Technically you could say I'm playing Beatrice, but not really since I ported Constance over from GOF 1.0 to ERAS who takes the place of Beatrice. She uses the same animation/model files as Beatrice so likely not an issue. I can send you Googledrive links to the save files but I'd prefer to PM you the links for reasons mentioned in the other post.
You can unequip officers easily enough by commenting out the the following function. In GOF this was done simply by toggling it to true.
SetNodeUsing("EQUIP_BUTTON" , true);
//SetNodeUsing("EXCHANGE_BUTTON" , bExchg);
But don't bother too much about it. I got kinda fed up with the game/mod. I put a lot of work into levelling my guys from scratch trying to min/max them. But then realized that the naval aspect in ERAS is not my thing and is every bit as disappointing as the character pacing/progression balancing. Especially as it relates to that stupid Parley system where ships can change sails mid-fight like it's a magical forcefield. If anything I'm going to back to GOF 1.0. While it is a shit-show on a technical level, it's simply a lot more fun to play. Even the ships look better in that version. Real world cabin spaces instead of a hundred clones with painted on windows.
I'll still send you the saves if you need them for diagnostic purposes but don't do it on my account. If only Maelstrom worked with GOF 1.0/1.1. Anyway, really appreciate all the help. You're about the only person to give it on this whole journey.