- (equipment rebalance) Scale mail (Dragons Descent): armor multiplier 0.75 -> 0.70

(Also added middle layer apparels to the sheet)

Apparel balance sheet (currently full armors / full helmets only): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ong8Ulfi_0uKbMjPs_XW5RugGcpkeWcQxDPiMDeHiCc/edit?usp=drive_link

- Dragon crown, Scale helmet (Dragons Descent), Hellenic helmets (Roo’s Minotaur Expanded) and Heavy plate helmet (VFEM2) can’t be crafted at Machining table

(Equipment rebalance)
- Faehelm (Roo’s S&F Expanded): armor multiplier 0.80 -> 0.70
- Heavy leather helmet (VFEM2): cold insulation multiplier 2.00 -> 0.40
- Heavy plate armor (VFEM2): armor multiplier 0.85 -> 1.00
- Heavy plate helmet (VFEM2): armor multiplier 0.55 -> 0.90
- Hellenic helmet (Roo’s Minotaur Expanded): armor multiplier 0.40 -> 0.50
- Leather helmet (VFEM2): cold insulation multiplier 1.50 -> 0.30
- Plate helmet (VArE): armor multiplier 0.40 -> 0.50
- Royal hellenic helmet (Roo’s Minotaur Expanded): armor multiplier 0.45 -> 0.55

- Updated gene compats for a new xenotype from B&S More Xenotypes

- Updated research merging 2 and loot patches for new items from Alpha Crafts

- (research merging) Updated for the recent Rimsenal - Security update

- (research merging) resolved a conflict with Gondragon's tech tree

- (research merging 2) conflict fix

- (gene rebalance) Removed raid multiplier / mass carrying capacity patches for B&S body size genes (as they turned out to cause a weird bug)

- (conflict fix)

- Derelict archotech structures (Alpha Biomes) grant Archotech meditation bonus (VPE)
- Emperor slime (B&S Slimes) get Haughty gene from Highborn Xenotype

- (psycast rebalance) Thunderbolt: psyfocus cost -> 40% (nerfed further)
- (psycast rebalance) Vortex: psyfocus cost: 40% -> 65%