Checking the data file, it shows that a gear is gives 50 scrap at default. However a gear normally gives 10 scrap. This is causing me to have to hand build the whole data file

Well, even changing the file does not work. Reloading the plugin causes the plugin to reset the data .json, and then trying to reload the data file causes an error. I cannot figure it out :/

I have the same issue, I installed the plugin as default config nothing changed. 1 gear gave me 50 scraps, but as soon as I did the same thing removing the plugin it gave back the vanilla rate which is 10 scraps

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@bushhy from what I just found out is that, you can edit each recycler component amount in the data files. From there you can edit each of them individually to your likings. But yeah, the default is not so default in terms of this plugin's configuration.