1. There should be some rare, hard to make stews using collector items (we collect so many but dont "use" them) which when made can give an islander Master status (a 1 time per islander, per stew deal0. Once all the buildings are built it is very hard to get master status in building. It takes forever to get master status in health or parenting. some of my people spend 1/2 thier life and cant go from adept to master, so alot of my people die before they can get two let alone three master status' to becoming an elder.
2. In the grave yard, old graves should disappear as new ones are put in, once the graveyard fills up. Reason being, by now I have no need to look at the grave of my first elder, but sometimes would like to see who just died while I was away from the game. Presently, unless they were an elder who left behind a new totem you cant tell who died unless you make a data base to keep track.
3. Upgrade the huts, after so many years/days a hut can be upgraded with a porch or doubled in size or anything to give the builders more work.
4. Having a baby should automatically make you an adept parent.
and a set number of babys would make you a master. (4 maybe?)
5. Animals would be a great addition but they ought to have thier own catergory of "workers" and mastery. (Rancher or Breeder for example) and each type should be earned by solving a puzzle not just automatically get them, suggestions such as chickens (and eggs) cows (and milk) pigs (and bacon/pork chops) sheep (for clothing hut points instead of research points)
6. Schools should actually keep the older kids busy for a time everyday. The littler ones can still "collect" all the time. School time would go towards Master points to becoming a trainee scientist instead of having to "teach" them ourselves at the table. Kids could care for the animals as a way of becoming a trainee breeder/rancher instead of being taught manually.
BTW kids ought to be able to play in the stream and "cool thier feet"


guess that is enough for now lol...just my thoughts on what would make vv3 the best ever