With so many philosophical differences weighing down this project, you may prefer to escape to an "alternate universe" where mods do things differently! They'll have a little more freedom to fly closer to the IP that I had to sidestep to get the game approved:
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=3751210
Simply subscribe to whatever you like and then select that launch option without ever losing access to the original, or hunt it down as "InfiniteLivesModLauncher.exe" in the local files. Please note that this opportunity is only for Windows desktop users and does not yet work on Steam Deck, etc.
Thanks again to IngoH, GamingMaster, and Street for their heroic efforts giving mods somewhere safe to land here within the Steam ecosystem. Whether you're interested in consuming mods or developing them, be sure to ask around if you want to get involved: