I have some ideas to improve crafting, as well as to encourage players to play in a nice efficient way - a large part of this was a recent review, where the poor chap failed to get enough T2 mats to make a second Smelter after playing for 30 hours!
If you're interested or have feedback, please pop to here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/254200/discussions/0/1693785035805715624/
Give it a read and help out!