If you're getting the "... well, that didn't work. Not really sure why I thought it would, honestly." message then you're not using Drift. That message pops up only when you try to use a power that isn't Drift.
You also don't technically have to use Drift, either. If you select "Don't use a Power" then you have a 50% chance to find the hat on your own.
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Oh, so it's possible that my game is corrupted? Since I'm certainly sure I used Drift.
I wouldn't be surprised if my game is broken, since I started it with a Spanish patch that used to generate a lot of errors, then I changed to another Spanish patch that worked correctly.
I will try not to use a power and wait for it to appear. I don't want to start another new game.
Thanks so much
If you're using a translation patch then yes, that would certainly explain the errors - I love that people are out there making fan-translations, but unfortunately I can't quality control any of them because they're not official.
If you get in touch with the person making the patch they should be able to fix the issue that's blocking you :)