@PaPaBowner, welcome to the forums,
I’m sorry to hear you’re experiencing this issue in your save. This is one the team are aware of and are currently working on and testing the fix. Unfortunately after the update to 2104, the workaround for this issue no longer works whereas before players were able to find items via the quick crafting menu instead.
The team believe they’ve found the cause of the issue and are working to release a fix for the community asap. I unfortunately do not have a timeline for this fixes release but I do know this is one of the teams top priorities right now and will update the community via this post if I hear any more info - https://forums.strandeddeepgame.com/t/known-issue-ps4-xb1-crafting-menu-reset-story-items-locked/4068
@Bericson38, welcome to the forums,
While an issue with story items was reported last year with the workaround of using the quick crafting menu, I have stressed to the team on behalf of the community the importance of fixing this issue, especially with all story items locked and the workaround no longer working. As mentioned above the team are working on a fix for the issue and are working to release it for the community asap.