big flashlight is way too good. needs to have its power consumption increased at least a bit so it doesnt effectively outmode the crank flashlight
ATV upgrades should have their prices reduced at least a bit
in relation to above, some store items should get "discounts" on certain days of the story timeline, or if you get your weekly gold star. A to encourage players to get items that would make their life easier they might not otherwise bother with due to the cost, as well as to sort of tell them "hey this thing exists. you MIGHT want it. maybe. no reason. wink. ;P"
trash piles should be +Rable to immediently take a piece from instead of having to E+R+R E+R+R ect. also running over one should occasionally make you trip and kick out a trash piece from the pile :P
UV lights should make filth decals glow so you know if youve missed any (especially on windows/the atv)
coffee machine is also too good. needs to have a limited supply & take coins like the other vending machines
axe is too good, at least for how quickly you can get it. despite kel's canon implement being a crowbar (shown by the alien gift) I and i imagine a lot of players with at least a semblance of exploring skills would find the axe at least within the first week and then never touch any of the other melee implements :P should be gated behind something, the red plant portal in the cabin maybe? or the lake corpse locker? i kinda like that one.
hacksaw time on supply crates should be reduced & make it so instead of wood gibs + scrap it just gives the scrap
atv should get an upgrade that lets you choose a custom file as the honk eheh
satilite computers & servers should be tied to the downloading breaker instead of the computations breaker
related to above, a more visual version of the computer breaker screen would be nice too.
