Overhaul Suggestions

[Doomlegion]

Some more items such as:

Zippo lighters that can be used for starting fires or a smaller light source than the lantern can be refueled with the lantern fuel but is exposed to wind so it can blow out (requires scrap metal(body) and cloth(whick) to repair) regular bic lighters as well but they hold less fuel even then the zippo and they are not refillable nor can they be repaired.

Wax that can be harvested and turned into candles for long lasting light sources in cabins or caves (easily blown out by weather) could use ear wax (really slow gain) and also in the next section I mentioned bees wax. You could also find glass Jared candles that last awhile but are hard to find, found only in buildings and give off a pleasant scent that increases happiness if that is installed.

Different kinda of bags/backpacks that can reduce the load of your items instead of just the moose one maybe make an option to pick up the pre existing bags on the ground that you can search.

The ability to make crafting stations such as a forge, or work bench make it hard to eat to that point though ( needs to research a book or something like that to be able to build) then takes 10 hours to build etc.

Caffein Pill Bottles gives you more stamina than coffee but can’t warm you up, doesn’t give you thirst back and in fact takes away some thirst.

More food crafting items such as berries, edible leaves and such you could have a book lying around that lists off the different non poisonous types of plants. Then also salt  so you can do two things with it salt your meal for flavor and calorie boost from the food source (can only salt certain things like meat, tomato soup, etc for what make sense and then you can also salt meat to keep it lasting longer.

Crafting of a Sun dial clock that can tell time more accurately if the weather allows it. With the hours sketched onto it.

grappling hook that you can throw or shoot out of the hunting bow attached to mountaineering rope to scale inclines you couldn’t normally go up but still get around to useful around servers places such as the dam, costal highway area etc etc.

alcoholic beverages that could be used as a antibacterial for open wounds, could reduce pain if drank but then also gives you a semi woozy state of ingesting to much also warms you up a little bit but would also make you more clumsy and such. If happiness meter install (see next section)  it would increase happiness.

sling shot that utilizes the rocks as ammo and has a higher impact and greater aim than a rock throw and will scare away predators if hit with the sling shot also has chance to kill small game out right (bunnies squirrels etc.)

High Powered B.B. gun that is used for hunting small game only such as rabbits uses B.B. rounds (find a lot more B.B. rounds than regular rifle ammunition but still hard to find the B.B. gun itself 

Craftable water tank that holds  a lot of water that is stationary for a base of operations. Can be refilled or taken out and can drink from the spout. 

Glasses/sunglasses that would help protect your eyes from wind (wind resistance) 

Steroids that would give a huge stamina boost for the day but are very rare medical pills and would come with a very tiny permanent stamina drain after the day (useful for mountaineering rope climbing and long sprint journeys.

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese box food source that you cook for warmth benefit (could give happiness) And/or Top Ramen Packs 

 

Other Overhaul additions:

Happiness meter at decreases with bad status affects, being mauled, bad weather etc and increases with good weather, successful hunting, quality food, increasing skill levels and reading. The happier you are the more stamina you have (motivation) to do things and if your really happy you get a small boost to the stamina than you would normally have. One item you could instelal to increase this would be craftable musical items that you can use to pass time with increased happiness benefits (this would need more working or but you get he idea)

Change the hunger meter to a picture of  ham or something like that and use the bladder looking one now as a bladder meter that increases over time and you would have to relieve yourself (gives off smell that attracts predatory animals but repulses deer and rabbits) could come with the ability to dig a hole to negate the smell but takes time. 

Indoor hydroponics where you can craft pots install a way to dig for clay and fire it in a forge then plant seeds using a cabin or trailer as a green house basically and you could grow found seeds from either seeds packets from a store building or if berries and other plants were installed you would have a rare chance to find a good seed. Would take a long time to grow but would be a renewable source of food. You would need to water them atleast every other day to maintain them.

The ability to fix up buildings taking time to repair broken cabinets/ furniture etc making it look nice for a permanent home.

the ability to jar up some food items such as if you added berries or the honey from bees you could jar them up to preserve them longer also you could make jam out of the berries. Could add sugar to put into these food crafting.

Hunting Manufactured Bow / Cross Bow that you could very rarely find like the rifle improved aim down sight line and accuracy uses same arrows

Hunting knife that if mauled by wolf will quickly deal with wolf and make it bleed out faster and die after running. Also gives you an actual chance at fighting a bear when mauled because of the size of the blade you would have a small chance at the end of the fight to mortally wound the bear. 

make accelerant like the lantern fuel in regards to it not being consumed in one use give a meter on how full it is and give accelerant the ability to squirt portions onto an already existing fire for a 1-3 minute duration increase and a big heat increase for that 1-3 minutes (when you squirt accelerant on a fire it engulfs and gets really hot in real life)

the ability to write down notes in game on paper using added item blank paper you could use charcoal to write or add pencil/pen to the game to that way we can write down lists of things needed to be done or reminders or where things are. Really useful if you plan to Come back to the game after a few in real days so you can remember stuff. 

The ability to get to hot could be inside with full gear and a fire going and then you would start loosing hydration quickly.

Install a way to designate an area for base of operations either for below mentioned cats and dogs or for other uses such as being more noticeable on a charted map.

hygiene meter ( you have to actually use the bathtubs now) can use heated up water from the added water tank item I had suggested using a fire underneath it) add toothbrush and tooth paste beard trimmer etc whichever makes sense to you guys good hygiene gives a morale/ happiness boost and keeps you healthy whereas if you are dirty you have a higher chance of catching an illness. And attract more attention to wildlife.

Add more wild life: 

squirrels small game like a bunny 

beavers could use the tougher tail hide for some crafting also the large teeth could be used for tools or something along those lines.

 the ability to hunt birds via traps or using the above mentioned B.B. gun

coyotes/fox that is less aggressive than wolves but can still give a good bite when aggro.

bees that can make honey for consumption and bees wax for above mentioned wax for candles. But will aggro and you would have to either A make some net clothing that will keep the bees from stinging or B get inside quick after you steel the honey/wax

larva found in the ground / wood chopping gives good protein(calories) but would decrease happiness if that’s installed. 

Rats that could get into food left on the ground but not in containers can also be hunted for just meat only and very little of it.

Cats/dogs that you could find wandering and attempt to befriend by bringing meat for dogs and condensed milk for cats. You would bring to your base and have them there to kill rats and bring them to you for food and to protect food/ items in the ground and dogs could follow you around to help you hunt or stay around a set home to protect it.

[StrayCat]

Gosh, that's a lot, but many good ideas here. That's one hell of a first post, wish we had more like this. Thumbs up !

[FormalBear]

Lots of interesting ideas! I can't get behind all of them - but I do wish we could whip ourselves up some Kraft Dinner! (Remember, this is Canada; it's not "Kraft Macaroni & Cheese", here.)