Snow, Weather, NPC settlements, other mumbo jumbo

[PenalColonistCarter]

As ARK is going to go far, which is why i ADORE this game already, and am so happy to see that it's gotten so large so fast, and before making this post, i'm so happy at how the mod team for the forum is so on the ball with helping people and i am really thankful that they try their hardest to help ever single person so i must say thank you to you all first.

NOW FOR IDEAS!(if they haven't already been suggested or planned)

snow, weather. need we say more? the rain is great i love it. but i'd love to see seasons with snow, and other kinds of weather. gentle winds, high tide, low tide, tornados, hurricanes, blizzards, earthquakes if that would be possible, even a volcano or 2.

NPC settlements. It's a lonely place out there! so, why are we the only people there when we want to play solo or with a couple of friends? NPC settlements would be awesome. trade groups, warbands, small tribal hunting camps, things like that.

BIGGER island (or other islands to get to) one thing i like about the game is it's 1 big island, not a piece of a continent where we get left to be unable to access the rest of it. But, i'd love to see other larger(and sometimes smaller) islands you have to use a dinosaur (or boat if they decide to add those) to get to, with certain kinds of animals spawning there more so than others because of the climate differences such as hotter, colder, in between, that sort of thing.

The story(this part is a joke because if i remember right, the story is currently a secret) as my name states, I, Carter Matthews(not my real name) am a penal colonist. a criminal for charges i'd have to kill you for telling you about(not really ;P maybe tickle you with a feather) and am expendable research. I was sent back on a penal colony mission in hopes of inhabiting this island(if it's even in the past!) and I will survive, with or without supply drops. (again this part is a joke don't take this literally unless you actually enjoy it xD)

Cloaks and fur clothing. Go ahead and laugh. But i think cloaks should be added not for aesthetics but for warmth. You could have some of the best gear to keep you warm, but yet you can still freeze to death outside whether you like it or not at night and sometimes during the day. So, why not add fur clothing so we have plenty of cold insulation without having to be indoors right away?

Mount Armor and tribal paintings. I don't like seeing my mount being unprotected, nor do i like it being unmarked by my tribe except by a name plate, as well as myself being unmarked. I'd like to see the option to paint ourselves with tribal markings, making thousands of different combations from an ingame creator, for both ourselves and our animals. As for the armors, well do i need to say more? do you want your ankylo to look more badass? or your bronto to look truly ready for war? or how about your trike? she's pretty unprotected in her sides and rear. A variety of armors based on the benefits and disadvantages of the animals would be wonderful. A raptor wouldn't be able to wear big bulky armor, a Mammoth wouldn't benefit from lighter hide gear but would be somewhat slowed down by heavier gear, and so on and so forth.

Character Customization. This is probably gonna come later, but i'd like new hairs and new faces. And the sliders are okay, but i'd like to be able to shape and model my characters a bit. including existing ones when and if it comes out, and if i gotta kill em and make a new one so be it.

Animal suggestions. Toxodon, Mesonyx, Baryonyx, Iguanadon, and because the only bird is a dodo, how bout the phorusrhacidae, or "terror bird" for easier pronunciation.