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.
Exoglot [0]. It's still in beta, but the arc will finish by tomorrow if anyone likes giving feedback. Thanks!
Story renaming?
