1.63 Problem - Autocomplete

I had the Steam version of this game installed, and went out and bought the box version. Uninstalled the Steam, installed the box, and patched with v1.63.

After setting up the game the way I wanted to play, I went in and started to design a ship. I usually design 1 attack ship as an explorer, and 1 colony design to start with. I just autocomplete them. Well, it doesn't work now. I click the autocomplete, the menu pops up for ship type, I select Attack, click ok. Then it doesn't fill in the ship at all.

Do I need to do all the patches one by one from begining to latest for the game to work properly? Am I doing something wrong? Would greatly appreciate any help. Thanks.