Error code VTSJ-TKED-BDSM-AJAK

Hi and thank you. Something learnt already. My son did the most recent update, and since then has been unable to adjust race settings like rule and flags off. And I think some others. You can access the screen but nothing is highlighted. I will try and get some more screen shots and detail.  He is autistic and has kind of avoided the game for now because it isn't 100% how it was before the update.