I feel you :D.
Here's a little hint in ro13 in case you want to try again:
Lbh arrq gb trg n jbbqra obk va gur serr pryy orgjrra gur gjb fcvxr nernf.
This is a really nice and challenging mechanic. Instantly understandable but with lots of intricate possibilities. Just make sure you have a smooth difficulty curve! And keep the levels small, because otherwise the solution space is just too big (imho).
I'm looking very forward to the whole game, this looks really nice!
Very cool Akari implementation!!
Here's the puzz.link version of the puzzle:
https://puzz.link/p?akari/10/10/ic5.h.rch18bsasahci6cadh.k.gcg