Nodes

I think this should have been Early Access. I am happy to check back on the game to see if it's been improved over the next few months. It's too expensive for having a broken/illegible user interface.

I can't navigate menus properly, aspect ratios don't work, there are no sound effects for things that clearly should have some enjoyable sound effects.

A lot of the joy of incremental games is the "zing" and the sense that things are piling up - yet in this game, you can't see all the resources piling up in any conspicuous way. It's all sort of happening off to the side, and you have to open this menu or that menu to see it. I think this is the biggest mistake. You want to see stuff piling up. People should be able to open some menus and move them around, resize them, etc. But right now you can't. I couldn't even figure out how to look around properly on the huge upgrade menu. The developer let me know the scrolling button for the upgrade screen is to hold down the middle-mouse button and drag. Holding down the scroll wheel to look around a screen is very counter intuitive.

Some aesthetic choices could be improved as well. I think the font is -- just not good. Would replace it. And it breaks off the menus in error here and there, too.

Finally, I don't think the cracked stone background for the game is appealing. It seems anxiety-provoking in its vein-like jaggedness. I would ask, what is the aesthetic vibe of the game supposed to be -- medieval, peasant, stone and wood? Maybe aim for that but in a way that's soothing/comforting and looks polished.

Like the idea but need bunch of QOA.
Wall of text tutorial should be replaced with gradual unlocking, there should be upgrade that need resource from higher node type and improve yield of lower node type to encourage moving up (otherwise the strat is probably to spend lots of time optimizing for low tier and only move up until it is pretty upgraded). Resource shouldnt need manual collecting into storage, or sending to enable other node (should be automatic). I also dont see why there need to be multiple node of the same type. usually when you do that, e.g. in territory idle or lazy galaxy, there is complex synergy, limited amount of space, or location based interaction, where I didnt see any.

I've actually played the game for more than 20 minutes (completed it). I had issues with some things and actively voiced my suggestions on the Discord. Most everything I suggested was implemented and all my bug reports were quickly remedied. What else can you ask for from a developer?

Incremental games are mostly new to me so perhaps, because I had no expectations, I was pleasantly surprised. I found it to be a very laid back logistics game. The graphics are pleasing and convey the various nodes well (in my opinion). The game took about 10 hours to complete but it could take much longer if you focus on optimizations and min/maxing.

Maybe being older and remembering when every game was $50 or more I don't understand complaining about price? For me, this was one of the best $6 games I've played.