It appears that you had installation problems. You have to be careful of the folder name when getting the code from GitHub as it will have"-main" on the end. You also cannot merge that code with the existing mod folder as the mod has substantially changed. It is recommended that you un-apply Aric's mod before replacing the mod folder and applying the new folder; I often simply replace and re-apply, though I use the Debug mod.
Your investigations into a month old flawed version of the game is of no use to us, as we have resolved all known critical issues in that area and the mod is mostly stable.