I used to be able to play this just fine, but now when I finish loading a save, a kongregate message comes from the bottom of the game screen, and the mouse apparently stops working, so I can't make the message go away...
if this is an old game from many months ago, it may be broken save with all the new stuff. try EXPORTING your save and send it over to jace@jacemasula.com. i will fix it for ya and send it back so you can import it and be good to go.
Having beaten the game and started the second quest, I've noticed that there isn't much opportunity for progression for my party...any chance you might consider raising the level cap for skills and equipment in the second and third playthrough, so we can keep upgrading?
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use a hot key... then you can drop them as you walk..