Creative mode not working right

[cliqueb8]

When I start a world on creative mode, a few things happen:

1. The game throws an error code and crashes every other time I try to place objects, so I have to 'Save and Exit' after each choice so it doesn't immediately delete it. It's annoying and disrupts my thinking process. My husband could not find a good fix for it.

2. It's very difficult to get a whole factory setup going because some structures will just stop producing whatever they're making at random points and it's really difficult to get it back in working order without undoing a lot of what I've set up. (Ex - Trying to make Panettone Dough with Candied Fruit and Dough; I can either get the Dough made OR the Candied Fruit and the other will stop producing, so I can't get them to mix to move on to the next step. Sometimes it will just sell them as-is on the rare occasion I CAN get it to make both.)

3. Some machines just wont produce what I want them to, even after disabling most other options. (Ex - Trying to make Dough with either A) Eggs+Flour+Water Mixer or B) Raw Sugar+Flour+Fermenter, but it just stops at Eggs, Flour, and Raw Sugar and sells them as-is even if they are within the specified 1-Island Range of the respective machines.) If I undo the limitations, it'll go back to making things I don't want it to like Pie Crusts or Tortillas.

I'm just trying to play around on the creative mode so that I can test different methods and factories so I have a better understanding of how everything ties together. Any fixes or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Edited to add a more specific example: I just restarted my creative run AGAIN and to try to make only Candied Fruit (to see if I can narrow down what's going on), but it just isn't working. I put all of the necessary machinery (Juicer, Melter, Centrifuge, Refinery, and Oven) on 2 side-by-side islands and filled the open spaces with an Apple Tree and Sugarcane (plus an island for Water and Fuel, resulting in a surplus of resource, so I know it's not lack of power). I don't know what the problem is but it's only giving me Apples, even after I limit the machines to only make what is necessary for Candied Fruit. Unlimited, the Apples aren't even being sent to the Juicer to make Apple Juice (they're on the same island), just straight to the Market as-is. And no Sugarcane or Sugarcane product is appearing in the Market at all; It doesn't look like it's even collecting it from the crop I placed. It's like every new creative run, the game changes what does and doesn't work. On the last run, it was even showing me that I could use Crushed Peanuts in place of Flour to make Dough, but now that's not an option!