Hey there was a survival horror game from a few years back (I forgot what it was called) that was in top down. It had a cone of vision mechanic that would let you see under trees and stuff the cone was shined on. Then at night without any light you could only see with the cone. You should add that mechanic to the game. It would make it quicker and easier to pick up items under trees, and make torches more valuable at night. You could also make it so the cone can be increased in your upgrade tree, and have it shorten at low health and low heat. As for multiplayer you could do 1 of 3 things with it. You could make it so you can't see other player's cones at all, or make it so you can see their cones but not see under trees with them, or you could also make it so you can see their cones and see under trees with them. I think this is a really good top down game mechanic that you should include in the game.
CoreyM
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On the topic of the fire hazard, I think the foundations shouldn't be able to burn. Since the foundations are right on the water, and realistically they would probably be too wet to catch fire, that shouldn't be an issue. This could be countered with the idea that the foundations would rot that you mentioned with durability, and just have a slightly faster rotting rate.
You should add whales to the game! Have them come around once in a while, and they risk breaching out of the water and smashing into the raft. If they smash the raft it'll take out like 3-5 foundation. You could add an item to deter whales, and you could also kill and harvest them which would take a long time. If you kill the whales you can get a ton of meat, and blubber which can be used as a new crafting item (maybe as bait for the fishing rod or something). Also if the whale carcass is left out for a while it'll attract a lot of sharks that will eventually go away.