Yeah, i have always played in full screen mode; but otherwise happy to bring it to attention. thanks for the windowed mode suggestion at least i'll be able to sail again, until a fix comes about.
in relation to updates, i set up maelstrom and the mod packs how it was initially recommended to install; and since then it has always installed automatically without my intervention when i log into itch. So i just made sure to go around and manually check if maelstrom and or mod packs needed an update, it looks like i am all good in that respect.
Thanks for looking into it, it's much appreciated Chez!