I understand the handbook is unbelievably essential when starting out, but I personally wish their was a better way to gain knowledge of stuff. Say you start out with the basic knowledge of the beginning, but somehow (still not sure exactly how) can find ways to do more advanced things like smithing
Say you've been living a fair life, finally got some metal tools, but then you find something called a "mossy book", and it gives you lore of like, a homesteader in your world, and said homesteaded talked about a windmill he just made, and then BAM! , you now know how to make a windmill.
I understand if it's not exactly the best, but I just feel like there should be some other way than just a full blown wiki inside the game.