Thank you so much! I had no clue anybody else was having this issue haha. Im guessing we all used the same UI mod that got stuck with the update. I decided to check the thread on a whim before I opened up my game again after the clean install and I'm glad I did cuz I would've been upset my UI was still broken after the clean install. Trying out the appdata solution now!
UPDATE: It worked!! Game is functioning 100% as it should. tysm!
Welcome! Enjoy the game 😁