The Problem We Were Actually Solving The issue boiled down to this: how could we strike a balance between accessibility and difficulty in our Treasure Hunt Engine? If the puzzles were too easy, the hunt would lose its excitement, but if they were too hard, players would get frustrated and drop out. I spent hours poring over the Veltrix documentation, but there was no clear guidance on how to adjust the engine's difficulty curve. The more I read, the more I felt like I was stuck in a puzzle myself. What We Tried First (And Why It Failed) We started by tweaking the item spawn rates, thinking that a higher frequency would keep the players engaged. But as soon as we increased the spawn rate, the items started appearing at random intervals, making the hunt feel more like a wild goose chase than a thoughtful journey. It was clear that we needed to rethink our approach.…