Super fun game to lose an afternoon to. Had a blast trying to find every last code to uncover all the content. there was so much detail and research that went into putting this together, which I was really able to appreciate as a molecular bio grad. I mean, I could never imagine putting real science to prop up fantasy/sci-fi and have it sound cohesive. while a lot of the new stuff in the second half wasn't essential to the story it really made the terminal UI more immersive.
I will admit I did run into some frustration at some parts where finding codes seemed a bit too convoluted and inconsistent, and there seemed to be a lack of instruction on certain aspects. I will also say it feels like the characters themselves, their relationships and motivations don't feel super cohesive and fully fleshed out. I feel like a ton of conflict was introduced after the fact (love triangle, men being pigs, Lenny being an addict) and didn't really go anywhere. I was also confused on the antagonist's motivations and how exactly he is able to manipulate the crew or if he was just there commenting on their bad decisions. the second manifest also lost me a bit, I didn't really get why they had their titles; for instance, why is E a witch and J a demon hunter?
Also I may have missed it but WHERE IS THE FERN SLUG?? I was having fun tracking him until he disappeared from HY :(
All in all, with some tweaks to instructions and expansions to relationship dynamics and character motivations, i see this being a super solid game! Great job!!