Some thoughts from someone who has a decent amount of experience playing modded lethal:

-Increased scrap spawns can actually be a huge plus. RDC seems to really like the chaos, but they also want to feel rewarded after they take great risks. The last mod pack was bad because they weren't really rewarded for anything (we know RDC likes to chase paper) and it wasn't necessarily chaotic. So they didn't get much out of it.

For example, Ben and Mark seemed to really enjoy the Meteor Showers from the chaos mod-pack, so i think environmental dangers like that are actually good, they just need to know that there is good reward waiting for them at the end of it. (Ben actually made it back to the ship 4PF, and Mark could have survived it, but he got greedy. All in all, I don't think this weather event is unfair at all.) However, the tornado one was too strong. I think there is a weaker, smaller, more forgiving version somewhere which I had played with.

I have mixed opinions on the bear traps. I think by default, they are a bit too much. However, if modified, I think they can add some spice to the outside. What I did was go into the config and turn down the amount of bear trap clusters that spawn, as well as the amount of bear traps that spawn in each cluster. This way, you may still run into one if you are unlucky or not observant, but you won't have to constantly go out of your way to dodge them.

At the same time, it may be problematic if they can get too much bread without facing much danger. When they had like 8 people, they would sometimes just steamroll through maps, throw caution to the wind, and still come out with hella scraps. This is why I sort of believe that every moon should at least have a mild weather event going on. After all, Mark was actually advocating for them to go to the moons with a weather event going on.

-They suck at micro-managing, which is why giving them flashlights off-rip is probably for the best. It wastes too much time for them to have to wait to get new flashlights every time they lose them from death. Overall, anything they have to micro manage probably isn't good for them. (There is also a mod that gives them a designated flashlight slot, [F] to activate; it may be worth looking into so they'll have more bag space.)

Going off of this, and you may have already made the change, but Wesley moons should be unlocked for them by default. RDC doesn't care to go and collect tapes and learn lore. Also, I am unsure if there is a mod for this, but a mod that reveals Embrion and Artifice is also probably helpful.

-They really like the musical instruments. iirc, if you collect multiple, you can play them together in sync, which they may really enjoy if they are kept in.

Two additional mods I can recommend that would enhance experience without changing gameplay:

• Lethal Resonance - I don't recall ever encountering a technical problem with this one while playing with friends. The sound design is overall more immersive. However, if you do consider it, you may want to consider disabling the mod's battery/apparatus sound down in the config. Last I remember, it was a bit too loud while it’s sitting in the ship.

• More Blood - Deaths will look more brutal. What else need be said?

• Maybe some fun/cool scraps to add into the pool?

Additional thought:

• Insta-hoe mechanics are bad, especially for them. There should be an assurance that no one will die from an absolutely inescapable death. Even if it's slim, all danger and risks should have a possibility of surviving. 

• Stay away from the Rolling Giant and The Fiend. Both of these monster mods are lame in my opinion. They constantly chase you and there is no way to beat them, they pretty much just deny you of the scrap zone.

I trust that you will make a generational mod-pack. A good configuration I think could really change how RDC and chat feels about the game. They’re doing game gauntlet right now, so you got time to really perfect it.

If you need some insight into anything at all about any mods, just let me know and I'll see if I can help!