that's a lot of stuff to do! i'll see what i can do bit by bit, but i'll start with a fully fresh clean install!
so, turns out, even with a 100% fresh install, the system logs still seem to be mega borked, as can be seen by the colors in the body section. i will send the logs i have per e-mail. thank you for your time!
p.s. the itch.io downloadable client allows you to change the versions of your games to previous releases