so uh... how screwed am I? I use the itch launcher so the game automatically updated
If you're worried, you can click the settings cog next to the "Launch" option in the bar at the bottom and choose to play an earlier version in order to get to a place for a safe, clean save and then try loading up with the new update :)
thank you!
The itch launcher makes a new folder every update, so you don't need to worry about that.