My blind spot has been revealed. I used a copy of my last 3015 version, and then the critical issue.
All this time I had mistakenly believed that updater.jar worked with the original, as a support file.
When used alone, it completed my 3016 update. Thanks for confirmation that it was possible through updater. I used the updater.jar file from the MAC Guide for running PS on the MAC.
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Correction, I have made progress, but so far I actually only have Kran sitting. His armor is not yet visible. So it seems updater repeats may be needed, but first I will learn what other new features have been enabled.
Thanks again !