Lo-Fi Games

Unfortunately i started a new game so i don't have the save file, sorry. But yes i did visit the towns and see them populated with NPCs. The next time i returned all of them were gone. This occurred in three towns i checked before i started a new game.

I came across the same problem today. I also had run to a town to avoid being beaten up when it occurred. I can send you my savegame file if you like.