Excellent analysis Nekkoo! If I hadn’t run out of time, this would have been the plan.
Everything you mentioned turned out this way due to time constraints—my original plan was different. What you described is pretty much what I had in mind, and even more.
Unfortunately, this is more of a “submit it quickly before the deadline” version, but this wasn’t how I initially planned it.
Thank you for stopping by and checking out my game! Maybe all the missing elements will come in a future update or in some other form.
Wishing you all the best! :)