The problem is that most of these people are so used to other game mechanics and the way of playing it that they are not open for new challenges.
No the problem is not that the people are used to the Renpy game mechanics, the problem is that you are ignoring them and try to invent the wheel new, but like a square wheel rolls bad because it has 4 corners, lets make a tryangle wheel, it has less corners and should roll better.
Do you really wonder that the people use the skip funktion if they have to repeat the same scenes again and again to progress?
If you watch a tv show, do you everytime a new episode is out watch all the older episosed first to waste as much time as possible or do you "skip" right to the new episode?
You are making a grindy blue ball game and that skipping breaks the game and then blame the people for not knowing how to play.
People that supports me have more or less no problems with the game.
Maybe because they have access to the WT and know what to do?
In 2.13 i tryed to get the bikine scene 10:00 at the bathroom for 7 or 8 days, nothing happend, just "Bob is waiting" again and again. Yes i know how to use the icons and yes all stats are at max and no i didnt use skip in this scene and i dont use a mod.
I downloaded 2.16, activated the help funktion, played 2 days, still no progress or help.
Tried to start a new game, but after the explaining the game mechanics, it jumps direkt to the island and skips the travel to the island.