Major Bug - Unit Design

I purchased the limited edtion of this game. I played it A LOT when it first came out, despite all of the crashes, but now I haven't played it in weeks. Because for the past couple of weeks ONE bug keeps me from enjoying the game.

Despite researching Tools of War or Defense, I cannot design units completely. No matter what, the only armor I can put on them is a shield. The icons for any other types of armor I have unlocked do not even show up. Because of this I cannot arm my troops and suffer greatly because of my lack of diversity late-game. This simple bug is enough reason for me not to play the game.

I have made numerous posts on here. If no one replies to this one, I am going to be contacting Stardock for support, or ask for a refund. Not being able to play a game because of a major bug is very irritating. Especially considering how much fun I was having with this game before I encountered the bug. 

I have no mods installed and have uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times. Please, please, someone tell me if they have encountered this problem and how to fix, or maybe a Stardock dev?

Intel i7 870
ATI Radeon 5850
8 GB Ram
Windows 7 64-bit