This mod adds 2 dimensions that have been in anarchy for more than 10 years. Yes, someone is still left, and it's not very likely that they will be kind to a random stranger. I will not tell too much there because it's more fun to discover what happened by yourself.
Information you need to know:
To get all not secret recipes you just have to craft a workbench. Magic shards is a drop from special ore you can find under y=42. Place ALL your items in chest before entering desert dimension to prevent losing them.
What's approaching:
-more magic artefacts;
-more labs at frozen dimension;
-more monsters created by D.U.S.T.;
-some survivors;
-abandoned shops, administration buildings, etc. to frozen dimension,
-more ruins for desert dimension;
-even more weapons.