Don't want to spoil anything but variations of the ideas you mentioned will be there is a slightly different way in the end of Chapter 2 and one of the Chapter 3 endings ;-) .
I'm currently working on Chapter 2 1.0 which will release in Early Access very soon for my Patreon subscribers.
There's a lot of new content in it so it took a little longer than usual. Thanks for your patience!
I will still update Chapter 2 after 1.0, adding content and improving existing scenes. Then I will move on to Chapter 3.