Strive v5.25 with AricsExpansion v0.9.7 Preinstalled
Since the release of v1.0, a lot of people have been having errors or have been confused about how to get the previous version of Strive (prior to the latest bugfix) to be able to keep playing with AricsExpansion. There are a few sites out there that still have the previous version, but while I'm in the progress of updating AricsExpansion to be compatible with v1.0 I've gone ahead and put together a pre-merged version of Strive.
Important Note: This version of Strive is the whole game with everything that needs to be overridden already overriden. All you need to do to get rolling with this version is Extract, Activate AricsExpansion in the mod panel, and Restart. No overriding, no messing with Backup files, etc. However, that obviously does mean that you cannot use this version without AricsExpansion. Trying to use this version without activating AricsExpansion first is going to end up with a bad time all around.
There is no reason to delete or remove any other Strive version you have installed on your PC to use this version. You can run this alongside any non-Arics version, just keep in mind that they will all share the same AppData, saves, pictures, etc. The only confusing thing is that they will show that mods are active if they are activated on one game (lets say Strive v5.25 with AricsExpansion) even if they aren't active in the other (say Strive v1.0).
Last thing, there are some bug-fixes already done in this version that aren't in v0.9.7, so if you're debating between the patched files in AricsExpansion v0.9.7 or this file, technically this has about 7 bugfixes that the other doesn't yet.
https://mega.nz/file/SiZDRarL#lWFad4JDoEmxZFop2poLzF4qe0C8e6hL38wFMvd7fV4