Here the path that the mod keeps telling me is failed, no idea what it means. Failed to load mods: ...prototypes/dependency-updates/armoured-biter-updates.lua:32: attempt to index field 'armoured-biter-spawner' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
...prototypes/dependency-updates/armoured-biter-updates.lua:32: in main chunk
[C]: in function 'require'
metal-and-stars/data.lua:1: in main chunk

try the fix suggested in this thread

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/metal-and-stars/discussion/678d5b6209d05d6de2012e8b

thanks that got it working

that fixed it for me too, i would suggest to add a line of code during data stage that edits the currently set value to be enabled if it isnt since thats a requirement for this mod and mark any mods that disable the setting as incompatible.
that way the mod would be capable of fixing the problem it self instead of needing to direct the user to make the change.

I wasn't aware that this was doable. I've got it working and I'll ship it next release