I've played through the first 4 missions; really neat little game. I am curious about some things. Once you get the Chempill it seems like you can just move in and out of your base to remove -1<x> a bunch of times. Is that intended? Are VP used for anything other than triggering a reward for Mission 01? Is it just like a score for your run?
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it.
Yes, that is intentional, to create a 'safe zone', where you can have certain encounters at certain probabilities, but not lose (H) due to the environment. Also you can just rest at base if you want to clear <X>'s to open them for new encounters.
Yes, other than triggering the Mission 01 reward, VP's are just to keep score for the run.