Mum said it was my turn with the typing mechanic XD
You could be right about the timing, I was adjusting it all the way up until the last few minutes before the deadline, could also be a glitch due to framerates, as delta time is used in that calculation, and the game definitely needed some more time spent in optimization (my draw distance is too low, and I didn't decimate/optimise the the models, checking post submission showed shadow textures were defaulted to 4k?! Whyyyyy! you barely see shadows beyond the general forest blob!)
Thanks for playing, I appreciate it!