I made it to the point where Skippy does the mode change. During the conversation his last sentence was unfinished at the very end like "I'm so glad I could be of assis...". Once that happened the game showed "ACTION BLOCKED" "CANNOT DO IT AT THIS TIME" messages when I tried to unequip Skippy or save the game.
If I keep playing the game it will eventually "Autosave" and I can start saving/loading. Doing quests that "deposit" all items allow me to unequip Skippy till I equip it again. However, when I call some one(for example Victor) V says "Sorry, gotta go" and it immediately hangs up. I can't talk to Victor ever again via phone, and can't even talk to him at his shop.
Luckily I made a manual save right before I picked up Skippy but still wasted several hours trying to solve this.
If I keep playing the game it will eventually "Autosave" and I can start saving/loading. Doing quests that "deposit" all items allow me to unequip Skippy till I equip it again. However, when I call some one(for example Victor) V says "Sorry, gotta go" and it immediately hangs up. I can't talk to Victor ever again via phone, and can't even talk to him at his shop.
Luckily I made a manual save right before I picked up Skippy but still wasted several hours trying to solve this.