I love this game. I've played it dozens of times and never completed it with a character because the economy is way out of balance. Maybe you can get the meta route working, but this is explicitly an exploration game and not a trading game, yet the economy is the biggest hurdle to progressing your exploration.

I recommend editing your save file to give yourself enough money so you'll never have to worry about it, and just enjoy the stories and exploration. That's what I'm doing now and I've never had a better time in a game I already loved.

Very good, but unforgiving, Start slow, then murder everyone. I mean, sail and chill.

Endless exploration