I just noticed that the skill points that I've been putting faithfully towards my supplies have been being wasted, because my supplies seem to be stuck at their present level. The skill points are used (gone), but my supplies remain the same. I'm afraid it's been going on for quite some time. I should have thousands more skills than I have allotted out. I've always had gotten the thermal and have spent almost every scrap of gold that I could muster on skill points. I'm sorry that I didn't notice this earlier. SPA Ascension