Just had a brain fart and thought of a way that soa may work properly:
u need both the echelon and non-echelon versions.
-mount the non-echelon version using daemon tools
-start chankast in window mode
-boot to the new game screen using the non-echelon version.
-unmount the non-echelon version
-mount the echelon version
-start a new game and if it runs fine, test for the black screen inventory bug
i can't test this as i dont have the echelon version. its a long shot but anythings worth a try. ive used similar methods for other games on other systems and this method sometimes works.
if someone has both versions then please try this, and post your results.
u need both the echelon and non-echelon versions.
-mount the non-echelon version using daemon tools
-start chankast in window mode
-boot to the new game screen using the non-echelon version.
-unmount the non-echelon version
-mount the echelon version
-start a new game and if it runs fine, test for the black screen inventory bug
i can't test this as i dont have the echelon version. its a long shot but anythings worth a try. ive used similar methods for other games on other systems and this method sometimes works.
if someone has both versions then please try this, and post your results.