Found the ourple crystal portal and got up to 90 resources on my second try, but I still got wiped, possibly because I returned late due to getting lost (and hoped placing a barricade/defender away from the totem would distract the enemies).
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If you place your barricades/defenders near the totem, you can actually stop it for some time. The getting lost thing is actually intentional, but we know it's a bit difficult to find your way back, we're thinking about adding some landmarks to make orientation easier. This was our first game jam and we got a little lost organizing some parts, but I guess that's normal the first time xd
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