Add Ways to Automate (buildings and companion NPCs)

I think this game will benefits from automation when it comes to gathering and processing resources because of current the game feels grindy when it comes to gathering resources even after progressing your gears.

There should be an upgrade on how you collect and process resources as you progress the game since the game itself has British industrial era theme so I think automation will suits the game really well.

Also companions system should be updated to help with automation as well akin to something like palworld system for example when you can assign them to craft items.

Companions functionality also needs to be improved as for current they can only help you in combat and gather some materials, but even then the AI is janky that sometimes they don't collect or gather materials properly. Also there is no option to leave them at the main base as well. Companions also need to be able to help with farming as well since I feel the farming system is way underdevelop and rather annoying to do as well.

Also being able to recruit more than one companion to help with gathering and crafting resources will make the survivor quest more attractive to do since you can recruit more of them as well.

Maybe also give survivor unique traits for gathering/crafting/combat so it makes recruiting them more interesting and more reason to find the best one everytime you travel to different realms.