List of items that need more uses

[Mr_Bober]

There's several items that currently serve little purpose in the game, either because they only have 1 recipe or because what you can craft with them sucks. It would be nice to have a list of it, and suggestions on possible new uses.

I'll start with a few:

1. Chitin / chitin powder.
Currently only usable as bone material, or as powder to make a single curios.
Given you get them from several creatures, it would be good to have more uses for it.

2. Roe Deer Antlers
Bad curio, only use is bone material.
Allow them to be used for hartshorn or antler steak cutlery at least?

3. Reindeer Antlers
Bad curio, uses are bone material or reindeer cape. The cape looks good, but has awful stats. Not worth for a farmer over a straw hat + other cape, and definitely not useful for the agility bonus.
Allow them to be used for hartshorn or antler steak cutlery at least?

[Reiber]

hooded capes in generall, just allow us to pull up/down hoods similar to reindeer parkers,

reindeer parkers, its just an worse wool shirt, that isnt dependable on farming entirely,

all the cave shubbery/shrooms
mediocre curio on day 1 no uses beyond that point,
notable mention: giant toadstool, No uses to this day,

terpentine, an hell to manufacture , and no uses

[Audiosmurf]

all the cave shubbery/shrooms

I'd like to eventually see dusk ferns have a specific use, myself.

We need a weird meat sausage.

I'd like to see a proper use for random trash meats like otter.

[Reiber]

all the cave shubbery/shrooms

I'd like to eventually see dusk ferns have a specific use, myself.

We need a weird meat sausage.

I'd like to see a proper use for random trash meats like otter.

otter in generall, meat is trash, no use for fur, low base q,
they are cute, but please make otter shirt, an thing so we can wear full swimming gear,

[Fostik]

Chitin is also needed for troll hide gild, but you are right and I think that this problem is much more global than you just described, numerous mechanics is added as MVP(minimum viable product) over years and never gets further developed.
Those mechanics is not totally dead and can be used, in most cases they bound to final 1-2 items, but also requires dedication to a process for questionable effort.

Here's examples:
Make diver's weight to search a single existing curiosity in game, stats are not that bad but it does not worth dedication.
Stilling is fun but there is only 2 drinks with totally random satiation stats that does not worth stilling, unless you larping.
Turpentine is a good idea but 1 curio(basically tiny abacus stats) and 2 furniture is not worth it.

[Reiber]

Stilling is fun but there is only 2 drinks with totally random satiation stats that does not worth stilling, unless you larping.

the fact that making an single barrel of brandy requires you sit on the press for 4 hours minimum, 6 if you want to be realistc , and click on the press button every 62 seconds is silly.

and stills requiring copper and only softcapping q makes stilled drinks not even worth while for larpers, your beer will always be better, even if its still tied to water q
also all drinks get you drunk at roughly the same speed, i can drink 45 liters of brandy before keeling over

[Veliaf]

I'd suggest making use of Reindeer Antler with a Sami Leuku or a Puukko knife, as the handle of the knife. (Could also use birch log as a secondary ingredient as well) This could use 1 wrought iron to make a knife. Since there's no metal knives currently (Could be used to speed up certain actions). Or perhaps use Steel Nugget for higher end tool, but cheaper, instead of a cake knife.

[Mr_Bober]

Grey clay is another item that needs some love. Rarely good quality, only one specific use, and annoying as hell to get in larger amounts.

[HarryDresden]

Scythe and Sheers, ALLOW SHEERS TO CUT REEDS FASTER! PLEASE!

[bmjclark]

Orca teeth. I'm surprised you can't make a necklace out of them or something