I add Kyra to the party, the Merisiel "unlock" icon vanishes, but I still can't add her.  As soon as I click to "new" and back to "experienced" the lock icon reappears - so this looks like a UI refresh/update issue)

 

 

[Longshot11]

I believe, you have to go back into your OLD Party, drag MEri and Kyra from the party slots (bottom screen) to the upper slots, then quit game to Main Menu, the start Story and select New Party - then, you should have them available. I hope.

[_Harwin_]

That might work, but right now I can't access my old party - that game is stuck trying to bring back a card from a discard pile that isn't there.

[da_mayor]

When you're at the party selection screen, can you delete the old party with the X up in the upper right?  That should free Merisiel up.

[_Harwin_]

Yes - I can probably do that and I've considered doing that.

But if that doesn't work, then I've got Merisiel still locked up and now no party.  I'm kind of hoping the patch will allow me to recover my existing party as well so I can finish that scenario.

[da_mayor]

Good call.  I hope the first patch frees that save up for ya.