Can't force-start Breaking Ground plot

[SeanO91]

Hey guys, looking for some help or feedback from anyone that's successfully been able to force start the Breaking Ground plot. I have reached an impasse in corporate troubles plot where a bug prevents me from advancing, here's the thread, it will be fixed in a coming patch. http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=393495

In the meantime, since i can't proceed further, I'm trying to force-start breaking ground because i want the private sector for my PHQ. i have followed these instructions here http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=4493795 for scripting in a blood stained note and have done so successfully. The note is in my inventory, it's red, and i've read it. But the plot does not commence and the person I'm supposed to talk to in Freedom's Reach doesn't appear. I've tried docking at the station, reloading the game, jumping out and in again etc. Has anyone successfully started the plot via this method? or have any other methods for starting it?
Thanks in advance, Sean