Fair, but those bits on the sides of the main mouse buttons are also buttons

Lol that's certainly one way to do it. I have actually seen a few mice with three buttons and a wheel but that's obviously not whatever's going on here

Hey, no problem.

Yes - the depicted side buttons channel into just one of the rear-side pinouts, and even then I think each side can support many more than just two inputs. I believe there are a few examples on the site and repository, but those resources still need to be built out some more.

I'd recommend reaching out to the designer directly. He's pretty active in his discord server, though if you'd prefer not to use discord I'd be happy to ask on your behalf if you have a concise idea of what you'd like to do.

That's not weird at all 😊 and yeah it only started shipping a couple months ago.

You should be able to achieve any number of input combinations with the breakout boards. The designer sent me loads of extras and I should really put them to use 😅

Hell, I'm planning on using the same base board to make a wireless macro pad later on. Unfortunately the community is on discord but you can hop in and see what other people have been making.

Yeah its not the prettiest mouse, but its open thats a huge plus. I like a lot the extra buttons at the edge. Good for switching layers or alt tabbing etc 😀

there are alternative enclosures that people have made. for example: https://www.printables.com/model/1484908-ploopy-mouse-skinny-mod-wo-thumb-rest

If the shape or look of it is important to you, you may want to mention that in your post with the other info (not everyone reads through all the comments before commenting themselves.) Maybe give an example of what you do like? That way it's more likely that someone will help find what you're looking for, and less likely that you'll get a ton of suggestions for mice you're not looking for :)