thanks for the feedback. the freeze in area 5 to area 6 was already fixed in v10 (you can check the devlog here https://nonhumans.itch.io/hell-free/devlog/1498376/v10-major-modes-xupdate). but yeah, in v9 you basically just need to wait longer while the broken location generation runs
about slimes — that’s intended behavior. they reproduce when they can absorb nearby living entities. structures (not all of them) and items can only be consumed by the fungus. portals cannot be destroyed, they’re too important
“???” in buttons was left there for future dialogue content. probably should be hidden for now