During the "Finish Your Game" Jam 2024 I am planning to implement some or even all of the following new crafting recipes.

The new items, their props and usage

Rope

A rope will be needed for most of the following reciptes. It can be found in tool sheds or can be crafted from 2 straw wheets.

Improvised Whip

The whip is a new improvised weapon with rather little damage. However, when targeting a certain enemy, it will also hit all adjacent enemies. Which makes it a formidable weapon against hostile animals, which tend to have little HP but come in larger numbers.

Fishing rod

With a fishing rod equiped, players can use the additional action "Fish" on the Jetty. I might also add a bait option later on, allowing to lure specific species of fish. The rod is loosing durability each time a fish got caught. The fish can be cut for meat and bones. Talking about bones, to craft a fishing rod the following new item is needed.

Bone Hook

The hook can be carved out of bones using a knife. It is needed to craft a fishing rod.

Barricades

This new building offers a strategic option for preparing battles against larger numbers of zombies. Barricades built in the direct surrounding of a battle offer a decent amount of protection as well as dealing some passive damage to attacking enemies. Their durability is reduced each time they got hit by an enemie attack. Similar to fireplaces, barricades are static buildings which can't be moved.

What else

All new weapons will inherit the existing concepts (improving attack and defense values, repairing weapons).

For each new item there will be a dedicated page in the Almanac. I might also add a new tutorial card, explaining the benefit of building barricades. 

All recipes will be available by a new prev/next navigation within the crafting dialog.