I watched the video and I like it. Yes the settings sometimes does not catch up in the game menu (but should work in the game). You get into gameplay pretty fast. You miss the cabin door journal entry at the beginning so it got really hard (and dark) for you. Also feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the game.
I've never got stuck into a tree, but I can imagine how frustrating it can be, but I fixed the hole above the cave (some collision issues so I regenerate it)
Unfortunately I was not able to reproduce the death/load issue...
The game is using auto-exposure aka eye adaptation to simulate bright/dark environment changes. There is nothing I can do about it without breaking some of the game mechanics. I hope the flashlight will help you.
Lets talk about the foxes :D. The foxes in the area I live in are pretty sneaky beasts. Even the dogs are afraid of them (but as you might discover not all of them are hostile).
Update is uploading.
