lol, fair enough. my apologies for the spoiling, i won't give you any more information you didn't ask for.
and i also enjoying a sort of roleplay! it's much more fun when you give yourself these atmospheric motivations to keep yourself invested in the game. i suppose my version of the player character is just a slacker then!
i saw that other response about easy++, so i hope that works and gets you the longer days you're hoping for.
so, other folks have mentioned already, but 0.9.0 is pretty wonky right now. not enough time in the day to do given tasks is a known issue, and also the build is very buggy and many of the settings on offer, like changing day speed, aren't functional in this build. you might have some better luck going back to the last stable build (0.8.2c), as you can actually reliably change the length of days there, plus all the other settings for a save file.
so, yeah, if you're dead set on playing 0.9.0, and you need the days to be longer, you'll have to wait for a bit longer. there's no real way to say when a stable release will be ready, but i imagine it will take a long while.
also i will say, you don't HAVE to do your tasks. 0.9.0 is a test branch. the gameplay loop is very unbalanced and has a lot of bugs, so you're fighting a losing game trying to do everything you're asked from day 1. and even if it were balanced, there isn't much actual consequence to not doing your daily tasks beyond just getting less money. (of course, there is a fine you can turn on in the settings, but i'm guessing you dont want that.) points are pretty important in this game, there's lots of great stuff in the shop, so you'll want to get points from somewhere, but there's plenty of methods. (my favorites are farming sugarcane and lemons by the river.) and the loop of finding signals IS a huge part of the game, but you don't really get many interesting signals early on. mostly i'd say start tidying up (sell a lot of the trash, it's fast money), find your preferred routes to the generators, and get comfortable.
if you're still overwhelmed, you might benefit from playing on ambience mode for a bit. it's basically the game without the spooky stuff, random or plot based, and you can use it to get used to the gameplay loop without being worried about spooky things. you'll have plenty of time to ignore your tasks and figure out some of the game mechanics the tutorial doesn't cover.
i am also a nervous gamer who (for some unknown reason) decided to get really interested in a horror game, if you still intend to play, either on 0.8.2c with a longer day, or 0.9.0 with the standard base time, i have a good amount of tips on how to keep yourself organized and not too stressed to enjoy the spooky things that pop up every once in a while. i can put together a list, if you'd like. otherwise, i hope you enjoy! i've had a lot of fun with this game, but i totally understand being overwhelmed by the days being so short. night time is scary!
