Actually, Survivor is the condition I would recommend when A+E becomes easy. It takes away the equipment but gives you 4 people to solve it. If you don’t like this early game struggle without tools, you can also try:
- Gold Hunter for more people without buildings but tools,
- Survivor + StoneTools mod or
- any condition + Ironman as your aging mod.
Ironman with +100% required food and clothing is what makes the game challenging again after you know the mod and what to do.
I prepared one new condition for next version and have another in mind but more for starting in a special environment. To get what you suggest could be to make the Hunter start more difficult giving them the tools but no food. Will do a quick test of how it feels in game. Thanks for your suggestion! :)
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