Hey ShellingtonCJ! Thanks for the tip, ill try that decompression fallback, i also seem to have improved the load time significantly on the latest build by loading the game into a main menu scene rather than straight into the game scene.
Thanks for the kind words, as for figuring it out, if you did figure it out on that build its a miracle, since then i believe i've made it a lot clearer whats going on/how to play aha. would be great to get your feedback on the latest build when i'm able to upload it after the jam