I get the XP ticks when I repair, with my engi gun (not with welding tool), but no ribbons at all, and no progress towards ribbons (directive shows progress to next ribbon, but the number is static). I really need the ribbons to get my construction directives complete.
Oh so they were actually working at one point this year? When I googled it I found people saying it was broken last year and in 2014 and several times. I hope it's fixed soon. Wasn't sure if it was broken since DX patch!