Thanks for playing and for the detailed feedback, this is really useful! Yes, 17:38 is your total time to finish the demo. I made some changes since the last version, to speed up some sections.
- Fair point about the drones. They should spread out and leave room for your beams instead of stealing everything right under you. I'll fix that.
2 and 4. If manual harvesting and the research bar weren't clear, that's on the game, not on you. I'll explain both better early on, and I'll look at whether holding the button all the time is really needed. - Agreed, just waiting for the bar on the crane parts isn't fun. I'll make that part more active or shorter.
Thanks again!