Thanks,
You are absolutely right. Showing the player the almost final product instead of working on it together with him caused all those problems you mentioned. A lot of things that were clear to me and the testers are not necessarily clear to the player. That’s why in recent versions, in addition to the Help tab, I added some features - difficulty levels, tooltips explaining some things. Apparently, it is still not enough.
The game itself is not too long, it gives you the opportunity to take different paths, check their results, learn about upcoming events and prepare for them. With each new attempt you should be able to get further.