Might be something for the next update, as in active development. Nut not sure though.
By the way, how do you acquire pickaxe? It is nowhere to be found. I can't find those two triggers as well.
I encountered the same bug as you. I used the costume from Patreon, which has a buff that can increase the collection items. Now my story backpack is full and I can't discard the items in it, so I can't see the key to get the pickaxe, and I can't pick up the planks. They won't ask me to pick up 200 small wood sticks, right?