I don't know. You can turn the blank cores into OCs by completing Machine Events. There's also the Forge Mastery bonus every 5 (or 10?) Forge uses.

I think it's possible to transfer a "Sandboxed" save file into your main one just by moving it (and maybe renaming it) but I don't know if the Windows Store version can use Mod.io or if there's anything on Mod.io that could help.

There was once an "Experimental Branch" that had a "Cheats Terminal", but I don't know of a way to access it now.

This is as much as I know. If you need more help then make a post on the DRG Steam forums.

so i did the stuff u showed which worked great, i was able to add blank cores but not over clocked or matrix cores. is there anything for that?

I found this. This Steam post links to a Reddit thread that a DRG moderator has had pinned for nearly three years. It gives information about where the Microsoft Store save file for DRG is stored.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/548430/discussions/1/4956744526897124613/#c4956744526898045660

Oh jeez I did say I'd do that once for that one guy. I'm glad I didn't end up having to do that. They were able to solve it by following the steps I laid out here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/548430/discussions/1/3368153731097549886/?ctp=6#c3368153731105071710

The Gamepass version of stuff will come from the Microsoft Store. The Microsoft Store games are in UWP files. You should be able to look inside of them and take your save file out. I think the game itself will have the same folder structure as the Steam version when you do.

from that the drg group you offered to let someone send u a file so i was like oh ♥♥♥♥ i can get this guy to do it for me lol

Don't send me any files. I'll start a thread in the DRG forum about it and the discussion can happen there. Out of curiosity, how did you find me?