RomanMVP

its not very believable that it would give you all the resources back, should just be made cheap and fixed. It should just be a very convenient way to clear large tunnels into the earth. If you have the resources to make the barrel you are probably bored of digging anyway.

The coats decaying seems odd, unrealistic. Coats could slowly deteriorate while in the rain, this would add for the need for shelter in cold rainy weather instead of being a gypsy-yeti. An important part of survival is managing time in various weather conditions, not just climate. Also, incorporate the hot springs for use in cold weather areas. Armor also needs to be adjusted with this, will heavier armors cause your temperature to rise faster? or simply make your temperature drop slower? Will water jugs freeze in cold weather? Will placing chests of meat in cold water help preserve it? Will animals in the rain freeze to death in cold temperatures? Will spawns of different animals be effected? For this system to be implemented I believe hunting should be improved upon first. But the benefits of this being implemented are game changing. You have magnitudes more variety based on starting conditions: In hotter temperatures, you become more thirsty with movement, but do not require coats. In various biomes like the desert you can have the night become extremely cold and then get extremely hot. There are lots of possibilities and a conversion like this can go from different to extraordinary.