This was caused by the recent update. As might know from the other "tech" thread on this forum, there was a big compatibility issue with Win 7 laptops. We finally fixed it, but the downside of the fix is that it causes your savegame files to be incompatible. This is an issue with the AGS engine (the engine we used to make the game) and a bit beyond our control. If you are playing the game on Steam, you have a problem. The automatic update system they have doesn't allow us to selectively choose who gets the update, so EVERYONE got the update, and so everyone will encounter this problem. So... we're sorry about that. It was a "damned if we did, damned if we didn't" sort of situation.
The best solution is to distribute compatible savegames that work with the current version of the game that is now on Steam.
You can
nab them here.Just unzip them where-ever your savegame files are stored. By default it is either:
c:\program files\Steam\steamapps\common\gemini rue\Saves
or
c:\program files\Steam\steamapps\common\gemini rue\relists\Saves
This should hopefully cover everybody. Sorry again for this problem!