i have a confession to make. in the previous release, i thought i'd finally fixed the last scene reload bug that causes a softlock. the reason for this is that i set a boolean upon scene reload that i thought would automatically cause a respawn cutscene to play for any scene change types that were unaccounted for. as it turns out, this boolean has no effect if there isn't a terminal in the current scene. not only this, but it actively sabotages respawns in the anima essence fight, which i believe is the only scene in the game that gets loaded directly without a single flag getting set. the cutscene that plays after loading the scene is interrupted when the boolean is set, and it also exits without returning control to the player. this means neither method respawns the player properly, and they remain softlocked at the starting point.
this bug has now been fixed. no longer will i make such sweeping assumptions, and as punishment for my crimes i will be promptly telehook myself out of bounds as stated in the latest release notes. (/s)
happy practicing!