[#2928][7.10 538965 HF 3] [and probably 7.10 HF 2] Ship trader stops working on Equipment Dock but cannot replace or fix

[klock_x4]

Most of my stations are megastations but I built a repair dock (all 3 sizes, S/M, L, and XL) and assigned a Ship Trader. It worked at least once where I could use the Upgrade/Repair option from a ship. That was under HF 2, on October 2. However, today, I went to repair a ship and the option was grayed out, with the tool tip indicating that there was no trader onboard. Confused, I tried to add one...but I can't because it says I cannot replace the current person at the post.

I found the last known good and first known bad save files, which are in the package in the Google Drive link below. Save #9 has the trader functioning normally whereas save #10 does not. The trader's name is Sayreen Smitt and is the only one in my employee list. I checked the save files (my game is not modded, but just was curious) for the name of the trader. The trader is in both files but not working in #10.

I tried adding some production modules but that didn't change anything on subsequent saves.

I don't think that this is a HF 2 to HF 3 bug, because the game works fine while running HF 3 and loading the previous save...and about 10 saves have happened in my game prior to HF 3 installation, and the trader is bugged.

Edit: let me add that when you search the personel list in #9, Sayreen shows up. But doesn't in #10, despite being in the save file.

Version and language :
- 7.10 538965 English HF 3

Whether or not your game is modified using any third party scripts or mods (see note below)
- Not modded at all

Game start being played
- Young Gun

Exact nature of the problem, where and when it occurs and what you were doing at the time
- Right-click on player-owned station in Silent Witness I, go to information, then Crew. In save game #9 (see link below), there is a Ship Trader listed and you can use the Upgrade/Repair functions on the station. On save game #10, there is no Ship Trader listed, the Upgrade/Repair function says "no ship trader on this station", and it's denied if you try to deploy a new ship trader saying that there's already someone there.

Any possibly relevant changes you have made to your game, system, or software before the issue occurred
- No system changes.

Where appropriate, additional symptoms, error messages, links to saves *, screenshots and crash dump files (see this Wiki entry).
- No error messages

Your system specifications in the form of a DxDiag report and vulkaninfo (see this Wiki entry).**
- Save game where the bug exists, vulkan configs, DXDiag located at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... drive_link