"If I mute the game, then start a new game (slot1), when the game starts the game is no longer muted. There's also no way to mute or unmute from the settings within the game."
Fixed and patched!
Wow! You. Are. AWESOME!
I tested all of my issues and my one complaint, and it works! Everything was patched successfully so far.
I'm going to play through it now, and I'll let you know if anything else doesn't work. Though, that said, it's running smooth as silk from what I've seen.
Thank you again for being such an awesome developer!