Thanks for playing. I am happy to hear UI changes are improvements.
BabySteps++ which felt like a bigger jump and I had to retry several times before getting a winning run
It's the first template that adds a side path, which can make some players potentially run in circles. Template description gives hints on how to recognize them (if a hear room has 2 rooms, that means it connects to a side path on that template).
I am strongly against minimaps, but there are different compasses, and radars. Radars can be sort of used as minimaps depending on how you play, and compasses really help narrowing down the direction you need to head towards.
Basically if you get lost a lot, I recommend Navigation Seals, if you run out of time a lot, go with Time Seals. Not enough gold - unlock Gold Seals. Other Seal types help with time and other things too, but they are more dependent on play styles.