Hey! Thanks so much for playing and for the feedback.
Regarding the character-based rule: I interpreted the 'character' as the Payload you play as (represented by your chosen Archetype at the start).
Since you are infiltrating a network, it's definitely more abstract than a traditional fantasy dungeon crawler, but I felt it kept the spirit of a solo entity facing a hostile procedural environment! I hope it fits the jam's philosophy.
As for the Bytes disappearing when hitting sandbox, that sounds like a state reset bug when switching modes. Good catch! I'm going to look into the code right now to see why the currency is dropping.
Thanks for reporting it. Did you submit an entry to this Jam? Drop your link here, I would love to play it and give you some feedback too!
