Howdy friends.

　　First off, sorry for vanishing. Life gets in the way, as you know.

　　Second, I`ve done a bunch of rewrites on the Mecha Trash part of the story, about half of which is new. This is mostly because it felt like ass and just wasn`t nearly as fun as the first arc, so I needed to fix things.

　　Third, sorry for the spam that`s about to happen. I`ll be posting the new chapters soon, but it`ll appear out of order, and I`ll need to move stuff around. Existing chapters that I`ve rewritten will be updated as well, but won`t be in a new chapter post (to minimize spam). I suspect it`ll take about a week to fully pick up where I left off.

　　I`ll be working on all of this today (day of posting).

　　The content below contains spoilers for those just stepping in.

　　Changelog:

　　Mechanic changes:

　　Fixed resource gain from recycling.

　　Fixed XP gain. New algorithms set.

　　New Recycler skills: Compression 1-5

　　Reworked Mecha Frame skill tree.

　　Added ability absorption from consuming the hearts of certain creatures

　　Story changes:

　　Clarified things in the first arc, mostly about levels etc. Not too much changed.

　　Reworked Imsi`s character development in second arc. Less on the nose and more subtle. This is adventure comedy, not drama.

　　Removed some sappy/emo chapters. Replaced with fun stuff.

　　Added Heist of the Cosmic Gem long chapter.

　　Added another sidequest progression long chapter.

　　Reworked some context around the Mecha Frame and recipes.

　　Changed Barnabas Jack into a hot lady instead of a hot dude. For the lols. He`s Jessie Barnabas now.

　　TBD: Will rework third arc. Originally planned to have Nissan-based magic, but I`ll be rewriting the whole ass thing. She might have tentacle magic instead. Not too sure yet.

　　Countless other small changes...

　　Skill Trees:

　　Note: This is copy-pasted right from my spreadsheet, so don`t expect it to look too pretty.

　　lvl

　　TRASH CAN: RECYCLER

　　Sensory

　　2

　　Sight

　　Sight+

　　Farsight

　　Microsight

　　4

　　Hearing

　　Hearing+

　　Full Spectrum

　　Echolocation

　　6

　　Smell

　　Smell+

　　Canine-Olfactory

　　5

　　Touch

　　Touch+

　　Microfeel

　　8

　　Taste

　　Taste+

　　Flavor Discernment

　　9

　　Manipulation

　　1

　　Manipulator arm

　　16

　　2

　　"2 arms

　　17

　　3

　　"4arms

　　21

　　4

　　"5 arms

　　22

　　5

　　"10 arms

　　20

　　+

　　Emergency Power

　　12

　　Movement

　　1

　　Gyroscope movement

　　2

　　(better movement)

　　19

　　+

　　Flashstep 14

　　Sensory+

　　Unlocks (+) skills

　　18

　　Mobility+

　　Unlocks (+) skills

　　Speech(req.5)

　　Recycler-based Phrases

　　Efficiency

　　10

　　Efficiency

　　1

　　30% efficiency

　　11

　　(20% default)

　　2

　　40%

　　24

　　3

　　50%

　　25

　　4

　　75%

　　26

　　5

　　99%

　　27

　　Transmutation

　　Transmute

　　Compression

　　1

　　30% efficiency

　　(20% default)

　　2

　　40%

　　3

　　50%

　　4

　　60%

　　5

　　75%

　　Utility

　　3

　　Vend

　　Paper

　　7

　　Metal

　　13

　　Alchemy

　　14

　　Complex

　　15

　　ALL

　　(restrictions lifted)

　　Mecha Frame

　　base stats

　　50dex

　　Safety Mode

　　50str

　　25vit

　　Load-bearing

　　1

　　60kg Max Weight

　　(50kg) default

　　2

　　70kg Max Weight

　　3

　　80kg Max Weight

　　4

　　90kg Max Weight

　　5

　　100kg Max Weight

　　Stability

　　Enhanced Gyros

　　28

　　Mobility

　　Dagger cleats

　　Grip

　　Talon grips

　　Climbing

　　Climbing hook

　　23

　　Speech Drive

　　Hardpoints

　　1

　　Arms

　　2

　　Back

　　3

　　Shoulders

　　4

　　Legs

　　Hydraulic Limbs

　　30% Strength

　　Flexible Joints

　　30% Dexterity

　　Robust Plating

　　30% Vitality

　　Workplace Safety

　　Backup Alarm

　　beep beep beep

　　Flourescent Lining

　　night visibility

　　War Machine (incomplete)Stolen story; please report.

　　base stats

　　25dex

　　Turret Mode

　　100str

　　100vit

　　Activation

　　29

　　Activation

　　1

　　Mecha Calibrator

　　30

　　2

　　Mecha Activator

　　(activation: 10k each)

　　Retrofit

　　Mobility

　　1

　　+100dex

　　2

　　+200dex

　　3

　　+300dex

　　Strength

　　1

　　+100str

　　2

　　+200str

　　3

　　+300str

　　Weatherproofing

　　+95% rust resistance

　　Heavy Jacketing

　　+50% water/lightning def