Use SH3Commander to set your days in base to 1, then set up your first career patrol, enlist a full crew and add any upgrades that you want. Then load and as soon as you are loaded into the game, exit by choosing dock at....
This way the Crew/Upgrades bug is out of the way for the rest of your career. Call it a shake down cruise.
Remember to set Cmdr's 'Days in base' back top normal, following a rollback.
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