If you haven't played on the official public server yet, or if its been awhile, consider joining up!
I've scouted a spot right by an established Translocator route that has tons of room to grow, also we have a trader right in the middle of town
Should be solid, let me know if you have any interest, what your general playtime schedule is and timezone, and tell people about your experience so far in Vintage Story!
I'll go first of course... Aridhol's the tag I have been using forever (Wheel of Time ref) and been on the public server for a few months. I have more or less completed the game's current progression on TOPS so I'll be sure to build public facilities ASAP. I generally play off and on in the morning and evenings my time - Mountain Standard Time (US, GMT-7 I think?).
I play on Steam Deck so I don't chat a ton in game, but might be willing to setup a discord for the community if we get to a size where we need one, otherwise we can use a voice channel on the official discord sometime too
What about you? Interested?