I'm new and i havent had time to review all the suggestions on the fourms but ive had some ideas

What do you mean ‘priority for the gathering of resources’. Ai priority is hardcoded. You could give priority yourself by giving just one order at a time.
I could see upgrades for tools, or a tier system, be a thing in the future. But currently is quite easy to gain xp and max out.
Same for fishing, probably a future thing. But you could take a look at this mod for now.