Hi there! Thanks for your feedback on the game. We're always reviewing these features to ensure a balance of fairness and a reasonable difficulty level.

That said, you can definitely speed up crafting, the rate at which resources grow back and more!

Spend Lavastones to produce crafted items faster or visit the Eagle of Speed (in mobile versions of the game) to speed up all time on the island. You can also buy the Lemur (in the free-to-play versions of the game) to find special items that advance your puzzle-solving much more quickly.

We hope you continue to have fun with your Virtual Villagers!