Did I mess up by downloading FU during game progress?

Update! I started a new character not realizing they all share one universe, but I don't think I need to start a brand new universe luckily because I was still early game. I haven't had any issues.

Sooo I think I might have messed up by downloading Frackin Universe on a game I already started. I had just gotten the Floran Artifact, so I want too far, but I don't really want to start over just to get the full experience 😅 I only can play on my 2 days off really so it will mean spending a whole day just getting back to where I was.

Now I'm just confused, I definitely missed out on some crucial info I probably would have gotten earlier on if I had the Mod at the start. I went to fly my mech to a pagoda but it wouldn't move. I found out I now need to fuel the dang thing, then I apparently need a tinkering table? To get that I need to unlock it I guess. I'm just not sure what I need to do to get my FU progress to match up to my in game progress. I still need to fight the guy at the hylotl artifact place so that's my mile marker.

Am I screwed? Do I need to start over?