Do the monsters have NO leash range whatsoever? I literally ran for five minutes, dashing whenever I could, and the bison that had locked onto me in the forest: after a rock golem got mad at me for harvesting its... artwork? friend? eggs? children? wife? husband?... knocked me into its attack range; wouldn't stop attacking me. Thirty seconds of fighting it off with a wooden axe later the rock golem showed up with a spider, which I apparently ran past while fleeing the forest, and it wasn't much longer late...

Don't sleep on the quarterstaff in favor of a sword or spear. The quarterstaff is probably the best melee weapon. You not only get two hits, but you also dash through and knockback enemies. I don't know if it would take you to late game, but in comparison the spear and sword are kind of trash. I don't know about the dagger yet, but even the axe for farming trees is a better weapon than the sword and spear....

Are the blue gems just gone when you use them, meaning I could save them up for one super-run? Or do you get them each time you load into the game and can buy from the shop as a form of permanent progression? Or does the shop spawn/ make free everything you've bought previously as a form of permanent progression?...

Is this game going to be launched in 2022 or is it planned to 2023?

How do you find stone? Every rock I find is flint and coal. There's no rock in my rocks. :(