Lollard

I don't mind butchering animals because I'm not killing 20 of them a minute while their corpses litter my base. Drifters are a special case because of the sheer amount the game constantly throws at you, it pushes the butchering mechanic past the limit and it becomes a plain chore that brings the game to a halt.

Would the game be better if drifters dropped items on death instead of needing to be butchered? I think so. You can slay dozens of them in high activity nights and temporal storms, and having to pause for several seconds to butcher each corpse adds a good amount of chore into the game, especially since most of them won't drop anything anyway.

Sprinting while holding space bar, does it make you go faster than just sprinting or is it just me?

Make equipment descriptions state which slot it occupies. In prospecting, make ore names be followed by metal names. e.g. Cassiterite ---> Cassiterite (Tin). Trivial change that would avoid confusion. In the in-game tutorial, teach players to light a torch by crouching and holding right-click on fire instead of inserting it in the fire. This is quicker, more immersive and works with different fire sources like oil lamps and placed torches. Make fish guaranteed to drop fish meat when butchered. Make them rarer to compensate. Killing several fish and having none of them drop meat is annoying and encourages players to ignore fish entirely. Make animals either panic or chase player when shot at from a distance, not stand still as if nothing is happening. Allow quenching items with a water barrel. Make firepit show coal instead of wood when coal is inserted as fuel (or add a separate firepit built with coal instead of firewood that always shows coal as the fuel). Would make crucible furnaces look better.