The addition of a database logic is a big deal. More impressive to me than the others here, to be honest. The ability to manage metadata for a level, such as elaborate dialog trees for NPCs, is a very big deal. I've been away for a while, but I'll be really interested to see what kinds of capabilities are built into that logic. Is it purely static, or will there be ways to edit or manipulate when the game is running? Is it only "import from spreadsheet" or can it be...

A possible alternative to the auto-pick, could be something similar to a feature in a certain other popular survival game: Holding down a key (shift or ctrl, something like that) and double-clicking an item attempts to auto-pick any of that item type within range. It wouldn't just scoop up everything around the player, but could be used to pick up a single thing in bulk, saving clicks. And I expect it is something that could be implemented in picking from the...

I agree on the ships. The last few maps I played, I stayed mostly with the Upper Deck boat. You can place several containers on the nose of the boat, and it's fast enough to get to the nearby islands with ease. It might be an issue, not having an anchor if we decide to dive to a RE, but I can't think of many other benefits to spending resources on a full ship. Maybe to have a few mobile workstations, I guess, or to sail with friends. My last few maps, the larger...

How about a slingshot? 1 stick and 1 string to craft, and add pebbles to be the ammunition (break small rocks to get them). It would automatically match with its ammunition, like the bow and arrow. It would do very little damage, but it would be very easy to craft, fire quickly, and very easy to get more ammunition for it, making it useful for early game. Edit: I know that's not the direction the OP wanted to go, but the idea just popped into my head while...

Okay, time to be honest: I'm drifting away from Ylands. No doubt I'll stop back in from time to time for major updates, but as of right now I haven't played it in about a week and a half. (Explore is my main thing, and it's honestly gotten kind of stale lately.) It wasn't Dreams that's doing it, though. My PSN account is screwed up and I can't even play that game. Instead, it's a combination between Minecraft and an urge to get back to learning 3D modelling...

Look into Event Listeners. To detect PvP damage, use interaction of 2 entities, and set both objects to player. There's an On Damage, On Kill, and a few other choices, I think. Those events will give you both entities involved, plus I think the amount of damage, and type of damage (crushing, piercing, fire, etc). Play with it, and see what information it gives you. Try different things in different combinations, and so on. To negate damage if it's a type they're...