Thanks for playing and the feedback. Originally I wanted to have map that you could annotate the persisted between runs so you could more easily plan out what abilities you lost. For clarity, soft-locking is when you can’t progress and are basically stuck because you lost the ability to progress, as well as go back, right? I wanted to have a feeling of impending doom, and a conversation with the recycler about being stuck and the feelings of futility but obviously didn’t get any of that in so yeah, it just feels broken. I really should have added a reset when I realized all that wasn’t happening.
I had a lot of ideas that I didn’t get a chance to try at all, like leaving junk at the your final position for the next run, occasionally finding upgraded new limbs. In short, yes, I definitely needed to add some more junk, esp in the absence of the other mechanics. Hopefully I can get a few of these ideas in the coming weeks, thanks for the encouragement!