Yep, thats pretty much what i would do too, if a mod seems unplayable (Rimworld with it's rather huge modpacks tends to cause problems too). Clean install, start fresh. But since my problems pretty much vanish with the first techupgrades, i'll forego the procedure this time, unless any other problems emerge. So far things are running good enough, 3 Bases, plenty of research done, few losses, steady income. If i do manage to squeeze another playtrough in before february the 5th, i'll wipe everything, redownload and start on a higher difficulty.
Great mod, thx for all the time and effort.