Thanks, glad you like the game.
When you say buy things and then exit out? What do you mean specifically? It is intended that you can buy things from merchants without progressing time, if that is your concern.
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Huh, in hindsight I suppose I should've clarified that. But by exit out I mean the game. Had bought the plate armor but had to go, so I closed the game. When I came back, I noticed I still had the armor. But my money was back to what it was. Out of curiosity I tried other stuff and it worked. Kept all armor, weapons, and upgrades. But money goes back to what it was before buying.