yeah it was the saved games folder i missed. This reinstall worked nicely and im able to edit the settings menus it seems.
still my joystick mapping software doesn't wanna work...
ex:
If I have Shift+R programmed to button 1,
when I push button 1 in game it only registers as "R", (applies to ctrl, win or any keyboard modifiers) on the shortcut assignment screen.
thus i cannot assign keystrokes in-game via my joystick, because, although the button press will normally register as Shift+R, if I push this button whilst trying to assign a shortcut *in game menus* it only registers as R.
does that make sense?