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Now personally i love all the new content added with the release of the full game however i hope i'm not alone in noticing what feels like some gaps when it comes to some structure and gear based content. Like the new ash building bits for example, very smooth and unique with its nice modern-esq appearance (being that its like concrete), however it leaves a gap since while there's more or less a related tier of floor and roof structure for each kind of walling it feels like that stops with ash which while isn't bad with the burr floors it doesn't really match the clover or feather roofing. My first thought for this is Pinecone shingles since that matches the ash both in resource tier as well as aesthetically. However while thinking on it i also realized there isn't many options for stairs and doors since in terms of doors there isn't anything beyond palisade gates and the normal doors and stairs stop at straight grass and spiraling acorn ones, but with all the new resources there's plenty of things to build with that would be not only fitting but also generally pretty rad. Like a drawbridge made from pinecones pulled up and let down by spider silk or a portcullis made from splinters held together with chewing gum or lint rope for unique entry ways that would match the vibe of the mushroom brick (and ash depending on how you use it)while feeling akin to later game versions of the palisade wall and gates; or a somewhat curved staircase made from bur or pinecone. And for gear: the Mantis got a full set of armor + a weapon yet the Broodmother remains having just a helmet paired with their weapon, not a huge deal but i still think if there's a set for one there should be for both. With the staffs there's Sour, Spicy and Fresh but no Salty staff which feels disappointing since the current three are super cool and fun to use. There's a tier two bow and crossbow but only a tier 3 crossbow, while i can understand why i do still think having a faster but less damaging tier 3 bow option would be nice, could be made from black widow parts and lint and have a venom crit or something. I also am mildly disappointed there isn't some kind of flail amongst the tier 3 weapons and that neither of the tier 3 shields look like a tower/war door, heater, kite shield or really anything other than a round shield(ladybird one is essentially a round shield with indents so i feel that while the aspis type design is cool, doesn't quite count as not a round shield). I also still firmly believe a grappling hook or something would be awesome. Aside from that there isn't much else i can think of other than maybe add more traps/defensive structures? Would love to hear other ideas though.

To counter that it could have a boss arena similar to the Broodmother, and the arena could be haze free and the Mantis could have a move where it just slices through some mushrooms to create a low visibility spore cloud or maybe it temporarily releases some extra thick haze from itself that's only around for a bit, could enter a hit and run phase while it's like that too, just some ideas though since that would mean there's not a built-in enrage timer but the boss would still be able to give the same "there's something in the fog" vibes. also not related directly to what you said just the boss but since it's living in the haze which is also a fungal area the summon item for the haze boss should be a mix of bug the infecting fungus.

Rather than a vertical zipline maybe more of something like a lift? not quite an elevator but it'd function the same, could maybe make lift frames that are just scaffold with nothing in the middle and you can place the lift platform in there then use silk to connect it to a lift anchor that would probably just be a roof/floor with a crank built in. just a rough idea though.

i am 100% for most if not all of this, i think this is a really good list of things that would make good additions to the game

Oh I see, that makes sense, that would be really cool if they did make it a sword in the stone, i can imagine Pete having a line when finding it too.

I'm pretty sure they're already working on weather or at least plan to, but I'll second different bug goggles that affect how you see the world, I could see that being a fun mechanic to have in the game

yeah that'd be cool, although I like having variety and knives being in the game after they finish the swords wouldn't be a bad thing in my opinion, but I won't be unhappy if they did get replaced.

I'm not sure if anyone else has already suggested it as I haven't seen it anywhere here but, I think various weapons such as Crossbows(made of acorn and spider silk maybe? longer reload than a bow but more damage), Swords(in between the knives and clubs in speed and damage) and similar things would make good additions, and for tools I could see shears made from ant mandibles for cutting things like grass or stems as being nice as an alternative to axes, could be slower but cut in less hits, or maybe something like a grappling hook as well, could be ant mandibles held onto a sprig with some sap and the rope could be silk, this could allow you to scale things vertically and you could leave the silk rope hanging so your friends can climb up as well, I think that would give a nice addition to the sense of adventure you get in some scenarios, especially when with friends.

In addition to things such as acorn walls and such, I think clay or peblet walls would also be nice for building as well as respective floors and ceilings for each type of structure, so we have something that matches more than grass floors and clover ceilings, And I also would love being able to make a floor hatch that would function same as a window but on the floor so you could fall down or bounce up through it, especially alongside something like an acorn trap door or something similar you could put on not only the floor hatch but also windows because it not only would be aesthetically nice but it would also be useful when building in areas with lots of Nats, such as near the solar lamp at the flower garden, as to keep them out and one last thing is something like a sprig and fungas candelabra or chandelier, just to give nice lighting around tables in the center of a room without making it look strange, a mini candle would also be pretty cool in my opinion