Hey, now THIS is the kind of stuff I like! Super constructive and good reasonings to go along with it. All really solid suggetions. Definitely on the "take 'em!" side.
The UI/visual elements are all fairly simple suggestions. I can make those happen!
The lowest leaderboard score is a fantastic addition. Will take a little work, but I can add that to my leaderboard template.
The 10,000 points unlock is partially in place. That and a few other features were added (powerups and whatnot), but in the interest of time/balancing were cut. Maybe if I keep going on this in round 2...
Learner wave, also started but cut for time.
All absolutely spot on advice and I agree with your logic behind all of them. I appreciate all the feedback!
And sure thing! GDKO is one of my favorite game jams. I got SOOO much helpful advice and progress in the past. So anything I can do to help pay it forward, I'm there. Cheers!