MST_Extra_Mod VS cdda_medieval_mod_reborn

More Survival Tools has a successor in the form of MST Extra.

Slightly related, there is an updated version of more survival tools here: https://github.com/chaosvolt/MST_Extra_Mod

Prison start is still very much a meme to be honest, more shenanigans we inherited from DDA. You may also notice that it can be hard to get anywhere with enough light needed to craft anything basic, and all the basic firestarting tools require light to make (unless you're using MST Extra mod, which adds dark-craftable fire ploughs).

For preserving organ meats, More Survival Tools Extra (same dev as Arcana & Magic Items) adds Jerked Offal.

I don't know how you could make the early game longer without making it more tedious. Making it easier to stay early game without being forced to raid a city is doable, part of what mods like MST Extra seek to do, and every so often I port ideas from it over to BN. But forcing the player to draw out early game isn't really feasible without the kinda stunts DDA pulls.

MST Extra. This is the successor to my old More Survival Tools mod that's long since been obsoleted. Adds more items and recipes, few other rebalances/tweaks, to make wilderness survival gameplay more interesting.

No idea. Keep in mind, last I checked that's not even in vanilla at all, but in MST Extra: https://github.com/chaosvolt/MST_Extra_Mod/blob/master/MST_Extra/recipes/recipe_medsandchemicals.json#L21

Found something that looks interesting https://github.com/chaosvolt/cdda_medieval_mod_reborn

Wooden shield, imported from my mod Medieval Mod Reborn with some adjustments and JSON modernization. Bit encumbering, mid-tier blocking plus 90% base coverage means it will have the lowest chance of incidentally helping against shots hitting other parts, but decent thickness on par with 2-by-4 arm/leg guards. Can be crafted without any hassling with books since it's not based on any historical design.

Medieval and Historic Classes and Shields has a successor in the form of Medieval Mod Reborn.

Medieval Mod Reborn. Again, this is the successor to my old obsolete Medieval And Historic Content mod. Adds shields, some additional other options for medieval armor crafting. Also some professions based off various armies throughout antiquity, the middle ages, and in a couple cases the early modern period.

Back in the old days there was a medieval mod made by me that used to be in-repo. A good chunk of it was mainlined but what was left was obsoleted and removed due to no one else being willing to maintain it. Its intended successor, now with even more content, is here: https://github.com/chaosvolt/cdda_medieval_mod_reborn