Probably there's some problem on homies.xtbl. A memory issue maybe. You can try editing this file replacing the name "shaundi" for "pierce" or another contact. If you don't unlock the contact (shaundi for the Lovely Girls) they will not appear on the phone contacts. I test the mod on all my savegames (from 2% starting on shaudi's appartment to a 100% savegame with all the contacts unlocked) and it works fine. I don't figure what could cause the issue...
I'll have to try and figure out why Brutella went ape the first time I loaded the mod as I"ve not seen her behave that way since in subsequent game loads. The first time I used your mod I just copied over the files to my game dir. After that first load I merged my character.xtbl with yours but maybe I missed something. I should take better notes of my twiddling with xtbles. Maybe it was something I had done on accident. Dammit. Stupid chimp.
Try to add the zombie flag on the character.xtbl: <Character> <Name>npc_epg_Brutella</Name> <_Editor> <Category>Entries:Saints_and_Allies</Category></_Editor> <Character>brute_brutina</Character> <Spawn_Info_Rank>Homie - Oleg</Spawn_Info_Rank> <Team>Playas</Team> <AI_Personality>gang tough</AI_Personality> <AnimSets><AnimSet><Filename>BRUTE.xtbl</Filename><PercentChance>100</PercentChance></AnimSet></AnimSets> <Flags><Flag>brute</Flag><Flag>zombie</Flag><Flag>ungrabbable</Flag><Flag>no_instagib</Flag><Flag>no_ambient_spawning</Flag></Flags><Filters><Gender>Male</Gender></Filters><StreamCategory>Non Ambiently spawnable</StreamCategory><Headshot_Multiplier>1</Headshot_Multiplier><Color_Palette>NPC_Ho_Palette</Color_Palette><Firearm_Damage_Multiplier>1.0</Firearm_Damage_Multiplier></Character> When the car arrives the fun begins! Murder time, fun time!
