Well well well... it's late enough that I'm actually playing the game now!
I'm guessing many many bugs are fixed. I'm also not having any issues with the Marshal complaining about what I do. Load times are just fine.
I just finished getting the HQ all set up with various people (and LOTS of refugees). I'm about to go through everyone's gear to see what I can sell and what needs replacing. It's about time to start figuring out how weapon/armor mods work, too.
Doink is the crazy clown. I was planning on doing auto-weapons, toaster repair, and leadership with him. Having to leave multiple safes behind meant changing him over to do more locksmith work. Leadership is nice but he's a fast mover, so often finds himself too far away from most of the party to get bonuses.
Poker the sniper. (I didn't know about the Peek & Poke characters! Oh well.) Great for starting fights but she only has enough AP to shoot or to move right now. I don't have any need for her animal whisper to get any higher and sniper is up to the point where it's getting terribly expensive, so she's ready to expand into other skills. She's got a melee backup weapon for when something gets too close to shoot with a sniper rifle. Might switch her over to weird science.
(Clicking images will give you the full screen, but it's mostly the skills that you want to see anyway.)
Marshal is doing pretty good. He's also doubling as the resident sneak.
Chiefette (she's a Raider Hater - it makes sense in American Football, trust me) is having a harder time. The shotgun simply isn't doing that much damage, plus she often has to hit Poker's pets. She's extremely deadly with an RPG but the ammo for that thing is really expensive. Is shotgun going to get any better?
Ratty Tat might be my best character. He's great with that heavy machine gun and he can toss a turret out, too, if I remember to do it.
I'm getting tempted to swap Lucia out for that drunk guy. Pistol is OK but she mostly seems useful when her special shot bar fills up (so she can shoot off enemy armor). I've been keeping her behind the front a bit so she can ambush whatever rushes the party.