What do you mean by getting to the point where she learns magic? Like meeting the witch?
I’m at the point where she asks me to leave the village. I’m now with 1 HP and 1 Gold so don’t know how to earn experience and money to purchase things (I already put the sword back in the beginning as I had no idea about selling it.
I’m trying to dig orc and gather water to gain MP and money but man… that’s a long way as you can gather water for every 10 minutes. Digging orc keeps encountering bats and rocks falling…
I'm 99 percent sure that you haven't completed all the quests. You literally can't physically do everything you want in the prologue. There are several secrets where you can get an item, you can earn money in 2 ways, and 1 of them does not require anything from you. Another thing is that if you play for the 1st time, then you most likely did not know about it and did not start earning from the first minutes of the game.
Yes, there is no way in the game to restore all HP in the blink of an eye, which I think is a very good decision, because I don't want people drinking from the well every second.
On average, it takes a person 1:30 - 2:00 to complete the prologue, all branches, this is absolutely normal. But you do understand that you can skip all these tasks (additional ones) and complete the quests of your father, then the witch, and then just leave the village, right? And it will take 10-15 minutes. And then you'll move on to the second chapter, without consequences.
There was one person here who complained that he couldn't win a fight with Adamina and Viveka. If you defeat them, the game ends. I write, "You did well, you passed the game, but I hate cheesers and cheaters." This way I eliminated those who broke the save. You don't have to beat everyone, and you won't be able to. I went through the prologue several times (By the way, it was much more difficult, I periodically made timers, the stats of the enemies are less). There was also no opportunity to work in Glory Hole, do you have any idea how much more difficult it was? I understand that it seems to you that this difficulty is just a waste of your time, etc., however, you can play and earn gold in parallel.
The only thing I would probably change is the final quest with Idannr, where she demands 100 gold. It's really a lot, but the point is that she demands such fabulous money specifically so that Lola doesn't want to look for it, because she herself is tired of it.
I try to devote a lot of time to the story, the emotions of the player. After all, I did not plan to make NSFW games at all, but it just so happened that I had to. And I'm making a game, at least in terms of variation, one that I'd like to replay. To see what would happen if Elizabeth was driven to suicide. Kill Beggar in Chapter 1, or swear allegiance to her. To play Lola like a whore, or a naive girl who really does not understand what kind of trick Uncle Horb gives her. Dusty chooses the path of Alpha, or he accepts that he is Beta and watches as his childhood friend, a half-breed, gradually selects his female. For me, the main thing is the emotions that the player feels and the feelings. If it really spoils your gaming experience so much, then so be it. I made sure that resources did not devalue, as well as the player's actions, and I had to manage them competently, this is the minimum time so as not to strangle the player at all.
I'm sorry that it ruined your gaming experience, but I can't please everyone, friend. I always say one thing, if you don't like it, you don't have to play. After all, I work on pure enthusiasm, I respond to almost all comments that, in my opinion, need it. I may want to shorten the time of the "Wells", or maybe not. In the new update, for example, I increased the minimum reward for working in Glory Hole by 1 gold each time. In total, this should reduce your efforts, the update will be already this month, for the first time in three. I've been working tirelessly all this time and now I'm explaining to you why, how and what.