For some strange, strange reason, whenever I run any version of UP, plus or basic, after created a character I'm launched into a retarded version of the tutorial level with no smiling jack, no items (not even fists), and only swirling energy to my left as company.

This does not happen in Legacy and leaves my game completely unplayable.

Specs:

Intel HD graphics 4000
Intel Core I5 3230M
8 GB of Ram
etc

Has anyone come across this at all?

Are you using Wine or something similar or are you on Windows?

Windows 10, actually.

In addition, loading saves do work, however short hangs are so common when moving around I dare not play it.

I seem to have figured it out on my own

"Disable Fullscreen optimisations" in the compatibility area of it's properties was unchecked.


EDIT: It turns out this was a fluke, and it seems that I was just lucky for that to work correctly. I have no idea what is causing the bug.

In addition, if you load Nine's Intro with this bug in effect, the Sabbat aren't present, my Tremere just got hit in the head with an imaginary baseball bat.

Did you always start from the patch shortcut and not the legacy one?

When doing patch playthoughs yes, I did one legacy playthough beforehand. Makes me appreciate the efforts to patch it more.