In build-0.84.03-linux64, some of the maps have start locations for 9 characters, but some still have only six. Also, when picking the start locations, only the first six character face icon circles are highlighted. When clicking on one not highlighted, and then right-clicking on an empty hex, nothing happens. Out of combat, on the party screen, when looking at the 7th character, I could not click the In Battle button to make it active.