Additional sub-modes

[Alynxkia]

I am finding some parts of the game a little too easy. I was thinking it might be nice to have a couple subs modes that can be selected to add additional challenges when choosing Mild, Medium, Whoa, and  Customized. 

Tech Failure: While initially it was nice that I could find wolf spiders and scorpions on the map because it made for easier hunting when I needed parts, I realized being able to see them so easily took away a lot of the apprehension I had when traveling around in Grounded 1. I could choose to just not use the feature, but I think it might be nice to have a mode where there is basically a technology failure with the scanner and the map only shows resource nodes that you have harvested at least once before and it doesn’t show any of the resources that are currently a living bug. 

Lack of Direction: This could be used with Technology Failure or on its own, but the map would no longer display exactly where you need to go for the story or for chips. You could use the scanner feature like normal unless you also selected Technology Failure.

Grindfest: Craftables would require an additional resources. I don’t mean the quantity of the current resources would increase, but rather that additional different resources would be needed. I believe the current plan is for five tiers of weapons/armor/omni-tool upgrades.

Tier 1 recipes would need an additional common resources.

Tier 2 would need two common resources. 
Tier 3 would need an uncommon resource.

Tier 4 would need a common and an uncommon resource.

Tier 5 would need two uncommons or one rare resource. 

HOA: Much like Grindfest this would make it so building/utility production/decor options required additional materials. Depending on how much your build, you might already find building as grindy as you would ever want it to be which is why this was not built into the Grindfest mode.

Building pieces like floors, roofs, walls would need an additional common resource. The two sturdiest building materials would need two additional common resources.  (In Grounded 1 this was Ash and Mushrooms)

Utility production items would vary. Early game items like the roasting spits and storage baskets would need another common resource. Things like spinners, dew collectors, and jerky racks would need an additional uncommon resource. Later game utility production items would need an additional rare resource. 

Decor would need a more careful look as I feel like the high use items like torches and sconces have to only require another common material to not reach insane grind levels. The items only used once to a couple times in a typical build can have uncommon or rare resources added. Ex: Fireplaces get used, but not anywhere near the same quantity as the other light sources. 

These were just some thoughts to add in additional optional challenges to the gameplay.