Marcus,
Thanks for your reply. I see your reasoning on why you put the notifications into the game, but will have to admit they probably triggered a bit too often. Every 20 minutes or so would have been plenty, but they were coming up every couple minutes at minimum.
I'm at Sun's Glade now and have now stopped triggering. They either stopped due to getting to the city or because I crafted/bought enough books/upgraded my characters enough with skill stones.
And to be honest, I didn't buy that many books just for the fact I couldn't afford to do so. And with the crafting, I did craft, but didn't fill all available slots as I didn't need to. And I also like to keep a small stash of available skill stones (not use them all) in case I need to make some larger upgrades and need the extra. Not sure at which amounts triggered those notifications, did you need to craft
all available slots/buy
all available books and spend
all skill stones? If so, I think that was a bit extreme, as well.
I am past it now, and I am guessing you probably aren't going to do anymore updates/patches, but if you did, it is something I would recommend in toning down a bit.
Thanks again though for your help, Marcus. I really wish the game did much better than it did. It's sad to see this being the last Rainbow game.

I can see the heart all of you put into the game, it is truly a gem.