Small quality-of-life patch for the demo, mostly based on your feedback, keep it coming!
What's New
Save export & import - Back up your progress to a file and restore it anytime from Settings > Save Data. Handy for moving your save to another PC or reinstalling safely.
Faster opening - The first journal entry now unlocks at 75 Almond Water instead of 150, so the story gets moving in about half the time.
Polish
Smaller stability and performance improvements under the hood.
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